Is ADSDA schoolwear suitable for children (to look smart all year round)?

Question

My daughter-in-law claims to have kitted all three of my Grandsons out for school *next* year for less than fifty pounds and says that that is the end of the matter.

Leaving aside the fact that they may *grow* over the Summer do you think that these sort of clothes are suitable for school?

I always bought my boys' school uniforms in August and from proper shops not supermarkets (and bought them to fit too not "off the peg").

I had hoped to do the same for my Grandsons.

Answer 1

Why don't you buy it if you are that worried!!

With 3 kids on a budget its sometimes hard to get 'the best' and at least if they take the knees out of their trousers they are cheap enough to replace!!!!

Answer 2

Well ,only if the *pans* are still attatched to the *garments*.

Answer 3

Yes it is perfectly fine.  In fact adults also buy their clothes from asda and tesco these days without the snobbish stigma.  

Kids grow quickly and its really expensive these days to constantly keep buying them new clothes.  And if the clothes are a little cheaper then their mum wont mind so much if they play rough and tumble in them.  

i bet you any money that every other child in that class will probably be wearing Asda or Tesco school clobber

Answer 4

My main concern with these is the fact that you almost always have to have clothes that have teflon on them! This is not a natural substance and it gets into the blood stream and (similar to mobile phones) its not been around long enough to know if it is safe!

Having said that even 'proper' clothing shops sell these and its very hard to get them without

Answer 5

Absolutely - big supermarket chains have enormous buying power so they can offer good quality garments at reasonable prices.  Most kids are likely to be wearing similar clothes so your grandsons will fit in with their friends - it would be unusual to have made to measure uniforms these days when there are so many reasonable priced alternatives available.  

The best bit is, because they are cheap, it doesn't matter too much if they get ripped or if the kids grow out of them as they're easy to replace - as well as being easily available.  

Congratulations to your daughter in law - and presumably your son wasn't complaining too hard about this decision! - for being sensible with the family finances and getting hard wearing reasonably priced clothes that will help your grandsons 'fit in' with their similarly clad friends at school.

Answer 6

ASDAS dead cheap! and the kids dont care,

iam 18 and I still get the white shirts from there and re-do them up myself because their cheap, and thats the best thing cos if they grow just get a new whatever for really cheap!

Answer 7

Things are really tough nowadays, it is in no way...like it was 50 years ago.  Everyone is trying to save money and even more with raising prices we have to save in things that have little or no importance....like clothes.

You should be PROUD of you daughter-in-law, because instead of wasting money...she is helping her husband (your son) with the finances....and yeah, saving money in cloths is part of the help.

There is not a big  difference between buying clothes from "proper shops" than in "supermarket,  and since your grandsons are young...they probably don't even know.

By the way....I am sure that you know that kids don't grow 2 inches up  in two months, and if they are very active and eat healthy , the weight shouldn't be a problem either.

Answer 8

I do not see it as a problem. Tescos and woolworths also do a really cheap school clothes.

The way I see it at least if the child ends up ruing some of the clothes halfway through the term then at least they are cheap enough to replace.

My daughter will not be starting school for another couple of years but I am positive that I will get her school clothes from a supermarket.

At the end of the day these boys are not your children so it is not your place to take them shopping for school clothes. That is the place of the mother. She has done what she feels is best for her children and at the ned of the day what you feel is irrelevant

Answer 9

Personally Joan I don't buy my kids school stuff from Asda because I don't like their school stuff, their summer dresses are fine, but thats about it, I get my kids school stuff from Marks and Spencers in their 3 for 2 offer!

I do buy them normal clothes from Asda though!

Answer 10

Oh Joan, not again please!

Your DIL is doing EXACTLY the right thing.

As you know, I've been reading your questions for a long time and all I can surmise is that

a) your DIL is doing an excellent job in bringing up her children and

b) it seems that your issues with your own sons are what lies at the heart of the vitriol your pour upon her.

For once Joan, just for once, try to see the other side. Life isn't the same as when your kids were younger. The world is a whole lot more practical and actually kids look much smarter because of it.

No hand-me-downs, no patched knees, no overly short trousers and all because the supermarkets have made buying new uniform accessible to all.

I remember buying my son's school uniform from the lost property box because I couldn't afford the new stuff. My son suffered at school because kids are merciless and he looked a bit less tidy than the rest of them.

Kids have always been like this Joan so isn't it better that your grandsons don't get bullied at school?

You really have to give this a rest. It's not like you're talking a hundred years ago is it? I bet your boys are younger than me and I'm not yet forty.

Nobody dresses in "sunday best" anymore and you'd have no friends if you did! You talk a lot about things being "for the best" but what's best for your grandsons is a warm loving environment and you and your behaviour puts a spike in that otherwise smooth wheel. Please don't damage them any more than you already have.

Answer 11

As you said yourself, they grow very fast, so maybe it's not worth  spending too much on a school uniform that won't fit them for long. Also, it's nice of you to think of your grandsons, but after all, they are your daughter-in-laws' children so I think it's fair enough if she decides where to buy the school uniforms.

Answer 12

The blazers are £40.00 in a proper shop and £10.00 in Asda.

It makes economic sense to buy the whole uniform in Asda.

Answer 13

i bought my son some school trousers from there & they were awful they didn't wash very well & got holes in the knees.

The t-shirts are great though

Answer 14

There is nothing wron with ASDA or any other supermarket schoolwear.

Answer 15

I wasn't sure what type of clothing you were talking about,so I looked it up.I think the fact that children can grow so quickly perhaps it would be reasonable to buy clothing from this type of store.With the cost of everything getting so expensive it is more important than ever to watch our budget ,regardless of income.As parents and grandparents we should be more concerned about the student wearing the uniform  and their academic achievement rather than where the uniform was bought.Take care.

Answer 16

Time for you to drag yourself into the 21st century love, and what the h***s it got to do with you how your daughter in law chooses to dress HER children? Especially at a time when everything is so expensive. Mind your own business!  The days of the dusty old "school uniform" retailers are numbered. Deal with it

Answer 17

My grandsons all get their trousers and shirts from Asda. They all play football at break and before you know it they are through the knees not because they are cheap but because they are forever in a tackle or whatever you call it and skidding along the grown so for that reason alone they are worth the money and are readily replaceable where buying from an old fashioned school tailor is just prohibitve now.

Answer 18

They are YOUR grandsons NOT your son's so why don't you keep your nasty nose out ...

Answer 19

Is it an issue with supermarkets, or just generally everything your daughter in law does? I really think you need to let your daughter in law get on with bringing up her children how she wants. She is there mother not you!

Every time a see a question from you you are criticising your daughter in law. How she brings them up is her choice (and your sons) but you seem to be against everything she does.

I buy lots of clothes from Supermarkets like Asda, Tescos and Sainsbury's and they are of very good quality considering that they are so cheaply priced. Does it really matter where a school uniform comes from? I will be buying my sons school uniform from places where I can save money. I don't see the point in spending loads of money on something that is going to worn to the death, painted on, rolled around the grass in etc.

I think you really need to sort out your issues with your daughter in law, for your grandsons sake.