When to stop buying Clarks shoes?

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DS is 7 and a size 2 now. He’s not interested in fashion trainers but I wondered at what point people stop buying Clarks/Start Right shoes in favour of other brands?

When they started playing sport more seriously and needed sports trainers rather than general ones. About Year 5 (and about a size 4 in both cases).

Oh but DS1 (13 and now a size 10) still wear StartRite school shoes because he has ridiculously narrow feet and the shoes fit (and school is very picky).

We jumped to M&S fairly early because DC trashed both Clarks and Startrite in under a term each. But I think that's not quite what you are asking.

Did Clarks for school shoes up until year 5. Once they out grew them I would only replace with supermarket shoes (usually around Easter) then would buy them Clarks again late August.

Youngest is in year 6 and we haven’t bothered with Clarks at all this year and haven’t missed them. They’re expensive and don’t last any better than cheaper shoes.

We’ve bought from Deichmann, M&S, Schuh, JD Soorts Next, Sports Direct and Sainsbury’s they’ve mainly been fine. Haven’t bought casual shoes from Clark’s since the kids were little.

I don’t like Clarks, we like Ricosta and Geox. But we intend to use as far through primary as possible.

I think I’ve only ever bought from them twice because they annoy the hell out of me. Best thing I ever did was buy my own shoe measurer and since then I’ve mostly bought Spanish shoes online. Now they’re older, they obviously choose more of their own and have their own favourite brands but I would say that didn’t really start until secondary.

From school age, although they had wellies and Crocs before that in addition to their Clarks trainers and sandals.
School shoes are bought from a shop that sells various brands and we get whichever fits best on the day. We've had Clarks, StartRite, Angry Angels, Geox and Hush Puppies over the years.
Trainers were sometimes Clarks if there was a suitable pair in the sale, otherwise they came/come from Decathlon. We relented and got 11yo DD1 Nike trainers this summer, as she is reaching the age where the brand matters both to her and (sadly) to avoid teasing. They are still pretty basic and equivalent in cost to the Decathlon trainers she outgrew, but they are in her favourite colour with the essential 'tick', so fit the bill. However, both DCs choose to live in Crocs whenever there is a choice - partly due to a revival of being fashionable, but mostly due to being comfortable and ubiquitous with their sport (swimming).