Children Edition

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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.

Lurkó-Szerkó

Location: 1077, Wesselényi Street 30.

Open: M-F: 10:00-18:00, Sat: 10:00-13:00

Csőrike

Another treasure for hand-me-downs. It is in Buda, with a small shop, but as we know, size is not everything. This store offers lots of clothes from 0 to 12 years old children, and their section of baby equipments and accessories is constantly broadening. You can find baby carriages, changing tables and cribs on low prices, like 4000-6000 HUF (17-25 USD). The brands of the clothes are not so known here, because they are English ones, but their quality is quite good and they offer divided clothes from the age of infants to young teenagers ( maximum 13 years).There is a huge amount of Italian socks and shoes, which are always on sale. The atmosphere is pretty good, because of the cute walls, decorated with little Tweeties.

Csőrike

Location: 1118, Törökugrató Street 24.

Open: M-F: 10:00-18:00

Eni-Baba Bababolt

Although, it is in the 19. district, so not exactly in the heart of the city it is totally worth to travel there and check out the products. They literally have everything you need: clothes, child seats, furniture, toys and baby carriages. The clothes are beautiful, they only promote high-qualitative pieces, of which you cannot tell that they are used ones. Because this is a partly second hand shop, you have to be careful during your selections,if you would like to find the cheaper ones. The equipment of the store is fantastic! The different types of products are divided, the clothes are ordered by genders and colors as well; the shop is a bit crowded, however, surprisely perspicuous. Plus point, you can find a list on their website of the things that are necessary before the baby is coming!