S/O What do you do with heinous clothes people give you?

[preppy]

If there is a receipt I return them for something else, otherwise I donate.

[glitzy07]

Exchange if possible. Keep in his drawer as back up clothes (this usually backfires because H will choose it to dress him in sometimes). Or donate.

There are at least a few outfits in his dresser right now that he got for his birthday that I won't choose to put him in (camouflage, hideous button down, Lightning McQueen character shirt), but I kept them just in case. When he outgrows them they'll go right to the donate box instead of the "keep for possible brother" box.

[lostlenore]

Oct 13, 2015 7:53:46 GMT -5 preppy said:

If there is a receipt I return them for something else, otherwise I donate.

This. 

My mom shops at the thrift store often. I don't mind used kids clothes, but she buys the ugliest things!  I just say thanks and donate them right back!  At least I know she didn't waste too much money!

[yellowbrkrd]

If they are new, I donate them.

My grandmother is obsessed with goodwill and other second hand stores. If they aren't absolutely horrid I throw them in the daycare pile, otherwise they get donated again.

[Deleted]

Donate. Some people like Minnie mouse zebra print. I am not those people. If I can return, I might.

[redheadbaker]

Exchange if possible, otherwise sell at consignment or donate. My mom has gotten DS a lot of clothes with camo, and we just don't like it, so back it goes. She never remembers what she bought him, so I don't feel bad.

[drloretta]

It's usually hand me downs. I donate

[shortstax]

1. return or exchange
2. Last resort daycare clothes. I find a lot of hideous outfits have some element I can use. For example, I recently kept the pants of an outfit and donated the glittered, tutu'ed top.
3. Donate and don't look back!

ETA - why is there so much glitter on girl shirts?  WHO THE HELL WANTS THAT IN THEIR LAUNDRY?

[Ashley&Scott]

If possible I return them. Otherwise I donate or use as backup clothes.

But honestly we don't have many people gift us clothes.

[mellimel19]

I usually try to exchange them. If I can't, then I send them to daycare as backup clothes.

[water*drop]

In this order, I:
exchange if possible
donate if it's really awful and can't be exchanged
leave in their bins at daycare for if they have accidents or get too messy if it's just NMS and can't be exchanged
keep at home for play/daycare clothes if it's just NMS, can't be exchanged, and their bins at daycare already have spare outfits in them

In all cases, I try not to let DD see the horrible outfits because inevitably she will fall in love with them and want to wear them 24/7.

[scribellesam]

I feel like maybe this is less of an issue with boys' clothes? Or else I am very not picky. If it's comfortable and clean, they will probably end up wearing it. If there is something I don't like, it usually hangs out in the bottom of the drawer until we move to the next size up, then it gets donated.

[VillainV]

Ugh. Usually they are from my MIL, and usually she has already washed them (for our convenience) so we can't take them back. And she usually wants to see a picture of him in the outfit. We usually keep them for daycare back up clothes or for emergency clothes in the diaper bag. She sends plenty of cute stuff too.

[laurenh]

I exchange whenever possible and donate if I can't.

[spk926]

My family as well as MIL know me well enough to not buy clothes for DD. I'm pretty picky with what she wears (not that it's all high-end by any means but I'm just picky with designs and sayings and such) so thankfully I don't have to deal with this really. My MIL bought clothes one time and that was for my baby shower. She bought 2 outfits with animal print. I think one was leopard and one was zebra or something. I can't stand animal print. I think it sends a bad message and I think it's really tacky. I can't remember what I did but I got rid of them; I think I just donated to Goodwill. She has never bought anything since.

[djc315]

Donate. I am picky about N's clothes.

[mcfelix]

The clothes my in laws buy the kids are nms at all. I've returned before and then kept for daycare back up clothes. One outfit is just sitting in a drawer and wil ultimate be donated after he doesn't wear it.

My mom's coworker got DD a onesie that was all glittery and says something like "classy and fabulous." Hilarious. Well one of my favorite lines from 30 Rock is Tracy Jordan saying "classy people always tell you they are" so DD will wear that onesie one day because it cracks me up and reminds me of 30 Rock.

[cincodemayo]

I used to be picky, and would return or donate. Both my mom and MIL love character stuff, and guess what? My DS does too. So now I keep it all and let DS pick. He wears a hideous Paw Patrol shirt all the time. Not my hill.

[jeaniebueller]

See the post about how trashed clothes get a daycare and school. There aren't many outfits I would turn down if they can be used as play clothes. sometimes I return or donate though.

[thatgirl2478]

... how hideous are we talking?

I hang on to it and sell it at the next seasonally appropriate consignment sale unless I have a receipt & can return/exchange it.

[cincodemayo]

To add though, I think if I had a girl, I'd be a bit pickier. I hate Daddy's princess stuff.

[VillainV]

Oct 13, 2015 8:25:01 GMT -5 cincodemayo said:

I used to be picky, and would return or donate. Both my mom and MIL love character stuff, and guess what? My DS does too. So now I keep it all and let DS pick. He wears a hideous Paw Patrol shirt all the time. Not my hill.

I think we were given that same shirt...fortunately, I think it's not going to end up being seasonally appropriate, unless we have a few very warm days in the middle of the winter.

[VillainV]

Oct 13, 2015 8:14:40 GMT -5 spk926 said:

My family as well as MIL know me well enough to not buy clothes for DD. I'm pretty picky with what she wears (not that it's all high-end by any means but I'm just picky with designs and sayings and such) so thankfully I don't have to deal with this really. My MIL bought clothes one time and that was for my baby shower. She bought 2 outfits with animal print. I think one was leopard and one was zebra or something. I can't stand animal print. I think it sends a bad message and I think it's really tacky. I can't remember what I did but I got rid of them; I think I just donated to Goodwill. She has never bought anything since.

