My daughter has requested that I start buying her stuff at justice(like her friends). I have/am a Gymboree shopper for all my kids clothes but I know when their sales are, use coupons, and gym bucks so I get really awesome deals for all my kids clothes. Is there any tips for saving money at justice? My older son only wears athletic clothes only and loves under armor but I 90% of the time buy it at marshall's. I don't mind buying brand name, I just don't want to pay full price!
It's been a long time since I bought Justice. When I did, there were always deals going on... I suppose similar to Gymboree.
You also have the option to buy from a resale shop like Platos Closet. That's where we took daughter's Justice, Abercrombie, etc clothes.
Justice has awesome sales all through the year. You can get on the email list for notice. Twice a year they have friends and family sale. My niece worked there so we got great deals. They also do a thing like kohls cash. Thrift stores and goodwill are sometimes a treasure trove but the clothes are not built to last forever. The girls wear layers and so they are mostly thin materials. Those don't last thru multiple kids the way a sturdy pair of levis do.
Growing up - I never DREAMED of requesting a certain brand of clothes from our mother.
It was K-Mart and what ever they had there or you did without.
Good luck but you might have to reign in her wardrobe expectations a bit at some point.
"Everybody else is doing it/has it/wears it/etc" is an instant argument losing statement in our house.
If she wants it bad enough - she can do chores for neighbors for pay - walking dogs, doing yard chores, etc - and she can earn the money to get those things.
I agree with the thrift shop. When my dd used to wear that stuff, I would find Justice clothes in pretty good condition there.
Go to the local thrift shop Goodwill, Salvation Army) or consignment store(Once Upon a Child, Platos Closet)! Shopping second hand not only saves money, but is the most environmentally friendly option.
I have found awesome bargains by going to a Goodwill or Salvation Army store, but in an upscale neighborhood or part of town. I have a Talbot's sweater that I got for $2. Looked it up online and it was about a hundred bucks. I don't know how the system works, but in an expensive neighborhood, I find different things at Goodwill than in a less-wealthy part of town. It might be worth the trip. I shop at Goodwill and Salvation Army by looking first at labels. I look for Talbot, White House Black Market, Ann Taylor, and that can be kind of fun. If you can find a Goodwill in a neighborhood that you couldn't afford to live in, you might find some pretty great deals.
How old is she? Perhaps it is time to start babysitting or working some other job so she can buy her own clothes. Do you know about what you spend for clothes for her normally? Give her a budget and tell her that is all she has to spend...if she wants more she can babysit (wash cars, walk dog, weed gardens, petsit) and earn money to buy herself what she wants.
B is so right! Please don't let your daughter manage you where her wardrobe is concerned. Less is best. She needs to appreciate what she has. If she wants expensive clothes, she needs to earn the privilege. That way, she isn't treating her future husband llike a "daddy" who owes her expensive things to wear.
Please make her buy responsibly. I can't tell you how many times I've witnessed teen girls at the cash register of upscale department stores who are pulling out credit card after credit card of their dad's or mom's trying to find one that isn't at the credit limit. I just shake my head and wonder how these girls got the idea that dads and husbands are for decking them out in finery without them having to lift a finger to earn it.
I'm sure some of their mothers act the same way, but not all. I doubt that all of those moms expected their girls to think this way...
justice prices are best when buying off season. even then, they're not as low as i would like. my kids liked justice from age 7 to 10. too long. i found better deals online at abercrombiekids then justice. and i even tried to shop during their sales and what not. still too expensive.
Something to help both you and your daughter is to give her a clothes budget for one year.
For example tell her that she has $500 for clothes for the whole year starting now or in January. She will have to keep receipts and write down how much she spends, and obviously deduct what she spends.
That way, you are teaching her both money management and to become a thrift shopper herself.
So, if you daughter 'has to have' that brand new outfit from Justice and it is $70 ... she is making that decision even if she may not have enough next winter to buy a new coat.
Then you can relax and not worry about looking for sales, etc
I buy at Walmart. I tell the kids they can spend money they earn on things they want. Otherwise we don't cater to the kids desires. Clothes are clothes.
The problem with Justice is that they used to mark the prices high and then sell at a huge discount. Since they stopped all of that, I've noticed that they never really lowered their prices.
You can go on Ebay and see if you can buy some things that way??
Justice is one of those retched stores that mark things up to then "mark them down" to make you feel like you're saving when you aren't. They have "sales" all the time but you really aren't saving much of anything. My daughter has only had a couple pieces of clothing from Justice and those were bought on clearance. Thankfully she's not a big fan of the store.
It is completely OK to say no, she can not have clothes from there, they are too expensive or that she can have a couple of special pieces to go with clothes from a more reasonably priced store. We've seen so many things at Target that aren't all that different from Justice except for the price and quality which is better at Target.
