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PineappleRox · 2024-12-09T14:58:58+00:00

Aibu to be aggravated with notices from two different schools about Xmas jumper day. I would have to buy two Xmas jumpers in order to send in £1 for charity. It would cost about £40 to send them in with Xmas jumpers and pay the £1 for the privilege. AIBU to think it’s a tone deaf request from school when people are under pressure with the inflated cost of living?

UpTheMagicChristmasTree · 10/12/2024 07:07

Seashor · 09/12/2024 17:34

Yes you are being unreasonable, very unreasonable actually. This is all about your child, I can assure you none of us teachers want to be in a Christmas jumper all day, but we do it because the children LOVE it.
It’s VERY lazy of you not to pimp a jumper you already have with some Christmas themed bits and bobs, it will cost you next to nothing.

Speak for yourself, I work in a school and I love wearing my Christmas jumpers/dresses every day throughout December!

FanofLeaves · 10/12/2024 07:01

saraclara · 09/12/2024 23:51

I called into my local charity shops at the weekend, and it seemed like half of each shop was Christmas jumpers for £1, or £2 at the most.

There's really no need to make a drama of it. It's a bit of fun for the kids.

Oh, but OP doesn’t have time to go to charity shops because she has a job and children 🙄😂

RB68 · 10/12/2024 00:50

Ididnt have a problem buying my daughter a jumper but she hated Christmas ones but loved a penguin one - so I just made a hat brooch and she pinned that on

But as others have said charity shops make a point of having them in - try some of the childrens ones specifically

saraclara · 09/12/2024 23:51

I called into my local charity shops at the weekend, and it seemed like half of each shop was Christmas jumpers for £1, or £2 at the most.

There's really no need to make a drama of it. It's a bit of fun for the kids.

Wheelz46 · 09/12/2024 23:50

PineappleRox · 09/12/2024 16:18

I bet a bunch of women volunteers are expected to jump in and run these things and clean and iron and sort. Women are viewed as having nothing better to do.

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I understand how hard it can be if someone is struggling financially and this is why our PTA also have a christmas jumper donation.

There is no expectation for any money to be exchanged for the jumpers and for what it's worth, there are quite a few dad's on our PTA who offer alot of their spare time to meetings, events and fundraisers.

Also if any parent/carer does not have the time to look through the christmas jumpers due to other commitments, they can just bob an email to school and their child will be allowed to go and choose one, this can be discreet if the parents so wish.

Blondeshavemorefun · 09/12/2024 23:45

Love Christmas jumper day

Kids love it

But I don't buy new

Charity shops for for £1/2

And our school Xmas fair has a stall for Xmas clothes that we have donated to

and mini blondes got her lovely one for Xmas dinner /jumper day for £1

Psychologymam · 09/12/2024 23:41

SuperfluousHen · 09/12/2024 15:12

Absolutely agree with you.
Any excuse to gouge money out of parents.

I see other posters advocating a charity shop jumper - sorry, I’m not a fan, you quite literally don’t know where it’s been. Flame away if you love shopping in charity shops!

Well if you’re okay with fast fashion, primark are selling long sleeved Xmas t-shirts for 2 euro or just if you’re creative make an old one Christmassy. Xmas is expensive time of year but you don’t have to spend 40 pounds on jumpers if you prefer not to and charity shops aren’t the only option!

WearyAuldWumman · 09/12/2024 23:39

TizerorFizz · 09/12/2024 23:32

So you have fussy children who must have new jumpers? That’s the real problem here. You won’t help them make a jumper they own look Christmassy and they turn their noses up at anything not new. And yet it’s the school’s fault?

They're not "fussy" - you obviously haven't read all of the OP's posts.

TizerorFizz · 09/12/2024 23:32

So you have fussy children who must have new jumpers? That’s the real problem here. You won’t help them make a jumper they own look Christmassy and they turn their noses up at anything not new. And yet it’s the school’s fault?

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PineappleRox · 09/12/2024 23:27

GridlockonMain · 09/12/2024 15:15

It’s bloody stupid. The environmental / human labour cost of even a few people in the school buying a shitty, acrylic and glitter Christmas jumper for this purpose would immediately dwarf the few measly quid this will raise for charity. Schools should avoid fundraisers which require people to buy cheap, poor quality clothing or props as far as possible because they put people under financial pressure and do more harm than good.

I couldn’t agree more. The whole thing is ludicrous.

