Pinching inches…and pennies
The last time I was pregnant, I was living in Southern California.
In hopes of one day getting getting pregnant again, I kept all of my maternity clothes. But as you can imagine, the selection consists of tank tops and more tank tops.
Now after calculating my due date, I’ve come to realize that I will most likely reach epic whale-ish proportions in the dead of winter next year (February 2010).
Tank tops are not going to cut it here in Boston.
And did I mention that at less than 3 months pregnant I am already larger than I was during my 4th month of pregnancy with my daughter?
I’m a little skerred.
Anyhow, since we’re doing our best to tighten our belts these days, and blowing $100 on a maternity winter coat is out of the question, I headed down to The Garment District in Boston in hopes of finding a deal on a large coat. The department store is a huge building filled with costumes, new and used clothes, as well as clothes by the pound.
Their clothing by the pound is a heaping pile of hundreds of pounds of used clothing that is changed out daily. It’s like digging for treasure in a sense. I was surprised to see so many brand name items from stores such as Ann Taylor, Banana Republic, and LL Bean.
I was especially excited to find this gem in the pile…
… a lovely wool coat from the GAP.
With a lovelier price tag of $4.00.
What a great deal! I always have the chill whenever I found a great deal on clothing.
September 8th, 2009 at 11:24 pm
SCORE! you know i need a garment district in gainesville right? yep!
September 8th, 2009 at 11:24 pm
Now THAT is what I would call an amazing find!! It’s adorable!
September 8th, 2009 at 11:26 pm
That’s a really cute coat! And indeed a nice price that Dadisodes wouldn’t raise his brows at.
September 8th, 2009 at 11:28 pm
Um…SCORE. That is fabulous!!! And the price makes it even more so!
September 8th, 2009 at 11:29 pm
Clothes by the pound? A coat for $4.00? Now that is my idea of a fun shopping spree.
September 8th, 2009 at 11:37 pm
Oh HECK YEAH!!! That’s my kind of shopping! Lucky girl!!!
September 8th, 2009 at 11:48 pm
What an awesome find!
September 9th, 2009 at 12:02 am
Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice!
September 9th, 2009 at 12:30 am
That is an awesome find!
September 9th, 2009 at 12:32 am
Very, very nice. Nothing like finding something expensive for something ridiculously cheap. Especially when it`s an item you need.
September 9th, 2009 at 12:34 am
SCORE!!!!
September 9th, 2009 at 12:40 am
Can I give you a whoot-whoot! Or is it woot-woot? Well, either way this is some very exciting news and I am excited for you. Now, if only I could find something similar — not because I’m pregnant, but just because I need a
“new” winter coat!
September 9th, 2009 at 12:48 am
I love a bargain! great find!
I made it through pregnancy in NYC without a winter maternity coat. You’re always hot when you’re pregnant anyway.
September 9th, 2009 at 1:02 am
Sweetness! You lucky dawg!
September 9th, 2009 at 1:43 am
Great coat! Aaaaaaaaaaaand, it has been entirely too long since I have visited you apparently! Congrats my dear! SOOOO excited to read that news! Woohoo!
September 9th, 2009 at 1:47 am
Bummer, I was all ready to suggest you move to a warmer climate. =)
Awesome deal!
September 9th, 2009 at 2:18 am
Oh yah!! That is so worth the digging!
September 9th, 2009 at 3:00 am
A $4 winter coat?! Whoa. What a great deal.
September 9th, 2009 at 3:33 am
FOUR DOLLARS! That is amazing!!! What a great coat! You should go back there and buy some items to sell on ebay. Us fools in Tampa, FL don’t know things like garment districts. We’ll pay $10 for such great finds on ebay.
September 9th, 2009 at 6:21 am
Nice find!
Maternity clothes can be so expensive…can you trade favors with friends for any?
