The Junior League sponsors a clothing buy for kids returning to school each year. A couple of my girlfriends belong, and I went as a "shadow shopper." There really were 150 kids there, plus their parents, plus other kids in the family who weren't getting clothes, it was amazing. We were assigned two girls in late grade school, they were cousins. We had $120 to spend on clothes and shoes, and were told to spend $90 on clothes and save $30 for shoes. We also got 20% off the store prices and didn't have to pay sales tax, but it was still hard. I largely helped with one kid, and she got two pairs of jeans, underwear, socks, a pair of gauchos, four t-shirts and a hooded zip up jacket. Her cousin, who was harder to fit, and we had to buy women's sized clothes for, wound up with fewer, but more expensive clothes. We had tears when we had to put a couple of things back because they put us over the budget. It's hard for kids to discern between what they'll need and wear all the time, like boring jeans, and what will get them sent home from school to change, like denim mini-skirts and spaghetti strap tank tops. I have never in my entire life experienced such helpful staff as last night. The staff at the store volunteered to stay late, and they were just tremendous. Here's the link to the local coverage.
http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060807/NEWS01/608070311/1010
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