Comments on: Ask the YoungMommy readers: Where to find good clothes?

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:21:07 +0000

I by a lot of my clothes from New York and Company. They are always having a sale and if you sign up for the coupons you can get more than your money’s worth. Another great store to shop at is Macy’s. yes they can be pricey, but they too run really good specials.

By: Tara

Tara — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:42:23 +0000

@Courtney – Yeah, I usually don’t pay that much for clothes, but I will occasionally buy something more expensive, because I’ve found that they are cut better, and make me look better. Plus, they hold up more to the tugging and pulling my kids do all on me. My favorite pair of pants to wear to work cost me about $85 from Express. Too bad I can’t fit them anymore. lol.

I go to Wal-Mart, Rainbow, Dots, etc, for T-shirts and camis. Not much else ’cause I can’t find anything that fits!

By: Courtney

Courtney — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:29:06 +0000

I’m guilty of the BCF thing too Tara. Jaedyn’s 1st week of day care I’m like ok, I’m paying for the kid to be there, this is my first real break from him, I’m going in here to find ME something. Yeah…ummm…I spent like $70 bucks in there and only $20+ tax was on me, smh!

I guess I’m just a cheap person or maybe it was the way I was raised. I despise designer anything! Paying more than $20 for one pair of pants to me is outrageous! $100 bucks for one outfit??? No way! I don’t think they have them here, but I love Rainbow & Dots–oh and DEB. However, I just went to Walmart the other guy and got quite a few new items for like $100 bucks. I got 2 sun dresses, like 6 tops, pants, shorts, even new bras. Shirts were on sale for $10 bucks and the pants, shorts and bra’s were on the clearance rack. As far as time goes, I had Jaedyn with me and I never buy anything without trying it on first so umm yeah, defintely not a lot of time before he starts to get bored sitting in the cart and cut up.

I’m very picky about my clothes, especially with the body image issues I have, so it’s hard for me to shop for new things. Not to mention with my current weight change it makes it diffcult. I’m not quite small enough for the regular section but just about everything in plus is too big for me! So for me, I’d say Wally, then Target, Marshalls/TJ Maxx, BCF, even Gabes had some stuff when I used to go there

By: Tara

Tara — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:23:00 +0000

@LaKeysha – Burlington Coat Factory is either hit or miss for me. Either I go and they have a gazillion things I want to buy, or I can’t find anything in the whole store for myself and I end up buying baby clothes. LOL.

By: LaKeysha

LaKeysha — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:01:29 +0000

Marshalls is a great place to shop. Especially their clearance section. Burlington Coat Factory is also a favorite of mine. Otherwise I agree with everyone else, Target, Old Navy, and H&M.

Oh and try to visit the outlets rather than the regular stores.

By: Tara

Tara — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:44:31 +0000

@Cymonne – You know, I usually rush right past JCPenney’s, now that I think about it. Next time I’m at the mall, maybe I’ll stop by and browse the racks. Thanks for the (oh so obvious..lol) suggestion!

By: Cymonne

Cymonne — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:15:25 +0000

JC Penney’s is pretty good about clothes and the prices. Most of the time, JC Penney’s always has some kind of sale going on. I buy most of the my clothes in there and 9 times out of 10, the cashier gave me an additional % off of the sale price. And my absolute favorite is Burlington Coat factory. They usually have a good selection and the prices are pretty good.

By: Brittney Shae

Brittney Shae — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:11:57 +0000

I find that shopping at outlet stores like Ross save a lot of money and you can get name brand clothes that are perfectly okay at way cheaper prices! I always end up walking out with much more than I intended on getting!

By: Tara

Tara — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:56:38 +0000

@Knwill – Well, duh, why didn’t I know that? Good to know I’m not just delusional when I walk in there. I asked the salesperson for a 10 once and she gave me a look like, “You need a 10? Maybe you should quit eating the cupcakes instead, fatso.”

I might just be a little sensitive. LOL.

By: knwill

knwill — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:55:59 +0000

Hi Tara,

Yes H&M clothes are all European cut, so you’ll have to go up about 2 sizes.

By: Tara

Tara — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:42:08 +0000

@ Stesha – Hi Stesha! Yes, I do like Target and probably about 40% of my current wardrobe is from there. I do feel weird buying so much stuff from the same place I can buy milk and Play-Doh. LOL.

By: Tara

Tara — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:41:01 +0000

@knwill – Cute outfit! I like it a lot. One thing I’d add about H&M (and I don’t know if I’m the only one) but I think their clothing runs small. I’m usually a 6-8 and I always always always have to get a 10 at least. So just keep that in mind, ladies!

By: knwill

knwill — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:31:51 +0000

I shop at H&M and you can get really nice suits for a pretty good price, yes I think for about $100, the pants or skirt are usually $30-40 and the jackets are usually $50-60. One of my no-fail interview suits is from there, black with the skirts and the pants as an option. My second interview outfit is from there as well and it’s a classic black shift, that I can wear different ways.

Here’s an example of a 3 piece suit I bought from H&M (minus the jacket) and the blouse is from there as well (picture taken in work bathroom): http://images36.fotki.com/v1351/photos/2/204619/6781569/Picture011-vi.jpg

By: Stesha

Stesha — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:41:39 +0000

Like you, I often shop at Old Navy. At times I feel they should send me some free stock.

You and your friend should try Target. They really have some stylish clothing there.

Hugs and Mocha,
Stesha