I can't ever imagine being so financially well off that...

[DontBiteTheBoobThatFeedsYou]

... I would pay £49 for a toddler puddle suit from Mountain Warehouse when I could buy a second hand MW one on eBay or fb for £3.

There's a few of these like this.

Same goes for buying things such as Bumbos brand new. Jumperoos or vtech walkers.

Who actually buys these brand new when they can constantly be found for a fraction of the price in immaculate condition elsewhere.

@DontBiteTheBoobThatFeedsYou but isn't a puddle suit clothing?

No one will be paying £49 for that puddlesuit but they have to advertise it at that price for a bit so they can subsequently reduce it in one of their nonsense permanent sales

For everyone saying they never find nice stuff secondhand - find your nearest nearly new childrens sale and there are loads of lovely things there (mum2mum markets' website has a list with dates). I always get a bargain at those sales (including brand new toys still wrapped in plastic packaging). If you can travel, go to the one in the poshest area you can get to. Typically I come away with a large bag of stuff for approximately £10. Last time I got 2 skirts, 5 or 6 tops, 3 pairs of leggings, a wooden play clock (brand new, Melissa and Doug), a small Peppa Pig hand puppet, Peppa Pig drawing place mats (brand new) and about 10 books in very good condition, I think the total amount was £12.

Over half of my toddler's wardrobe is secondhand as a result, and she is beautifully dressed on her non-nursery days.

As a rule I buy most things new because I can and I know whatever it is will be in obviously great condition. I do however, set alerts on eBay for kids designer items. Whilst I could afford brand new it doesn't mean to say that I don't feel faint when spending so much on a child to potentially trash. I buy secondhand and have found I can usually sell on for around the same price.

purpletreefrog. can we be friends. I think the same.

apples, totally agree, I never buy new, I could afford it but don't see the point, I can always find what I need by looking around, needed some size 11 walking boots today, found a great pair in a charity shop for £4.99. Although I could afford to buy new I prefer to save my money, my DS will have a nice nest egg ready for when he needs a deposit on a house & we have started a pension fund for him. But I appreciate it does sound very sanctimonious

The only thing I buy second hand is books. I wouldn't buy children's clothes, jumperoo etc used. If I couldn't afford something I just wouldn't buy it. Not sure why but the thought of second hand stuff always puts me off a bit.

I'm with you op I'd rather save my money for other things. However someone's got to buy it new 🤷🏾‍♀️

Fwiw I don’t have financial constraints and I love a bargain when it comes to DC toys and clothes. 2nd hand, sales, what have you.

My why the fuck? is about super high end children’s clothing - like £50 for a top. One of the reasons we have a good financial setup is that we don’t chuck money down the crapper.

Keeping the economy working, keeping people in jobs, paying VAT so that there is money in the coffers to pay for stuff , supplying the 2nd hand market, knowing you will use it for at least 2 DC anyway and probably hand on or pass tp charity so that they can raise funds. Loads of reasons.

Not sure why but the thought of second hand stuff always puts me off a bit.

(((because you never know who's weed on it...)))

There's no issue whatsoever with people who don't buy new when possible because they don't want to spend too much.

It's that ridiculous superior attitude "you lot are a bunch of suckers" who is stupidly unpleasant. Why do you need to make yourself feel better?

I buy secondhand furniture and some baby things like prams where they were hardly used and excellent condition. Some people change their furniture yearly, good brands too.

But I don't buy secondhand clothes, i buy from ebay but new and I still wash things or febreeze them.

There are lots of new things around at bargain prices too, so many people buy so much and then sell.
Even I sell everything I bought but didn't use or didn't like back onto ebay.

All at a fraction of what they were first bought for. Still new but as the person selling wants them gone, then I get a bargain.

For 14 years now I have strategically bought items cheap and then resold at higher prices. Ie a £300 item which I bought for £30, then I resell it at £80. The other buyer still gets a bargain and I make some profit.

