Are you a brand snob?

[fedoragirl]

Do you buy your DC's clothes from certain places or will any place do?
Do you buy only new clothing or do consignment pieces find their way into your DC's wardrobes?
Do you internally look down upon other people's kids if they wear "cheap" clothing?
Do you ooh-and--aah over vintage items (read DH's baby clothes that MIL insists you have) or you put them in the discard pile?

I know there are a lot of variables with each question but what do you do in general? I have a middle-class friend who only shops certain brands for her kids. That's fine if you can but she openly makes disparaging remarks about parents who don't clothe their kids in said brands.

[citymama]

--I would hate to consider myself a snob, but I do tend to shop at 3-4 places for new clothing. I shop exclusively online with free ship at mini Boden, Carters, occasionally TCP. I do phone or online orders at Hanna Andersson (usually outlets) and Tea Collection. In store, I think the only place I shop is Target!
--I am great with used clothing if it's in good shape. We get a lot of hand-me-down clothing from my sister. I also buy kids' clothes on eBay. Our consignment store is really awful ($10 for used Circo clothing!) so I never shop there, but I've bought kids clothes at Goodwill without a second thought.
--Do not look down on anyone's clothes although I am not a fan of hoochie mama styles for kids. To each their own. I am a little shocked by some of the kids I see in multiple pairs of Uggs and other pricey shoes, just because I know how much they cost!
--I don't like vintage (i.e. 50 year old) clothing except for very special occasions. Both girls wore the same sweater home from the hospital that their dad wore home from hospital - knitted by HIS grandma. It's a family heirloom.

[HonoluluMom]

Do you buy your DC's clothes from certain places or will any place do?
Any place with a good sale or good prices will do. DD wears Gymboree, Carters, Osh Kosh, Children's Place, Wal-mart, Old Navy. I would love to have more dresses from Tea Collection, but will have to wait for a great sale!

Do you buy only new clothing or do consignment pieces find their way into your DC's wardrobes?
I only buy new clothing because it's more convenient for me to buy online or certain B&M stores and I don't have the time or patience to shop at consignment stores.

Do you internally look down upon other people's kids if they wear "cheap" clothing?
No.

Do you ooh-and--aah over vintage items (read DH's baby clothes that MIL insists you have) or you put them in the discard pile?
Haven't been offered any vintage items.

[hillview]

humm brand snob for kids clothes. I guess maybe but I don't think of it that way. I tend to buy stuff that I know will hold up (DS2's clothes are almost all hand me down) and that wash well that don't itch or otherwise cause issues.

90% of my kids clothes I order online, brands that work for us include
Lands End (virtually all pants come from here -- because they dont get holes in the knees easily)
LL Bean (virtually all outerwear comes from here)
Hanna Andersson (all unders and PJs come from here)
Shirts and tops come from a variety of places (Boden, Nordstroms, Gap, Old Navy, random sports teams, Champion/Target, Lands End) as they wear well and kids just aren't as hard on these as the other clothes IME
Socks come from Target
Shoes come from whatever the kids pick (but generally New Balance for DS1 -- XW foot; and Stride Right or Nordstroms for DS2)

I will buy the occasional item from somewhere else in a pinch of if the boys really want something and we need that thing. I would never mention labels that another parent puts on their kids. Oh and I only buy new items. No issue with hand me downs (I wish I had someone hand me stuff!) or issues with consignment but when we need something I order it. The ONLY time I've mentioned brands was to my sister who was horrified I was buying her DS1 pants from Lands End at those prices and I said they were better than the gap pants (1/2 the price) because they'd last for a year vs Gap which we wear through in one day.

[SnuggleBuggles]

Do you buy your DC's clothes from certain places or will any place do?
-if I see something cute, I buy it if budget allows. I only shop at cheap places so that helps. Gap, TCP, H&M...

Do you buy only new clothing or do consignment pieces find their way into your DC's wardrobes?
-I typically buy new b/c I am too lazy to go to the consignment store and root through the choices.

Do you internally look down upon other people's kids if they wear "cheap" clothing?
-No, that'd be hypocritcial of me bc we buy cheap clothes.

Do you ooh-and--aah over vintage items (read DH's baby clothes that MIL insists you have) or you put them in the discard pile?
-not my thing. I'll save it for sentimental reasons though.

I do buy nicer winter gear (LL Bean) and good shoes (Keens in the summer, Merrells, New Balance and other good sneakers)

[roseyloxs]

Do you buy your DC's clothes from certain places or will any place do?
I buy 90% of their clothes from TCP because its usually the best quality for the lowest price. Most things I buy are below $3/piece when I pull the trigger. DD also has a lot of tea collection, DS isn's so lucky since I don't find the boys stuff to be as good of a deal. MIL buys the kids stuff from HA, Janie & Jack, and Gymboree.

