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Where Can I Buy Girl's Princess Dresses?

I'd like to buy a few princess-type dresses and accessories (Disney and non-Disney) for my 3 year old girl to play dress-up in.

Where can I find some that's relatively inexpensive, new or gently used, in-store or online, size 5-6. I'd like to spend around $10 per dress. I don't want to spend an arm and a leg since it'll only be for play.

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Walmart and Target sell Disney dresses and shoes for a fraction of the cost of the Disney store. Plus they also sell non Disney dress up stuff.

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sign up with www.freecycle.org (Bolingbrook is part of it) and ask for one. You would be amazed at what you can get for free. I'd bet there is at least one mom who has a daughter who has outgrown a princess-type dress and will willing to part with it.

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check Lillian Vernon-I believe they sell them as a set of 4 dresses w/the shoes and hair accessories that comes in a trunk for $40

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Walmart and Target sell Disney dresses and shoes for a fraction of the cost of the Disney store. Plus they also sell non Disney dress up stuff.

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My daughter got a whole trunk of stuff for Christmas. My mom got it at Toys R Us. It's something similar to this Dream Dazzlers Dress Up Trunk:

http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3513492

Has dresses & shoes & other accessories. Toys R Us has a ton of dress up stuff like this!

Naperville Yard Sales often has things like that listed. I've gotten quite a few costumes in decent shape and at a good price.

Definitely E-bay...I've gotten a lot on there as far as dress-up stuff. Watch for actual Disney STORE dresses that are in great like new condition...they are much better quality and will not fall apart like the Walmart Disney stuff tends to & used on ebay, they'll be about the same price. The other thing about the real Disney store dresses is that you can re-sell them on ebay & get most of your money back.
Also, go on Facebook & ask if any of your friends have any they are ready to part with because their daughters have outgrown them...you may be surprised to find a lot that way!

we got some super cute dresses at garage sales. They aren't official princess, but they're pretty and flouncy and my 3 year old likes dressing up in them.

Hi H.-
Other than checking the Disney store for sales, you may have to wait until late August/September when resale shops like Once Upon a Child (Rte. 30 in Crest Hill) sell their Halloween costumes. They always have a ton. Also, I've bought non-Disney dresses at mydressuptrunk.com. Those are homemade dresses (by stay-at-home moms) for $27.

The other resale shop I love is called Inch by Inch on Black Rd. and Rte. 59 in Shorewood. Kind of a hike so maybe call ahead of time to see if/when they have princess dresses. They usually have a ton of cute (very lightly used) dresses for everyday wear. Love them!

sign up with www.freecycle.org (Bolingbrook is part of it) and ask for one. You would be amazed at what you can get for free. I'd bet there is at least one mom who has a daughter who has outgrown a princess-type dress and will willing to part with it.

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