To buy DS and DD bags for school/pre school that are not branded!!

[ThePosieParker]

I bought dd this to put her lunch box in and this for DS3 for his first pre school bag to put a chnage of clothes in. DH said that dd would have preferred Hello Kitty but I have a real aversion to logo/branded stuff.

AIBU to buy what I like???

[diddl]

"Diddl. I want them to have nice things and animal cutesy is good for small children, as far away from TV and toy characters as possible."

It´s still a "character" aimed at small children though/just not Disnez&on TV.

My first school bag was a brown leather satchel/it was lovely.

[pink4ever]

No I am not being defensive. I actually dont buy a lot of disney/hello kitty stuff as think it is over priced for what it is. Ditto the branded bags the op linked to-twee and over priced. I just dont like threads where the op says one thing but means another entirely.

[halcyondays]

I guess most school bags will end up in landfill in the end, whether they are "quality" yummy mummy approved ones or cheap character ones. Unless you are a hoarder like me, when old bags are likely to get thrown into my understairs cupboard never to see the light of day again.

[gorionine]

"it's a school bag and under £15" according to this it is over £20.

pinkhebe do you order your woolworth stuff on line or are they still any of the branches open? Our Local one closed a few years ago and I really miss it. I thought they had all closed.

[carriedababi]

Think it's a bit mean to buy them a bag that you ! If your going to spend that much at least let it be on something they like!

Do you do this toys too? Buy all the things you! Want

[Seona1973]

I think woolworths is all online now and that all the shops closed. I agree it was good for back to school stuff

[halcyondays]

Oh yes,
I had a brown leather traditional style schoolbag when I started primary school, too, diddl. You never see anyone with them nowadays. I liked it at first and used it for the first three years, but then I rebelled against it and wanted something else. Now that was a good quality bag and would have lasted a lot longer than any of these trendy bags with owls on them.

[MilaMae]

Hmmm I bought said owl bag and the boys their very plain Gap bags in pre-school/rec think they were £18/&16. They wore them all through Pre-school,rec,Y1 and Y2.

If I'd bought a character bag in pre/school/rec there is no way my dc would like the same character now and I've have had to replace them 3 times thus putting bags into landfill 3X3 kids -9 bags!!!!!

I'll put away said owl bag for the grandchildren as it's timeless.


Sorry but cheap character bags are false economy and I personally don't want my kids getting used to constantly replacing stuff.I like them having less but better quality.

[MilaMae]

Said satchels are now back in (I still have mine too),think it's the satchel company and they do them in all colours,kid ones too.I considered one for dd but price and practicality won over.

[halcyondays]

I bought dd1 an In the Night Garden bag when she was about 18 months old. It's still being used by dd2 nearly 4 years later. Dd1 is 5 and she's liked Peppa Pig since she was 2. Even if they did want a different bag, there would be no need to put it in landfill, I would give it to a charity shop or Freecycle it.

[MilaMae]

Great but for me it's cost too. I'll only buy the dc 2 bags their entire school career.The rec/pre-school ones and one each for Y3-6.

Re Pepper Pig we loved that but I think kids like to tease re characters once at school.A friend of mine had her son teased mercilessly for his Thomas boots in rec. Kids like to make out they're gown up and past certain characters,it starts early .

[zazizoma]

YANBU. Many schools in America do not allow any logo/branded items, bags or shirts or shoes, with the understanding that they have no place in school.

At some point you simply have to decide to parent, ignore cries of 'peer pressure," and choose your battles according to your values.

I remember as a kid when logo sweatshirts had just started coming into shops. Some friends of mine had ESPRIT sweatshirts, and I asked where they got them because I was sure they had to be a free gift with purchase. I couldn't then, and still have difficulty, wrapping my head around the idea that people PAY to wear brand logos. It wasn't always like this, and doesn't have to be like this. It's essentially consumer choice.

Good Luck!