Would you allow 9yr old to buy Gucci?

[mamatocaptainchaos]

My son loves fashion. He always like to look good bless him.

Anyway; he wants to buy a Gucci fedora hat which is £150. He has saved up £200 from pocket money.

What are you opinions on this?! Partner says it's up to him! I think it's madness 😂

I wouldn't. My DS is about to turn 9, and unless they undergo an enormous transformation and suddenly become really responsible and sensible, I wouldn't trust him not to damage or lose it. Though I admit I also think it's a crazy amount of money for a hat.

I wouldn't let a child spend £150 on a single clothing item.

Absolutely not. It’ll be worn twice if that

Yes I think £150 on one thing at 9 years old is fine. If he doesn't like it or loses it or damages it then it's a lesson but not the end of the world. It's much less than many that age spend on games or consoles

No. It’s the kind of thing I’d have dreamt about in my bedroom but would have felt a right twat wearing in front of my friends in real life, or would get ruined.

I don’t think a 9 year old should have access to £200 personally.

No, it is madness. Does he move in circles where the wearing of Gucci at a young age is a thing? I work with very privileged children and I am struggling to imagine it.

Hes saved up for it, it's his money. He knows that to have nice things, you save.

I can't see why you wouldn't allow it. It's also a good idea to show him that he needs to look after it.

If he's into fashion then that's his thing. If he were into Lego and wanted to spend the money on that I imagine you wouldn't have a problem.

I say this as someone who shops for clothes at Matalan and Asda.

Also... Fedora. Just no. It's a total incel type cliche nowadays, and if he does get it he'll he horrified when he finds out.

I would encourage him not to, I'd try to find one on eBay etc cheaper

I'd possibly say no if it was Christmas present money etc, but if he's actually saved it from pocket money I wouldn't stop him buying what he wanted unless it was dangerous/illegal/immoral etc.

@PolarnOPirate

No. It’s the kind of thing I’d have dreamt about in my bedroom but would have felt a right twat wearing in front of my friends in real life, or would get ruined.

You aren't him.

No, I wouldn’t. Nor would I let my 15 year old spend that much on a hat. But I guess it depends how much £150 is to your family, to us, it is a large amount and my 15 year old would have saved all her pocket money for 8 months to have £150. There is no way she would then spend it on a hat when there is so much else she wants to use it for.

Get one from primarni instead

I would let him

@SmidgenofaPigeon

I don’t think a 9 year old should have access to £200 personally.

No, it is madness. Does he move in circles where the wearing of Gucci at a young age is a thing? I work with very privileged children and I am struggling to imagine it.

I don’t think a 9 year old should have access to £200 personally

He's saved it - why shouldn't he have access to it. He's saved it for something he wants, would you prefer he'd spent it all on comics & sweets?

Absolutely not. What a ridiculous idea. I wouldn’t spend £150 on a piece of branded fashion tat for myself, never mind a 9 year old.

You need to ask yourself some serious questions about the shallow, superficial materialistic values which this child has evidently been taught. Poor kid.

@WitchesBritchesPumpkinPants absolutely not no, I suppose I’m curious as to how a 9 year old has accumulated £200 to fritter on frippery 🤷🏻‍♀️

@mamatocaptainchaos. My friends DS loves hats. He's 15 now and usually looks a bit daft (IMO), but he loves them snd I'm not sure all my teen fashion choices looked as fab as I thought they did 🤷🏻‍♀️🤣

You could show him a cheaper alternative and explain that he would have 'x' amount left over to keep his savings healthy or spend on xyz.

That way he's learning about making sensible financial decisions at a young age- something the UK is terrible at teaching our youngsters. Or he may decide to go for the big purchase and again he will learn that he has no money in his savings pot for other things. Another valuable lesson learned.

Just saying " no" doesn't teach him anything other than his money isn't his own.

Sure, I would. He’s saved the money. Didn’t you ever desperately want something as a child that you looked back later and realized wasn’t that great but it made you so happy when you were able to get it?

I would like to think I would let him ( I spend a lot on clothes and accessories). And it’s more sensible than buying sweets and mindless spending on in-app purchases (or, dare a say it, a console and games that will date).

And it is his money, he’s not asking you to buy it for him. Presumably, those who gave him money did want him to choose something himself.

But, after saying this, even I think it’s not right.

I’m with you and I would say no.

Get him a similar hat (his head will grow anyway and may still be too small for the Gucci hat he desires). He can keep saving and if he still wants a designer item in the longer term then he can spend with no regrets.

Yes, I don’t see the problem here. He’s learnt that you sometimes have to save for nice things, and now he should get to enjoy what he’s saved for.

[quote SmidgenofaPigeon]@WitchesBritchesPumpkinPants absolutely not no, I suppose I’m curious as to how a 9 year old has accumulated £200 to fritter on frippery 🤷🏻‍♀️[/quote]
Yes it's a lot of money, but depends how much pocket money he gets & how long he's been saving. I've known kids to save all their pocket money for consoles etc or for ridiculously priced trendy trainers etc. It's a good thing to learn delayed gratification &!even if they spend it on something we wouldn't as I said before as long as it's. It dangerous/illegal or immoral etc then 🤷🏻‍♀️Even if it makes us cringe 🤣

Yes. Otherwise he will never see any point in saving up.

He sounds a wise kid, he's saved for something he actually wants. He could've spent £150 on magazines and sweets each week, instead he chose to save.

I've just seen one on their website, covered in the Gucci logo. If it's that one then no.

@AgeLikeWine a little bit harsh 😂😂