How many weekday clothes do you have for kids?

gr82no

Tue, Aug 29 2023, 1:16 am

amother Rose wrote:

Depends on the year. This year we are very tight financially so it's 3 per kid. Other years it was 7 per kid.

Does it not end up costing more because you do laundry more frequently?

NechaMom

Tue, Aug 29 2023, 2:07 am

amother NeonPurple wrote:

Enough to last the whole season wearing each outfit only once or twice. Big hand me down fan here plus buying on my own

I always wished they’d invent disposable clothes to get rid of LAUNDRY once and for all. I can’t believe people actually live that way though.

I buy max 7, usually less.

amother

Quince

Tue, Aug 29 2023, 8:30 am

Uniform and at least 6 weekday outfits . I get hand me downs so I didn’t count . We have more than we need .

amother

DarkRed

Tue, Aug 29 2023, 8:44 am

I have 5-6 "real outfits" that I either buy or are hand me downs that look new

Then I have a bunch of fillers - hand me downs that are a drop worn, clothing from the previous year that fits.....

justforfun87

Tue, Aug 29 2023, 8:52 am

I am so blind to fashion that I don't really buy "outfits" so we end up with tons and tons of hand me downs or random pieces of clothing. I wish I was disciplined enough to do laundry on a schedule and have just a handful of outfits.

amother

Crocus

Tue, Aug 29 2023, 8:52 am

Enough for every day. Uniform skirts 2 at a time because they don't really get dirty.

amother

Poinsettia

Tue, Aug 29 2023, 8:55 am

I am

I was going to say, where's the option for less than 4?
My younger kids have 3 weekday outfits each, older ones 2. My teens collect over the years so they have more.

I'm not saying this negatively at all. I just honestly can't fathom dealing with 20+ outfits per kid. I get very overwhelmed by clutter. I'd have to buy a house to keep them in!

hiitsme

Tue, Aug 29 2023, 9:05 am

I only have baby/toddlers so 7/8 weekday outfits so that I only need to do washing once a week + one more. Once they're in uniforms I'd probably get about 3 winter outfits and 7 summer ones.

amother

Lightcoral

Tue, Aug 29 2023, 9:06 am

amother Poinsettia wrote:

I am

How are you so on top of laundry to do this? Is this aside from uniforms?

amother

Phlox

Tue, Aug 29 2023, 9:08 am

I wish everyone would post where they live and what society they associate with. These things are so culture dependent. Really every post I get the same feeling. I get 4 weekday outfits for winter because they wear uniform. 8-10 in the summer. But each outfit is costly and no hand me downs.

amother

Ginger

Tue, Aug 29 2023, 9:16 am

I make sure we have 8 per kids, but we keep getting handmedowns after I buy on sale,

amother

Arcticblue

Tue, Aug 29 2023, 9:17 am

amother Poinsettia wrote:

I am

Your little kids wear the same thing every 3 days?
I feel like id always be doing laundry, and is it good for clothes to be washed so often?
Do you buy expensive clothing?
I buy cheap target type and buy 1- 2 weeks worth

amother

Poinsettia

Tue, Aug 29 2023, 9:30 am

amother Lightcoral wrote:

How are you so on top of laundry to do this? Is this aside from uniforms?

My kids don't have uniforms. I do 3 washes a day. Dark, white, and either underwear or colored. I don't buy delicate stuff. It all goes washer, dryer and back on. So much easier than spending hours and hours folding and organizing laundry.

amother

Poinsettia

Tue, Aug 29 2023, 9:31 am

amother Arcticblue wrote:

Why does it matter if it's good for the clothes? I only buy cheap, they last a season, I often hand down as well. I have some clothes that I've passed through 4 kids. If they wear out because they are washed often, I replace. It still ends up cheaper and more convenient than buying 7 outfits at the beginning of the season.