The Children’s Place, other kids clothing stores?

[Bernadine]

What’s the sizing and quality like at The Children’s Place? Anywhere else I should be looking for dd, who will be in a size 6 for fall/winter? Poshmark is letting me down, so much that is not her style.

[af1212]

Aug 9, 2021 13:19:42 GMT -5 Bernadine said:

What’s the sizing and quality like at The Children’s Place? Anywhere else I should be looking for dd, who will be in a size 6 for fall/winter? Poshmark is letting me down, so much that is not her style.

In my experience quality is poor and sizes run a bit small.

Tons of places to shop for kids clothes depending on what you are looking for -
Gap kids
Old navy
Gymboree
Justice
Target
Dicks
Carter’s/osh kosh
Kohls
Lands end
Ll bean

ETA - I’m not saying you shouldn’t buy from children’s place. But I would not expect the clothes to be good for hand me downs or to last longer than this season.

[ssmjlm]

Primary is great for basics. We get most of her leggings from there.

Old Navy and Target are good too. My daughter loves Target's All in Motion line.

I also do a lot of buying on FB BST and local consignment stores.

[twinmomma]

Children's Place works well for my skinny, tall kids. Their longer bike shorts are basically the only shorts my girls will wear. I just stocked up on a bunch of long sleeve tshirts for back to school.

We don't have to worry about hand me downs here, since they're in the same size. They're rough on clothes and don't really care too much about fashion, so honestly I just go for what's cheap and fits. Old Navy tends to be too short/wide to fit them well. Target leggings are good for us. I can't justify paying higher prices than that for clothes I know they're just going to destroy from playing outside, art projects, etc.

[cjcouple]

I liked them for my kids but I shopped for them years ago so not sure on quality now but at the time they lasted through 2 kids and were in good condition to be passed down to my nephew. Other go to places were Osh Kosh, Crazy 8, GAP, Kohl's and Old Navy (although these were slender fitting back then). Target used to have a good selection when they were younger but when they moved to Cat & Jack I didnt care for those.

[liverandonions]

I buy a lot of children's place stuff and it's held up pretty well IMO, even though it is a little cheaper quality. Like PP said, we love their longer bike shorts for my daughter and their legging multi packs.

My daughter is 8.5 and wears a 7/8 there. My son is turning 6 this month, and is so teeny that he's finally fitting in their 4T basketball shorts, and just barely at that LOL

[186momx]

Children's Place, Old Navy, Target, Wal-Mart are all great places for low end clothes that are going to take a beating and will be outgrown after the season. For DD we always have had to try on or at least have her there to hold it up to her. At age 6 I never spent a ton because stuff got ruined at school way to easily.

DD 10, we now shops more at H&M, Target, JCP, and online and are in between girls and juniors.

[DotAndBuzz]

Carters. A thousand times, Carters.

Stuff I purchased for my 13 year old is now on it's FOURTH child, having been worn by both my kids, my oldest niece, and now her younger sister.

Sign up for their emails, they send tons of coupons.

Target is also good for basics, but Carters is seriously the first place I always went when I had little ones. It's solidly made, and a great price.

[DotAndBuzz]

sorry, dup.

[af1212]

Aug 9, 2021 14:28:48 GMT -5 DotAndBuzz said:

Carters. A thousand times, Carters.

Stuff I purchased for my 13 year old is now on it's FOURTH child, having been worn by both my kids, my oldest niece, and now her younger sister.

Sign up for their emails, they send tons of coupons.

Target is also good for basics, but Carters is seriously the first place I always went when I had little ones. It's solidly made, and a great price.

My kid is 11 and the same is true for her. But the stuff I have bought more recently for my 5 yo is total crap 😫 I hate how much quality has changed

[Bernadine]

Aug 9, 2021 14:31:33 GMT -5 af1212 said:

Aug 9, 2021 14:28:48 GMT -5 DotAndBuzz said:

Carters. A thousand times, Carters.

Stuff I purchased for my 13 year old is now on it's FOURTH child, having been worn by both my kids, my oldest niece, and now her younger sister.

