can anyone please help me find a nice pink coat for my dd age 4 for starting school?i've found these two

[carriedababi]

boden

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i don't really love either, and i have a 20 pounds gift voucher for boden so they work out about the same price.

just wondered if anyone had seen anything nicer.

dd really wants a pink one

[LIZS]

Sorry would n't get either, sorry. When we had the choice of style/colour (and you may just want to check you do before you buy) H and M did great value jackets such as this or this or maybe this. There isn't really a place for the likes of Boden in a school cloakroom/playground unless you have money to burn. Also practicality of whether she can do it up herself may influence your ultimate chocie.

[RoundOrangeHead]

nice duffle in Asda!

direct.asda.com/george/school-uniform/pink-duffle-coat/GEM70720,default,pd.html

[carriedababi]

thanks for the reply liz, we did look in h and m the other week, they had a hello kitty puffer, but it didn't fit right so couldn't get it.
i'll try debenhams this afternoon.

[onelily]

try this one its much more cheaper than the boden one. And for the voucher use it for an item worth more than it.

[accessorizequeen]

I see plenty of Boden coats at school, but just wonder about the durability of them these days. Have seen nice pink ones in Zara and M&S recently but had already got a pink gap one for DD from a seller here. Muddy puddles I think do an a line waterproof one in pink which might work?

[applecrumbleandcream]

I know it's not pink, but I have bought my dd this for school from M&S and it is really lovely, lightly padded for this inbetween weather and a really nice bright colour.

There is also this one and also this one which are both pink and look really nice.

[seeker]

My dd had a Boden coat when she was 6 that is still going strong 9 years later- it's been handed down 5 times!

[going]

http://www.johnlewis.com/214761/Product.aspx is a really comfy long lasting coat. I bought the pruple oe for my older daughter 2 years ago, her sister is going to wear it this year - really recommend.

[accessorizequeen]

Seeker, I meant that the quality seems to have gone down this year, has been a couple of threads about it. I sent back 3 coats that I ordered for the dc and other people have too.

[carriedababi]

well dd has a boden coat from last year that still fits, but i stupidly did promise her apink one when she started school, and although i won;t make that silly promise again, i do like to stick to what i promise.
so i will endevor to find her a nice pink coat.


so thought if i got her a pink one, she would have a spare then, how many coats do children normally have anyway? is it normal to have a spare?

thanks for the suggestions i will look at the links.
and go in the shops, i rather like that asda one, but worry it might be a bit formal for a 4 year old and maybe a bit too long that will hinder dd climbing etc in the playground

[onelily]

i guess size will be a problem..but its not formal at all..its quite comfy, i feel

[carriedababi]

as long as it doesn't restrict her climbing etc, guess it doesn't really matter