Consignment Stores, do you have a maximum you will spend?

libby73

Curious if anyone else has a maximum they will spend on each piece of clothes at a consignment store?  For example, for a t-shirt the max I will spend is $3.50 due to for anything more I can usually buy a brand new shirt for the same cost.  I have a certain price I will go up to on basically all articles of clothes.

BartsGirl

Yup...$1.50 short sleeved shirts, $2 for long sleeved, $3 pants.  My thinking is the same as yours!

Brookie-Cookie

Depends on condition but 3.50 is sort of it too.  I mean, I bought 5 polo shirts brand new from The Children's Place for 10 bucks.  I am not going to spend 8 bucks on some pre-loved t shirt.

I was at one yesterday looking at a few things, there were boys winter boots for 8 bucks.  I can get new ones for 12.

LoriFalce

I know how much Garanimals cost new. I won't spend more than 50 cents less than that for something used, and then it better be much better quality. Like, new Garanimals long pants are $4 (ish). I won't spend more than $3.50 at Kid to Kid for pants, and they should be Osh Kosh or Baby Gap or Gymboree, etc.

Mrs.Provost

I don't really go to consignments shops only for the money-saving aspect. I just like to reduce how much 'new product' I buy for my family. I prefer decent-quality second hand things over new purchases whenever it's possible. I would say the majority of my kids clothing is purchased second-hand, and some of mine - although it's harder to find a good fit for adults.

We sell on consignment and places like craigslist, freecycle, and Kijiji as much as possible, and we try to do a lot of our buying in that way too. I'm picky with what I buy, but I feel better if we're not constantly buying new products. 

618mom22boys

BartsGirl:

Yup...$1.50 short sleeved shirts, $2 for long sleeved, $3 pants.  My thinking is the same as yours!

This is what I will spend on each item too.  And $4-$5 for a 2-3 piece outfit. 

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