“thredUP Helps Parents Find, Get Rid of Kids Clothing - Appscout” plus 3 more |
- thredUP Helps Parents Find, Get Rid of Kids Clothing - Appscout
- Poppy Clementine Baby & Children's Boutique Launches ... - PRLog (free press release)
- Kids have keen fashion sense when it comes to shopping - Regina Leader-Post
- Leona Lewis to 'hold off' on having kids - AZCentral.com
| thredUP Helps Parents Find, Get Rid of Kids Clothing - Appscout Posted: 03 May 2010 07:36 AM PDT  The trouble with buying children's clothes, whether they're for your own children or someone else's kids, is that you know your gift is likely disposable. Children grow so quickly in their early years that anything you buy will quickly be replaced by something else, likely at additional cost to the parents. With thredUp, the financial impact of getting new children's clothes and the hassle of disposing of old ones might not be so bad. The service was built to give parents a network to exchange their old children's clothes with ones that fit their growing kids. All you have to do is sign up or connect your Facebook account, and you can shop around the site for clothes you're willing to exchange yours for. thredUP is part social network and part clothing swap. You can sign up and encourage other parents that you know to sign up as well, but when you join the community you're joining a larger network of parents with children's clothes that their kids have outgrown from around the country. You have control over who's in your "inner circle" and that you really connect with at thredUP, but you and other parents can browse the clothes available on the site from anyone around the country.
Once you've confirmed that a box is in your queue, all you have to do is pay for shipping to have the box delivered to you. Before the service will ship you the box however, you'll have to box up your unnecessary children's clothes and send it to thredUP to have listed on their site; it's an exchange: a box of clothes you want for a box of clothes you don't want. Shipping your clothes to the service is free.
Regardless of whether you're interested in setting up a clothing exchange with personal friends and just don't know how to do it, or you're looking for a way to ease the pain of getting new clothes for a growing child while dealing with the growing pile of old clothing, thredUP can help. It's one of those Web services that was likely designed to fix someone's specific complaint that's grown to host hundreds of users across the country. Five Filters featured article: The Art of Looking Prime Ministerial - The 2010 UK General Election. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Poppy Clementine Baby & Children's Boutique Launches ... - PRLog (free press release) Posted: 03 May 2010 09:09 AM PDT PR Log (Press Release) – May 03, 2010 – Kansas City, Missouri - Just in time for Mother's Day, Poppy Clementine, Inc. launched a new online baby and children's boutique, https://www.poppyclementine.com, a one-stop-shop for distinctive goods for the exceptional young children in your lives. While you may not find the perfect gift for Mother's Day, you will find the perfect deal on unique baby and children's products that Mom will love. New customers can use code POPPY15 at checkout for a 15% discount on their entire order. Free domestic shipping on orders over $100 is a standard perk of the site.
"At Poppy Clementine Baby & Children's Boutique, we know that Moms love to discover special and unique items for their kids that can't be seen at every baby shower and on every playground in America. Our focus is on finding unique & distinctive designer, eco-friendly and/or handmade products from all over the world to offer our discerning customers at reasonable prices. Our new online shop is the premiere destination for parents and gift buyers who want high quality, stylish and DISTINCTIVE baby and younger children's products," says Amber McCracken, Founder and Owner of Poppy Clementine, Inc. Items available for girls and boys, newborn to size 6X include clothing, accessories, shoes, wooden toys, soft toys, bath products, nursery and room decor, gear and gifts, all of which are designer brand, environmentally friendly, handmade or imported from areas such as Australia, France, England and the Netherlands. All products are held to strict safety standards and the site offers an entire section of items that are are manufactured using non-toxic, organic and eco-friendly materials and are made with fair-trade practices. Poppy Clementine Baby & Children's Boutique offers a wide variety of high quality designer brands offering distinctive pieces for boys and girls, including Catimini, Twirls & Twigs, Fore!! Axel & Hudson, Right Bank Babies and Plan Toys along with lesser-known, more unique and exclusive brands including Crabcakes, Three Little Trees, Llum and Little Raggio. Poppy Clementine Baby & Children's Boutique also provides shoppers with an easy-to-use wish list feature and many ways to share your favorite items with your friends and family in the social media atmosphere. Gift certificates are also available. For more information and to start shopping, visit https://www.poppyclementine.com Contact Information: Five Filters featured article: The Art of Looking Prime Ministerial - The 2010 UK General Election. