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Sales of note for 5.21.24
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Ann Taylor – 40% off your full-price purchase; extra 40% off sale, including new markdowns
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + extra 20% off your purchase
- Eloquii – 50-60% off select styles; up to 40% off everything else
- J.Crew – 40% off sitewide; extra 50% off sale
- Lands’ End – 30% off full-price styles
- Loft – 40% off your purchase
- Nordstrom: Designer clearance, up to 40% off; Nordy Club members earn 3X the points on beauty
- Talbots – 40% off 1 item; 30% off everything else
- Zappos – 26,000+ women’s sale items! (check out these reader-favorite workwear brands on sale, and some of our favorite kids’ shoe brands on sale)
Kid/Family Sales
- Carter’s – Up to 50% off everything
- Hanna Andersson – Memorial Day sale, up to 50% off everything; extra 20% off clearance with code
- J.Crew Crewcuts – 40% off sitewide; 50% off kids’ summer styles; extra 50% off sale styles
- Old Navy – 50% off all shorts, tees, tanks & swim
- Target – 20% off Sun Squad items; up to 50% off patio & garden
Anon says
suggestions for girls’ rash guards? i’m not loving the ruffle butts patterns or hanna andersson this year and i get so overwhelmed with choices on amazon, so if anyone has a particular suggestion.
Anonymous says
Land’s End
Anonymous says
Target. The Cat and Jack rash guards and 3 piece sets have held up pretty well for us. The random amazon one my mom got stretched out instantly.
NYCer says
+1 to Cat and Jack.
anon says
I like this set on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B081RM2P7K/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
We’ve bought a few every year. I like the shorts so I don’t have to put sunscreen on ticklish parts around her hips/thighs.
Allie says
Target or Old Navy
Anon says
Atleta Girl
Anonymous says
+1 for Athleta Girl. We also like Lands’ End.
anonn says
Tea Collection, Primary, Swim Zip. Also, we found a cute one from Old Navy this year, just a shirt and she throws it over her regular no sleeve suits.
AwayEmily says
+100 for actual swim shorts instead of bikini bottoms. I think it’s so annoying that girls’ two-pieces all have bikini bottoms and I refuse to buy them. With shorts, it’s possible to just go straight from beach to playground (or vice-versa) without getting burned on a slide, plus you don’t get sand in your privates, plus less chance of sunburn!
Target rashguards are great tho sell out quickly. Primary ones are fine but run boxy/big in my experience. I got a really nice one from Tea but it was on a big swimwear sale.
For swim shorts I go to H&M, UV Skinz, and Primary (though Primary’s are shorter than my daughter likes).
Anonymous says
I prefer bikini bottoms + board shorts. Wet shorts in the pool are a real drag, especially for kids just learning to swim.
CCLA says
Swimzip because I despite having to pull a wet rash guard off over their heads. Love that they zip all the way off, and they’ve held up well. I usually buy a size down so they’re snug.
ANon says
does the zipper hurt the kids? we’ve never doe one with a zipper before? and i like to do the opposite – size up so they last more than one year!
CCLA says
Never had an issue with the zipper (even from youngest who sometimes complains about such things). They have good fabric flaps over the zipper. My kids mostly wear true to size in Cat and Jack for reference, and their usual size at swimzip would work fine just a little baggier.
DLC says
I like SwimZip on Amazon because they zip up the front.
Scilady says
We get them from Primary
Momofthree says
We’ve been pretty happy with Tea Collection & I was able to get swim shorts from them last year as well.
For younger kids, we used SwimZip and didn’t have any memorable issues with the zipper- it’s in the front & it was able to give full arm & leg coverage so I didn’t have to use as much sunscreen. It was super easy & we didn’t have any problems even with little boys & their hanging parts.
