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Sister's blazer or new one?

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Verycold · 27/06/2014 21:26

The blazer is still in very good condition. Is it bad parenting not to buy a new one for a proud year7?

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eatyourveg · 27/06/2014 21:30

ds 3 went wearing the one I had bought for ds1 4 years earlier - I ran the second hand uniform shop and tons of parents bought old blazers every year at the Y7 taster day. Why fork out when you don't have to?

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Verycold · 27/06/2014 21:51

Thanks

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Eastpoint · 27/06/2014 21:54

Good parenting is putting aside the money you've saved. Excellent dd1 keeping her blazer in such good condition.

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agnesgrey · 28/06/2014 01:54

When I was at school it was always rather cool to have your sister's hand-me-down blazer. (Long time ago, admittedly )

Do it

AG

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Tallandgracefulmum · 28/06/2014 02:19

Good parenting Verycold, you taught big sister to look after clothes so that little sister can still wear. Proud year 7 can still have something new, bag maybe?

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NatashaBee · 28/06/2014 03:15

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ephpa95 · 29/06/2014 18:30

My younger child is be super proud to wear its older sibling's itmes - as long as they are not run down.

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eekihaveadate · 29/06/2014 18:34

As long as it looks OK then I can't see the problem.

At DS school the "done" thing is to pull off the middle button of the blazer. First years are told this in their first week. Confused

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mindingalongtime · 29/06/2014 18:44

I got a hand me up, my younger sister was bigger than me, so she got a new one each year and I had to have her old one!

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