Do Clark's do a certificate for babies first shoes?

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Can't see anything on the website about it but someone said they do?!

I got one wit my little one last year.

Yes I got one with both of mine

We got a photo from Clarks.

I got a little Polaroid picture with mine. Although I got l couldn't see one forthcoming so I had to ask (I guess it's possible they would have done it eventually but I wanted one and I couldn't see any sign of it so I said something)

We got a certificate and it was only a couple of months ago.

I didn't know about this and didn't get one when we got DS first shoes a few weeks ago. Oh man😔

We didn’t get one in the autumn.

My DD is a teen now but we got a certificate and a polaroid photo of her sitting on DH's lap from Clarks! Perhaps not all stores do it and especially not in half-term when they are a bit rushed.

Mmm I think some are just probably rubbish to be honest and just have to be asked

Not that I've heard of. Though they did give me a 20% on DS's first shoes when I bought them from there.

I got a Polaroid and certificate from clarks when dd1 got her first shoes 27 yrs ago.
Dd2 didn't get her first shoes from clarks. She got a badge🤣

What the Actual Fuck?

Why would this certificate mean any bloody thing at all? It is a baby. It now needs shoes and is thus developing as it should, footwise at any rate. Shoes have been bought for it from a company that exists to sell shoes. So friggledy what?

< screams in muffled fashion due to having carpet in mouth >

I never had this with any of my 5 DC. Had no idea until now that it was even a thing.

What is the point of it? Why are shoes special?

Never heard of this. DC2 got her her first shoes from there last year. The sort of thing if it had been offered I would have been confused about what they were offering, then accepted just to be polite and put in the recycling as soon as we were home.

They take photos and give you a certificate? No wonder the queues are always so bloody long.

Wtf? Why?

Oh good grief. You know its just a cynical marketing ploy aimed at gullible parents, don't you??

My 11 year old old got a photo with his when he was a baby but none of my other younger kids have ever had anything.

The photo is kind of sweet. Shoes are symbolic of starting to walk, which is obviously a big deal so it’s a nice moment to capture. From Clarks POV obviously it’s a way of capturing a consumer from Day 1.

Does it matter if it's a marketing ploy?
It didn't cost me any money and I would have bought the shoes from there anyway so yes I wanted it.

I never had this but probably wouldn't have kept it anyway. What do you intend to do with the certificate? Frame it? Look back on it in 30 years?

We had a Polaroid & certificate, 18 years when buying DS1 pair of shoes, can’t remember what happened with DS2, to sleep deprived I expect!

We did over 10 years ago though, didnt cost anything. Cute I thought even if it is a marketing ploy.

What?!?! I asked and they said they didnt do it any more.

This was in October

Got a photo and cert 22 years ago for dd Its in dds baby book