The cost of School Uniforms

I recall many years ago when my eldest was at an all girl's school. She'd been there a year and the school introduced ghastly scratchy jumpers with the name of the school embroidered on it.

I had just purchased a jumper from Tammy Girl. It was the right colour ... bottle green ... and I was told that she could continue to wear it until she grew out of it.

Thanks to my lack of good washing schools the jumper appeared to grow and grow and she was able to wear it until she left.

It was a tad 'well worn' but we were very pleased that we didn't have to go down the scratchy jumper route.

I suspect some schools in affluent areas manage to make a point of getting their children more 'posh" and expensive uniforms etc.
Which most of the others cannot afford. This is a local primary school.

I am right with Gillybob with regard to school uniform.

There is one near us that has a school who goes for making their school uniform fancy, with better with more top quality fabrics . Which is just not fair.
Posh embroidery adds to the costs. On
Keep the uniform really simple itself.

I do not agree with unnecessary expensive uniforms for the sake of status

However, I think you are being unreasonable.
The price of those uniforms cannot be a secret and the public is well aware of the gauging.
If so signing your kid up to attend that school is part of the price you pay.
Uniform + school is a packaged deal. Take it or leave it.

I was surprised to see gillybob posting this. Then I looked at the date ....