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Grompson t1_jab5do4 wrote

My 9-year-old's Columbia winter jacket has an extendable sleeve; when his arms get too long I can take out a line of stitches in the sleeves and they extend an extra 1.5 inches! I also scored the jacket new/unworn in a consignment shop last spring for $25, I have no idea how nobody else snatched it up.

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Komatoasty t1_jabo6ns wrote

Both my kids have snowsuits like this! I'm glad to know it continues into the bigger sizes.

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evanjw90 t1_jacfmej wrote

I always thought that would be a genius selling point. My grandparents raised us basically, and the one thing they never cheaped out on was clothing. We would get Levi's and Eddie Bauer etc. The thing is, we kept those Levi's for four kids. Oldest one would outgrow them and then she'd sow up the pants or arms to fit the second until she could take out the thread and make them the same size again.

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SGoogs1780 t1_jacgh43 wrote

I bet those Levi's had some great fades by the time they reached the last kid. Youngest probably didn't even know how cool they looked.

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awgeezwhatnow t1_jadjnmy wrote

I've gotten hand-me-down coats for my son where I didn't even vaguely recognize the original kid's name!

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SimpleVegetable5715 t1_jadrble wrote

I used to work at the Children's department at Macy's, and a bunch of the pants had extendable waistbands and pant legs, so I think they could increase by 2-3 sizes. Pretty cool since they grow so fast! Customers would usually ask what all those extra buttons were for.

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JamieC1610 t1_jadx3qk wrote

My son had a pair of obermeyer snowpants that did that -- also from a consignment shop. I was happy because snowpants are great to have but not used as much as a jacket.

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