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 😂

@Frogartist

Teach him that he can look just as good wearing cheaper clothes.

Obviously you follow this advice yourself,and have nothing high spec or anything.

You obviously don't own an iPhone or similar

Etc

OP, you could help him have a look through some of the pre loved designer websites for other men’s Gucci bits and pieces within his budget and turn it into a lesson about being able to make your money stretch when it comes to buying designer goods!

At least if he spends it on something designer it’s spent on a physical item, and who knows he may have it into his adulthood if he looks after it? Some kids would spend that money on fortnite junk or gaming credits and other crap.

NPN Bags or Handbag Clinic are ones I’ve used. Or if he has a look at the flannels website and filters by brand + accessories he’s really not far of having enough for a lot of the other small Gucci accessories; belts, baseball caps, a cool Donald Duck/Gucci wallet, etc which will last a lot longer than the straw Fedora.

The OPs son might buy it and love it and treasure it

He's 9. He won't treasure it because he's not earning his own money and cannot appreciate when £150 means.

Absolutely not! Get a looky likey!

@crystalcherry87

I wouldn't allow this unless we were millionaires and money was no object.

But why?

Presumably that means you and your kids are never allowed anything expensive. Even if they've saved their own money up for it?

And unless it is a child sized one it will be far too big and if it fits it will soon be outgrown!

did he save with intent to buy it?

00100001 I am not sure how you define high spec, but no I don't think I have anything like that. My clothes come from supermarkets and my phone is a £19.99 one.

@ChardonnaysPetDragon

The OPs son might buy it and love it and treasure it

He's 9. He won't treasure it because he's not earning his own money and cannot appreciate when £150 means.

How do you know that he won't treasure it ?

Kids can treasure anything. Value is irrelevant.

@ChardonnaysPetDragon

The OPs son might buy it and love it and treasure it

He's 9. He won't treasure it because he's not earning his own money and cannot appreciate when £150 means.

Why not? You don't need to understand the value of £150 to treasure what it bought. It could be treasured as the first designer item he owned that he worked hard to save for, etc.

I really I don’t like the idea of 9 year olds being into designer clothing.

I’m reminded of a piece in a mag some years ago, about some footballer’s son, only about 10.
The poor child said, ‘I have to wear all designer things, or else people might think I’m just a horrible little boy.’
Fancy bringing up any child to think like that! I was aghast.

Does he want it because it’s Gucci? If so, then he’s a victim of advertising telling us we can only be cool / look good / be popular if we buy a particular brand.Sad that a child has been brainwashed in this way.

Spending my own money made me really look after things though so it can be a lesson.

I think that’s very true. My oldest has a clothing allowance. Trainers are now cleaned regularly, he’ll wear older stuff for playing with the dogs outside etc. It just makes them think about the cost and value of things.

@Frogartist

00100001 I am not sure how you define high spec, but no I don't think I have anything like that. My clothes come from supermarkets and my phone is a £19.99 one.

Oh, you buy your clothes from supermarkets?

You know that you can look just as good with clothes from Primark and the market...much cheaper.

No.

I think fellow mums need to understand this is simply diversity. Some will always be more aspirational and seek to better themselves. Others conversely either give up or wait for entitlements and others to assist. I am all for those from humble beginnings who make it big! Everyone can do it but most don't. This is not in any way shape of form elitist or gaslighting. But it's nice to know little minds are already developing a taste for certain things (perhaps it's instant always on instant gratification media these days) and in the right way can be positive in learning to work hard to seek rewards. I was wondering who was clothes shopping in the children department in Harrods etc as for us it's usually only Harrods birthday or anniversary treats and not everyday wear! However bottom line it is still just £100 (for an otherwise £10 item) or so not £1000s or something silly!

I actually think that in some cases to save up and plan to buy an expensive item is no more a waste of money than buying several different hats for the same total amount.

@Notanotherthing

Don't understand the comments saying it's foolish, a waste, etc. Just because you think so doesn't mean it is. The OPs son might buy it and love it and treasure it. You never know it could be the first designer purchase that continues to develop his passion for fashion and one day he could be designer himself. Or he could regret it but that would be a valuable lesson learnt about spending wisely in future, etc.

Start as you mean to go on Gucci hat at 9.

A 9 year old doesn’t work and has no true value of money. Plus designer items at 9 honestly I would be interested to hear what OP child wants in 3 years time.

Over a certain amount the money goes into my children’s savings account. So my 9 year old wouldn’t have access to that amount of money. For that reason I’d say no.

@Soontobe60

Does he want it because it’s Gucci? If so, then he’s a victim of advertising telling us we can only be cool / look good / be popular if we buy a particular brand.Sad that a child has been brainwashed in this way.

Quite

OP if he's determined and can wait a bit longer try places like Net a Porter or online boutiques like Matches during sales.

The only thing better than treating yourself to something beautiful you've saved hard for is getting it in a sale

At first I was a bit shocked but then when I thought about it a bit more I really don't see why not! If it was another interest like lego or a games console, people spend crazy amounts of money on them.

This is his interest so as long as he knows it's a lot of money and that he needs to really look after it and maybe only wear it when you are around, I don't think there's any reason he shouldn't have it.

A 9 year old doesn’t work and has no true value of money. Plus designer items at 9 honestly I would be interested to hear what OP child wants in 3 years time.

But he has saved up. My kids only learnt the value of money once they were able to make their own decisions, good and bad. That’s how they learn. And if he wants more in 3 years time, if OP won’t buy it, he’ll have to wait and save for the items. It’s a good thing for children to save money for something that they want

Yes.