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What do you think? Rip off or good quality?

I personally believe the last longer, wash better and stay in shape much better than ASDA... but I was stung this morning.

2 x Trousers
2 x T Shirts
2 x Stripy Cardigans

£62

£11 for a T shirt?! :eek:

Has next got more and more expensive in the last 12 months or what?
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  • Justie
    Justie Posts: 1,768 Forumite
    :eek: blimey I'd agree for toddlers upwards the better brands do wash and last better but at Next prices I only buy them in charity shops or on ebay or maybe in the sales never new.
  • TheWaltons_3
    TheWaltons_3 Posts: 1,203 Forumite
    Justie wrote: »
    :eek: blimey I'd agree for toddlers upwards the better brands do wash and last better but at Next prices I only buy them in charity shops or on ebay or maybe in the sales never new.

    Those items were for 6-9 months!!!!

    My Toddlers clothes are cheaper from there!! £7 for a pair of Combats that roll down as she grows....

    I would have thought the older kids get... the dearer they are... but no, not in NEXT!
  • GreenNinja
    GreenNinja Posts: 601 Forumite
    TheWaltons wrote: »
    What do you think? Rip off or good quality?

    I personally believe the last longer, wash better and stay in shape much better than ASDA... but I was stung this morning.

    2 x Trousers
    2 x T Shirts
    2 x Stripy Cardigans

    £62

    £11 for a T shirt?! :eek:

    Has next got more and more expensive in the last 12 months or what?


    Personally I think they rack the cost up to allow for all the massive amounts of half price reductions of kids clothes during the sales.
  • Smashing
    Smashing Posts: 1,799 Forumite
    Daylight robbery. For a child 6-9 months you don't need clothes that last years - they'll only be wearing them for a number of months.
    Fair enough if you're buying them on ebay, but instore? Not a chance.
  • sylphraven
    sylphraven Posts: 700 Forumite
    I only buy clothes in there for special occasions or in the sales, otherwise yes, way too much money.

    My son was born on the 3rd January so I love popping into next just after christmas to buy him a few new items for his birthday. They are such good quality, now I've had another boy (8 years later) I regret giving them away!
    You cant take a step forward with both feet on the ground
  • daphne_descends
    daphne_descends Posts: 2,517 Forumite
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    I looked in Mama's and Papa's over the weekend, as they had a sale on. There was a lovely little dungarees set for 0-3 months - £26!!! :eek:

    With 50% off I have to admit I caved in but I would never pay £26! I shouldn't have paid £13 but most of the stuff we are getting or have got is cheap and basic... that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.
  • Gingham_Ribbon
    Gingham_Ribbon Posts: 31,520 Forumite
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    We've got a few Next clothes passed down to us. I would never buy from them as they are expensive and our local store have unhelpful, rude staff. They wash okay, look okay but are nothing special imo. We have other clothes passed down sometimes as many as 5 or 6 children and I don't think they're in any better condition than most of the other clothes.

    Got to say, £11 for a t-shirt for a baby is ridiculous and it would have to be his Christening or a family wedding before I'd consider shelling out that for a whole outfit never mind a t-shirt!
    May all your dots fall silently to the ground.
  • Ishtar
    Ishtar Posts: 1,045 Forumite
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    Next clothes are great for littlies, but they are way too expensive for us! We usually wait until Christmas or birthday and ask grandparents to treat DD. Even then we can't use trousers/jeans as she's in real nappies and the clothes aren't cut for cloth.

    Most of DDs clothes come from Asda/Tesco as I find they do the job well, and I don't stress if they get messy. Many of the clothes from when she was a baby have had so little use...

    D.
  • shays_mum
    shays_mum Posts: 1,694 Forumite
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    I found them small & well expensive, if you look online you can get designer clothes for that price!!
    Try:trendytots/mialillyloopy or tx maxx!
    No one said it was gonna be easy!
  • iwanttosave_2
    iwanttosave_2 Posts: 34,292 Forumite
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    I don't think I have ever seen a t-shirt for £11 in Next, I get most of the kids stuff from there because they are much cheaper than Adams and the quality is far better (Adams has gone about the same quality of primark and still raised their priced)

    I went the other day, £8 for 4 patterned, not plain, t-shirts, about £7 for a pair of trousers and £5 for a pair of shorts (or there was the 2 for £5 items)
    Work like you don't need money,
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