I'm On To Your Little Game, Gymboree.
Got a little girl? Then you know all about Gymboree - the overpriced children's boutique that sells perfectly coordinated "collections" with corny names. (Just so you know...it's owned by satan.)
You walk in and find - oh, let's say a sweater with a pink butterfly on it - and surprise! there's a matching cordory skirt and - ooh! look at the darling tiny butterfly tights and - oh my gosh, look at those butterfly hair bows! and before you know it you have $80 invested in one crappy pink butterfly outfit that's carefully stored in your daughter's closet waiting for THE perfect opportunity to be shown off. (Like a family holiday where your offspring has to one-up your sister's kids.)
When that far off day finally arrives, you hover over your daughter protecting The Precious (the outfit, of course, not the kid...who cares about the kid?) and scream whenever your daughter goes near a Crayola product or dares to reach for a condiment. She's miserable, but she looks good, right?!?
Alright - I was the idiot who bought the butterfly crap. After Elizabethate spagheti broke it in, that outfit worked off it's $80 debt. I'm sure the playgroup moms sneered, "Jaci has her in that sweater again. What, does she only have one Gymboree outfit?" *snooty middle class laugh*
Gymboree just isn't in my budget. I would love to dress Elizabeth in those perfect little collections, but when Target is selling a similar sweater for $9....it's stupid to fork over $40. She's only going to wear the thing for 5 months! Sometimes I hit their clearance racks, but the clothes lose their shine when all that's left are picked over puppy dog pants and a 0-3 month Christmas onsie.
But this time I hit clearance gold. I found a kitty cat collection on the clearance rack IN TACT. It was incredible! A kitty cat shirt for $2.99! The tights for $3.99! A leopard print skirt for $5.99! OH. MY. GOSH. It's a Gymboree miracle.
I snatched it, drug it home, and hung it up in my daughter's closet. Ha! Just wait until fall! My little Elizabeth will have a cute GYMBOREE outfit! Mmm-hmmm! Normally I wouldn't go for leopard print, but whatever, it will look cute with her....um...red hair, and...
Oh no. She's going to look like--
Oh, thanks a lot, stupid Gymboree clearance rack!
*You must go and read one of my favorite Tiffany posts: Circling Dreams. Hmmm...I wonder what ever happened to my Caboodles?*
You can also find me at Ravings of a Mad Housewife.
You walk in and find - oh, let's say a sweater with a pink butterfly on it - and surprise! there's a matching cordory skirt and - ooh! look at the darling tiny butterfly tights and - oh my gosh, look at those butterfly hair bows! and before you know it you have $80 invested in one crappy pink butterfly outfit that's carefully stored in your daughter's closet waiting for THE perfect opportunity to be shown off. (Like a family holiday where your offspring has to one-up your sister's kids.)
When that far off day finally arrives, you hover over your daughter protecting The Precious (the outfit, of course, not the kid...who cares about the kid?) and scream whenever your daughter goes near a Crayola product or dares to reach for a condiment. She's miserable, but she looks good, right?!?
Alright - I was the idiot who bought the butterfly crap. After Elizabeth
Gymboree just isn't in my budget. I would love to dress Elizabeth in those perfect little collections, but when Target is selling a similar sweater for $9....it's stupid to fork over $40. She's only going to wear the thing for 5 months! Sometimes I hit their clearance racks, but the clothes lose their shine when all that's left are picked over puppy dog pants and a 0-3 month Christmas onsie.
But this time I hit clearance gold. I found a kitty cat collection on the clearance rack IN TACT. It was incredible! A kitty cat shirt for $2.99! The tights for $3.99! A leopard print skirt for $5.99! OH. MY. GOSH. It's a Gymboree miracle.
I snatched it, drug it home, and hung it up in my daughter's closet. Ha! Just wait until fall! My little Elizabeth will have a cute GYMBOREE outfit! Mmm-hmmm! Normally I wouldn't go for leopard print, but whatever, it will look cute with her....um...red hair, and...
Oh no. She's going to look like--
*You must go and read one of my favorite Tiffany posts: Circling Dreams. Hmmm...I wonder what ever happened to my Caboodles?*
You can also find me at Ravings of a Mad Housewife.
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Walmart and Target work for me baby.
So true! I failed and bought some of that pricey stuff early on, but after 6 years, I wouldn't go near that! Target is perfect for me.
And she so will not look like Peg Bundy, although I will admit the picture dragged me over here. ha
And she can wear clothes for 5 months!!!???!!! Holy cow. I was lucky to keep Moose in clothes for 2 months at the beginning. Now it's closer to 5-6 months. Yeash
Atleast you scored a deal!
I am a goner.
I usually just stick to buying the sweater, smacking my hands to keep from buying everything in the store.
Really, moms are checking out my kids clothes at playgroup? Shit!
Oh! And, Peg ain't got nothin' on your daughter!
Same situation, just bigger sizes... I have come to the conculsion that this will never ever end, until EVE gets a college education, and a job, and by then I will be too senile to care what she wears!
:)
I love Jaci--brilliantness, girl.
(This is such a coincidence because my post today is titled "Blogging is good for OUR economy". It's how blogging is saving us money! :-> )
They have pretty cute stuff for little boys too. The only time I will EVER go into that store is if it is the outlet Gymboree.
Girl, when the book comes out, remember us little wannabes, cause you are SO the real deal.
Lucky me landed two boys - there's only so much dump truck and train stuff one wants to purchase. Oh, and puppy dogs. With no cute hats.
Sniff.
But I've got two nieces!! :-)
I'm with you on only buying the clearance stuff. And with my 20% off my total purchase coupon. Now I feel the need to go look online at their clearance stuff and see if I can sniff out a coupon somewhere. Dagnabit, Jaci!