[quote=captcha]. . . You just need to be willing to purchase Spring clothes in Fall and vice-versa.[/quote]
UCGal, I did this every year when my kids were in Elem. School. Be flexible. You have to buy a size or two up. Holiday velvet outfits in Jan. were $6-$12 (retail $75-90). Easter dresses in July for $8 (retail $40-50). Shorts in Sept. at $5 ea. Jeans in Feb. for $8 ea. Boots in Jan for $8-12. You get the picture. Always shopped at Macy’s, Robinson-May and Penneys and always bought top brand names, nothing less.
Don’t be afraid to purchase underwear and socks on the broken packages table. They’re .50 ea. Sometimes designer clothing (ex. Guess?) was stepped on or slightly ripped. If you pointed that out at the register, you could get another 10-15% off. Go home and wash it and take 5 mins. sewing it 🙂
Of course, it helped that I was in South Bay, where all the county stores dump their unsold inventory for fast clearance. I always got there right when the stores opened on a Sat. morn. and waited in line to get in 🙂
