to be shocked at the price of childrens shoes, (I know I am, I think) but going to moan anyway!!!

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Lol, its that time of year where we queue for hours to get our dc's new shoes for school.

My 2 yr old dd decided she would grow too so she needs new shoes too. She is too narrow for Clarks so one trip to Startrite and £34 later, eeeek!

Still need to get 2 pairs of school shoes and new uniform for ds who is going to a new school.

Ho hum, I feel better now!

I'll explain anyway as I've got to run.

It's on Broadland Business Park North. If you're in the city you drive down the Prince Of Wales Road towards the train station, over the crossroads and follow the road round the back of the train station, signposted Yarmouth/A47. Keep going and following signs for Great Yarmouth until you come to a big roundabout signposted the Broadland Business Park North. About 10 minutes from the city centre in a car (or on the 17 bus).

If you're coming from outside Norwich then get off the A47 at the Postwick exit (east of the city) and follow signs for Broadland Business Park North.

It's near Makro.

I can be more detailed if that doesn't make sense.

Think yourselves all incredibly lucky, we can get Start Rite shoes here in Kenya, but the price after import duty, tax etc is about £10 on top of what you are all paying. I have spent £100 in the last week on 1 pair of school shoes for dd and 1 pair for ds. I have tried to buy locally made Bata shoes which are brilliant value, but sadly they just fall apart too quickly and I know the Start-Rite ones will last.

Like the Start-Rite outlet in Norfolk, we lived very near to Clark's Village in Somerset and before I left I bought dd the next size up school shoes for £10, 2 pairs of sandals for £4 and a pair of first walkers for ds2 £8. Obviously I am not getting that measuring expertise but I thought I got some good bargains. Sadly dd's feet didn't grow quite as much as I had anticipated so hence the vv expensive Start-Rites