Comments on: Clothing woes

By: MSH

MSH — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:45:11 +0000

This article is making me think back to your post: http://www.boingboing.net/2009/08/13/cheap-the-high-cost.html

Also, maybe you can find someone who can make you high quality clothes in the style you like or to mend your cheap clothes to make them last longer. You might even be able to set up some kind of barter to reduce the labor costs.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:01:50 +0000

I’ve had very little luck finding quality clothing at our local second hand stores, Old Navy, Target, Kohl’s and JC Penney (closest shopping stores to us). Very little lasts more than 1 season.

About 2 or 3 years ago, I stumbled onto Lands End. Everything I’ve bought from Lands End has been been good quality. Recently, the Company added a “fit 1″ which is more modern than their other fits (longer shirts, more fitted). I always shop at their overstock section of their web site and use coupons. If something doesn’t fit, I can return it at Sears, thus avoiding return shipping costs.

By: ckphoto

ckphoto — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:28:03 +0000

I guess it depends on how you value the clothes. I need business casual clothes for work. I used to shop Old Navy, Target, Wal*Mart, etc… but found they didn’t last.

I switched to Ann Taylor Loft. I always head to the sales rack and try to buy off season. They send out coupons and are connected with ebates. The clothes are good quality pieces, and they are a ‘classic’ style that will always be ‘in’. The offer several different styles of pants/jeans so they fit a variety of shapes and sizes. I have found that cheap clothes never fit as well as quality clothes, and sometimes that is worth a little more.

By: bluntmoney

bluntmoney — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:24:56 +0000

Yay, lots of recommendations. I’m going to have to check and see which are in my area. Several of them don’t sound familiar, but that doesn’t mean anything.

I look at Goodwill and some of the other thrift stores, and find things there occasionally. I think eBay is out for me because 80% of the things I try on don’t fit right.

I’m not really even necessarily looking for inexpensive clothes — just ones that are good quality. Yard sales are definitely a good idea.

By: Mrs. Money

Mrs. Money — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:08:57 +0000

I do Goodwill and love it!

By: Sunflowers

Sunflowers — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:30:18 +0000

Do you have a Loehmanns in your area? I have (cheap) dresses from them that I’ve worn for years and still look great! :)

By: KayD

KayD — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:13:26 +0000

I agree with Becky. Ebay and yard sales were how I have clothes myself and my boys for years. I still have most of what I bought on Ebay (including shoes – orthopedic and not ugly which make them very expensive in stores). The boy’s clothing always lasted at least a full year and usually had some hand-me-down wearing after growth spurts.

My boys liked Ebay because they could get the brands they wanted but in styles different than our region. I loved Ebay because I could often find $40-80 jeans, shirts, hoodies, etc. for anywhere from $5 – $15. A trick on Ebay when there seems to be alot of competition for a type of item is to imagine how someone might accidentally mispell the title of the auction and search for that. Some of my best bargains were found using shoe versus shoes or jene versus jean…

Good luck.