Baby Bellies and Beyond

You spend hundreds of dollars redoing your babies wardrobe every 3-4 months when they decide they are now much to large for the full closet of clothes you have for them. So don’t you want to get the most for you money, but still give your little guy or gal the best and most adorable selection that is out there!! I do! So I have been doing some research about which stores have the best deals, most durable, stain resistant and most functional clothing for babies. I rated them on a scale one star leasts fav. four stars most fav. This is what I have come up with:

Target: I like Target because to me it is an up scale Walmart, they have baby clothes on clearance for up to 70% off. I did find that most of the things avaliable at Target are your run of the mill, everyday normal baby outfits, nothing unique about them. They carry store brand and some “generic” name brand lines, overall I like the selection, even the clearance has a bunch of sizes to choose from. ***stars

Childrens Place: This store is its own brand and a specialty store in amongst itself. The clothing is adorable and they have a vast selection of affordable unique clothing. What I like about Childrens Place is that once your child reaches 6 months to a year old you can shop in two diffrent sections of the store expanding your selection even more. The quality is good, after a few washes you may notice a small amount of fading but that is normal. The prices are good, but they become even better when you combine coupons with sales and many times can get in season clothing for 40-60% off!! ****stars

 Old Navy: Old Navy is also a brand in itself. Though I enjoy shopping here for myself I find that the childrens clothing is ugly!! I found some cute things for little girls, for little boys, I found maybe one outfit that fit my style. The clothing was also a bit more pricey initually, but once the clothing made it to the clearance racks it was comparable to the other stores. **stars

 Gymboree: This was my least favorite store. Like most of the others I visited this store is a brand in itself. The store was quite compacted and made it *hard to move my stroller in and out of the isles, I thought that the selection was pretty good but that the prices where far to large for my budget. The clearance rack was also dissapointing, the prices were not clearance according to me, and the clothes clearanced were not even close to being in season. Swim suits on clearance in Oct. when it is 40 degrees!!! *star

TJ-Maxx- This was by far the best store I found overall, the selection was so great in this store, it took me 30 minutes to just browse through everything they had to offer in the appropriate size. TJ Maxx had Ralph Lauren, Timberland, Gap, and Carters for pennies on the dollar of what you pay in a retail department store. I compared an exact Ralph Lauren sweater from Boscovs to a one purchased at TJ Maxx it was EXACT and 75% less than the one from Boscovs. They have a wide variety of sizes in each outfit, and your child can have a vast majority of brands, and not risk looking like a specialty store model. ****stars

Baby Gap: This store has a unique selection of clothing they have alot of brand shirts (meaning they have the brand name on them). They had a good selection of practical things, but also had those specialty items, like argyle sweaters, and peacots. The prices were the highest of any store, but the quality and classic look of the clothing will be able to be passed down. ***stars

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