I think it's just me but I really can't stand Carters clothes. I am just really sick of all the sayings..."my aunti loves me", "mommy's cutie" etc. Plus the styles are just cheesy to me. Am my crazy or does anyone agree?
I don't know what to do with all the stuff I keep getting - I think I'll donate it. (I am very thankful for the nice gestures though - honestly)
Re: who can't stand Carters?
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I generally don't like clothes with phrases either, but Carters has tons of stuff that doesn't have phrases, and I love that stuff.
DS lives in their sleepers, rompers, graphic onesies and t-shirts. I love that all of their stuff is really soft and comfort oriented. I do wish they had more t-shirts available. It seems like 90% of their tops are onesies.
Carters is cheap? Are you people outfitting your kids in exclusively baby gap and gymboree? lol
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some of the sayings are a little much, but I think they're better than a lot of the other boy stuff that is out there. I love their sleepers. The onesies are great for daycare.
I don't think they're cheap, more like midpriced. I only buy gymboree on good sales or clearance.
I like their stuff. I only buy stuff without the cute sayings on it. All the cute saying stuff I have was bought by others (mainly my mom, she loves that stuff).
i have always found good stuff there for Colin. I mostly shop there and Children's Place.
I like Carters- their clothes fit Lily really well. ?
We haven't bought much because we got a ton of gifts and hand-me-downs. ?I use them. ?She's a baby, not a fashion model. ?I don't really care if she has a "style" or not. ?
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The only thing of Carter's I put on DD are their plain white onesies to sleep in and not even every night. I can't stand their clothes and have either returned or sold anything that she was ever given from them.
?I'm in the minority though because I also don't shop at Gymboree, ON, TCP and such unless I really just have to although if DD is given something from those stores I'm more willing to keep it.?
What brands does she wear? I'm genuinely curious because you just named nearly everything I know of that is available, except baby Gap! lol Sinc Wal-mart and Target mostly sell spin offs of Carters I can't think of anywhere else to shop.
I'm with you - I'm not looking for a supermodel either...I just am not into DD constantly having to make statements about how much she loves this or that through her clothes. I am all about the hand me downs!
I'm curious too!
"When it comes to sleeping, whatever your baby does is normal. If one thing has damaged parents enjoyment of their babies, it's rigid expectations about how and when the baby should sleep." ~ James McKenna, Ph.D., Mother Baby Behavioral Sleep Center, University of Notre Dame
I love Carters stuff for the baby. I don't buy the stuff with the sayings either, but my Carter's has TONS of other stuff to choose from.
They are also SUPER CHEAP! At our Carters store there is ALWAYS some kind of sale going on -- right now it's the Super Summer Sale, $3.99 and up with a coupon for $10 off $35. You can't beat that -- even buyin the spin off stuff @ Target is more expensive.
I never buy Carter's in other stores like BRU, Kohls, JC Penny -- they are waaaaay to expensive.
Just wait until your LOs are older... I'm having a bltch of a time trying to find clothes for my 3.5 y/o DD that aren't too baby-ish but don't make her look like a prosti-tot either, lol.
I only buy carters for pajamas (and even then I prefer Gap!)
I cant stand all the carters crap, but deal with it for gifts
I like more unique outfits from brands like Me Too, Absorba or the European ones like Catimini, Deux per Deux and I would honestly have to go check her tags because she has tons of clothes that really aren't a ? known ?"brand" and are just sold at smaller boutiques.
You can find them at stores like Nordstroom Rack... I get tons of cute pieces there. TJMaxx and such carries a lot of Abosrba outfits. They are super soft cotton.
As I mentioned, I also shop at smaller boutique type stores and I know most think that's expensive but if you shop their sales you pay less then you would at the Gap or Gymboree and you get something that isn't part of a "collection" (I hate themed clothing) and also a great quality.
Many larger malls have shops that have cute and cheap clothing like Nartjeje (sp?)... H&M baby clothes are adorable as well... I got DD a bunch of their shirts a while back but she already outgrew them and there's none around here .
We live in Green Bay and the shopping here isn't the greatest except your typical mall stores but we travel quite a bit to Atlanta and Seattle so I tend to stock up there.?
ITA agree. Especially since dd is in daycare.