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Monday, June 02, 2014

This week only: Semi-Annual Baby Sale!

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Saturday, April 26, 2014

The Thrifty Mom's Secret to a $50 Newborn Wardrobe

Babies go through 7 sizes of clothing in the first 2 years of life. We’ve put together a few examples that include all the basics for your baby’s first few months, all for less than $50:

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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Moxie Jean Voted Best Site For Baby And Kids Resale

Arlington Heights, IL - Moxie Jean (www.moxiejean.com) was just voted by moms around the country as the top web site for kid’s clothing resale. According to reviewers, the amazing customer service and speedy delivery of Moxie Jean puts it ahead of other online consignment and resale sites.

The Red Tricycle “Totally Awesome Awards” received more than 235,000 votes; Moxie Jean was named “Most Awesome” in the national category “Online Consign, Swap or Recycle Site.”

“We’re enormously grateful that parents have responded so enthusiastically to what we are trying to build at Moxie Jean,” said Co-Founder & CEO Sharon Schneider, also a mother of three young kids. “As moms ourselves, we understand what parents are looking for in a great resale experience: fair and transparent policies, outstanding customer service and, of course, a great selection of brand name kid’s clothing.”

A few things that helped Moxie Jean win the top spot:

  • Stylist-created outfits that allow moms to shop via “Lookbook” but also buy individual items.
  • Newborn clothes (other sites start at 12 mos.)
  • A mobile-friendly web site that lets busy parents shop easily on their tablet or smartphone.
  • Super-quick turnaround time to sell kids clothes (averaging just 10 days from mailing the bag to receiving credit/cash out).
  • A commitment to help families in need through school fundraisers, an ongoing gift certificate program with the local children’s hospital, and a policy of donating the clothing Moxie Jean does not purchase (rather than selling it to recyclers).

“Our goal is to make resale of great baby and kids clothing as easy and as attractive as buying new clothing,” said Co-founder & COO Sandra Pinter (also mom to two young girls). “But we are also big believers in giving back to our community and helping families facing tough times.”

In addition to being voted the best place to buy and sell used kids clothes by parents all around the country, Moxie Jean was also just recognized among the Top 10 finalists for the Chicago Innovation Awards in the category “Consumer Services.” Winners will be announced in October.

About Moxie Jean:

“Upscale Resale” site Moxie Jean (www.moxiejean.com) is the #1 website for busy parents who want to buy and sell high quality, gently used kids clothes. And with a free, postage-paid Moxie Jean Mailer Bag it's easier than ever to turn great clothes kids have outgrown into cash or Moxie Money. Co-founders (and sisters) Sharon Schneider and Sandra Pinter have 5 kids between them, ranging in age from 10 down to 3. Launched in the fall of 2012, Moxie Jean was just voted the “Most Awesome Online Consign, Swap and Recycle" site, is a 2013 Chicago Innovation Awards finalist, and has been featured on the TODAY Show, “Good Day, Chicago,” Daily Candy, iVillage and many more. Moxie Jean is a 2012 portfolio company of Chicago’s renowned Excelerate Labs (now Tech Stars – Chicago).

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Saturday, June 15, 2013

Newborn Babies: Where to SAVE and Where to SPLURGE

It’s not always worth the extra cash to get “the best” when the baby won’t even know the difference—and neither will you. Get the insider secrets about when to save and when to splurge.

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Saturday, March 02, 2013

The One Rule of Newborn Clothes You Should Never Break

I'm a bit of a fashionista. So naturally, before my first baby was born, I bought a bunch of adorable itty bitty Newborn-sized clothes. I knew I was having a girl, so the options were just irresistible.

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And then my gorgeous daughter arrived one happy day in January. All 8 pounds, 5 ounces of her. And I think she wore a Newborn-sized outfit home from the hospital. And never fit in one again. She was just too big.

All those cute little clothes I had so carefully washed and folded into her dresser were useless, and I couldn't even return them to the store.

My second child was a boy. A 9 lb. 10 oz. baby boy. My third baby was another girl, weighing in at 8 lbs., 8 oz. Neither of them ever fit in size Newborn for more than about five days, either.

Luckily, by that time I had learned the most important lesson about Newborn baby clothes, which is this:

NEVER BUY NEWBORN CLOTHES NEW.

You don't know exactly how big your baby will be, but even if he or she is perfectly average at about 7 lbs, Newborn clothes will only fit for a few weeks. Then the baby will move up to size "0-3 Months" (which some manufacturers call just "3 Months" or "3M"). And a month or two after that, up to size "3-6 Months."

In short, babies go through SEVEN sizes in the first two years. And it's rarely a nice, neat progression.

So it's just not worth the expense to buy the stuff new. That's the reason "Upscale Resale" site Moxie Jean is an expecting mom's best friend: we buy the gorgeous baby clothes that other people paid top retail dollar for, that their own babies barely touched. We only take the very best, most perfect baby clothes, and then style and photograph them for you to browse at your leisure.

Moxie Jean lets you buy the baby clothes you want for a fraction of the price of new, and still fulfill your fashionista urges to make the baby the cutest thing on the planet.

Shop our Newborn collections now for great deals on baby clothes!

More Advice on Newborn Clothes

Newborn Babies: Where to Save and Where to Splurge

5 Important Tips for Buying Newborn Clothes

5 Things Newborns Really Need - and 4 They Definitely Don't

What Baby Clothes Do You Really Need at the Hospital?

The $50 Baby Wardrobe

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Thursday, February 14, 2013

5 Things Newborns Really Need -- and 4 They Definitely DON'T

Wondering what to buy for your bundle of joy? Remember that the baby will be perfectly still and clean and smell good for about 5 minutes every day. The rest of the time, babies mostly eat (messy), poop (messy), and sleep (not messy but requires comfort).

Here are the essentials you really need to keep your baby (and you!!) happy and snug those first few weeks at home.

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Thursday, October 11, 2012

Newborn Baby Clothes: What do you REALLY Need?

A mom of three shares the secrets to what you should stock up on before that new baby arrives.  

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