I’ve lived in Michigan for all three of my pregnancies, and luckily, I’ve been due in September for all three of them, so the clothes work out. But with the 1st, I needed maternity clothes starting at week 24. The second, starting at week 10. The third, before week 7. Uteruses apparently have impecable memories on how to expand!
September 9th, 2009 at 7:13 am
WOW now that’s a deal! Love the coat. Wish we had something like that here!
September 9th, 2009 at 7:30 am
Now that is a great find.
September 9th, 2009 at 7:37 am
Now that is more like it. What a deal! I remember being pregnant in the winter time when I lived in Wisconsin. Winter maternity clothes are not as much fun as cute summer sun dresses and tank tops.
September 9th, 2009 at 7:47 am
That is a pretty coat. I can’t believe you got it for 4 bucks. That is awesome!
September 9th, 2009 at 8:18 am
Great Deal!!
September 9th, 2009 at 8:24 am
Fabulous find and beautiful coat.
September 9th, 2009 at 8:30 am
Great coat. I remember what a pain maternity clothes were. Have you tried consignment kids shops? Ours around here usually have some good maternity sections too.
September 9th, 2009 at 8:44 am
Wow, I wish we had a Garment District in Baltimore! Great coat, at a great price! Well done.
September 9th, 2009 at 9:30 am
That’s aweome! I got most of my maternity clothes from Target and Kohl’s.
September 9th, 2009 at 9:31 am
I am EXTREMELY impressed. We need to go on a shopping date soon!
September 9th, 2009 at 9:35 am
That is a gorgeous coat! Great find. I am catching up with your posts and am so excited for you — congratulations on the pregnancy! I am back and will be reading and wishing you the best
September 9th, 2009 at 9:38 am
Swwweeettt! That’s an awesome deal! I had that problem…I was pregnant during three different seasons. Although, by my third pregnancy I was pretty much shunning all maternity wear and some how forced my ginormous booty and even bigger tummy into fat girl clothes!
September 9th, 2009 at 9:41 am
That’s a great find!
September 9th, 2009 at 9:54 am
Wow, you found a great coat! That place sounds like it would be right up my alley!
September 9th, 2009 at 10:36 am
$4?! What a GREAT deal!! I bet that made your day
September 9th, 2009 at 10:48 am
Sweet!! That is awesome. I need to find some kind of deal like that, too…not because I’m pregnant, but because I lived in So Cal my whole life, too, and might be moving to the EAST COAST next year. So my wardrobe? Seriously lacking in wintery goodness.
September 9th, 2009 at 10:55 am
What an awesome deal! I wonder if anywhere areoun me does clothes by the pound.
September 9th, 2009 at 10:59 am
HOLY COWWWWWWWWWWWWW! $4? Awesome! And cute to boot!
September 9th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
Seeing as I’m DONE with pregnancy (MR F says that four is ENOUGH) – can I help? How tall are you? I have four bumps-worth of clothes – send me an email, perhaps I can help? (for even LESS than $4!)
September 9th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
OMG I need to hustle out to Boston and do some shopping with you!
September 9th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
Sweaters over tank tops. But I do get your dilemma.
Nice find.
September 9th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
It’s gorgeous! And, just FOUR BUCKS?!! Happy WW!
September 9th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
It looks perfect! That should also do you. Despite being in Boston, being pregnant in the winter is like having a little furnace inside you. I think a fleece jacket was my main pregnancy accessory in Michigan (C was born in April).
September 9th, 2009 at 2:33 pm
What a deal! I like to shop thrift stores. A friend got a beautiful yellow heavyweight silk blazer in new-like condition for $6! We found things with the tgs still on them, too. Aren’t there also maternity used clothing stores? Might as well take advantage of the savings.
September 9th, 2009 at 4:51 pm
GREAT find! Clothes always feel so much better when bought for a great bargain, don’t they?!?! I love that feeling!
September 9th, 2009 at 5:08 pm
what a fantastic bargain!
September 9th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
Way to shop girl!
September 9th, 2009 at 6:58 pm
its CHEAP!!!!!
