The Trouble With Outgrown Clothing

Now that I am preparing for our newest arrival in February, my nesting instinct has kicked in. Now that we know the baby is a boy, I am in the process of going through all of my twin girl’s outgrown clothes to pull out stuff that could work for their new baby brother, and get stuff ready to move on outta here!!! Seems simple enough, right? WRONG.

I have posted the clothing on Craig’s List for next-to-nothing and I get a flood of emails but no one has actually showed up to pick stuff up. I have attempted to have stuff go on consignment at a second hand kid store nearby but they only take the most perfect looking stuff. I have posted on a local kid swap facebook group to no avail.

I am perplexed by this. I am hunting up and down for second-hand clothing for the new baby. Aren’t there others like me out there? I’m willing to pay a little bit for it too. Fair enough, right?

This really has made me think about how much clothing must end up in landfills. In some ways I understand. Some people want their baby in new stuff because they are weirded out by the thought that someone else may have puked on an outfit. I personally have more faith in laundry detergent, but to each his/her own. I have also been in the situation where I am at the second-hand store and the prices are not much better or are even higher than what you would pay for something new at Superstore or even Walmart (if you happen to shop there). It is so cheap to manufacture kids’ clothing in many countries around the world. Too cheap if you ask me. What do we do about this? How do we encourage our fellow moms to purchase second-hand not just for the sake of their wallet, but for the sake of the planet?

If any of you know of any great websites out there to post kid’s clothing. I’d love if you could post it on here. I am sure that I am not the only one standing in my garage surrounded by stacks of Rubbermaid bins full of clothing that is in great condition, if it was worn at all.

Jen