Do Discount Chain Stores Really Save Us Money Over the Long Run?

In today's world with everything being so expensive,right to a store that specialized in designer kids
people need to get the best deals they can toclothing.
stretch their dollars. It would seem that more andI was impressed with their jeans right from the start.
more families are buying their goods at the discountThe designer's had built-in buttons on the inside of
chain stores. When it comes to certain items likewaste band; this allowed parents to adjust to a few
cleaning products or party favors, one can't beat thesizes larger as their child grew. I believed if a
dollar store pricing. The food chains also happen to becompany is willing to incorporate this feature, they
terrific places to save a few bucks on sale items. Somust have confidence their product will last the test
if you're willing to shop carefully, then you canof time. I examined the material which seemed much
definitely save nicely each month on the essentials.heavier, and the stitching was definitely much
How does other items such as discount clothingstronger.
stand up to long term savings?These jeans lasted my son over two years at a cost
Through my own personal experience, the discountof $49.99. Over the same two year period, he would
clothing did not seem to stand up at all. I bought myhave most likely gone through four pairs of discount
son a pair of less expensive no name jeans, at oneones at $19.99 each. The over all saving was
of these discount stores in town. It made sense toapproximately $30.00.
me at moment, he had been growing so fast, whyConclusion
spend more money for name brand jeans.I have learned the best shopping method for me
After a few washes the jeans started looking tired,was not to be cheap, but frugal. Which means saving
like he already had them for quite awhile, and within aat the discount stores on the everyday items, plus
short period of time they developed holes in thelooking for the sales on the more expensive designer
knees. Maybe they could have lasted six months ifand name brand items. In taking this approach, I do
everything was equal, who knows.not have to sacrifice quality for price, and still save
The next time he needed a pair of jeans, we wentdollars both in the short and long terms.