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In my Girl Scout days we had a "uniform exchange" kind of thing where you could bring in outgrown uniforms and have them available for new girls coming in. I always wore my cousin's hand-me-downs and passed them down to my little sister when I was done. Anyone who needed a full uniform had one -- they weren't always the current right out of the catalog style, but they were official.
Another thing we had was what were called "make up kits." These had nothing to do with cosmetics, but were packages containing a pattern, fabric, and buttons to make your own regulation uniform. This was much cheaper than buying the outfit in the store, and you could get badge credit for doing it. The Boy Scouts likely didn't have such a program, but it worked great for us.
We actually had a uniform exchange pile in the basement of our meeting hall. I know. I didn't like the tan shirts that were popular then and grabbed one of the olive drab ones from the pile. The vintage shirt was much better than the polyester junk. It held a press better too.