My Savvy Teen Shopper

One thing I haven't figured out how to do yet is to stop my boys from growing and needing new clothes. Believe me, I've tried, but they just keep growing. My oldest, who is almost 16, recently told me he had outgrown all his shorts as well as his dress shirt that he wears to youth dances at our church.

So, we went shopping. I suggested we try Ross (no luck) and Plato's Closet, which specializes in buying and selling gently-used name-brand clothing, mostly for teens. We hit the jackpot at Plato's, finding 2 pairs of shorts and a shirt for $30.

These shorts look to be brand new (still had tags), and were only $10.

These shorts are from Foot Locker (so the tag says) and were only $8.

This dress shirt was only $12.00. I figure we would have spent at least twice what we did, if not three times, if we had tried to buy the same brands and/or quality at a regular retail store. He was thrilled with his finds and declared that Plato's Closet is now his third favorite store. That's high praise from someone whose #1 store is GameStop (where he buys and sells used games--I've obviously taught him right) and Games Workshop.