[Georgebulldog]

I'd be interested in hearing about any shops or websites that you've bought children or baby clothes from & thought they were good value for money or very well made.
I have a 2 1/2 year old that I will soon need to be buying more clothes for & a baby due in June which if it's a boy then boy am I stuck as I have about 30 boxes of girls clothes with me :laugh

Also are all the sizes the same in all the shops, from the very brief look I had I thought I saw something like size 1, 2 & so on but didn't have time to work out what that meant?
Thank you

[nippa&pippa]

Also are all the sizes the same in all the shops, from the very brief look I had I thought I saw something like size 1, 2 & so on but didn't have time to work out what that meant?
Thank you

I also got boxes full of girls & boys clothes too!!! :D

Sizes, arrgghhh.
size 1 is for 1 to 2 years old, 2 is for 2 to 3 years and go on but depend on how big is your child is like my son is 4 but he fit size 5.

btw for baby,
0000 prem
000 mean 0-3months
00 mean 3-6 months
0 mean 6-12months
(hope i got right as i haven't brought much for Eliot as got baby clothes already from my first son plus relatives posted out the baby clothes;) )

[jubjub]

I get most of mine from T&T or Pumpkin Patch, T&T dont have a website for ordering Patch do.

The sizes are labelled to match the age, so a 2 fits a 2 yr old (in theory) sizes do vary from store to store. Cotton on Kids do some cute stuff, but their sizing is atrocious (IMHO) I had to buy size 5 jammies for my 2 yr old! I ended up taking them back and giving up!

Patch sizings are generally on the generous side.

You then have Farmers/Baby Factory and Baby City, I get the odd items from Farmers and dont tend to bother with the other two unless they have a big sale on, dunno why, just never bought much from them.

Warehouse & Kmart also do a wide range of kids clothes too. Benefit of Kmart is that they have 20% off weeks, they rotate around the departments, so wait for kids stuff to come on the discount and go shopping then.

Anyway, after all that ramble, I have found Patch to be about the best quality wise, washes and wears well, as do majority of the T&T clothes.

BUT if you are looking for a UK equivalent of say Next of Gap, then you are not going to have much luck.

Have fun shopping, and hey if you ahve a boy its a great excuse to go buy stuff! Shame you are not nearer, you could have borrowed some (its all boxed up in a cupboard!

[Georgebulldog]

Sizes, arrgghhh.
size 1 is for 1 to 2 years old, 2 is for 2 to 3 years and go on but depend on how big is your child is like my son is 4 but he fit size 5.

btw for baby,
0000 prem
000 mean 0-3months
00 mean 3-6 months
0 mean 6-12months


OMG I see what you mean, not looking forward to that then as my little girl is also usually a bigger size than what she is as she's tall so looks like I'm in for some long shopping trips & as fot the baby stuff then forget it, is there any sense to that, why not just have prem, newborn 0-3mnth & so on? So much easier :yes

[Joanne100]

Nearly right Sophia

00000 -prem
0000 -newborn
000 -3 months
00- 6 months
0- 9 months
1 -1 year
2 -2 years and so on

Pumpkin patch have lovely kids clothes little on the expensive side so maybe u should try Baby City nice affordable and lovely staff to boot!

Joanne

[nippa&pippa]

Nearly right Sophia

00000 -prem
0000 -newborn
000 -3 months
00- 6 months
0- 9 months
1 -1 year
2 -2 years and so on

Pumpkin patch have lovely kids clothes little on the expensive side so maybe u should try Baby City nice affordable and lovely staff to boot!

Joanne

Thanks Joanne...in fact, she keep correct me everytime i go to baby city where she work :laugh you know what i mean now, why are they do it simple like UK, 0-3, 3-6 etc!!!:confused:

[Tia Maria]

Don't forget Trade Me, plenty of stuff on there (lots of UK brands also). Even if you are not sure about second hand you can still find items with 'labels still on'.

Cheers

Tia

[northernfive]

Pumpkin Patch have a 60% off sale at the minute - great. I love that shop....especially when there is a sale on !!!!

[Sam B]

I buy most of my kids' clothes off Uk ebay and get it sent over. Still good value and most of it is new or hardly worn.

[Joanne100]

why are they do it simple like UK, 0-3, 3-6 etc!!!:confused:

I have no idea, took me about a year to memorize that information, so they better not change it!
Joanne

[Tim G]

Hi just reading through and found it very intresting.
What about children for clothes age 8 and 10 both boys then what choice is there, I am a big fan of my Next directory as i find it good value for money along with M&S.

Could anyone please enlighten me to shops for that age range.
Thaks Michelle

[Familyofmonkeys]

Hi just reading through and found it very intresting.
What about children for clothes age 8 and 10 both boys then what choice is there, I am a big fan of my Next directory as i find it good value for money along with M&S.

Could anyone please enlighten me to shops for that age range.
Thaks Michelle

You could always try places like Farmers or K-Mart (good value) and the Warehouse sources all their clothes from the same places that Tesco does (often have exactly the same t-shirts and trousers in different colours here)....pretty good quality these days although the sizes can be a bit generous round the waist, so not good for skinny kids. JK kids do sizes for older kids, although I am not sure what their sizes go up to. I like their stuff as it is a bit like Next and Debenhams clothes. Also places like Quicksilver/Billabong/Country Road (bit like Laura Ashley)/General Issue do kids clothes...they are stupid prices most of the time, but on sale they mark the prices down so much they become pretty cheap.

Am I right in thinking Pumpkin Patch only do girls clothes in the larger sizes? I haven't looked that closely at the boys stuff yet as mine are still young.

[Tia Maria]

Hi just reading through and found it very intresting.
What about children for clothes age 8 and 10 both boys then what choice is there, I am a big fan of my Next directory as i find it good value for money along with M&S.

Could anyone please enlighten me to shops for that age range.
Thaks Michelle

Lets put it this way, both times I've been back to the UK, or a relative visits, our suitcases are crammed full of Next, M&S and TKMaxx kids clothes.

You can find nice stuff in NZ but it doesn't have as wide a range of good quality, good value kid clothes. Thats why everyone always buys in the sales!

Cheers

Tia

[Familyofmonkeys]

You can find nice stuff in NZ but it doesn't have as wide a range of good quality, good value kid clothes. Thats why everyone always buys in the sales!



Very true....I always buy 6 months ahead in the sales. I tried asking my mum to get some stuff in the UK sales thinking it would be better value, but she didn't really get it. Instead she brought over a load of stuff from Fat Face and Monsoon. Doesn't seem to comprehend that in NZ kids spent time outdoors getting mucky, so there is no point buying expensive stuff.