Thursday, July 22, 2010

A GUIDE TO BUYING BUNDLES OF BOYS GIRLS CLOTHES

BUYING CHILDRENS CLOTHING BUNDLES IS A GREAT WAY OF PURCHASING A WHOLE WARDROBE OF CLOTHES FOR A FRACTION OF THE HIGH STREET PRICE ... HERE IS MY GUIDE TO BUYING BUNDLES ...


DO


BUY BUNDLES WITH LOTS OF PICTURES AND GOOD DESCRIPTIONS SO THAT YOU CAN REALLY SEE WHAT YOU ARE BIDDING ON


LOOK FOR GOOD QUALITY TOP BRANDS THAT ARE KNOWN TO WASH WELL - NEXT, MARKS AND SPENCERS, MINI BODEN, LAURA ASHLEY, ADAMS ETC


LOOK FOR BUNDLES WITH ITEMS WHICH ARE BNWT (BRAND NEW WITH TAGS) BNWL (BRAND NEW WITH LABELS)


LOOK FOR BUNDLES WHERE THE TROUSERS AND JEANS HAVE BUTTON ADJUSTABLE WAISTS TO ENSURE PERFECT FIT - GAP ARE GOOD FOR THIS, BUT EMAIL THE SELLER TO CHECK


DESCRIPTIONS AREALWAY VERY SUBJECTIVE, AND SOMETIMES MISLEADING ... ASK THE BUYER FOR THEIR GLOSSERY OF QUALITY TERMS SO THAT YOU CAN CHECK WHAT THEY MEAN BY VGC, EXCELLENT CONDITION, FIT FOR PLAY ETC


USE THE ADVANCED SEARCH FUNCTION TO FOR BUNDLES THAT ARE CLOSE TO YOUR HOME, MOST BUYERS WILL WELCOME YOU PICKING UP THE BUNDLE ... THIS WILL SAVE YOUR POSTAGE COSTS ..... AND WILL SAVE THE BUYER THE JOB OF HAULING STUFF DOWN THE POST OFFICE.


BUY SEASONAL BUNDLES , WINTER STUFF IN WINTER, SUMMER IN SUMMER ETC, DON'T BE TEMPETED TO PUT STUFF AWAY FOR NEXT YEAR


BUY BROAD AGE BAND BUNDLES - ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE TWO CHILDREN OF SIMILAR AGES EG: TWO GIRLS 6 AND 8 WILL BENEFIT FROM SHARING A BUNDLE AGED 7-9 YEARS.


ASK THE SELLER QUESTIONS, CHECK LEG LEGTHS AND WAISTS ON JEANS ETC, ASK FOR CLOSE UP PHOTO OF ANY DAMAGE MENTIONED, A GOODHONEST SELLER WILL NOT MIND AT ALL.


ASK THE SELLER WHEN THE BUNDLE WAS LAST LAUNDERED, THERE IS NOTHING WORSE THAT GETTING A SACK OF CLOTHES FROM THE BACK OF SOMEONES ATTIC !


BUY FROM A SELLER WITH EXCELLENT FEEDBACK FOR SELLING BUNDLES OF KIDS CLOTHES, CHECK FEEDBACK AND FEEL FREE TO CONTACT PREVIOUS BUNDLE PURCHASERS FOR THEIR EXPERIENCES.


DON'T


DON'T BUY BUNDLES WITH LOTS OF 'PLAYWEAR' 'FIT FOR PLAY' ITEMS THIS IS THE SELLERS WAY OF LETTING YOU KNOW THAT THE CLOTHES ARE REALLY WORN OUT RATHER THAN HAVING BEEN GROWN OUT OF.


DON'T BUY FROM SMOKERS OR PET OWNERS IN CASE OF SMELLS AND ALLERGINS


DON'T BUY BUNDLES WITH LOTS OF NON SEASONAL ITEMS .. IE STRAPPY TOPS SHORTS, SHORTSLEEVED TSHIRTS AND SUN HATS OUT OF SEASON ... CHANCES ARE THEY WILL NOT FIT WHEN YOUR CHILDGETS TO NEXT SUMMER.


DON'T BUY BUNDLES WITH HIGH QUANTITY OF SECOND HAND PRIMARK, LADYBIRD, GEORGE, TU, CLOTHING... AS MOST PARENTS KNOW THESE BRANDS DO NOT WEAR WELL AND CAN RARELY BE HANDED DOWN


DON'T BUY BUNDLES THAT HAVE THEIR ITEM COUNTS INFLATED WITH PAIRS OF SECOND HAND SOCKS, BIBS, VESTS,ETC


DON'T BUY SECOND HAND UNDERWEAR, SWIMSUITS, CYCLE HELMETS THEY ARE NOT SAFE


DON'T BUY SECOND HAND SCHOOL UNIFORM - IT IS TOO CHEAPLY AVAILABLE FROM ASDA ETC BRAND NEW, AND MOST IS TEFLON COATED AND IS SUPER DURABLE


DON'T BUY BUNDLES WITH SECOND HAND SHOES / BOOTS, THEY WILL RARELY FIT PROPERLY AND WITH THE MONEY YOU ARE SAVING ON CLOTHES BY CHOOSING TO BUY BUNDLES YOU WILL BE ABLE TO BUY PROPERLY FITTED SHOES. DON'T SKIMP ON YOUR FEET !

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