To make DD have the underwear she wants for her birthday?

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DD is 13 and wants this underwear that comes to £40 for 2 sets. AIBU to make her get this for her birthday? I will buy her regular M&S, etc. when she needs it, but £40 is ridiculous.

YANBU. Or she can buy it herself with birthday money.

I agree. I buy DS his expensive boxers for birthdays or Christmas (he likes Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein). If he needs them outside of those times he either buys his own or I get him boxers from M&S, Next or Tokyo Laundry.

What! Is it Victoria secret pink? Yanbu!

I pay more than £20 for each set of underwear - and that's buying outlet for the one brand that doesn't leave armpit welts

So if she's 30F with weirdly shallow underarms, and you can afford it, I say buy them!

If I could afford them for her, it would come down to whether it was comfort or fashion. The latter - birthday. The former - I'd consider it.

It's Calvin Klein and it's the kids range far too expensive. I can't understand why she wants it. Apparently it's good "for PE days"

My DD1 wanted Calvin Klien underwear so she got one pair of pants in her stocking last Christmas. £20 for one pair of pants

£20 for ONE? Wow...

Most teens I know do wear nicer underwear on Pe day.. Changing in front of others is awkward, that makes it easier. That said, I buy ds his hollister boxers for Christmas or birthdays. In fact he now asks for them!

Ellisandra can I ask what brand you use? I have a similar problem.

I would. I was a 30E at that age and my poor mum spent a lot on bravissimo for me!

"for PE days" & there's me thinking it was some sort of bounce-minimising fancy kit but no, just in case someone else notices & judges

I do think it's a thing, my dd has Calvin Klein and also jack wills. The jack wills were £25 for a pack of 3 knickers and £18 for one crop top and the Calvin Klein were £28 for a pack of 2 crop tops and £20 for two pairs of knickers and the Calvin Klein aren't even than good quality, a couple of the knickers have come apart at the seams.
However I am a sucker and did buy them for her so I can't really complain!

YANBU I buy our kids (22 &20) Calvin's for Christmas. They wash well and last for ages.

I fancy some for me because the men's ones are so soft, but I can't part with the money.

When she realises that you're not going to just buy it, except as her present, you might find she's not so keen after all. But holy shit, I was wearing Ladybird knickers from Woolworths at that age.

If your DD has pocket money/an allowance, you could say that you're willing to pay £x towards a set of underwear (I've no idea what teen underwear costs, as I buy bras from Bravissimo and pants from Tesco), and if she wants a more expensive set, she has to make up the difference. Might focus her mind on just how much she wants it.

Yep, I have bought dd a couple of the CK crop tops. She's 13. It makes her look v cool at school on PE day. They are good quality too.

PS I buy her the CK bralets. Not the pants. Definitely not. Bonkers money, if you might have a period accident or whatever.

I remember a thread exactly like this a while ago.

PodgeBod - I swear by Freya. Bravissimo stock a lot of their stuff, but check out www.leialingerie.com for outlet prices

Go to TK maxx they always sell CKs a lot cheaper

There is absolutely no way I would be buying underwear that cost that much for my 13 year old dc. If she really wanted it she could save up her pocket money.

Ellisandra excellent, thank you! I will have to give them a try.

Hope they work for you!
Ill-fitting bras are the absolute (arm)pits!

YANBU Both my dd's asked for underwear that cost the earth- I gave them money for their birthday and told them they could use it for whatever they wanted to and set out, in no uncertain terms, that I would not now, or ever buy blatantly overpriced underwear- They bought their own

Acacia - bit different if there's no choice though. When I was younger small back and big cup sizes were expensive, there was no option for cheap underwear
I get this is more of a want than a need but maybe my view is skewed as I've never had a cheap underwear set because they're not available. I think £25 is the cheapest I've paid for bra and knickers