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re ruined Ugg boots

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gemandjule · 07/02/2015 13:09

Background; dd1 is 16, dd2 is 14. They usually get on very well. They are much the same clothes and shoe size and so have decided themselves to share their clothes as this doubles both their available wardrobe. The deal is they have to check with the actual owner of the item before they borrow it.

So DD2 got Uggs for Christmas last year, 14 months ago now. DD1 had an old pair of Uggs which wore out and so she threw them out. As Uggs are dear they can only get them for either Christmas or birthday present and DD1 did not want to "waste" her Christmas present on new Uggs.

This winter DD2 agreed to share the Uggs with her. This worked fine for a few months but today DD2 had a meltdown. Apparently DD1 has worn the Uggs on a number of occasions with thick fluffy socks inside them so now they are stretched and no longer fit DD2.

DD1 says this was unintentional and therefore she is not responsible for the damage. I think she should have taken more care with a valuable item she had borrowed and needs to make a contribution towards a new pair for DD2. Not the full price obviously as she would never save this up, the boots are 14 months old anyway and she didn't intentionally ruin them, but maybe £50. She gets £20/week pocket money and has to pay for her social life from this, but not clothes, shoes etc unless she wants something she really doesn't need and so has to save up. So to save up £50 will make a difference to her.

My DH just wants to buy new Uggs for DD2 and forget about it. We can afford them but never normally buy expensive luxury items for them except at birthday/christmas.

Whose right here??

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MrsPeterQuill · 07/02/2015 21:22

Perhaps you should gem and then you won't have to fork out £150 for what is essentially a pair of slippers

HTH

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gemandjule · 07/02/2015 21:30

I think you might need to accept that that is a matter of opinion. It's very patronising and rude to imply that kids who don't meet your standards of satorial elegance, or those of the teens you know, are either hopelessly out of touch with what is deemed to be cool, or manipulative. Sounds more like the cast of "Mean Girls" than the teens I know.

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afreshstartplease · 07/02/2015 21:32

You don't have to spend £150 on a pair of uggs

There are some bargains out there!

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gemandjule · 07/02/2015 21:32

HTH

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ToffeeCaramel · 07/02/2015 21:54

OP you need to get your teenagers to come on mumsnet so they can be advised what teenagers should wear by a bunch of middle aged women. Grin Wink

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gemandjule · 07/02/2015 21:55

Thanks a million for all the constructive advice and suggestions. Sorry for getting snippy. I got defensive when what I perceived as snide comments were being made re my kids choices.

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gemandjule · 07/02/2015 21:56

Thanks Toffee, I need to get some perspective here Smile

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MrsPeterQuill · 07/02/2015 22:08

OP here's a suggestion - if you can't handle comments about your kids choices (not which university they've chosen but a pair of frigging shoes!) don't post about them on aibu.

It still doesn't change the fact that UGG boots went out of fashion, five or more years ago.

PrimalLass · 07/02/2015 22:11

It still doesn't change the fact that UGG boots went out of fashion, five or more years ago.

In whose opinion?

MrsPeterQuill · 07/02/2015 22:14

My opinion and mine alone. And that's all it is. The OP doesn't have to take any notice of it whatsoever.

afreshstartplease · 07/02/2015 22:15

I love my uggs Sad

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gemandjule · 07/02/2015 22:16

I can cope with comments just fine thanks. Don't worry about me. Maybe stick to making nasty comments about teenagers fashion sense somewhere where it was asked for, which most certainly was not on this thread.

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Loletta · 07/02/2015 22:21

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kilmuir · 07/02/2015 22:23

ugly Ugg boots

ToffeeCaramel · 07/02/2015 22:41

I doubt many teenagers would care whether what they wore was approved of by mumsnetters.

SistersOfPercy · 07/02/2015 23:09

Yawn, how very original, you don't like Uggs so you simply must force that opinion on anyone who will listen.

Personally I don't give a flying fuck what anyone thinks of the things I wear, they are my choices and choices I'm happy with. I'm not so shallow that I simply have to have what's 'on trend' just because some z list nobody is wearing it.

I wear what I like, judge away by all means but you won't change me, I'm comfortable in my own skin thank you very much.

MrsPeterQuill · 07/02/2015 23:16

I'm not forcing my opinion on anyone. I don't know you from Adam, wear what the fuck you want.

Oh, and speaking of z list nobodies, UGG boots died a death when Joey Essex was spotted in a pair.

SistersOfPercy · 07/02/2015 23:29

Do you make all your choices based on what people on TV are doing then?

Patilla · 07/02/2015 23:30

Since when did this become a request for people to assess the clothing decisions of children?!

And since when does everything we wear have to be "on trend"?!

Lighten up people and go find a thread that actually asks for this sort of criticism, because this thread isn't doing anything of the sort as far as I can see.

SistersOfPercy · 07/02/2015 23:52

It's sad Patilla but as I said any mention of Uggs and people feel they really must tell you how much they don't like them. I'm not sure why, personally I don't look at a person and think 'ugh, I hate that skirt' etc and even if I did I certainly wouldn't be so rude as to tell them, or so pompous as to think they'd care what I thought about their clothing choices.

OhMittens · 08/02/2015 00:11

DD2 gets new Uggs. DD1 gets the old Uggs. I don't think this is the same as wilful damage or leaving them out in the rain, or covering them with mud, or spilling paint on them. Stretching due to sock choice is not in the same bracket.

Buy new boots this time, move on.

Lesson both girls must understand for the future - only lend what you are prepared to have damaged.
Only borrow what you are prepared to oersonally replace.

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