Find your best second hand in Budapest

When people start to think about second hands and hand-me-downs, it's quite rare that baby or children stores pop up in their minds. There is a common misbelief in Hungary that second hands only offer old, out of fashion clothes with poor quality; and because of this, people don't even think about going to these shops and seeing the supply. This week I try to prove that this belief is wrong and played out by introducing some of the best second hands for children in Budapest.

Lurkó-Szerkó
This cute shop is located in the heart of the city, near to Rákóczi út.It is a little store but as soon as you enter it, you will be enchanted for sure. The walls are painted as it was a babyroom by calm yellow and green colors and little figures like duck or chicken. There is a huge variety of qualitative clothes for infants, toddlers and small children as well. The pieces are ordered by genders and sizes, you can find dozens of coats, shirts, trousers and shoes, baby-grows, and playsuits. I was quite surprised how fashionable these clothes are, the majority of them are Baby Gap, Ralph Lauren, Hello Kitty or Monsoon.

Throughout the week, I kept hearing that Háda is the best second hand. I told my acquaintances about my blog and they began to talk about Háda. Most of them weren't even there, but they insisted on that I should go back and try it at a time, when there's no crowd around. So I chose the store in the Sugár shopping centre, which is far from the heart of the city, this way a bit calmer. I went there with the intention to create a whole new and absolutely positive opinion about this company. I didn't succeed for the second time either. But lets just start from the beginning.

This week I managed  to find an ideal shop for those who want qualitative clothes for low prices. This store is really cheap! And the best about it is that the shop is located in the heart of the city, only 2 minutes from Blaha Lujza square (on foot). It has shiny boards which advertise the clothes and that it offers English clothes. As the weeks past and I go from shop to shop, I started to realize that English colthes whose brands almost always unknown for me, often have better quality then the more popular ones, and they are much cheaper as well. This week's second hand represents this phenomena perfectly.

The store itself is a bit small for me, although it has two floors. Maybe it is because there are dozens of clothes on every hanger. The good point is that they are ordered by colours and types. Jeans, trousers, shirts, elegant clothes are all divided. There are even bras in every type. What suprised me a bit that there are two lines of different skirts; many jeans and mini skirts. The brands, as I mentioned, are mostly English ones, but I found some H&M or Debenhams shirts. They are all under 1500 HUF (6,5 USD). Skirts and trousers are also at the same price.Atmosphere coats are approximately 2500 HUF (11 USD).If someone thinks that the pricez are still high, there is a big sign at the entrance of the changing rooms that on the second floor everything is 350 HUF (1,5 USD) !  I found every sizes, mostly big ones, unfortunately.
The atmosphere was freindly, the music was modern and youthful. My only problem was with the assistants. They weren't really keen on doing their jobs, so we haven't talked a single world with each other during the half hour I spent in the store.

I've heard so much about Háda stores around the whole country that I had no other choice: I had to visit one of them. The one on Rákóczi street has been recently renewed, so I decided to visit it. Well, it was a bittersweet experience.

Let's start with the good side, the supply. It is a typical second hand, so there are hundreds of different clothes, from every kind, like bluses, jeans, shirts, suits, clothes for children and pregnant women as well. What surpried me was the huge amount of shoes on the shelves and the toys for children. Of course, you have to look for extensively, but this is just the way second hands work. The prices are quite low, shirts are maximum 1500 HUF (6,5 USD), jeans for 2000 HUF (9 USD), children clothes between 500-100 HUF (2-4,5 USD). The brands are mostly English ones, which I didn't really recognize, but there were some Zara, Tally Weijl and S. Oliver ones. With this part, I was quite satisfied.