Am I missing something? Question for UK users

[Mel32]

Where are all the baby clothes in charity shops? Are they not cost effective to sort or are there some rules surrounding them? I cant imagine all donations are stained or too worn?

I know when people get rid of baby clothes they do so in LARGE quantities but any charity shop I go to seems to only have a token small rail of clothes mostly toddler from memory. I thought this would be a great place to shop for clothes.

P.S I don't recall even seeing them in bigger city centers either. I'm so confused. Ebay clothes are maybe OK but the postage adds up!

Waiting to get to a mum2mum or Jack and Jill market. Where do you go? Are carboots any good?

 

[El1en]

My local area has a "baby selling page" on Facebook where lots of people put bundles of clothes. A lot of people might also pass things onto friends rather than charity and tbh, and I hope this doesn't make me sound like a bad person, when it comes to my little girls clothes if it's goodenough to be worn again iI'd rather try and earn a few pennies selling it rather than give it to charity

 

[YorksLass]

Odd... I was in one a few days ago, I think rspca, I forget! They had loads of baby clothes, all nicely sorted into sizes This was near leeds... got some bargains!

 

[Becky1]

I went in my local children's charity shop and there weren't many clothes, the baby clothes looked pretty grim to be honest. I think a lot of people do try and sell them on, I know I do as I need the money to buy the next size up. Perhaps see if there's any second hand sales (Nct nearly new are good) near you instead.

 

[Mel32]

Yeah it's driving me mad. I had an insane amount of 0-6 clothes which I just gave away to a friend ( and not to charity.. So maybe that's my answer, everyone must be doing that or selling haha). I heard mum2 mum is brilliant but November is a while away. I'll keep looking!!

 

[Pumpkin9]

I give some bits to charity but most I pass on or sell. Up until recently a lot of the clothes i have used for my two have been almost like new when I've finished with them. Now my son is in a size range for a year they are getting abit more beaten about so might rethink now

 

[Rooster30]

Yeah, I do think that is odd. I've given all of my daughters old clothes to charity and passed on various other bits and pieces to my sister.