Gymboree-Beyond Cute!

[mommaU4]

I was an assistant manager at Gymboree (in the Glendale Galleria in CA) when my son was about 4 months old. He's 11 now so it was awhile ago. We had a ton of Gymboree clothes because I got a discount of 50% off.

Once I stopped working there I stopped liking their clothes too. I haven't been there in awhile but back then some of their outfits were a bit clownish. You had to be careful what you picked out. I think they are better now, but now I can't afford them so it doesn't matter.

 

[taximomfor4]

Since you guys are "pros", are the socks worth the prices? I'm just curious, I've bought her a few matching ones during the sales but I'm always surprised to see the socks going for $5 a pair or something on Ebay.

Do you find in general the clothes run big or small? Or both?

IMO, the novelty socks colors hold well, but they fuzz up pretty quickly. Since that is only on the bottoms of the feet, though, I usually got them anyway. Now I stick with the matching colors of their regular socks instead,though. Those have held up better for me, and stay on the kids feet well.

About the sizing, I have always found that it runs bigger than other stores. When I worked there (how do you think I built up such a wardrobe for the kids?!) I warned people that what sizes fit the kids in other stores might not fit the same from our store. Rosalia, for example, turned 3 this summer and potty trained. So now the 18-24 month clothes are just slightly too small (no diaper weighing them down??) My kids are small-ish, though.

Beth