to think my son shouldn't get wet in the rain just because he is a boy?

[StealthPolarBear]

RANT ALERT:

A few weeks ago I went to Sainsbury's, while I was there I went to look for a raincoat for DS (10 months). They had two pink swirly ones, nothing appropriate for a boy. When I was paying, I asked about this, and was told "we don't have any. I don't know whether we'll be getting any in, we aren't told what's coming with each delivery".
Well I wasn't impressed but Sainsbury's only has a couple of ailes for all clothes so fair enough.
Today I went to Asda which has a huge children's clothes section. There was a whole stand dedicated to girls coats, with 3 or 4 raincoats, so I looked for the equivalent stand for boys, but couldn't find it. At the till I asked, and was told if we had any they'd be over there (bit I'd already walked through 20 times). They're probably not in yet. "When will you be getting some in?" "Dunno" "Well how can I find out?" "You can't, we aren't told what comes in every order"
Aaaargh! There must be a conspiracy surely, to get little boys wet?

Maybe they have sold out of boys ones and parents of girls couldn't give a stuff if they got wet or not?

if you're that bothered you should buy a pink one

try camping shops

It's the same with getting them dry.

Try to find a practical bathrobe for a boy. That was my mission the other day. Well, I say mission. Notion, more like. If that. Whim.

Anyhoo.

Could I? No. There was one with Bob The Builder all over it, complete with foam-filled velour toolbelt and all sorts of dangly bits. And another with an over-large crocodile head on it.

Girls, on the other hand, had a choice of various attractive lilac, pink, aqua and white floral creations. All very fetching.

Should've just bought one of those, I guess

But I often miss the boys' clothes section in Tesco, etc (esp toddler boys) because it's so weeny.

bundle, I considered that! It wouldn't go with any of his other clothes

have you looked online?
woolworths, boden, next, m&s etc.

It's the other way round here. Next and Sainsbury's had one horrid girl coat each but racks (it seemed) of boy coats. I'm jealous

wheresthehamster, I'll get one for you and you get one for me and we'll swap!
I'm sure I will find one somewhere, I didn't go out specially to get one, I just felt at the unfairness of it all [stamps foot]
I blame the Spice Girls

Try Little trekkers, they do great waterproofs. www.littletrekkers.co.uk

Next has a lovely boys raincoat, a monster one, not sure how much it costs probably a bit more than the supermarket.
I was going to get one for my ds, also 10 months, but didn't think he'd need it yet as he doesn't walk-though I'm sure he'd love to crawl about in the rain

Yes, I wasn't looking to spend much more than £8 - £10.
The more something costs the earlier I get it and the longer he has to wear it - if I spent more than about £20 I'd get it in age 5-6yrs and he'd wear it from now until he grew out of it (even when it's not raining) to make sure i get my money's worth

I should add I was planning to buy a 12-18 month one!

I have a gorgeous Paddington Bear raincoat and hat. Was thinking about keeping it as it is so cute but would consider selling if you are desperate! Would have to check the size. Was from Blooming Marvellous and is reversable.

just read the op. made me smile at the thought of all the poor little wet boys. funny though I have trouble getting a decent jacket (waterproof) for dd who is nearly 13.

SPB, I don't know what to suggest - I walk a lot with ds very close in age to yours as I don't drive, but I use a raincover on his buggy. He has a parka which I assume would help to keep rain and cold out which I bought last September in 9-12 months, and I suppose I need to look for a new coat in 12-18, as he's been given a checked cloth jacket which is nice but not waterproof, and one which is probably better in wet weather but I don't like it at all.

I don't think it's just raincoats - I've noticed in a lot of baby shops that things seem to sell out in bigger sizes really fast - he has all the 9-12 stuff he needs at the moment and will probably be out of it by the end of this month. And it does seem to be worse for boys clothes than for girls as well. I want to know where all the nice vests with poppers that aren't pink have gone.

Yeap it's just the way it is. Didnt you realise that there are 5 times as many girly clothes out there as there are for boys? I reckon it's to get them used to wanting lots of clothes for when they're grown ups. Clothes shopping for dd1 and 2 was always more fun than clothes shopping for ds

I think there ar emore clothes for girls as there are more options.

Boys

trousers
dungarees
shorts

Girls
trousers
dungarees
shorts
dresses
skir ts

etc etc

I can confirm all your suspicions. I used to be a childrenswear designer. Retail shops buy a lot more clothes for girls than boys as they sell more

You always see formal little coats for girls in clothes shops, but not for boys. Girls wear buyers actual have a whole section known as formalwear, whereas boys just have casualwear.

Millets is good, and has a sale on atm

I got one for dd half price, they deffo have boys ones in stock

I agree with you Stealth Polar Bear. I have a ds (older) and a dd (younger) and used to have to buy ds girls' raincoats (not pink and flowery obviously!) as if I could find any boys ones they were all in dingy colours and short, whereas the girls ones are brighter colours and longer. Have bought a few on ebay as well to get better value for money. Some of the baby gap girls' raincoats are more gender neutral, eg navy and green spots

fgs...what does he need a hood for?
dontcha know that only girls need hoods.
You will make him into a ponce. Let him get wet..it'll make a man outa him

SPB, I had this problem with my eldest but managed to get him a waterproof coat but it is a beige colour and it really does not suit him and now Leo is wearing and it doesn't suit him either - they both look ill in it as it drains them of colour. I do have a kagool and waterproof trousers that I got from John Lewis.

Try ebay if you don't mind something second-hand, I get lots of nice things for DS there as I'm fed up with the limited selection of colours/designs in shops.

Thank you everyone - fizzbuzz, I knew I wasn't being paranoid!
It's not so much that they didn't have any (and I don't think they'd sold out, there was no space where they had been iyswim) it was more the fact that the girls had a choice of two or three, and the boys didn't have any that annoyed me. Maybe replace the one with the slightly darker fuschia flowers with a plain navy, green or red one that my little boy could wear?