The Back-to-School Shopping that Never Was

September 11, 2008 in Back to School, Boy clothes, Oh MOM!, Parental Musings, Shopping with 5 Comments

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I’ll admit it. 

I didn’t really do any back-to-school shopping.

Despite all the hype that builds up in August and September about needing to stock up on clothes, I asked myself, why?  Besides, school started for us back in July.

I don’t live far from major shopping centers, so there was no marathon shopping trip needed due to lack of access.  I could see how that might be an issue in smaller cities, but wouldn’t internet shopping be sort of a blessing in that case? 

Also, I don’t live in an area of the country that has an early fall.  In fact, there are Thanksgivings where we are able to still dress in sandals, capris, and short-sleeved shirts.  So I felt utterly no compunction to buy a bunch of long sleeved shirts, sweatshirts, and pants when they would just take up valuable real esate in the Munchkin’s dresser until late October.

So I seem to be just sort of piecing his wardrobe for fall and winter here and there, whenever I see a good price.  Can you say a pair of Skechers for $15? Or Ralph Lauren pants for $10? Yeah, patience rakes in the deals for sure.

But the sad part is, I’m still pretty sure he has a better wardrobe than I do. 

About Glinda: Playing against type, Glinda lives in the West with her husband, eight year old son and year old daughter. She is in a constant state of worry that her wand is going to break at any moment.

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5 Responses to “The Back-to-School Shopping that Never Was”

  1. dgm September 11, 2008 at 11:40 pm #

    I was stoked when I learned we didn’t have to buy any school supplies whatsoever–not even writing utensils–because our kids’ school provides it all. Then I was a little bit sad, because shopping for school supplies is a time-honored tradition.

    We did, however, have to buy school clothes for my daughter since she doesn’t have a uniform this year. I gotta admit, it was pretty exciting.

  2. me September 12, 2008 at 12:40 am #

    The only back-to-school shopping we used to do was for school supplies.

  3. Saucy September 12, 2008 at 1:03 am #

    I totally have the same philosophy. Grab while the getting is good, stash it like a chipmunk for when it fits, don’t face the crazy back-to-school crowds. We only ended up running out for (very few) supplies, we also had that on hand.

  4. Steph September 13, 2008 at 1:22 pm #

    I usually try to buy when stuff is on sale, but we did do a little bit of back to school shopping this year. My kids’ wardrobes surpassed mine years ago… (and they’re only 4 and 6!) :)

  5. raincoaster September 13, 2008 at 4:27 pm #

    I didn’t really see the stores go hot-wild with Back! To! SCHOOL! stuff this year either. I wonder if that’s because, given the economy, they didn’t expect most people to spend a ton on clothes.