Travel smoothie cup for kids? says
My kids are 6 and 3, and somehow still love to have baby food pouches as on-the-go snacks. Our go to is pear/pea/spinach or similar veggie-heavy flavor, so I’ve stuck with it to have something they will reliably eat that isn’t crackers. But pouches create SO MUCH plastic waste that I can’t really justify it anymore (nor am I interested in the refillable pouches, which seem like a huge pain to clean). I’m thinking green smoothies might be a good replacement option, so I’m now looking for the right cup. My ideal is a straw cup and easy to clean, that seals well enough to throw in a backpack without worrying. Does this exist? Any recommendations? My initial searches didn’t turn up what I’m envisioning.
Anon says
I had all kinds of suggestions until I got to the part about throwing it in a backpack without worrying. I don’t think such a thing exists, especially for any non-water beverage/smoothie.
Anon says
I’d just continue the pouches honestly. They’re so convenient. My kid decided she was too old for them around 3 and I was disappointed because they’re so convenient for travel.
Anonymous says
For smoothies a leak-proof straw won’t work. You could use a wide-mouth thermos like a S’well Traveler and then stick in a regular reusable straw, but I don’t know how long a smoothie would stay adequately frozen in a thermos.
Anon says
Mason jar with a silicone flip up straw lid? You’d have to pack the straws separately but they should be fairly leakproof if you add the metal ring to the outside.
Anon says
This is the lid I was thinking of: https://www.amazon.com/EcoWave-Silicone-Mason-Straw-Stopper/dp/B09CGP5D6G/ref=sr_1_28?crid=3HOHGQ2SE1ZIX&keywords=mason%2Bjar%2Bstraw%2Blid&qid=1686667987&sprefix=mason%2Bjar%2Bstraw%2Blid%2Caps%2C95&sr=8-28&th=1
OP says
I never thought of mason jars! And of course there’s a set calling my name: https://www.amazon.com/Elk-Friends-Original-Silicone-Smoothie/dp/B0967BXXY9/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?crid=3QKVX8D6VVDYI&keywords=elk+and+friends+kids+%26+toddler+cups&qid=1686672643&sprefix=elk%2Caps%2C119&sr=8-4
Thanks all!
Cb says
I sometimes use a jam jar at the playpark but apparently I live dangerously as all the other parents gasped when they saw it!
My son takes oat milk to school in an insulated flask and it works really well. I’d do the same with a smoothie and keep a silicone straw in my bag. Once they’ve drunk it, fold the straw into the flask and take it home to wash.
Anonymous says
Try the TerraCycle recycling program for squeeze pouches. The pouch program is run by GoGoSqueez, but all brands are accepted.
Momofthree says
I had high hopes about TerraCycle, however, there was an expose written last October in Bloomberg that left me feeling like it’s highly likely they aren’t actually recycling the pouches. https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2022-terracycle-tom-szaky/
I then had to decide whether I was comfortable with pouches even if the waste wasn’t recyclable & I decided for now that we are.
ElisaR says
not a straw but I have had very good luck with the Squeasy snacker on amazon. It’s got a flip top. I wish they were bigger because i have to give my sons 2 each. I make the smoothie in the blender. i just searched it on amazon and apparently i have purchased it on 4 separate occasions, that’s how much I like them.
ElisaR says
this was a reply for travel smoothie cup for kids
Anon says
following up on the pouch thing, what do your kids eat for after school/camp snacks? in particular stuff that can be eaten on the go. my kids are STARVING
Mary Moo Cow says
Bananas, goldfish, pringles, apple or pear slices, frozen grapes, a handful of berries. I would love for them to eat some sting cheese or cracker cuts or a spoonful of peanut butter, but of course they want stuff like microwaved popcorn, a spoonful of Nutella, popsicles, etc.
Clementine says
My oldest really likes a ‘meat stick’ (I get the chomps kind) and a piece of fruit. I basically go to Costco and pick 2-3 things, throw them in the box and they get to pick something from the box and a piece of fruit.
I used to stress more, but they’re happy and healthy.
Anonymous says
I have precut fruit and veg that I put out and they just house it when they get home. Then I give them crackery things, yogurt etc.
I also have them eat whatever they have left in their lunchbox (eg they ran out of time).
Cb says
I make no bake protein balls, substituting tahini for PB as it’s not allowed in our school. Or a tahini and jam sandwich, yoghurt pouch, etc.
anon says
This takes some prep time but make some PBJs and cut into 4s, store in the fridge with a moist papertowel (or uncrustables).
