Money Saving Tip

As the economy grows tighter, smart consumers will learn to change their old habits.  One of my favorite adages is "if you paid full price, you paid too much".    Just because you have less money, does not mean that you have to drastically change your lifestyle. 

Many Burlington County New Jersey families with young children face a unique challenge.  Children quickly grow out of their clothes.  As the family budget gets tighter, buying a new wardrobe is becomes a luxury that some families can no longer afford.

Fear not!

There are a number of consignment and thrift shops in the area.  Many of these shops carry brand names that parents have grown accustomed to.  Because young children grow quickly, many of the clothes in these shops have only been gently worn.  In other shops, you will find new or surplus items from major department stores. 

I have comprised a list of some of the consignment and thrift shops in the Burlington County area.  The list is not complete, however, feel free to comment or email me with your favorite additions. 

In addition, check out the best dressed semi-annual sale. 

Best Dressed for Less is a semi-annual consignment event selling gently used name brand children's clothing, shoes, books, toys, equipment, furniture, and more. They have almost everything you could need for your children at a small fraction of the price you would pay in a retail store. The merchandise is screened carefully. Worn, damaged or stained items are removed from the sale and returned to the consignor. Our prices are great! Because Best Dressed for Less is NOT a consignment store, we have very low overhead costs. Therefore, we are able to offer our consignors a very high percentage of their total sales - and they can charge you really LOW prices for their items.

Best Dressed for Less brings together buyers and consignors in one location two times each year (Spring and Fall), for several days only. As a result, we have a large selection of seasonal items in one place, at one time. Their computerized bar coding system enables parents to quickly and conveniently sell the children's things they longer use to someone who needs them! (and at a profit!). For more details, check out the website at http://bestdressedsale.com

I hope this information helps at least one family.

Have a Great day

Leander McClain, Realtor & Real Estate Consultant, EXIT Buyers Plus Realty, Burlington, New Jersey 08016 609-505-6578

Goodwill

Burlington County (NJ)

• Bordentown, 594 Rte. 206, 609/291-0099
  HOURS: Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Sun. 12 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Maple Shade, 2835 Rte. 73, 856/439-0174
  HOURS: Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Sun. 12 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Willingboro, 4314 Route 130 North, 609/877-4900
  HOURS: Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Sun. 12 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Lumberton, 1626 Route 38, 609/518-3490
  HOURS: Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Sun. 12 p.m.-6 p.m.

Camden County (NJ)

• Pennsauken, 5461 Rte. 70, 856/662-1650
  HOURS: Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Sun. 12 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Stratford, 222 South White Horse Pike, 856/566-0897
  HOURS: Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Sun. 12 p.m.-6 p.m.

Memorial Hospital of Burlington County Thrift Shop

636 State Hwy No 38
Mount Holly, NJ 08060

(609) 267-8922

Children's Home Thrift Shop

696 Main St

Lumberton NJ 08048

609-265-8788

The Children's Home Thrift Shop in Lumberton carries a large variety of merchandise such as household items, books, clothing, music,   furniture, pottery, and lots of hard to find collectibles at VERY low prices, all donated by wonderful friends and contributors of The Children's Home.

Butterflies and Bullfrogs

County Line Road and Route 202
Chalfont, Pennsylvania 18914
215-997-7575

There's no need to buy anything off-the-rack again once you've discovered this Chalfont resale shop, where you can find brands like Baby Lulu, Oilily and Ralph Lauren, at a fraction of retail store prices - and often with the tags still on. The 2,400-square-foot shop is divided down the middle, with boys' items on the green (frog) side and girl's on the fuchsia (butterfly), sizes newborn to 12.

B Thrifty Shop of West Jersey Health System in Collingswood, New Jersey

225 Haddon Ave
Collingswood, NJ 08108

(856) 854-1003

B Thrifty II Shop of Virtua Health in Medford, New Jersey (nj)

Medford, nj 08055-
Phone: (609) 654-7495