{"id":11213,"date":"2012-07-16T04:00:12","date_gmt":"2012-07-16T04:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/naturemoms.com\/blog\/?p=11213"},"modified":"2023-02-19T17:13:42","modified_gmt":"2023-02-19T17:13:42","slug":"thred-up-online-childrens-clothing-consignment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturemoms.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/16\/thred-up-online-childrens-clothing-consignment\/","title":{"rendered":"thredUp – Online Children’s Clothing Consignment"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I am a hard core thrifter and second hand shopper. Just about all of our clothing, for all five of us, (minus socks and underwear) comes from second hand stores or consignment shops locally. The exception to this is that the husband and I will often get a limited amount of fitness clothing and gear new, since it is so hard to find used, in good condition. I have yet to see a pair of Fila Skeletoes<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Five Fingers<\/a>\u00a0at a thrift store ya know?<\/p>\n

Depending on what I need I choose the shop that will be most likely to meet my needs. When it is summer play clothes season I go for the cheapest place. \u00a0Consignment shops are good for back to school.\u00a0When I need dressier clothing for business events, I go to the better areas of town where the cast offs will also likely be nicer and pricier if I had to buy brand new. I recently found a gorgeous black suede evening gown that will be perfect for a party and I got it for $5.<\/p>\n

I consider myself to be a pretty savvy second hand shopper but up until last month I never tried any online consignment shops. I am familiar with them of course, the smaller online shops and also the biggie that is eBay but shipping prices tend to keep me shopping locally. thredUP is one such place that I have heard of often over the past year but never tried until recently. They sent me a $20 credit (+ free shipping) via email and invited me to give it a try. I had nothing to loose and $20 worth of free clothing to gain so I jumped all over their offer.\u00a0The box at the top of this post is what arrived at my door and super fast too.<\/p>\n

I decided that I wanted to get some summer shorts for my 8 year daughter and was curious to see how much that $20 credit would buy. I was pleasantly surprised! I think my grand total was only pennies away from $20 even and that got me four pairs of nice shorts, a nice summer top, and a tee shirt. That comes to about $3.33 per piece. That is slightly more than what I would pay at my cheapest local thrift store but the quality is better. Some of the items were brand name, like Skechers. $3.33 rivals local consignment shops and shopping online was a whole lot easier.<\/p>\n

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