– Carrots and mini packs of ranch (hidden valley has a peel top version)
– Apples and PB (again with a to-go packet)
– Yogurt tubes that I freeze the night before
– Anything that looks like one of those snack boxes from Starbucks, seriously my kid will eat brie and any other cheese as long as it’s in a little snack box looking thing
Keep cold tips – buy a PackIt brand snack bag, freeze overnight and it will stay cold until afternoon snack/ride home. Game changer for us to have better snacks on the go.
TheElms says
If you need to eat it in the car, yogurt pouch, Larabars, Kind bars, string cheese, half a pbj sandwich. Basically I try for something with some protein. If you’re at home I try one of those things, plus fruit. And because they like them they usually eat something like pretzels, pirates booty, or a graham cracker in addition to all the other stuff. If I’m fancy there might be homemade veggie muffins of some type.
AwayEmily says
Energy ball (I use the recipe from yummy toddler food — it’s legit good), goldfish, apple slices, pouches, Babybels. Each of the kids also has a (different, of course) bar they like — 5yo enjoys PB/choc Larabars and 7yo like Target brand ones. I used to be pretty compulsive about making sure they had a well-rounded snack but now I’m more in the GET CALORIES IN THEM FAST camp so honestly it’s goldfish and a pouch like 75% of the time because it’s what all 3 kids will reliably eat.
More Sleep Would Be Nice says
“I’ll never be the parent that just brings snacks everywhere” – Me, before kids. I remember reading “Bringing Up Bebe” and she writes how French parents don’t cart snacks everywhere and I was smugly nodding along. Old me was so cute!
Now I regularly give my kids a snack at pick-up and after we swim on weekends, even when the next meal is 10-15 minutes away. Even something like goldfish or animal crackers seems to minimize meltdowns (note: I said minimize not eliminate). They’re just hungry!
Anon says
I think this has been discussed here before, but Bringing Up Bebe is focused on wealthy Parisians, which is a very narrow slice of the entire country (Park Slope moms I guess would be a good analogy for the US). Just like parenting practices vary widely in the US depending on socioeconomic status and where you live, not everyone in France parents the same way either. My best friend has lived in France for almost 20 years now, and most of her friends are moms and she said they do a lot of things the book says French moms “never” do.
More Sleep Would Be Nice says
I actually did not know that, but it totally makes sense. I figure in countries where the social safety net exists certain things are easier – but I still think even if you have universal and/or easily accessible childcare, the snacks come for us all.
Never forget: https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a15924868/beyonce-blue-ivy-grammys-snacks/
Anon says
3 yo has been really into Costco cashews lately. He’ll have that, usually a clementine, and a thing of juice.
Anon says
wish i could get my kids to eat nuts!
Anonymous says
Milk or chocolate milk in a Thermos Funtainer. Gets those calories in quickly.
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For work, I need maternity or maternity-friendly shirts that have sleeves (aka don’t require a jacket or cardigan) but also don’t have ruching on the sides.
Does such a thing exist anymore? I have a perfect shirt from Motherhood Maternity from my last pregnancy (6 years ago) that I cannot find anywhere. It’s just a basic black vneck. A little more fitted at the top, simple short sleeves and then it gets baggier at the bottom to accommodate the belly.
I have a number of shells from Loft that I’ve got my eye on and I’m just sizing up but most are sleeveless. Also, what is that material that is so common on Loft shirts? It’s not cotton, def synthetic. But it’s loose and flowy. Struggling to figure out the right search term.
Vicky Austin says
Hmm, I have some long-sleeve tees from H&M maternity that might not have ruching? I can’t remember.
TheElms says
Pink Blush has several that I think would work. And I found a few that looked promising on Amazon by searching for V neck maternity blouse. I’ll post links separately.
TheElms says
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OP says
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AwayEmily says
Are you okay with an under-b00b tie? A lot of them have that — search for tie-front maternity shirt.
