Need to Find a Bathing Suit!

Updated on February 26, 2009
E.N. asks from Clearwater, FL
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I just signed my son up for swim classes, and they start on March 2nd (next Monday!) I need to participate in the water, and I don't have a swimsuit. Worse, I haven't found any stores that are carrying them yet. I don't want to spend a fortune on one, but I'm running out of time and need to find one somewhere FAST! Any suggestions of where you've seen them on sale?

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K.M.

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I have seen them at walmart target, meijer. There are not many but there seem to be different types. ( I didn't actually look through them

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A.G.

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I actually saw a ton at Super Target in Broadview yesterday. It's off of 17th and 22nd (Cermak) if you're not familiar with the area. They looked really cute too!

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C.F.

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Target has a very nice selection out now!

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J.P.

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E.-

I just tried on a lot of bathing suits at either Marshalls or TJ Max.... can't remeber which store, but it's the one next to Michaels' Craft store on Roselle and Golf. (Kiddie corner to Babies R Us)
I also noticed that Walmart had some in stock already this past Sunday. Oh... and I saw some at Kohl's last week. (I need one too... so I've been noticing which stores have them already.)

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L.B.

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Target or Marshall's!

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J.S.

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Target has a lot as well as Lands End (I believe).

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C.F.

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Lands' End! Everything online is 20% off today only. I'd call to make the order since the offer came via e-mail. I'm not sure if you have to have a coupon code or something. They've got a great selection of bathing suits.

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S.J.

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I just got one at JC Penney in Woodfield. Pretty good selection. I got a cover up at Kohls.
Good luck!!

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P.S.

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I saw lots of swim suits at Costco in Mount Prospect on Monday.

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T.S.

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TARGET...... They have all there bathing suites out already.

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J.C.

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I bought one at the GAP last week, the GAP outlet also has them. j.

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M.S.

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Just saw suits at Target the other day.

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M.D.

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I have gotten some through Venus.com. They have awesome prices and you can pick your bottom style out for full coverage or what ever you want. I think they are really reasonable. Good luck. It didn't take long at all to ship either.

M.

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A.F.

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You can buy one piece and 2 piece (racing tank style) swimsuits at sporting goods stores year round. Try SportsMart.

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K.M.

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target, old navy, lands end, l.l. bean, as well as victoria's secret are all carrying them now

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B.S.

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You might want to try JCPenney. At the Woodfield store they have been out for about a month now. If you live to far from that location, try calling to another location to see if they have there's out. Hope this helps and happy swiming.....
B.

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J.D.

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E.,

I was at Meijer last week and they have all the bathing suits out already! I was laughing to myself because we were getting snow at the time! Good luck finding!

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B.L.

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Hi E.,

Try Target. I was there over the weekend and noticed they had several to choose from already. Hope this helps

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R.P.

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Either Betty Schwartz's (there's a bunch of locations) or Everything But Water will have suits. Everyone's got great sales going on right now. Have a blast w/your son!

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A.N.

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Target has a ton of the out already.... And Costco (if you're a member) has some really nice one pieces for reasonable. Not sure how "on sale" they will be right now since it's prime season for swimsuit buying...

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M.I.

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Try Lands' End outlet on outer perimeter of Yorktown Mall, Lombard, IL. Got 3 suits there in January for Hawaii 2 years ago. If that doesn't work, look @ their catalog & order there (free shipping to store). They sell nice "adult" bathing suits (like that come with shorts or skirted bottoms) in addition to bikinis & more competitive type --all really hold up. Often you can often buy top/bottom separately so the fit is better.

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T.C.

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Target has all of their bathing suits on display. I bought them for my kids at the beginning of February and they are very inexpensive.

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G.Q.

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There is also a swimsuit store at DeerPark on the Barnes and Noble end that's open year-round.

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A.F.

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Dick's Sporting Goods has racks full of clearance and sale suits right now.

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B.R.

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There is an all-year-round swimsuit shop in Downers Grove at 63rd & Fairview, called the Swimsuit Shop. Have fun!
Barb R.

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J.H.

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Try the Land's End Inlet on Dempster in Morton Grove, if you live on the north side of the city. They probably have suits, many of which will be marked down. Call first to see. Good luck!

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V.D.

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Target has had swimsuits out for women/men since October. I thought that was strange and asked why. And they said that they had complaints about people taking winter cruises and needing swimsuits and them not being available....so Target decided to carry them late Fall and throughout the winter. And they also put out the children's swimsuits 2 weeks ago.

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C.A.

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Target, Victoria Secret on line, Macy's to name a few.

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M.M.

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Costco has cute Speedo's for $19, that's the best deal I've seen.

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M.R.

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I bought one from Target in January and I was in Wal Mart yesterday and they had them displayed. The two-pieces were only $12 a piece.

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