Sign up for their emails, they send tons of coupons.

Target is also good for basics, but Carters is seriously the first place I always went when I had little ones. It's solidly made, and a great price.

My kid is 11 and the same is true for her. But the stuff I have bought more recently for my 5 yo is total crap 😫 I hate how much quality has changed

YES! I have bought so much from Carter’s, and I’m consistently disappointed.

[omglol]

Thrift stores. Seriously. I have tons of high end kids clothes I find for $2-3. Last week I got a whole basically brand new crewcuts wardrobe for $25.

[gastro]

My daughter is mostly in Tea collection, Zara and Hannah Anderson. Leggings from target (cat&jack).

[achi]

I prefer Carter’s.

I find the children’s place outrageously over priced (at least in Canada).

[stemmie]

When my son was little CP quality wasn't great and the cut was skimpy. My kid was short and thin for his age, so the sizing was perfect for him. He always swam in Carter's, Osh Kosh and LandsEnd regular cut. I bought mostly at Gap because it was most convenient for me being in the same strip center as the grocery store. The mall and big box stores were a longer and more annoying drive.

[ssmjlm]

Bernadine, does your DD have a preference and what size is she? I could look in my bin and see what I have for fall/winter and just fill up a priority mail flat rate box. My local consignment sale didn't happen, so they'll either go to a local consignment store or my buy nothing group.

[Wines Not Whines]

I like Gap Kids, Old Navy, and Target (Cat and Jack brand).

Children’s Place pants are great for my skinny kid. Their regular sized pants tend to be slimmer than other brands, and they have adjustable waistbands. Old Navy pants are always too big in the waist.

[Bernadine]

Aug 9, 2021 15:24:44 GMT -5 ssmjlm said:

Bernadine, does your DD have a preference and what size is she? I could look in my bin and see what I have for fall/winter and just fill up a priority mail flat rate box. My local consignment sale didn't happen, so they'll either go to a local consignment store or my buy nothing group.

That’s so sweet, thank you! She’s going into a size 6. Doesn’t have much of a style yet- sometimes she likes an outfit and sometimes she doesn’t, lol.

[waverly]

I got a lot at Once Upon A Child.

Otherwise typically Target, Kohls, and Old Navy.

[ssmjlm]

Aug 9, 2021 18:24:01 GMT -5 Bernadine said:

Aug 9, 2021 15:24:44 GMT -5 ssmjlm said:

Bernadine, does your DD have a preference and what size is she? I could look in my bin and see what I have for fall/winter and just fill up a priority mail flat rate box. My local consignment sale didn't happen, so they'll either go to a local consignment store or my buy nothing group.

That’s so sweet, thank you! She’s going into a size 6. Doesn’t have much of a style yet- sometimes she likes an outfit and sometimes she doesn’t, lol.

I will take a look tomorrow. I’m not sure how much size 6 I have, but I’ll PM you what I find.

[mccallister84]

I like TCP for one off things - since shipping is free. We also really like their jeans for my skinny girls. I have noticed any difference in qualify between Carter’s, TCP and Target.

[sunshine608]

I agree with pp, I tend to buy lots of separates or random things I need from TCP. I like that most of their pants have adjustable straps and they have a slim fit online for my skinny 6-year-old. I dislike most of their clothes though- I hate graphic tees and that seems to be their specialty. It holds up well for the price.

I don't find a good look with a consignment for boys after about size 6/7 but for girls its a gold mine. Just bought 10 dresses- all Boden, Hannah, Tea and Lilly for $25.

[Bernadine]

Aug 10, 2021 7:55:15 GMT -5 sunshine608 said:

I agree with pp, I tend to buy lots of separates or random things I need from TCP. I like that most of their pants have adjustable straps and they have a slim fit online for my skinny 6-year-old. I dislike most of their clothes though- I hate graphic tees and that seems to be their specialty. It holds up well for the price.

I don't find a good look with a consignment for boys after about size 6/7 but for girls its a gold mine. Just bought 10 dresses- all Boden, Hannah, Tea and Lilly for $25.

I wish we had a good consignment store around here! I may have to venture further to find one.