Grandsons school uniform

Ah, I seee now! thank you, Maw.

This gran is running late, most have had their uniform since the end of July because that's when the schools sell them. Has she bought 2 shoes at £2 each or 2 pairs of shoes at £2 a pair? Either way it's a bargain!
I think it's silly season or that assignment again.

No coat? Bag? Tie? Football boots?

M0nica, I did a short course with Future Learn recently, on where our clothes come from. Apparently, although they are being ripped off, garment workers producing cheap clothes for us don't want us to stop buying them as then they'd have no jobs.

We have been out looking for cheap school stuff for the new term for the grandchildren. Thing is to pay less so we can help with the drum,piano,dance and harp lessons. Think I might look for a part time job.

Shoe zone are looking for staff and you'd probably get staff discount!

Oooh -maybe 20%- shoes for £1.80!

I guess he's 11 again

I've just realised that DSGS wears Vans. I don't know whether to be pleased or not!

Thanks for that Tree I was getting worried that your GS wasn't going to be kitted out this year. Is his surname Pan by any chance?

I bought my 5 year old GD two 'used' school summer dresses in the uniform sale when I went to collect her one Thursday and they cost £13 each so I think the shop price must be at least £30 ea. fortunately no one has asked me to buy the rest of the stuff, New or otherwise.
Uniform was always expensive. When I went to grammar school in 1960 the bill for my uniform including a gabardine raincoat, science overall and gym kit was £100. I don't know how my parents found the money but I do know that the owner of the shop gave us a lift home!

There is no uniform for my granddaughter's finishing school in Switzerland but the cost of extra courses is exorbitant - fencing,riding, dancing, etiquette, cordon bleu etc. Thank goodness I have my state pension to help out.

Do girls still do "Finishing School"??
I thought that had died out by the 50's along with the debutante season!!

Second thoughts.
Were you being ironic and was I being slow?
Don't answer the second question.

I got my DGD a school uniform of skirts, blouses, T shirts, tights, lacrosse stick and she's only 4 and shoes and the shop paid me to take them away! Now that's what I call a bargain! Anyone beat that?

Call that a bargain? I can beat that. I got my DGD school 2 skirts, 2 blouses, 2 cardigans, socks, a lacrosse stick and she's only 3, a winter coat, a cello and a pair of shoes and the shopkeeper paid me to take them away. he would have given me a lift home too, if I'd asked bet none of you can beat that for a bargain.

So good you said it twice or were they twins

Is this a game? If so I got my DGD 2 school skirts, 2 blouses, 2 cardigans, socks, a lacrosse stick, a winter coat, a cello, a pair of shoes and a designer satchel and the shopkeeper paid me to take them away and threw in a bottle of gin!

jalima
You must PM me the names of the triplets as my own grandson will be attending

no BlueBelle, I'm just useless at checking if my post had "gone"!

Of course they do MawBroon!
The crème de la crème.

My twin DGD already have their names down for the same finishing school that ChrisineFrance's DGD will be attending and they are only 9!
The boys' names were down for Eton as soon as they'd had the 20 week scan.

petra shhh, between just you and me they are called Primus, Secundus and Tertius
Unfortunately Primus gets called 'Stove' at his prep school, no idea why

My gc are having to go to a naturist school as we just can't afford uniforms and as for £2 for shoes........... no chance!

Hilarious ?

Oooh, Lona - bit parky in the depths of winter!