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PineappleRox · 09/12/2024 23:18

Seashor · 09/12/2024 17:34

Yes you are being unreasonable, very unreasonable actually. This is all about your child, I can assure you none of us teachers want to be in a Christmas jumper all day, but we do it because the children LOVE it.
It’s VERY lazy of you not to pimp a jumper you already have with some Christmas themed bits and bobs, it will cost you next to nothing.

You know nothing about me and nothing about whether my children would even wear that! For a teacher, I’m surprised you are blinkered enough to make a total assumption about my children & whether they would be prepared to wear that.

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itsmylife7 · 09/12/2024 22:43

NerrSnerr · 09/12/2024 15:06

As others said, charity shops have plenty of Christmas jumpers or pin some tinsel to a normal jumper.

my local charity shops are charging £5.50 for a child's Christmas jumper. The rail is still full with them.

MumChp · 09/12/2024 22:39

PineappleRox · 09/12/2024 16:01

Two jumpers when they are small men’s and ladies’ are likely to be £17 each plus a couple of quid for the charity.

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Never paid that money!

Ilikemymenlikeilikemycoffee · 09/12/2024 20:16

AwardGiselePelicotTheNobelPeacePrize · 09/12/2024 18:12

A £3 Primark jumper is made in a sweatshop from oil-based acrylic. It was quite possibly made by a late primary age child. I don't think it's a great look for a fundraiser personally.

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So sorry to offend!

StrawberryWater · 09/12/2024 18:32

Always buy ours second hand. Never paid more than about £3 for an X-Mas jumper. I get them from the charity shop.

MsSquiz · 09/12/2024 18:24

Our school does a Christmas jumper swap the week before Christmas jumper day. Anything not bought gets donated to charity

AwardGiselePelicotTheNobelPeacePrize · 09/12/2024 18:12

Ilikemymenlikeilikemycoffee · 09/12/2024 16:37

I’ve literally never heard anyone complain about this! Surely your kids have something they can wear? My son has hand me downs from a nephew, a red jumper we could put something festive on, or even a Christmas hat! I think you’re being a bit miserable unnecessarily! No one says go and spend £40!… I mean where have you seen £20 Xmas jumpers for kids anyway!

My son didn’t actually want to wear the one his cousin handed down but we got one in Primark for £3!

A £3 Primark jumper is made in a sweatshop from oil-based acrylic. It was quite possibly made by a late primary age child. I don't think it's a great look for a fundraiser personally.

xyz111 · 09/12/2024 18:04

Bjorkdidit · 09/12/2024 15:07

The obvious solution would be for schools to run 'swap shops' where people donate outgrown jumpers and can buy the donated ones for a pound or two.

Raises funds, reduces waste and reduces costs to parents.

You only have to overcome the 'I don't want to store a jumper from NYD to December so I can donate it' issue and solves the problem all round.

Our school does.

Humphhhh · 09/12/2024 18:03

SuperfluousHen · 09/12/2024 15:12

Absolutely agree with you.
Any excuse to gouge money out of parents.

I see other posters advocating a charity shop jumper - sorry, I’m not a fan, you quite literally don’t know where it’s been. Flame away if you love shopping in charity shops!

Do you make all your own clothes? If not do you know who made them and where they've been....?

IVFmumoftwo · 09/12/2024 18:02

Charity shop!

FanofLeaves · 09/12/2024 17:58

PineappleRox · 09/12/2024 16:07

When? I work full time. I have kids to look after at the weekends. I don’t want to spend a tenner either on them. I’d rather but something useful and worthwhile with the money I’ve earned.

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I can assure you plenty of full time workers are able to have a quick browse on Vinted, don’t be ridiculous.

Deerrobin · 09/12/2024 17:47

PineappleRox · 09/12/2024 16:18

I bet a bunch of women volunteers are expected to jump in and run these things and clean and iron and sort. Women are viewed as having nothing better to do.

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Why so fucking unnecessarily rude and argumentative? The men and women I work with on our PTA do it (organise preloved jumpers, uniform etc) because we want to reduce waste and help our school commmunity. Most people are really pleased that we do, but there are of course always a few who will find fault in anything 🙄

Marblesbackagain · 09/12/2024 17:46

We got around the waste by holding a swap shop in November bring a jumper take a jumper. It has worked brilliantly for Halloween outfits and Xmas jumpers.

Highly recommend it.

rosydreams · 09/12/2024 17:45

They have it every year i just buy from vinted or last year sale in advance .No need to pay full price ,with kids you gotta learn how to prepare and plan for things .I usually buy a size big so they last

I buy them as they can be used all through November December ,buy decent quality your child has something warm to wear

Oblomov24 · 09/12/2024 17:44

I've bought them every year for 10+ years off eBay for 99p.