Shopping On A Budget

Author: Jon Caldwell

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Most of us struggle to find clothing for girls that don't make
your favorite five-year-old look like a midget Britney Spears.
There are plenty of stores to find age appropriate items like
Old Navy, Children's Place, and the Gap. These stores offer
great pieces, for reasonable prices. Always buy items like pants
and jackets one size up, so that it can last into the beginning
of the following year.

H&M has some of cutest clothing for girls at even cheaper prices
than the GAP. Avoid department stores that tend to price
children,s clothing at the same price point as adults. There is
no justification for a 4T Ralph Lauren skirt to cost that same
as an adult skirt. The one exception is at Macys, which has
great deals on children's clothing during their major sale
events.

The best store to bargain shop for girls is at Target. The
options are limitless and the clothes are well constructed with
most items in the $10-$17 range. Plus shopping at target is very
acceptable (unlike K-MART), so you can save money without worry
about the "cool" factor.

It seems like the designers for boys clothing are hell-bent on
making them look like little action heroes. Bargain shopping for
these tykes is an art form that few know how to do. Target has
great stuff for little guys, with Children's Place giving the
most for your bucks. However, SEARS is also a great place to
find cute little items from designers like Sean John and Levi,
for very reasonable prices.

Although Old Navy is great place for basics like Cargo pants,
the really cool stuff is at GAP. Bright colored lumberjack
jackets and knit caps will keep your little guy looking stylish.
Another good place is Marshall's and T.J. Maxx. Usually both
these stores have nice suits from designers like Polo Ralph
Lauren for such a bargain that you could also pick them up a
little toy to make up for forcing them to go shopping.

Further signs of a shift in the market include both Morrisons
and Tesco selling energy efficient lightbulbs at low prices,
while Asda, the Co-op and Somerfield greatly increased the
proportion of in-season vegetables produced in the UK.

But the survey, carried out by the independent group Sustain,
says no retailer has yet risen to the challenge of being a truly
green business, with even the top performers failing to
implement basic measures. No supermarket got top marks for the
amount of British in-season produce on sale, while the report
noted the "wildly varying performance" in terms of unnecessary
packaging and plastic bags.

Larry Whitty, chair of the NCC, said: "The food we eat is
responsible for one-third of our impact on climate change. NCC's
research has spotted important signs of progress right across
the market ... but much remains to be done if supermarkets are
to become truly green grocers."

Meanwhile, separate research being published today by the
Climate Group reveals poor consumer awareness of companies
taking the lead on climate change. The research shows that
two-thirds of people were unable to name any brands that are
taking a lead, but said 80% of consumers were making some effort
to be green.

About the author:
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