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Do you buy expensive trainers…for your kids

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Faminhotcheetos · 04/09/2024 22:24

Do you buy make trainers, trendy type ones for £50 or so for your little ones-5/6 year olds or go for a cheaper pair?
Is it ridiculous to spend that amount on a little one

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Gothamcity · 04/09/2024 22:50

The gazelle are actually quite heavy with a very solid sole and not very suitable for p.e. I have a pair of gazelle and certainly wouldn't wear them for running or even long walks as they are more of a fashion trainer than a sports one. Something like the Nike "star runner" style trainers and most sketchers ones are really good, very flexible and lightweight, and much better for kids for running around in. Adidas also do a more lightweight sports trainer for kids which would be much more suitable.

TheChosenTwo · 04/09/2024 22:49

COLOURFUL!
no idea what computer trainers might be 😂

TheChosenTwo · 04/09/2024 22:48

Yes, just because we always wear them ourselves. Had younger nieces and nephews to pass them on if wanted once mine had outgrown them so they used to get some good wear out of them.
I do love trainers though, particularly computer ones!

gaininginsight · 04/09/2024 22:48

I only spent up to £50 on Clarks shoes when they were 5/6 but trainers, no. Unfortunately when they reached ages 9/10 it was only Nike/Addidas. Not sure I've done the right thing by giving in but they love them and get lots of use out of them. Plus can get good deals in sports direct sometimes. I think 5/6 is too young for them to even care what brands are. Age 10 should be aswell but kids seem to grow up so much faster than we did. I don't think I was aware of bigger brands until I was 16!

CuttySarcasm · 04/09/2024 22:47

Decathlon are brilliant, so long lasting, pretty much all trainers/football boots/astro trainers all come from there now.

Cobblersorchard · 04/09/2024 22:46

Faminhotcheetos · 04/09/2024 22:42

I was going to get my Dd, 6, a pair of Adidas Gazelle type trainers-here-just the price seems a bit indulgent, she will wear them for school and for sports etc and at weekends so I suppose that justifies it? 🤷🏻‍♀️

They are not appropriate for sports.

No my 5 year old has cheap supermarket trainers. When she is older if she asks for brands she can have them (within reason) but not yet. She is quite happy with some rainbow ones from Next for PE.

DonnatellaLyman · 04/09/2024 22:45

Yes because someone in John Lewis once persuaded me to buy Clark’s and they were just so, so rubbish in comparison to good quality trainers. Heavy, flat sole, rubbish support, looked terrible after a couple of wears and took forever to dry.

MyOtherCarisAVauxhallZafira · 04/09/2024 22:44

I buy shoes that are good for his feet, soft natural materials, flexible sole, wide toe box. They are usually not cheap. I'm not paying that amount of money for hard, unsupportive, synthetic shoes because they have a brand name on them

SecondFavouriteDinosaur · 04/09/2024 22:44

Faminhotcheetos · 04/09/2024 22:42

I was going to get my Dd, 6, a pair of Adidas Gazelle type trainers-here-just the price seems a bit indulgent, she will wear them for school and for sports etc and at weekends so I suppose that justifies it? 🤷🏻‍♀️

They don’t look like particularly sport appropriate trainers to me. They’re a fashion shoe.

SecondFavouriteDinosaur · 04/09/2024 22:43

Like a PP I buy good quality, expensive trainers but not branded ones like Nike or Adidas. The priority is that their feet are comfortable and well supported.

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Faminhotcheetos · 04/09/2024 22:42

I was going to get my Dd, 6, a pair of Adidas Gazelle type trainers-here-just the price seems a bit indulgent, she will wear them for school and for sports etc and at weekends so I suppose that justifies it? 🤷🏻‍♀️

Do you buy expensive trainers…for your kids
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Normandy144 · 04/09/2024 22:41

No I don't. Don't see the point in spending money on branded shoes when they don't know what they are. I generally get their trainers for school from decathlon.

idontwanttoadult · 04/09/2024 22:39

Guilty 🙈 3 DS (8,6,3) they have a few pairs of trainers each.. Sports ones for PE (Nike, adidas etc.) and some snazzy ones for days out and weekends (Vans, New balance..) but also a pair of cheap Sainsbury's ones to wreck on Walks / Beach.

FuzzyDiva · 04/09/2024 22:39

Once they are school age, yes.

NuffSaidSam · 04/09/2024 22:36

Expensive, yes, but Geox/Clarks ones, not sports branded ones.

They wear trainers all the time so it seems reasonable to buy good quality ones that fit their feet. They basically live in trainers and school shoes so they're good quality.

Willyoushutthefrontdoor · 04/09/2024 22:31

When really small they liked and wore novelty trainers...barbie...sonic etc. As they got older I bought branded trainers because I wear branded trainers. Always have. As did their dad. I'm 51 now and trainers are a thing I still love. My wardrobe looks like a shoe shop. Still in boxes. I own 3 running pairs and about 5 sport pairs and 4 fashion branded pairs. I do have about 3 non branded pairs too. Some ladies like handbags I suppose 🤷🏼‍♀️