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Hand me down Advice Needed

InLovewSBInLovewSB member
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Let me start by saying that I'm one of those people that love hand me downs, not just for baby but for myself also.

So this weekend G received a bag of hand me downs from a mom at our church. They look practically new and are very cute. The mom tucked a note inside however that says she would like to have them back when G outgrows them.

This is the problem - G has received hand me downs from his cousin and another boy at church. He has alot of hand me downs. I don't know how on earth I'm going to 1) remember to give them back and 2) remember which items are hers and 3) keep G from staining them. Though I could just dot the tag to take care of #2.

WWYD? I accepted them, but I don't know if I should use them.

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Re: Hand me down Advice Needed

  • jhudyCHjhudyCH
    Maybe a photo of all the stuff and a list will help you remember.?
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  • mabst196mabst196 member
    If the woman is smart, she didn't loan you any outfits that are her favorites. Just mark them before using and use pretreater right away when they get something on them. I have to think she assumes not everything is going to get back to her in perfect condition.
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  • jen_k2jen_k2

    Too many strings attached to those hand-me-downs! I wouldn't want to worry about ruining the clothes. I would just give them back.

    BTW I have asked for hand me downs from my DD back before but that was just a special dress or halloween outfit that I let someone borrow not a whole load of regular clothes.

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  • userdeleteduserdeleted member
    Hmm, maybe you could make a little mark on the backside of the tag with a permanent marker? Honestly if I were in your situation I would probably just not use them, it sounds like more trouble than it's worth.
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  • beckys96beckys96 member
    When I let a friend of mine use some newborn stuff - before I gave it to her I placed our last name on the tag. She should have marked them
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  • sunshine723sunshine723
    I would just thank her, not use them, then give them back when DS is bigger. You're going to be too worried about messing them up before you give them back.
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  • Pelusa214Pelusa214 member
    I would just dot the tags, and as your DC grows out of them, just put them aside until you've got all of them & then give them back.  As far as staining, I find that as long as I either wash them right away or keep them wet until I do wash them, almost any stain comes out.  The Dreft stain pen works pretty good, too.
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  • mrswalker22mrswalker22
    I prob wouldn't use them unless we absolutely needed them.  That's too much to worry about with stains, tears, etc.  If she wanted them back, she shouldn't have given them away.
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  • afwellsafwells member

    imagesunshine723:
    I would just thank her, not use them, then give them back when DS is bigger. You're going to be too worried about messing them up before you give them back.

    This is what I did with some friend's maternity clothes.  They didn't really fit me, and I had plenty, so I just put them aside and gave them back later and told her thanks!  If I lent baby stuff to someone and wanted it back, I would personally NEVER expect it to come back in great condition...babies are messy!  So, I would relieve yourself of any pre-guilt on that matter.  IF you asked to borrow stuff of hers, then I'd say, feel obligated to take good care of it...but not if they foist stuff upon you.

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