NorthTX

I love to go clothes shopping for my kids.

I went hit up all the stores at the mall when I know that they are cleaning out their "old" products to put in the new.

Sears had an awsome sale a couple of weeks ago. I was able to buy over one thousand dollars worth of clothing for 4 for under two hundred dollars. And, I am talking good brands. SouthPole for the boys, US Polo for dad, Hannah Montanna for my grandaughter. I went crazy!!!!!

I called my sister and together, we hit up all the Sears that we could get to befor allt the goods were gone!!

$150 for jeans is asinine.
Chance losing your home is even more asinine.
IT does NOT hurt kids to do without, in fact, it builds character and responsibility. And ANY kid can work his way through college. It's been done for 200 years and these privileged, Ipod kids can do it too.
You are RIGHT.

The way I see it...if you can get something that usually costs $60.00 for $5.99. I am definitely going to get it.

My mother used to make my clothes and I was never ashamed of it...but, times HAVE changed and kids are meaner.

What was the name of the store featured in this story? I want to shop there.

Kevin, you are right, kids can be mean. Cheap is not a good thing either. My mom always wants to get the cheapest of everything. I have tried to convince her that getting a better product will be cheaper in the long run, but it doesn’t have to be the very best.

LMK, I went to Sears recently and got several golf shirts for $5 that were originally $40. I hate shopping unless I can get a deal like that.

TM, I have a 14 yr old nephew who is an only child. My sister will tell him no and his dad will come right in behind and get whatever it was he wanted. I cannot believe what they have spent on baseball bats. He is not into name brand clothes unless it is Under Armor. He wears standard dress at school and that helps dad keep the credit card in the wallet.

Char, I think a kid really has to want a degree to be willing to work and go to school. I did it for awhile, but didn’t finish. My brother wanted his degree and went to school at night for years. He was in the Air Force so he was out of the country from time to time so he couldn’t go then. After he retired, he still went to school and was just a few hours short when he passed away. He was a man who wanted a degree. There should be more people who want an education like he did.

Ted, you are good man. At least your wife saved enough for a good lunch. Tell her that she has one less to fight for those clothes.

kids are mean, becuz parents tell them how special they are cuz they spend huge amounts of money on them, so they hold it over other kids telling them how much more their parents love them becuz of what they spend, what materialistic way to raise kids, no wonder thee is so much unhappinesss in the world, money buys things, but will not buy love !!

Dak....what you say is not so. I buy my kids things because I want to. Not to make them feel special. But, they also loose the privledges of some of those things when they need to be taken away. Just because you try to buy your kids some good stuff does not make it materialistic.

But, if that is what people who can't do it or just won't, want to call me....so be it.

TM...My sister bought me a Katy purse for my Bday. I LUV IT!!! Now, like I said...I would not do it for myself, but, if someone wants to give me one...then, hey, I will take it!! lol

You know, I went to Marshall's and bought my kids uniforms for 5.99 for the tops and bottoms. Have you got yours yet?
I have to buy my sons in the mens dept. now...so, it is going to be more expensive.

Shoes are a bargin at Marshalls Mega Shoe Store!!! I buy his KSwiss there for $24.99

babysister, when it comes to your children being in junior high or high school, those granimals and payless shoes are not going to cut it. Those things fall apart. And very quickly, may I add.

I wore converse when payless used to sel them, now they are a name brand. But, I still buy them for my kids and husband because they like them and they are a good quality of shoe.

If your feet don't sweat when you walk 1/2 a mile in payless shoes, then you are doing good. You have great feet, but, try your kid walking everyday to and from school and playing in those payless shoes for recess everyday and tell me that their feet don't sweat and stink.

WalMart has some good buys...but, you have to becareful what size you buy. It will shrink.

I don't care what people think about what I spend on my kids things. I'd rather they have something that is going to stay on them and last them longer than me having to go and spend $10.00 every 2 months for a new pair of shoes because they fall apart or get too nasty.

Alot of cheap clothes fall apart, shrink or get wider or fade very quickly when you wash them.

I agree with that NT. Your bed is important!!

I hate my mattresses and if I want a really good one, I'm gonna have to fork out a good 800 buckaroos!!

I won't buy those refurbished ones....I saw a sgement on the news on them and it was not good!!!! **getting chills**