Our dds attended an independent senior school, with a massive list of uniform kit from just one supplier.
It was very expensive initially, and although there was a flourishing 2nd hand shop, I did want them to start with everything new, since when starting senior school absolutely everything I had - including shoes - was a hand me down from my elder sister. And virtually everyone else had all new, so I really felt it. This was a state grammar, not an independent.
However after the first year both dds had almost everything needed from the 2nd had shop, as did many others.
GDCs attend a state primary, and 2nd hand things are passed around all the time. Only the other day dd had a lot of school stuff from a neighbour with older dcs. But dd and her friends pass everything around anyway. Not long ago a pair of dungarees I bought for Gdd1 nearly 6 years ago, came back, still in good condition, for Gdd2!
There seems to be no stigma to it at all any more - if there ever was - at least in her wide circle of friends.
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