I would not buy second hand clothes when I can find new so cheaply. But I have time and I do it like my job and my hobby combined. I can see how you need to put time in.

However I was like this when I worked. Ive always liked to spend frugally and get a bargain and I've always sold on things I no longer wanted. Before it was Friday ad's and car boot sales. Now it's ebay, gumtree etc.

I'd be the same if I was a millionaire as why wouldn't I make my money go further. It would just be different bargains I suppose, so a bargain lexus instead of a bargain Ford.

Plenty of people buy brand new! I did it loads with my first.

I would never buy mattresses, or shoes , or underwear even, second hand.

I can see how adults can just buy the odd bits when they see one bargain somewhere, but kids need a brand new set of clothes -and shoes- at every season. I just go to the nearest shopping centre, and I am done with the basics in a lunch break - plus with the likes of Primark it cost not much at all.
I can buy the other bits online, and I get free delivery.

Got neither the time nor the energy to track down every thing they need second hand.

I agree nearly new sales have a bit more of an appeal, because of the amount of choice, but it's still time consuming.

Not included the stories about people finding out too late that items are not as perfect or pristine as they thought.

Both work full time in a student heavy area where 2nd hand toys are the same price (or a few quid cheaper) than buying brand new. We don’t drive so said prices are often an hour or so round trip on the bus and ends up costing the same.

I (sort of) bought a jumperoo full price as I couldn't find one second hand (this was before Facebook Marketplace and nowhere near me had one on Ebay). Sort of because I used Tesco Clubcard points.

Mostly I agree with you because I buy nearly everything I can for myself or children second hand. I do know people who just won't buy second hand but will complain about how expensive children are.

I'm more than happy to buy second hand, use gumtree and charity shops etc, but if I need something soon and have the following options:

1. Message someone on Facebook/gumtree and hope that they're in within 24/48hours for me to check the item and buy it (and have time in case it's not right)
2. Drive to town and go round the charity shops that may or may not have it
3. Buy a new on that will be right and in my possession in time

Then it's hardly surprising that 3 wins at times

I bought mostly second hand for that sort of thing. However, sometimes I see the full price version and want exactly that. In the puddle suit example, I might love the fabric and need it in the next few weeks, and know I’m unlikely to see it in the size I want on eBay in that time. So, I want it, I can afford it, I buy it. And 12 months later someone else gets a bargain - probably at the same time I’m picking up a bargain for something else.

Surely most people do both depending on what happens to be available at the time?

Re: the puddle suit, water proof gear does become less waterproof over time. If you buy new you get to use the garment at the beginning of its life. £50/2 children = £25 per child. If you spend a lot of time outdoors the benefit of being able to choose exactly the style and size you want may make £25 good value.

Well fortunately for you some people buy new or there wouldn’t be any second hand . Sort of looking forward to theses militant second hand buyers having teens that’s the end of that !

Cash rich and time poor - no time to wait / trawl eBay, Facebook market place, gumtree etc though I do a lot for some things when time allows.

Working 60-80 hours a week with kids, pets, no nanny etc means life costs more too as you don’t have time to shop around sadly. That benefits people like you - who you appear to ridicule? I hate paying for things full whack that will only be worn a few times but sadly I don’t have the liberty of time / planning. Usually doing a headless chicken routine getting through life!

A few weeks ago my DD was going on a trip. 24 hours beforehand the weather forecast changed to ‘severe rain’, which meant I had to procure a puddlesuit quickly. I didn’t have the luxury of time. That’s when I bought two brand new puddlesuits from mountain warehouse for £12 each (got one for DD2 too as I thought they were good value )

Ps I give away my stuff after use mostly to benefit my friends/family/charity. Another example of time poor. No time to resell given FB buyers don’t show and eBay provides such little profit for the agg. Paying full whack and no resale value my end lol

'If it weren't for rich people, the poor wouldn't be able to be as frugal as they are' is my favourite circular argument in favour of capitalism, I think.