I had a Gap long-sleeved shirt that did not have ruching, but it was pretty casual.
in my experience target maternity is VERY seasonal so they may have more long-sleeved options when it gets closer to fall.
GCA says
Material – is it viscose maybe? Tencel?
DLC says
ASOS has a good selection of maternity clothes, though they may skew a little casual.
Anon says
Try Seraphine.
Anonymous says
The nonprofit where I volunteer just posted a paid position. In addition to a resume and cover letter, applicants are asked to submit their Enneagram number. This explains so much.
Anon says
Suggestions for graphic novels that are age appropriate for kindergartners? My 5 year old has never been much for books, but has recently gotten really interested in graphic novels. She loved the Magic Treehouse ones, but there are only four of them. I got the first Babysitter’s Club out of the library and she really enjoyed it, but there was talk about crushes on boys and dieting, and these don’t seem like messages she needs to be hearing at this age (even though I read those books – and Sweet Valley Twins, which I think is even worse in that regard – around the same age).
Anonymous says
Unicorn on a roll, BSc little sister, bad kitty
Anonymous says
The Jedi Academy series.
Anonymous says
Babysitter’s Club Little Sister. Kristy’s litter step-sister, Karen, is the main character. My 7 year old loves them. They have non-graphic and graphic versions.
Momofthree says
Investigator series has been really great for my boys. They also like Max Meow.
Geronimo Stilton is mostly graphic novels that cover historical events- there’s a little subtext around gender stereotypes (i.e., character getting goo-goo eyes over a girl) but it’s not that noticeable.
The Owly series are wonderful & don’t have very many words.
The Peter & Ernesto series has been a huge hit in my family. My 3 year old has heard them so many times she can recite the dialogue.
Mercy Watson & King & Kayla are two books that have a lot of pictures, but aren’t necessarily graphic novels.
Odd Duck by Cecil Castellucci & Sara Varon (who also has other graphic novels). Science Comics. There’s a publishing house named First Second which only publishes Graphic Novels & can be a good place to look.
Anon says
Wait, you read BSC at age 5?? I remember reading the little sister series at age 7 (I was in a “club” and got three books in the mail each month). The regular BSC was later elementary for me.
OP says
My dad read BSC to me when I was 5. I wasn’t reading independently at that age. Then I think I read Sweet Valley Twins, High and University in quick succession when I was 6.5-7 and reading on my own. I read my parents’ John Grisham novels in third or fourth grade. I loved it as a kid but yea it seems…not super appropriate now. I was reading way above grade level by age 7, but it seems like they could have put more effort into finding me age appropriate books.
Mary Moo Cow says
I also read John Grisham in elementary school and I remember my parents disagreeing over how much to explain to me. They also let me read Michael Chrichton and I think were hoping/banking on that I was not really absorbing that much. I just ran out of age appropriate but engaging books really quickly after 3rd grade. Now that I have a 3rd grader voracious reader, I get the struggle, but can’t imagine letting her read John Grisham!
Momofthree says
I also read John Grisham in elementary school and Clive Cussler novels, which are pretty stereotypical rugged renegade solves the world & gets the beautiful girl type books. My parents had a pretty laissez-faire approach to content for better or worse. If it was on our bookshelves, I could read it. We never really talked about books I was reading, but we did watch pretty explicit movies/tv shows & they’d explain things to me while we watched them.
One of my more vivid memories was reading Walt Disney’s biography in 2nd grade (b/c we’d visited there)- there was definitely explicit content about affairs, etc. and I just had no clue what I was reading.
Anonymous says
I always thought the reading level of the BSC books was too low for the level of sophistication in content.
Cb says
Oh there are loads of good ones.
Narwhal and Jelly.
The Brownstone Family Mythology series.
Catstronauts.
anonamommy says
There’s a BSC Little Sisters series that are graphic novels, really cute. My kid at that age loved Phoebe and her Unicorn and BabyMouse – both of which were fairly annoying to me but not enough that I stopped them. Unicorn Diaries and Owl Diaries series. Sherlock Bones books (there are just a few). And the X-story treehouse books are fun at that age – the 26-story treehouse, 52-story treehouse, etc.