To save money for the start of the school year, families can turn to second-hand and rental sites. Clothing, shoes, school supplies, childcare accessories… You can find everything for all prices.
For families who watch their spending, the back to school must be synonymous withsavings. This is their objective, but we still have to find a way to do it, especially in this period of high inflation in France. Most sectors are affected, especially the school environment. Prices are rising everywhere and by dint of it, it is difficult to find good deals, especially for parents who have to make purchases for the little one who enters the crèche, the toddler who starts in primary school and the older ones who are either in college or high school. The needs are not the same, but above all it is not the same budget. The solution : the second-hand and rental market.
Indeed, we do not always think about it, but thanks to these two sectors, we can make good deals on items (branded or not), in working order, by paying them much less. It is a mode of consumption which is more ecological. Today, on the Internet there are specialized sites but also mobile applications. Here is our selection of sites where you can do your shopping at a lower cost for the start of the school year:
Second-hand websites
Vinted for the multitude of choices
Among the references in the second-hand fashion sector, we find of course the platform Vinted. If you need to redo your kids’ entire wardrobe, this is the perfect place to save some money. There is a wide selection of items, for all prices, offered by sellers in France, but also in Spain, Italy and some northern countries. What sometimes find even cheaper items.
Most of the ads are for clothes but if you look closely, in the Children section, there is a category “Toys”, “Pushchairs”, “Children’s furniture”, and even “School” with schoolbags and thousands of supplies school. We find in particular the famous calculators for college and high school, which are generally very expensive in stores.
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Leboncoin to find good deals near you
The popular classifieds site The good corner is known to all. Throughout France, sellers and buyers are doing business. In the “Office supplies” category alone, if you are looking to buy school supplies, more than 3,000 ads are online. Notebooks, binders, pens, school bags… The little extra with this site: it is that you can organize sales in person, which allows you to save on possible delivery costs and to see closer to the item you are about to buy.
You can also very well negotiate prices to best respect your back-to-school budget.
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By Bamboù, the online wardrobe sale for children
the online site By Bamboū presents itself as a community vacuum-dressing specializing in the world of childhood. There are clothes for toddlers, babies but also shoes and childcare accessories (games, baby carriers, sleeping bags, changing bags, etc.). You can kill two birds with this selection.
Each piece offered is meticulously inspected to verify quality. The prices are also very interesting, up to -80% off the new price on items from 0 to 12 years old. Little extra: there is the mention “satisfied or refunded”. The buyer has 14 days to change his mind.
Rental websites
Babyloc, the site to rent everything
Do you want to try the rental option? You are right, if you look carefully, you will inevitably find one near you. On these sites, like babyloc, (which offers its services in the Gard department) you will find everything you need: High chair, crockery, bathtub, changing table, deckchair, walker, stroller and carrycot, child’s bike… Each product is thoroughly cleaned between each lease. In principle, the prices depend on the product and the duration of the rental.
In this niche, there are also other rental sites such as Loca-b whose activity is located in Lyon and its surroundings, Jane with the rabbit who can deliver to the regions of Aix-en-Provence, Marseille, Toulon, Baby’Tems who officiates in Paris and Ile-de-France. And if you are looking for easily rent a bed, stroller or car seatthere is the Familib websitewhich has collection points all over France.
Rental of textbooks
It is entirely possible to rent textbooks for the year for his children. For this, there are some parent-teacher associations or school libraries that offer this service. Two examples among many others: the platform of the School Library for Parents of Students in the Côtes d’Armor, or the PEEP association of the César Baggio high school in Lille.
Check with your child’s school for more information.
Bargains when leaving home
Thrift stores and solidarity shops
If you prefer to see the articles with your own eyes, turn to the thrift stores for clothes and shoes around your home, but also to solidarity shops (Red Cross, Emmaus etc). With the start of the new school year approaching, a selection of products is often offered for families.
Do not hesitate either to go for a walk in the flea markets where the garage sales which are held throughout the year. To find out about the schedule of these events, go to the vide-greniers.org website.
Since September 2021, Lisa has joined the Aufeminin team. Little by little she specialized in subjects related to parenthood. Curious and passionate about writing, she likes to tell …