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Kids have keen fashion sense when it comes to shopping - Regina Leader-Post Posted: 03 May 2010 02:07 AM PDT Time was, little kids wore what their parents put them in. These days, even kindergartners are right on top of each season's trends and guiding use of the parental wallet. "I can tell you one of my employees has six-and four-year-old daughters," Kevin Meloche, Zellers' general merchandise manager for children's wear, said in an interview. "She had to meet them at the mall yesterday. "They have an opinion. They were walking by, and one little girl saw these rubber rainboots -- chocolate brown and pink polka-dots -- grabbed them and had to have these, and she's six. That's real young," Meloche said. In case you are among the uninitiated, chocolate brown and pink is as hot as you can get. Wired kids have up-to-the-minute knowledge of the trends and are more fickle than ever, Meloche said. As a merchandiser, there is no room for error. "You better have the right trend on the floor, because if you don't, it's not going to sell," he said. While adult runway fashions used to take a year to appear in the children's market, they are now appearing in the same season, he said. This spring, think '60s love, peace and flower power mixed in with '80s high colour penetration. Think citrus bright, acid-washed and tie-dye, he said. "The graphics are '80s-inspired. They are vibrant; they are bright ... In girls it's all about butterflies and small floral prints. Lots of peace signs." You'll see colourful leggings beneath casual tunics reminiscent of the movie Flashdance, and plenty of that aforementioned brown and pink, Meloche predicted. Boys' clothing is all about extreme graphics with skulls and crossbones, iron crosses and eagles. It's a skateboarder feel, Meloche explained. Even the polo shirts have extreme graphics across the shoulder or on the bottom of the shirt. Also big this spring is nautical styling -- wide-legged sailor pants, with a crisp red, white and blue colour palette, said Stefanie Missler, an owner of Dandelion Kids in Vancouver and Port Moody. Vans has created a boat shoe with a "cooler, skateboard-y thing going on. It's got lacing and is in navy," Missler said. "The traditional deck shoes are the domain of preppy teenagers. This is a bit edgier and not as literal. It has a thicker sole and the tread is really flat. "We're seeing lots of jumpsuits, which I love," Missler said. "We have one in particular, with beehiving and balloony pants. It's a voluminous and comfy, funky little outfit they can still climb trees in for ages one to nine years." For girls, she's seeing little tunics with tiered ruffles in small floral prints and punchy '80s colours. At the top end, Laura Spencelayh, manager of Babes on Fourth said Burberry is their most popular line this season. "I think it's because there's a real big trend of parents wanting to show off their kids," Spencelayh said. "It's only our second season with Burberry, and we are just amazed at how popular it is. It's a very traditional, classic look. . . . We have a fabulous white, yoked girl's raincoat ($300). It's one of those you could buy now, put your kids in it and save it for your grandkids." Other popular items this season are, for girls, polo tops with puff sleeves in the traditional Burberry plaid with white Bermuda shorts, and for boys, black cuffed shorts in both Hugo Boss and Burberry with orange, blue, red or white polo shirts. Babywear reflects trends in children's wear, said Lisa Malcic of Beba Bean, which sells baby gifts and apparel in Coquitlam. Pantone, the colour company, has chosen turquoise as its colour for spring-summer 2010. In baby wear, it translates into soft turquoise, and for tweens, it's almost fluorescent. Lisa Will of Stonz children's outdoor wear, which makes its product at Venables and Commercial in Vancouver, said plaids are so big she's had trouble finding them for her boots. Parents might choose conservative tans for themselves, but they are adventurous with kids' clothing. "Dark brown with dusty rose or denim blue is still our bestseller," Will said. "Brown with lime green is also hot." Vancouver Sun jennylee@vancouversun.com Five Filters featured article: The Art of Looking Prime Ministerial - The 2010 UK General Election. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Leona Lewis to 'hold off' on having kids - AZCentral.com Posted: 03 May 2010 08:26 AM PDT Leona Lewis isn't ready to have children The singer - who has been in a relationship with boyfriend Lou Al-Chamaa for five years - wants to become a mother one day but wants to focus on her career at the moment. Leona, 25, told InStyle magazine: "I'll hold off having kids. For sure. I think forty-something is a good age. But maybe a little old to have your first one, but there's no rush." As well as focusing on her career, the pop star is determined to continue to speak about animal rights. Leona - who is a committed vegetarian - explained: "I really believe in standing up for what you believe in. So many people in entertainment are just in it for the money and that's just not what I'm about. I'm a very feisty and passionate person." The 'Happy' singer is so committed to the welfare of animals she refuses to wear any animal products and only dons ethical clothing. Five Filters featured article: The Art of Looking Prime Ministerial - The 2010 UK General Election. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
The service is fairly simple: thredUP asks parents to pack their extra children's clothes into "boxes" that they then list on the site as available for swap. As you look for clothes that match your needs, you can search and filter for clothing type, gender, and even brand of clothing. If you find a box of clothes that matches up with what you're looking for, you can pick that box and request that it be sent to you. 
thredUP offers two types of memberships. There's the basic free account that allows you to browse and pick boxes, and the only costs you incur come when you pay to have a box shipped to you. The service also offers a Pro membership where you can see detailed photos and information on specific items inside of a box available on the site, get more slots for your "inner circle" group of personal friends, and get the ability to add more children to your account. Pro memberships will run you $29.99 per year or $19.99 every six months. | You are subscribed to email updates from kids clothing - Bing News To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
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