One Woman’s “Fat Pants,” Another Woman’s Treasure
I haven’t done a post recently about money saving techniques. Thanks to a very generous coworker, I will do so now.
As I’ve mentioned before, I am lucky to have colleagues who have also become friends.
Some of the ladies I work with and I have started a “goods exchange,” which includes clothing for children, various household odds and ends, shoes and clothing for us.
Yesterday, I was griping to my friend that in addition to hating all of the pants in my current repertoire, that suddenly almost all of them seem faded or damaged in some other way.
Pants! New pants for me! (Still working on those abs.)
Today, I am happier than a baby in a candy store, as that very friend brought me about 20 pairs of VERY gently-worn pants that are too roomy for her.
I have the bottom half of an entirely new wardrobe! (I’m thrilled that she and I share a similar fashion sense, which is key in this kind of arrangement working out, of course…)
Reduce, reuse, recycle.
When my kids grow out of their current sizes, I always love to share with friends. It’s fun and nostalgic to see a pal’s little tyke romping around in something your very own kiddo once wore.
I encourage anyone who isn’t too proud to trade pants with their friends to do so. Even the cheapest clearance items are more expensive than free!
CLARIFICATION: The woman, pants and abs in the photo are *not* – I repeat, *not* mine!
I've saved so much money thanks to friends and neighbors donating their kids clothes to our little boy. We're very thankful.
Tell me about it! My sister and I have a "maternity box" that floats around among family and friends for each pregnancy. It's actually grown to about 5 or 6 boxes now, and it contains every size from XS – XXL. The thought of paying full price for new maternity clothes… wow.
On top of that, we have 3, almost 4, girls between us. All of my oldest's clothes have been handed down to her oldest, then her youngest, and now back to my second girl.
What really makes sense about both the maternity clothes and the kid clothes is that we can usually justify spending money on one name brand, high quality outfit. When we're done with it, we just add it to the box. When buying the nicer stuff, there is so much more life to the clothes after they've been outgrown.