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Growing up in the 1950?s

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Most of us did not have clothes dryers, we dried the clothes on a line outside. Stores like Sears and JC Penney sent out free merchandise catalogs 3 inches thick and people ordered their stuff from those if they couldn’t find it in a store. There was no polyester clothing. There were no shopping malls.

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Tips to Save on School Uniforms

Saving Cents With Sense

But you don’t have to break your budget on clothes, especially with these easy tips to help you save on school uniforms. Many times it is just the items that will have the patch, or logo, on the clothing that needs to be bought from the shop. eBay is also a good online resource for gently used clothes, shoes or other accessories.