re: #98 wheat-dogghazi

Aww you are sweet to offer. We’ll be ok, he’s got a ton of t shirts and that kind of stuff. All he really needs is some decent jeans and some socks and underwear, maybe a hoodie. I was smart when he was a little younger and bought stuff big, so he’s still wearing stuff he had in high school. I’m a clearance rack shopper, I just found him two pairs of jeans the other day for 8.83 a pair that were actually cool looking. A few months back we found hiking shoes on clearance(21.00!) We’ll muddle through this. Once he’s in this program he actually may get a weekly stipend for food and clothing once he begins working, so he can chip in. They make the students save a percentage of their income wherever it comes from so they can buy clothes and other stuff they need. That was just so nice of you to offer though, I love the community here for this reason. If you really want to help someone, find an organization that helps homeless teens, “the throwaways”, those places ALWAYS need clothing. This is a good one.

My main point is that with a small budget, your choices are limited to Made In Not the USA. And we’re considered solid middle class mind you, so if a person is lower income, what choices are there that are affordable? Especially if you have kids. With kids, quality is less important because they grow so fast, I think that’s what WalMart and other retailers count on to be honest.