Yeah, I really don't want to dress 18-month-old boy in a t-shirt that says "Stud Muffin" or "Chicks Dig Me."  Seriously?   Carters is the worst.  I mean, they have some cute stuff, but some of it is awful.   Sadly, the grandparents can't seem to be able to tell the difference. 

[bowies]

Donate almost immediately if it came from MIL. MIL only gifts things she can purchase at the Wings down the street from her house. Tourist T-shirts, scratchy Hawaiian shirts, shell jewelry, light-up palm trees, they all get funneled to Goodwill. I'm about 99% sure they toss it but I let them make the call. I don't even bother photographing DS in it. She would assume we're into it and she would waste even more of her money on crap.

My mom at least asks what kind of outfits I like to dress DS in. She doesn't gift as much now, but I've never had to return something because it was awful (just for size issues). Exchanging for something similar is always my first choice.

FIL and SMIL gifted a huge bag of PJs after DS was born in a range of sizes. Not everything was my style, but PJs are PJs and he's worn all of them. Somehow they ended up matching with the seasons perfectly too, which is hard with a peanut like DS.

[GotWine]

I will let the kids wear those clothes on days we don't have to leave the house. I don't really care what dd wears if she is just playing in the backyard. We have 2 family members who are the worst offenders of this, but it means a lot to them so I usually put the kids in the clothes they gave them when we know we will see them. After that I put it in the donation bin.

I really only care what they wear if someone is going to see them in it.

[NandaB]

Oct 13, 2015 8:14:40 GMT -5 spk926 said:

My family as well as MIL know me well enough to not buy clothes for DD. I'm pretty picky with what she wears (not that it's all high-end by any means but I'm just picky with designs and sayings and such) so thankfully I don't have to deal with this really. My MIL bought clothes one time and that was for my baby shower. She bought 2 outfits with animal print. I think one was leopard and one was zebra or something. I can't stand animal print. I think it sends a bad message and I think it's really tacky. I can't remember what I did but I got rid of them; I think I just donated to Goodwill. She has never bought anything since.

Really, Sends a bad message? What is this bad message exactly that is being sent by a baby in leopard print

[bowies]

Oct 13, 2015 8:32:20 GMT -5 VillainV said:

Oct 13, 2015 8:14:40 GMT -5 spk926 said:

My family as well as MIL know me well enough to not buy clothes for DD. I'm pretty picky with what she wears (not that it's all high-end by any means but I'm just picky with designs and sayings and such) so thankfully I don't have to deal with this really. My MIL bought clothes one time and that was for my baby shower. She bought 2 outfits with animal print. I think one was leopard and one was zebra or something. I can't stand animal print. I think it sends a bad message and I think it's really tacky. I can't remember what I did but I got rid of them; I think I just donated to Goodwill. She has never bought anything since.

Yeah, I really don't want to dress 18-month-old boy in a t-shirt that says "Stud Muffin" or "Chicks Dig Me."  Seriously?   Carters is the worst.  I mean, they have some cute stuff, but some of it is awful.   Sadly, the grandparents can't seem to be able to tell the difference. 

Ugh, YES. I hate that there's a huge market for it. The last time I was in Carter's a woman was flipping out on her mom because she wasn't helping her find a Mommy's Handsome Stud shirt or whatever for her son's 6 month pictures. 

[spk926]

Oct 13, 2015 8:44:10 GMT -5 NandaB said:

Oct 13, 2015 8:14:40 GMT -5 spk926 said:

My family as well as MIL know me well enough to not buy clothes for DD. I'm pretty picky with what she wears (not that it's all high-end by any means but I'm just picky with designs and sayings and such) so thankfully I don't have to deal with this really. My MIL bought clothes one time and that was for my baby shower. She bought 2 outfits with animal print. I think one was leopard and one was zebra or something. I can't stand animal print. I think it sends a bad message and I think it's really tacky. I can't remember what I did but I got rid of them; I think I just donated to Goodwill. She has never bought anything since.

Really, Sends a bad message? What is this bad message exactly that is being sent by a baby in leopard print

Animal print is supposed to look like the skin of the animal. As in you skinned the animal for fashion. I don't think that's right at all. So wearing animal print sends the message that I agree that it's ok to kill and skin animals just for fashion. This is obviously not being done with Carter's $10 shirts but there are animals being killed just for their tusks or fur and that is used in clothing. I, nor my kids, will ever wear animal print as it's something I strongly don't believe in. 

[humpforfree]

Donate. I get loads of stuff from SIL that are very NMS. Pretty much everything she hands down. I just thank her, sort through it, and bring boxes to goodwill every few months.

[NandaB]

Oct 13, 2015 8:52:12 GMT -5 spk926 said:

Oct 13, 2015 8:44:10 GMT -5 NandaB said:

Really, Sends a bad message? What is this bad message exactly that is being sent by a baby in leopard print

Animal print is supposed to look like the skin of the animal. As in you skinned the animal for fashion. I don't think that's right at all. So wearing animal print sends the message that I agree that it's ok to kill and skin animals just for fashion. This is obviously not being done with Carter's $10 shirts but there are animals being killed just for their tusks or fur and that is used in clothing. I, nor my kids, will ever wear animal print as it's something I strongly don't believe in. 

Oh.



I'm not sure if this is better or worse than thinking it looks slutty, which is where I thought you were going with that.