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Chrisdkn619 t1_iy54cvd wrote

Cat and Jack clothing is surprisingly solid! My daughter had received many hand-me-downs which we have passed along as well!

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Drackar39 t1_iy5f18g wrote

Was curious about what brand this was...it's in target for like $20-40 bucks. That's impressive expectation of lifespan for a target product.

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janellthegreat t1_iy5gxhk wrote

One year I kept charge of my students' elementary's lost and found. A fairly affluent area with only 30% assisted lunches. You have NO idea how rare it is for parents to put their children's name in their coats even when they helpfully have a space like this brand. End of the year over 200 coats, jackets, and hooded had to be donated because there was no way to identify to whom they belonged and no one ever came looking for them.

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frealfr t1_iy5x6pi wrote

That reminded me to put my name on all of my underwear.

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JimmyBolbo t1_iy5y1sr wrote

What if someone steals it and writes their name on it, so nobody suspects anything?

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Gjardeen t1_iy5zaa1 wrote

Unless you put your kids in this mismatched mittens, which I will confess to having done on occasion. My favorite is when I was shoving my toddler boy into one Pink mitten and one raccoon men at my husband's work Christmas party. The lady across from us couldn't stop laughing since she had small children too.

Edit: I see that typo and I ain't changing it.

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kaytay3000 t1_iy5zget wrote

Cat and Jack is great and they have an amazing warranty. If your kid wears it out within a year of purchase, you can take the item and your receipt to Target and get a replacement or a refund. And, if you use Target Circle you don’t even need the physical receipt because it will be in your Target App.

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fvckspeak t1_iy6aew1 wrote

bangladesh..they should also have a line for the childs name that made the garment

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Revenga8 t1_iy6eprg wrote

That's not surprising, and actually a neat idea. Kids grow so fast, hand me downs are just what to expect out of children's clothing.

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Drackar39 t1_iy6hctu wrote

I mean yeah granted but I don't think I have a single item from Target that's lasted me a whole year.

EDIT: LOOL i'm getting nuked for a honest, factual statement. I fucking love this site.

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tj_bab t1_iy6jbsy wrote

Good old "Made in Bangladesh" tag makes me proud

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Provia100F t1_iy6p4er wrote

This thread is an advertisement for Target

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standard_candles t1_iy6t7yj wrote

I actually have a pair of their shoes I bought secondhand that I can wear as an adult and I have worn them for 3 summers. The trade-off for being able to wear kids shoes for cheap is that they're not built to last but these ones somehow are.

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Monotreme_monorail t1_iy6tlin wrote

We just put our last name into things and all three of our kids use it through the years… then we cross it out and donate! :)

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FadedCherry t1_iy745y4 wrote

I didn’t know this. My boys get holes on the knees of cat & Jack jeans within one month. Went through several pairs before I gave up on the brand. Now only buy them old navy jeans. No holes!

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How_Do_You_Crash t1_iy7b8bp wrote

Ah I see they watched the new All Quiet on the Western Front too. See up then holes and slap a new name tag on it. Men are replaceable, gear is forever!

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0ba78683-dbdd-4a31-a t1_iy7jy6b wrote

Fantastic marketing. Useful feature that subtly communicates the product will easily survive 3 children.

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dogol__ t1_iy7nijl wrote

only three handmedowns?

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Dopey-NipNips t1_iy7pevk wrote

Are you a 7 year old girl?

When my sons were 9 9 and 6 the big one would grow out of his jeans pass them to his smaller brother then the pants go in the attic a year or two when they'll fit the little guy

Kids only stay in one size for a short time

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napa_customerservice t1_iy7sl1f wrote

It nice to see a company embrace the fact that kids too have multiple personalities and can include up to three of them on their jacket.

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Pinglenook t1_iy7w8bt wrote

I have no experience with target clothes, but I've heard people say the same about h&m clothes, which also usually last me 4-7 years with some outliers where for instance I have a 2010 pair of sweatpants that are still going strong and on the other hand sometimes a seam goes loose in the first wash, but those are exceptions; usually I wear clothes until the fabric is pilling. So I do wonder: what do you do with your clothes? Do you crawl through a lot of tight spaces? Are you wearing a size too small? Does your washing machine have spikes on the inside? Do you only have 2 outfits so that you're washing them every other day?

Edit: I realised that my comment could be taken in a mean way, but I hope it isn't, because I don't mean it like that, I am curious about the actual answer, but I also didn't sleep well and am maybe not wording my words right.

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janellthegreat t1_iy8ajhs wrote

Might be. Might not be. I guess its my own perception it must be people with money that can afford to loose a coat rather than label it unnecessarily finding itself in my rambling.

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Fun_vehicle_on_water t1_iy8eu9a wrote

I thought it was normal? I see alot of jackets with multiple lines.

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glowstrz t1_iy8vn71 wrote

Another reason I love Cat & Jack (and Target!).

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rhodav t1_iy8vxzc wrote

I've had no luck with cat and jack outerwear. I hear that their clothes are great quality too, but that's all I buy every school year due to affordability and all the clothes rip or the shirts form little holes lol. Only thing I've never had an issue with is their cotton knit shorts.

Their policy is great though.

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FilthyPondScum t1_iy8xnez wrote

I assume the commenter suspects that if these parents were less wealthy, they would take greater care to prevent their child’s coat from getting lost since replacing it would be more difficult to afford.

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Drackar39 t1_iy9bmgc wrote

> Do you crawl through a lot of tight spaces?

Ding ding ding. I do, in fact, crawl through tight spaces, etc. I'm a handyman.

But I've also had store brands from other stores last me a year or longer, especially wranglers from K-mart while K-mart was still a thing.

Target carries "levis" that are half as thick and half as durable as any other pair of Levis I've ever owned, that last 1/4 the time.

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BurntAlgae t1_iy9lvkh wrote

Feels nice to see 'Made in Bangladesh'

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House_Hippogriff t1_iy9pqez wrote

man, If If that isn't confidence in your brand quality, I don't know what is!

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