AIBU to think a £90 gymnastics leotard is too much?

[IsThisJustLifeInTheSouth]

Just moved to the SE from further north. DD9 does gymnastics. Is good enough to compete but no danger of hitting the Olympics. Her club have told us the competition leotard costs £90. This feels insanely high! Is this just life in the south and I need to get used to it?!

Ours was approx £90. But in 7 years of competing our dd has only had 3 different ones (they do stretch a bit!). Depends how often you gym changes their leo, ours has been good and only changed once.

Sadly this is normal for a squad competition leotard. I’m in the midlands and my daughter’s cost £100. The frustrating thing is they change the design every couple of years so no scope for buying off older squad members/re-selling. It’s so wasteful.

Thanks everyone. I clearly need to get over my horror. Good to know I’d have been mugged up north too 🤣

I'm in the north and daughter's competition leo is around that price. However, they are always available to buy second hand for around half price. They are made by an external company and very nice quality, so they are perfectly fine to sell on when they outgrow it. We have kept her first one, because it's the start of her journey and nice to see how she has grown.

Some kids do genuinely live and breathe it. My daughter would be lost without gymnastics, it is her passion and her squad are her best friends. When they compete as a team they are proud to have matching leos and hair, and to represent their club. I understand other kids do just do it for fun, and there are recreational pathways with low stakes, just for fun competitions for those kids.