To pay £40 for DS some Converse?

[MuckyCarpet]

DS liked Converse. He's now in men's sizes however so they're a bit pricey. The last pair I got him were in the sale last summer for about £18.

I've been told that it's "ridiculous" to spend £40 on trainers for a 13 year old. Thing is, he doesn't play football or anything so they do last him!

Am I being over-indulgent?

We did. Some red ones. DS loves them. I was a bit but that was August and he's still wearing them.

are you going without food or not paying your day-to-day costs to fund the shoes?

no?

problem solved, huh?

Same price as school shoes.

It's always worth look in TK Maxx for these.

They can be pretty cheap on Amazon.

£40 these days is very reasonable.

Pretty rare to find cheap converse tbh tho TK Maxx get them from time to time and they're a bit less on Amazon. Just get them, they last ages anyways, DS wears them, he has a pair of The Who ones.

I used to spend £40 on dd Clarks shoes when she was a toddler, so no its not really a lot

I love my connies so no, you are absolutely not being U to buy some for your son.

If you can afford it then no, you can't really get trainers for much less can you?

Get him some that look like converse but don't have the price tag brand name. Did this for ds2 and they have lasted as long as the real ones ds1 has. They cost less than £20- ds2 doesn't care.

I mean no, you are not being unreasonable!

Dont get him fake ones! like it or not the name is as important as the shoe at that age.

£40 is not that much, some of the more sporty trainers some teens like are way more than that.

2 of my boys wear converse, they are very hard wearing, my youngest is currently wearing his older brothers ones that were as new when his brother gave them to him.

I love converse but I was very disappointed with the Converse boots I got in November - they fell apart last week. I did wear them practically every day but I did that with previous pairs and they lasted much longer. I paid 80 quid for them! Very annoyed.

Of course not - they are well worth it.

Both my boys wear them - little one has one pair at a time coz his feet are still growing. Older one currently has 2 pairs on the go with a 3rd pair coming for his birthday soon.

They are really hard wearing and I've always managed to sell the old ones on even for a few £££s.

I'd pay for them.

My current pair of double tongued converse that are worn pretty much every day were bought for £26 on Amazon about 4 years ago and are still going strong! My giraffe print ones were £8 in a closing down store 6 years ago and Im wearing them right now. So in terms of quality, the money is well spent. But like others have said, look at Amazon for absolute bargains on really funky colours.

Cant wait to buy my DD her first pair even if her father bloody hates them

I am tighter than a gnat's arse a cheapo meany & I would spend that if I thought he'd get plenty of wear out of them. Trainers are a big status symbol for teens, cheap at the price if that gives him a little extra social confidence.

Looks like MN says UANBU Mucky.

DD2 is getting some cheap ones for her 11 th birthday. She's got a Nike track suite, but the hoody at least will fit for ages. Her feet are bigger every time I look

I'd love some purple converse, but I've blown my shoe budget on boots - I always do!

I let DS1 have converse when his feet got to the same size as mine. He chose purple; my favourite colour.

If they are his out of school shoes, he needs them. And in spite of what other people say, I think 13 year olds need to be allowed to be trendy.

My daughter persuaded me to by her some Converse in the summer (when she was 14) ,though I was dead against it ,due to the price.

However, they have been VERY hardwearing and I would cerainly think about getting some more....although skint now, because she wanted some purple DM's for xmas /15th birthday.(VERY expensive!! I nearly fainted!!)