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[rivka]

Dear Direct Marketer,

Thank you for your catalog. I'm not sure what on earth I bought that made you think I might be interested in buying a $50 polo shirt for my toddler, even with the added inducement of a $72 matching shirt for her father.

But as someone who just bought 10 toddler outfits for $17.50 on eBay, I can only say, in closing, hahahahahaha! You guys have such great senses of humor.

Regards,
Rivka

Comments

[ailsaek.livejournal.com]

I have never understood people who spend that kind of money on clothes that are going to be outgrown in six months to a year. Heck, I've never understood people who spend that kind of money on clothes, period. Who in the world needs a $50 polo shirt?

[threeringedmoon.livejournal.com]

I've had $50 dollar polo shirts given to me, and they do hold up quite well. Of course, then one is even more pissed when one spills some red wine on it, staining it irrevocably.

[chargirlgenius.livejournal.com]

For grown ups, I believe in buying quality clothing. It lasts longer. But kids grow out of that stuff before it'd ever get close to wearing out.

[rivka.livejournal.com]

Unless you're planning on having seven kids and having them all wear the $50 polo shirt. ;-)

[casperflea.livejournal.com]

I do justify my expensive kid clothing purchases (Lands' End end of season clearance, Hanna Andersson clearance or even better on ebay) by buying unisex clothes that the future kid(s) will wear. And colors that won't stain or show stains.

[rivka.livejournal.com]

I just got the cutest Hanna Andersson stuff used, from the mothering.com trading post. A little sleeveless romper with navy and white horizontal stripes! She'll look exactly like an 1890's swimmer. ;-)

But yeah, no way would I buy it new. And it could be handed down to either a sister or brother.

[kyra-ojosverdes.livejournal.com]

Someone gave my first child a Lands' End baby-thing for which I can't remember the name but which was essentially a long t-shirt which snapped between the legs and made little shorts. My second child wore through the knees of the shorts, so I cut off the bottom and hemmed it into a t-shirt. It was also worn by my third child and then handed down to a friend's oldest child. That thing is currently being worn by its seventh kid.

[ailbhe]

Six months? My monster outgrows just about everything in three months, tops. Starts off with all the legs rolled up and the middle cinched in with a belt (or a big bit of elastic, more often) and ends up looking like something out of "Oliver!"

Still, it means the stuff is in *excellent* condition for later use.

[rivka.livejournal.com]

Amazingly enough, Alex pretty much wears clothes sized for her age. The vast majority of her 12-month clothes still fit, although the legs are starting to get a bit short. It's looking like the 18-month clothes I'm buying for summer will probably fit perfectly.

It's very obliging of her.