To not really get Frugi clothes

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Don't get me wrong they have some lovely clothes and nice prints, but they're just so expensive for what they are. I mean £21 for a single babygrow? Loads of my mum friends absolutely rave about them and fork out to dress their children exclusively in Frugi everything. Am I missing something?

I love the Frugi stuff! If i could afford it i'd have bits for the new baby. Have been recommended them for cloth bumming as well. Alas can't justify the cost 😔 Even the second hand sites are tricky as hell to get stuff because so many people love it

frugi cotton is lovely and thick. i don't like my DS being dressed exclusively in grey and blue from the likes of sainsbury's, next etc so we pay a bit more for colour, variety and quality. people have different priorities and budgets - it's not hard to understand surely!

They're gorgeous! And designed to appeal to children, not be smaller versions of grown up clothes.

It's a shame i don't like the designs as everyone is so passionate about the quality of the materials they use

They're ethically made. Most kids' clothing is made using cheap third world labour.

Cheap fashion is a travesty to be honest.

I love frugi clothes, it’s lovely and soft and is thick cotton. Washes really well. If you buy in the sales it’s reasonably priced. On Boxing Day I got loads of stuff for DS next size up.
Their muslins are the best ones I’ve got by far (and I’ve got loads!)

Dressing your kids in Frugi does say to the world "I'm a crunchy middle class parent" in much the same way as the kid's long wild hair (be it boy or girl) and name (Cassius or Allegra). Saves them having to tell you they're vegan too, though they probably still will.

I got accosted by a frugi seller at a school fayre once so i assume its one of those party type business things which i try to avoid.

I do buy some little bird stuff and I get little green radicals when it turns up at tk maxx.

At the moment though I've been raiding charity shops ethical afaik (baring oxfam) and environmentally friendly

I used to buy a lot of frugi for DC3 and 4 when they were babies toddlers. I think they seem to have got less unisex and the older children's clothes are the same as anywhere else, the same navy/green/grey dinosaur/truck prints for boys and flowery pink and purples for girls. I do like their ethics though.

I have a few things I have picked up from the charity shop and they do seem to wash well. I will buy frugi wellies new as my daughter wears them a lot and they’re really good quality.

@Nousernameforme I don't think Frugi do party sales like that, there's nothing on their website about it and I've never seen or heard of anything like that advertised.

I buy frugi. I buy almost exclusively second hand but I do get stuff new in the sales. I got some very cheap frugi in the john Lewis Jan sale this year.
The advantage is that it sells on second hand very well, unlike cheap clothes which are only fit for the bin or if saleable worth about 10 p an item.
I don't like all their stuff though, in fact the last two collections there has been very lite that I liked. I also think that there are quality issues that didn't used to exist when they were a smaller business.

I love Frugi clothes. Lovely bold prints in bright colours. I love the fact my daughter isn’t dressed up to be a mini adult in jeans and moody sloganed t shirts. It all washes well and is lovely thick soft cotton. Frugi is an company built on ethical principals. The money you pay for the clothes ensures the farmers get a fair price for their cotton and the workers making the clothes get a living wage.

2kids yes I agree. I bought a lot of Frugi previously as it washed well and was quite tough wearing but pretty for nursery. The quality is not what it was. The long sleeved tops used to be lovely thick cotton but the last two seasons are definitely not as good. I don’t think the clothes are made in the U.K. - all the tags on the ones we have say “made with love in India”
The sizing is absolutely all over the place too. Some items you can easily size down by one or two (eg 6 month old baby in 0-3 gro) but others are quite true to size.

Well this seller had clothes to look at and a catalogue but nothing you could buy there and then you had to order it and pay when it came. So I just assumed it was one of those

Happyhelga I came on to say the same; these sorts of clothes say I have expendable income, I breast feed and baby carry and joined NCT classes. Oh and I volunteer with Breastmates. I've had the misfortune to have to socialise with our local 'earth mother's chapter. I brought Fruit Shoots to the bring and share for a laugh. Yess i am very bored. I've have never felt so bossed/judged and looked down on. (Despite fitting their criteria except the Frugiwear and NCT and tithe Fruit Shoots didn't do me any favours ). It's just tribal posturing but acts as a useful signpost that you are in the company of PERFECT right on parents with a bottomless mine of knowledge on parenting they are more than happy to enlighten you with.
I suppose my DDs mud splattered sale John Lewis/outdoor/riding gear signals that I'm a boring bastard who likes things to last and is saving every penny to pay for the pony.

My little two have lots of frugi. You pay for what you get, that little bit extra really makes the difference in terms of quality.

DD has a few drugs in her drawer as grandparents have bought them for her - think they all shop at John Lewis!

I like them well enough but they wouldn't be my first choice.

Erm. FRUGIS. DD is 2; she has zero drugs in her drawer, not even Calpol🙈🙈🙈

They're an ethical company, who use organic cotton, that gets a massive tick in my book. I'd rather buy a few bits that I know weren't stitched by child labour, than buy lots of cheaper, mass produced, unethically produced clothes for my children. Each to the their own though hey?!

When Frugi were Cut4Cloth (so looked good over reusable nappies) about 10 years ago the quality was amazing. They stayed new looking, didn't shrink, were great for children with eczema and because of the design looked ok on children well after the recommended age. Perhaps someone needs to 'rediscover' the concept and start a new company.

Rebeccaslicker - sorry, but that made me howl! Had visions of a toddler drug dealer then!

I did try to buy in the sales, though.

Ski - I guess it would be one way to explain the terrible twos!!!

I bought quite a lot of frugi for DS3 when he was small as they used to be good with discount codes then, which made it more affordable. He had awful excema and really needed the cotton (also had organic cotton bits from H&M etc). It is adored by the crunchy mafia. The quality has seriously fallen recently and, although I bought a few bits for DD (younger) I haven’t bothered for years. It faded loads.