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Are there cool slippers my 17 year old son might wear if I bought them for him?

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SoleTrader · 06/03/2024 21:40

Our house is a bit draughty and he's coughing and sneezing a lot.
TIA for any suggestions.

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MaloneMeadow · 06/03/2024 21:55

If he’s anything like my teen DD - no! Refuses to wear slippers no matter what ones I buy her or how cold it is... the joys of teenagers

FluffyToesMeow · 06/03/2024 21:56

Northface ones?

toastofthetown · 06/03/2024 21:59

I don’t think slippers will help coughing and sneezing. But if he doesn’t like slippers then he won’t wear them. And are you sure he doesn’t wear them because he perceives them as uncool. Personally I never wear slippers (despite having cold feet most of the time) because I don’t like the sensation of wearing shoes. Slipper socks might be a compromise (but I invariably shed those too).

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daffodilandtulip · 06/03/2024 22:01

My 15yo won't wear slippers but loves fluffy socks (mainly Christmas ones worn all year round).

Seeline · 06/03/2024 22:02

Fluffy socks and sliders

ThePure · 06/03/2024 22:03

My nieces had fur lined crocs for Christmas that my kids were quite jealous of. They were that kind of so ugly it's cool vibe.

DesparatePragmatist · 06/03/2024 22:03

Thick socks, either snuggly fleece ones or nordic woollen ones depending on personal style

waterlellon · 06/03/2024 22:04

Fluffy socks

cerisepanther73 · 06/03/2024 22:04

@SoleTrader

I was thinking of moccasins style of slipper or Croc shoes that have a fashionable patterns on them too

NCTDN · 06/03/2024 22:04

Ds is 17 and loves his images.app.goo.gl/kcAiEZtnonhubHeVA

Are there cool slippers my 17 year old son might wear if I bought them for him?
CuteCillian · 06/03/2024 22:05

https://www.birkenstock.com/gb/zermatt-shearling-felt/zermatt-cozyhomeshearling-woolfelt-0-latex-u_474.html
DS and his uni housemates have finally started wearing these around their draughty old house. It's a miracle.

idontlikealdi · 06/03/2024 22:06

Sliders and socks

EwwSprouts · 06/03/2024 22:06

I wouldn't call them cool but DS has taken these to uni. From Next - Black/White Football Slipper Mules

inkblackheart · 06/03/2024 22:08

16 yo will only wear sliders with socks (which to me looks completely ridiculous) but 19 yo will wear Ugg boot style

bingoringo4 · 06/03/2024 22:08

Lined crocs

DaughterNo2 · 06/03/2024 22:09

Seeline · 06/03/2024 22:02

Fluffy socks and sliders

This is the same here with teens

swooshes · 06/03/2024 22:09

CuteCillian · 06/03/2024 22:05

https://www.birkenstock.com/gb/zermatt-shearling-felt/zermatt-cozyhomeshearling-woolfelt-0-latex-u_474.html
DS and his uni housemates have finally started wearing these around their draughty old house. It's a miracle.

Which Uni students are able to afford £90 slippers???

Lifeetc · 06/03/2024 22:12

Comatoes! Soooooo cosy.

DillDanding · 06/03/2024 22:13

Cool slippers and a 17 year old don’t belong in the same sentence.

I’m not sure how you think colds are spread, but it is not through a drafty house 😂

My 2 young sons would piss themselves laughing if I suggested slippers. Rightly so.

Lifeetc · 06/03/2024 22:14

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Are there cool slippers my 17 year old son might wear if I bought them for him?
CuteCillian · 08/03/2024 21:19

Which Uni students are able to afford £90 slippers???
Absolutely! I can't, but one lad got them for Christmas so my DS (and the other house-sharer apparently) asked for them as (February) birthday present, and Granny obliged, delighted for a 'sensible' request for once.

WandaWonder · 08/03/2024 21:28

Does he want to wear them?

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