September 9th, 2009 at 8:26 pm
what a wonderful deal
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September 9th, 2009 at 10:24 pm
Wow, what a bargain!!! I need one of those stores in CT.
September 9th, 2009 at 10:25 pm
Wow! That’s fantastic! Btw, it’s not unusual to be bigger earlier on in a second pregnancy.
September 9th, 2009 at 10:46 pm
I plumped up fast with my second pregnancy. I think my baby bump was visible by the second month.
That is a fabulous coat, even more fabulous price. I wish we had a store like that near me.
September 9th, 2009 at 10:52 pm
The Gap actually has great maternity clothes for pretty decent prices and they come in petites. I LOVE them! Pants – no hem! It is fabulous. They also have some great sweaters and stuff and a lot of them are cute enough to wear in those couple of winter months up there right after the baby is born – not maternityish at all. The Gap Maternity is online but anything can be returned to the store. Old Navy has some inexpensive stuff too! Due January 30th so I am little nervous too!
September 9th, 2009 at 11:00 pm
LOVE IT!
What a great deal!
(and that coat is FAB!)
September 9th, 2009 at 11:38 pm
Wow–what a steal!
September 10th, 2009 at 1:27 am
Amazing! Good job there…
September 10th, 2009 at 3:59 am
Wow! You scored! That coat is adorable and for $4.00? AMAZING!
September 10th, 2009 at 10:26 am
That coat is so cute. I was pregnant during the summer so I didn’t have to worry about coats. Have you heard of Tummy Tankz? I mean a women who has created this new versatile product for pregnant women. It extends your current clothes and can be worn after pregnancy and be used for nursing. I think it’s a great product to buy so you don’t have to spend a fortune on maternity clothes. Even though I’m not pregnant I’m actually considering buy it myself to help with some of my clothes that I have now (so I can wear until I lose the weight to fit in the properly, shhhh). Here is the website, http://www.tummytankz.com/ hopefully this can help cut the price of maternity clothes for you.
September 10th, 2009 at 10:49 am
wow!! seriously? 4 bucks!? i wish we had some sort of garment district here in michigan. i’d probably have to move in there.
xoxo
September 10th, 2009 at 12:18 pm
Way to find a deal. I wish they had one of those here in Southern California. We just have thrift shops and Goodwill…
September 10th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
Oh wow, that is indeed a steal! And I’m sure you’ll look great wearing it!
September 10th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
Around here we have Goodwill Stores – I think you have them in and around Boston, as well. Same general idea though – and similar prices.
Glad you found something suitable for Boston winters and pregnant bellies. I would hate to think of you being cold during the winter.
September 10th, 2009 at 2:41 pm
I have nearly the same coat in black! Great that you found it
September 10th, 2009 at 7:57 pm
oooh that’s cute! I shopped at thrift stores and layered a bunch of stuff. I used tank tops all year round – in the winter, I used them under my other long sleeve tops to make them “longer” and fit over my belly. And, I opened button downs down the front and wore a tank top underneath. That is….until I looked like I was carrying a massive beach ball under my shirt. And then, I had to suck it up and buy maternity shirts.
September 10th, 2009 at 11:43 pm
Can I hop on over for a shopping trip in that shop?
Please?
September 11th, 2009 at 4:54 am
Ohhhh.. I love finds like that!!!
September 14th, 2009 at 9:41 am
Pretty! Awesome find, hon!
September 15th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
Wow! Talk about a bargain!!!
September 15th, 2009 at 8:20 pm
I live in a third world country and shopping in second-hand stores is not at all uncommon. Such stores are called Ukay-Ukay, a play on the Tagalog word Hukay, which means “to dig.” Really, you have to go digging through piles of clothing imported from nearby richer countries. One is bound to find good finds with excellent prices. I’ve got a couple branded clothes myself, which I scored for a fraction of what they might’ve cost in stores.
That’s a lovely coat you got there, Sandy.
September 16th, 2009 at 7:09 am