Nearly new clothing sales are another good way of picking up cheap good quality baby and children's items. Most local NCT branches hold these twice a year and also some Playgroups and nurseries hold them as fundraising events. The quality is usually good since items that are not nearly new are not allowed to be displayed but quite often there are limited larger sizes available for your older children. Lots of clothes for babies and toddlers though and so well worth going if you have children these ages or are expecting a baby.

Apart from finding friends and relatives who are able to give you hand-me-down clothing that their children have finished with the final good source of finding affordable quality children's clothing is to look at your local free newspaper or advert-only newspaper as there are usually pages of private sellers advertising their own children's clothes. Beware that a trader is not masquerading as a private seller though as you have less legal rights if the items you buy turn out to be faulty. Whilst bargains can be found the downside of visiting people's houses to view clothing are that you have to travel to get there which costs money, might find a pile of rags rather than clothes that have hardly been worn and also you might find that the style of clothes being sold does not suit your taste. Some people keep clothes for many years for sentimental reasons and then decades later decide that they can finally part with them! Nevertheless, I have still managed to find so lovely clothes for my children this way.

Hopefully your search for quality bargain children's clothes won't turn in to too much of an addiction! It's easy for that to happen once you get the bug and the proud feeling you get when friends and strangers comment on how well dressed your children look and you know that it only cost you a few pounds is unbeatable! Of course, if you end up buying too many clothes the above options are also good for selling them on again. This provides the money to buy the next size up and recycling clothing can only be good for the environment.
About the Author

Jane Bishop is a mother of 7 small children and is the owner of 2 online children's clothing stores - Milliemoos Children's Online Resale which sells nearly new and new brand name and designer children's clothes and Amalaika Discount Designer Clothes which sells discounted children's designer clothes and shoes. Visit her sites at www.milliemoos.com and www.amalaika.com to kit your child out in the best for less.