Even though J. Crew obviously knows I LOVE crewcuts, they have at this point, not sent me any free crewcuts. Huff. Sigh.
So until that point, I have to spend our money on their sort of over-priced children's clothing. And I know all of you with kids agree...if it is something they are going to outgrow in like no time at all...why spend 100 dollars on it? No, I am not joking. I have even seen some "crewcut collection" pieces in the 200 dollar price range. Unh-uh...no way, Jose (Crew).
So here are my tidbits (especially useful if yours are as young as mine):
1. SALE! I think I have only bought two items not on sale from crewcuts. The rest of the items have been on some sort of DEEP discount. If it is a 40 dollar dress down to 10 dollars, yep, that seems pretty darn reasonable to me.
2. EBAY! I have gotten some of my favorite pieces, either barely worn or not worn at all, from ebay sellers. You can also use this for mini-boden. There are some not so good resellers out there, but the ones I have worked with have been awesome, reasonable, and quick on getting the items to me.
3. THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX! My daughter is barely 9 months and in the photo above she is wearing a 3-year old top as a dress (and the lovely woman holding her--her grandma, my step-mom Amanda). In the summer, she may be able to wear the dress with no under-onesie at all. (Maybe just one of those frilly diaper covers.) BTW, it was E. (HeidiG.'s daughter) who showed me this item in the first place. I basically told her, find cute things on sale for CW and she found this and more...I was elated to see this one because I knew CW could wear it now...and LATER. Awesome. I think the top was originally 40 dollars? And I got it for 19 dollars? Cost per wear? Very, very cheap.
4. Stretchy, Stretch, Stretch! Rex is clearly ready for 3-year old sized garments but can still wear the 2-year old size because crewcuts typically is made to stretch and give a little bit. So I anticipate that my very large son will still fit into his 2-year old stuff until he actually turns 3. But on the same note, he is able to wear some things before he is ready to because the shirts don't look ridiculous a little bit too big.
Any other ideas out there on how to maximize your crewcuts dollar? (But, honestly, J. Crew...I would be willing to "test" some of your "samples" out...hint, hint...)
So until that point, I have to spend our money on their sort of over-priced children's clothing. And I know all of you with kids agree...if it is something they are going to outgrow in like no time at all...why spend 100 dollars on it? No, I am not joking. I have even seen some "crewcut collection" pieces in the 200 dollar price range. Unh-uh...no way, Jose (Crew).
So here are my tidbits (especially useful if yours are as young as mine):
1. SALE! I think I have only bought two items not on sale from crewcuts. The rest of the items have been on some sort of DEEP discount. If it is a 40 dollar dress down to 10 dollars, yep, that seems pretty darn reasonable to me.
2. EBAY! I have gotten some of my favorite pieces, either barely worn or not worn at all, from ebay sellers. You can also use this for mini-boden. There are some not so good resellers out there, but the ones I have worked with have been awesome, reasonable, and quick on getting the items to me.
3. THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX! My daughter is barely 9 months and in the photo above she is wearing a 3-year old top as a dress (and the lovely woman holding her--her grandma, my step-mom Amanda). In the summer, she may be able to wear the dress with no under-onesie at all. (Maybe just one of those frilly diaper covers.) BTW, it was E. (HeidiG.'s daughter) who showed me this item in the first place. I basically told her, find cute things on sale for CW and she found this and more...I was elated to see this one because I knew CW could wear it now...and LATER. Awesome. I think the top was originally 40 dollars? And I got it for 19 dollars? Cost per wear? Very, very cheap.
4. Stretchy, Stretch, Stretch! Rex is clearly ready for 3-year old sized garments but can still wear the 2-year old size because crewcuts typically is made to stretch and give a little bit. So I anticipate that my very large son will still fit into his 2-year old stuff until he actually turns 3. But on the same note, he is able to wear some things before he is ready to because the shirts don't look ridiculous a little bit too big.
Any other ideas out there on how to maximize your crewcuts dollar? (But, honestly, J. Crew...I would be willing to "test" some of your "samples" out...hint, hint...)
