As you know from my crazy clothes tracking system, I do a lot of pre-shopping for Aiden to get the benefit of sale seasons. I stock up on everything long before I need it, making the most out of our dollar. Although it’s great to capture sales, there are other benefits too.
One of those benefits is finding good quality items that are rarities. Today, for example, Aiden was able to start wearing a pair of his Baby Gap 12-18 month pants because they have roll-up buttons at the hems and an adjustable waist elastic. Whereas all his other pants are too long for him to be mobile yet, this gives me another option while he’s transitioning sizes.
Why is this a benefit of buying ahead? Because Baby Gap doesn’t have this product right now – I bought it in the Spring. I checked their website – no adjustable pants. Very few clothing stores actually sell this kind of product, but it’s fantastic!!
You may think it’s hard to buy ahead because you don’t know when your child will be a certain size – but they’ll always need the basics. They will always need pants and shirts and a couple of sweaters, so you can’t go wrong. Just keep an eye on fabric thicknesses so you don’t end up with double-lined pants in the summer. :)