AIBU to refuse to spend £80 on trainers for a 15 year old?

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Or am I just being nostalgic for the days of buying a £30 pair of Clark's classic with lights that go off when you run in them???

His feet keep growing damn it... what do people normally spend? Obviously it's branded trainer and I can see that there a lots even more expensive but... Is £80 reasonable??

Standard price for branded trainers unfortunately. Actually when I think about it that’s nearer the lower end.

I just spent 55 on a pair for a 5 year old so I’m going with yabu.

Sounds pretty standard to me I'm afraid. My ds is 15 and his trainers are usually anything from £80-£120!

Except this ain’t aibu. Sorry!

Depends. For me it would be:-

1. Can I afford it?
2. Is their cost per use reasonable?
3. Are they going to outgrow them quickly?

I think at 15, 80quid trainers and probably going to last longer size wise than the 30quid Clark's which young kids outgrow within 6months.

If your budget would only stretch to, say, 50, then can they raise the rest (pocket money etc)?

I think that's quite reasonable to be honest. My 11 year old with size 7 feet is eyeing up a pair at £145 for his birthday next month I nearly choked when I saw them tbh.

Branded trainers are generally pretty important to teens, of all the different social groups. I’d spend it, but make them compromise with less expensive versions of other items

Can you afford it?
Will he look after them?

If yes then yes

I remember finally getting adidas gazelles at 15 and living in them

just spent 55 on a pair for a 5 year old

That's cheap!

We usually pay £80 and DS pays the rest out of pocket money or savings if he wants more expensive ones. He has a couple of pairs that were £160.

I tell mine that if it was my choice of trainer just for everyday/sport then I'd spend £40-£50. My teens will akwats/want the branded more expensive option though. So they are told they have to cover the extra cost (above £50) themself either with earnt or saved birthday money.

About the going rate I'd say 🙄
I'm happy with a £10 pair from primark, but this is horrendous to teenagers
Meh....we were all that arsed once!

It sounds reasonable but its still a lot of money!!

Yes mouth watering but very normal . My Ds’s last pair were £99 but he does wear them to school so I don’t buy school shoes on top

I'd say yes if you can afford them. I'm trying to give mine what small pleasures I can at the minute!

Nope. £50 is about my limit, somewhere always has a sale on. DS is only 11 (with massive size 9 boat feet) so he has no choice of budget now, when he's older he can pay for anything above that himself

It's painful but I spend that, just over £100 for a christmas pair. OTOH he has two pairs of shoes and maybe some summery things on the go at a time, and I have dozens. Though hopefully I've stopped growing, unlike ds!

That’s about right really. A pair of Adidas or Nike trainers for my 3 year old costs 45-50

Oooh... thanks all. This is making me feel better. He has offered to put some cash in but I was just thinking if was a little indulgent... but as @Susiesue61 says... there are few pleasures right now and it sounds like it's a pretty standard price all things considered

Depends if you can afford it and what the child is like

I have one who wants new clothes and lots all the time, for her a no

The other has to be pressed to get new things, has a simple wardrobe, and gets the wear, so for her yes

There's no hard and fast here, a lot of factors involved

Kids want to fit in with others and most do that by the trainers and clothes they wear especially in their teens. It was the same when I was a teen 20 odd years. If you can afford it, I think it’s unreasonable to not buy the trainers.

I’d say a lot of trainers are more than £80 now so expect the price of what your teen want to be more in future. 😬

He’s 15, has he never wanted trainers for that sort of price before? If not, you’ve been lucky.

Yes I’d pay it as this is important to teens! But they’d be getting the cheap t shirts in a multipack to compensate. Did you pay childcare when they were younger? I think I’ll try and remember the ridiculous costs of childcare when they’re older and see it as a cost I’m just transferring to branded clothes and Nando’s

Sons last pair were £120 I found a discount code and had a reduction

Pretty standard for boys I’m afraid