Do you buy only new clothing or do consignment pieces find their way into your DC's wardrobes?
All new. I don't have anything against consignment I just tend to do all my shopping online.

Do you internally look down upon other people's kids if they wear "cheap" clothing?
Not out loud. Sometimes I wonder why some kids are always wearing sweat pants and not even cute sweat pants. On the other end of the spectrum I also look at some of the German kids and wonder how much some of their denim costs since it looks very stylish and seems over designed for a kindergartener.

Do you ooh-and--aah over vintage items (read DH's baby clothes that MIL insists you have) or you put them in the discard pile?
I am unimpressed with vintage. I don't throw it away either. It tends to just hang in the closet and not get used.

[ett]

- I buy DC's clothes from a few places mainly because I am familiar with their sizing. A large percentage of their clothes are from LE. DS1 had a lot of Gymbo and Janie and Jack when he was younger, which has been passed to DS2. We have a handful of items from LL Bean, Boden, Hanna, Target.
- Most of their clothing is new as I've not had much luck with consignment stores.
- no
- We have not been given any vintage clothing.

[boolady]

Do you buy your DC's clothes from certain places or will any place do?
There are certain stores that I prefer in terms of style, but I would buy things anywhere as long as they seem like they'll hold up. I don't like buying "disposable" clothing-- I never feel like it's worth it in the end.

Do you buy only new clothing or do consignment pieces find their way into your DC's wardrobes?
Yes, I really only buy DD new clothing, but I've certainly looked for good consignment. I've never found the kind of items people on the BBB seem to find in consignment shops.

Do you internally look down upon other people's kids if they wear "cheap" clothing?
No, of course not. Referring to answer #1, DD wears "cheap" clothing, as long as it's not going to fall apart after one wear.

Do you ooh-and--aah over vintage items (read DH's baby clothes that MIL insists you have) or you put them in the discard pile?
Not really. I don't have any vintage items of mine or DH's, and that's fine.

I know there are a lot of variables with each question but what do you do in general? I have a middle-class friend who only shops certain brands for her kids. That's fine if you can but she openly makes disparaging remarks about parents who don't clothe their kids in said brands.
In general, I know what styles I like and I think flatter DD and are age-appropriate. I'm completely open beyond that. Yes, I like some Boden, Gap and HA, but if I could (and sometimes can) find knockoffs of those styles, I'm thrilled.

[Kindra178]

Do you buy your DC's clothes from certain places or will any place do?
Kind of. We buy Lands End pants and HA double knee cargo pants only because he gets holes in the knees in three weeks if we don't. He pretty much only likes comfy clothing, so sweatpants reign supreme. We have very few pants to pass down because of this. DS3 was crazy small and has a hard time holding up certain brands of sweatpants - TCP sweatpants are his fav. Tshirts I don't really care about. My twins wear a lot of superhero junkfood stuff, some of which are hand me downs, while ds1 wears sports stuff or tie dye for LE.

I am definitely a coat snob. It obviously gets very cold here so a super warm coat is very important. We also walk quite a bit in all kinds of weather. I only like coats with nonfussy VERY easy zippers. Patagonia and Lands End seem to be my gotos for warmth and easy zippers. Sometimes Lands End is weird though. The Squalls run really big while the sleeves are oddly tight.

I am also a shoe snob. Maybe because I have boys, they tend to wear Tskukihoshi or NB sneakers and Keens (either summer or winter styles).

Do you buy only new clothing or do consignment pieces find their way into your DC's wardrobes?
We buy at sales and outlets (Patagonia). Sometimes I feel my house is a consignment shop. I don't specifically seek out consignment, although I think it's a great idea.

Do you internally look down upon other people's kids if they wear "cheap" clothing?
I do not look down at kids' cheap clothing. My guys wear a ton of ON tshirts or sweatpants. I dislike it when kids wear ill fitting sneakers or destroyed sneakers with holes.

Do you ooh-and--aah over vintage items (read DH's baby clothes that MIL insists you have) or you put them in the discard pile?
We don't have any vintage items.

I know there are a lot of variables with each question but what do you do in general? I have a middle-class friend who only shops certain brands for her kids. That's fine if you can but she openly makes disparaging remarks about parents who don't clothe their kids in said brands.
I really don't care what my kids wear as long as whatever they want to wear is weather and event appropriate. For church, they wear Lands End cargo pants and rugbys. They can't wear sneakers there either. I don't even have a problem with sweatpants with holes, unless it is really freezing outside (like ten degrees).

[marymoo86]

Kind of - I usually don't bother with Target as I can normally get Gap/Gymbo at those prices. I usually resale and those brands retain value so I make money back. A mix of both new and "pre-loved."

I spend a bit more on Hanna/Tea as they tend to last and again resale counted in make them cheaper than WM or Target in most cases.

I only pay attn if kids look overdone or wearing insanely expensive items like Uggs.