Wheres best to buy boys clothes?

gk172

Another vote for next SALE, i hit most of them and buy stuff to do us for the next six months or so depending on season, i have a stack of stuff upstairs ready for little man to grow into and pass any trousers onto my friend who slittle one is shorter in the leg and there just as good as when i bought them.

frostyspice

I get a lot of secondhand stuff for my boys from their cousins and these are the makes I think wash and wear the best:

Adams
M&S (these never seem to wear out!)
Next
ASDA jeans

I might try buying from Boden in the sale one day, if I can stand to read the awful smug blurb written about each item in the catalogue!

Doodles

I generally buy in 4 places for my son's clothes, which I do think do the better quality.

Woolworths
BHS
Gap
Next

Gap does have the best quality and I've found my son has always outgrown the item before the item got unusable. However not cheap, I tend to buy a few things in their January sale.

Good old BHS and Woolworths also good quality, BHS especially for their school trousers and I do like their boys winter coats. Woolworths don't do a great range, but when I've bought from them the item has stood the test of time and their grey socks are the ONLY socks that my son likes to wear.

Although I like Primark for my clothes, I've been disappointed with them for boys things. Their pyjamas got holes in them and outstretched.

Janepig

Well the Boden stuff seems nice but a teensy bit more than I like to pay!! Another shop that I don't think has been mentioned is H&M. Really funky stuff, lots of Disney and Snoopy etc... and the prices are pretty good. Apart from that it's all the shops that have been previously mentioned.

Is it me though or are boys clothes just not as much fun to shop for as girls clothes? I could shop for Britain when looking for stuff for DD, but I find shopping for clothes for DS a real chore. He's 8 months and lives in jeans and t-shirt/rugby shirt. I go out meaning just to buy things for him and come home with nothing for him and loads for DD. Does anyone else get this problem?

Jxxx

quietheart

My boys are 5 and 3 and in the last year or two I've stopped buying cheap stuff and getting sale stuff in Boden and Monsoon. You can get reasonable prices but my biggest reason for it was reselling on ebay. These two makes resell really well because they wash well and last for years.
I bought a Monsoon cardi in the kids sale, he wore it loads and it was so cute covered in tractors etc, paid £15 and sold it 18 months later for £18 - bizarre!
Gap used to be full of bargains but now I've almost given up trying though their stuff really lasts and resells ok as well.
I think you need to try harder with boys clothes, I don't want them to look like everyone else, you can make them a bit more indivdual with cool socks and hats, I just find most boys wearing sportswear and they all look the same.
Also find H&M good for staples, I just about always find something I like in there.
Good luck!

troll35

I have found that Dunnes (the irish M & S store) is very good for boys clothes. Good range that wash and keep really well. I don't know where all their UK stores are but I know there are several in the west Yorkshire area.

Sarahjovi

My son lives in tracky bottoms and T-shirts. I always go to Soccer Sports (now Sports World, I think) for the tracky bottoms, they're always cheap and last a good while! I usually pick up tops in Tesco, Woolies etc.,

Sarah

lily_the_pink

I use Verbaudet - with assorted offers/discounts and free gifts etc. Most of the trousers have adjustable waists (ie dont fall down) plus can with stand lots of washing and wear. Lots of bright colours even for boys - though some seasons are better than others.

I also use Tescos as very cheap and convenient but the quality is definately not the same (eg even adjustable waistband trousers fall down, snag easy and fade. Tshirts tend to become short and wide as well as fade).

I sometimes use Gap in the sales but even sales can be expensive. I also use a seconds shop (chain in Manchester area called Select Seconds) - particularly at sale time (have a load of shirts from Gap etc that I paid 99p or £1.99). H&M kids are very funky too - and sales are very good.

clairehi

Janepig wrote:

Is it me though or are boys clothes just not as much fun to shop for as girls clothes? I could shop for Britain when looking for stuff for DD, but I find shopping for clothes for DS a real chore. He's 8 months and lives in jeans and t-shirt/rugby shirt. I go out meaning just to buy things for him and come home with nothing for him and loads for DD. Does anyone else get this problem?

Jxxx

I know what you mean, clothes for little boys are often either really drab and dull, or sportswear. Also many shops have twice as much space for girls clothes as boys. They must sell more girls clothes, not surprising as the boys clothes are so foul. I was quite shocked to discover this when I had DS1, although baby boys clothes are better than the older ones!

clairehi

frostyspice wrote:

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I might try buying from Boden in the sale one day, if I can stand to read the awful smug blurb written about each item in the catalogue!

I agree, and the blurb about the womens clothes makes him (Mr Boden) sound like a bit of a weirdo actually!