Rhyddings NEW P.E kit

[flashy]

Originally Posted by flashy

i bought Reece 4 white shirts from Asda for £6, 2 pairs of trousers from M&S for £6.50 each, his tie from school for £5, his Blazer was £26.50 from Abbey Street and £16.99 for his jumper from Abbey Street, his shoes where £10.99 from Tommy Balls

and the P.E kit was £29.23 (from Surridge) which i still havent got

total....

£107.71

just had to buy Reece another new Blazer, it's the same size i bought him 18 months ago and it's gone up from £26.50 to £33, same size/style, how can they justify putting something up in price so much in such a short space of time?

next time i am not going to buy him a 'Rhyddings' blazer, i'm going to buy him a plain black one, the 'Rhyddings' one has an emblem on the pocket which the kids hate having on show so they tuck the pocket in so no one can see it, so whats the point in forking out all that money for a 'specialised' one?

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by flashy

just had to buy Reece another new Blazer, it's the same size i bought him 18 months ago and it's gone up from £26.50 to £33, same size/style, how can they justify putting something up in price so much in such a short space of time?

next time i am not going to buy him a 'Rhyddings' blazer, i'm going to buy him a plain black one, the 'Rhyddings' one has an emblem on the pocket which the kids hate having on show so they tuck the pocket in so no one can see it, so whats the point in forking out all that money for a 'specialised' one?

Cut the badge of the old one Shaz, just a thought

[flashy]

Can't John, it's sewn in

[accyman]

a couple of years ago the headteacher of haslingden junior school when she took over made everybody buy a new uniform for the simple reason that she did not like the colour red and was more partial to the colour purple.There are a lot of people on a tight budget but as long as her whim for colour choice was met she didnt care.It ended up with children who were only 6 months from leaving to high school having to have new jumpers bought that they would not use again and a playground full of kids wearing either red or purple tops to which the parents would be pestered as to why their child was not yet wearing purple or their child sent home with letters asking why.

i think haslingden high have just introduced a peice of kit to their uniform or p.e kit that cant be purchased anywhere else and is double the price you would normaly pay.Its a disgrace how much control schools are allowed over where you purchase your childs uniform from.Schools used to have fund raising events if they needed some extra cash but now they just take the easier route of ripping off teh parents

[Nickelson]

To be honest the price of cotton has risen within the last 12 months. However the price is shocking for parents.

[accyman]

Originally Posted by Nickelson

To be honest the price of cotton has risen within the last 12 months. However the price is shocking for parents.

schools are deliberatly requesting items that they know can not be purchased elsewhere and adding a lot of extra money to the cost for an item that is half the price elsewhere but dosnt have their logo on or somthing.When i was at school as long as our tie was the correct one there were no badges unless you bought a moorhead blazer with one on or purchased one to be sewn onto the one you purchased but it was not a requirement.These days they put a logo on everything and there is no reason to especially on things like p.e kits.I could understan putting teh school crest on a blazer but as far as the other items are concerened it dosnt serve any purpous having the school logo on at all.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by accyman

a couple of years ago the headteacher of haslingden junior school when she took over made everybody buy a new uniform for the simple reason that she did not like the colour red and was more partial to the colour purple.There are a lot of people on a tight budget but as long as her whim for colour choice was met she didnt care.It ended up with children who were only 6 months from leaving to high school having to have new jumpers bought that they would not use again and a playground full of kids wearing either red or purple tops to which the parents would be pestered as to why their child was not yet wearing purple or their child sent home with letters asking why.

i think haslingden high have just introduced a peice of kit to their uniform or p.e kit that cant be purchased anywhere else and is double the price you would normaly pay.Its a disgrace how much control schools are allowed over where you purchase your childs uniform from.Schools used to have fund raising events if they needed some extra cash but now they just take the easier route of ripping off teh parents

You could only buy school uniforms from designated outlets when I was at school accyman, and believe me that is a very long time ago

[accyman]

Originally Posted by jaysay

You could only buy school uniforms from designated outlets when I was at school accyman, and believe me that is a very long time ago

my mam used to get my trousers and blazer from one shop i cant recall and the jumeprs were always bought from the blind shop and were very durable.We were required to by a specific top and colour representing our house but were never issued with letters demanding we purchased a specific item from the school or we would be sent home for not complying to the schools dress code.I remeber the shirts and trousers been trutex or somthing but as we got to 4th and 5th year people started wearing different brands or more fashionable lables but kept to the schools colour requirements.Its a pitty there isnt as much effort put into disciplining kids as what there is into what they wear.A kid can smack another kid in teh face and get put in teh quiet room to do its work yet dare to wear an unofficial item of clothing and the kid can be sent home

[Romps]

Originally Posted by flashy

just had to buy Reece another new Blazer, it's the same size i bought him 18 months ago and it's gone up from £26.50 to £33, same size/style, how can they justify putting something up in price so much in such a short space of time?

next time i am not going to buy him a 'Rhyddings' blazer, i'm going to buy him a plain black one, the 'Rhyddings' one has an emblem on the pocket which the kids hate having on show so they tuck the pocket in so no one can see it, so whats the point in forking out all that money for a 'specialised' one?

maybe you could remove the flap from the old pocket and put it on the new plain blazer? Just a thought.

[flashy]

he came home with ink all over his new blazer and one of his new shirts today, i give up i really do