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school uniform blazers how many ?

74 replies

Haha03 · 19/04/2014 20:39

my son will be going up to secondary in September im trying to work out how many blazers to buy, will he only be needing the one or should i buy two as im sure i will need to wash it during the week?

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LadyMaryLikesCake · 19/04/2014 20:40

1 and wash it at the weekends (or whenever it needs a wash, like I do).

PourquoiTuGachesTaVie · 19/04/2014 20:41

I only ever had 1 but if you can afford 2 then go for it.

mindgone · 19/04/2014 20:49

Only ever needed one at a time. Never really needed washing in between holidays either.

IamInvisible · 19/04/2014 20:50

We only ever bought 1. If it needed washing, ours were John Lewis ones, they dried on a hanger overnight and didn't need ironing.

ChippyMinton · 19/04/2014 21:03

One. I've only had to wash it once mid-term, after a rugby match Confused.

It become their life support system. Interfere with the contents of the pockets at your peril.

TalkinPeace · 19/04/2014 21:07

one
they are nylon now
in the wash on a friday, dry by unchtime saturday

actually I only clean them every half term
but check EVERY POCKET !!!!

Poppiesway · 19/04/2014 21:11

Oh yes check every pocket.. And every little scrap if paper must be accounted for when they check the contents in the worktop.. Lol..

I have to wash ds's every week though as it ends up with dinner or something down it..

meditrina · 19/04/2014 21:13

We've only ever had one.

I suggest you try with one, and get another if the messiness levels require it (secondary pupil's are simply not as grimy as primary, BTW)l. And try the second hand sale for a second 'emergency use' if you do decide to have one.

Floggingmolly · 19/04/2014 21:15

One. Ours are £120 Sad

Nowitscleanugobshite · 19/04/2014 21:17

One!!! And only one!! I've just ordered the "honours" blazer for my son today at £140!!!! It takes 8 weeks to get the special pocket embroidered! Are they using pure platinum hand stitched by elves??? He damn well better get back in to 6th form after his gcses!!! Otherwise he'll be wearing that green blazer at job centre!!

PiratePanda · 19/04/2014 21:20

Err...one, surely??? Mine had to be drycleaned.

sassysally · 19/04/2014 21:34

1

HmmAnOxfordComma · 19/04/2014 21:45

One.

...ds's costs £80 and has lasted two years so far. It's 100% wool but machine washable and only needs doing every half term.

Don't know anyone who buys their dc two.

Sparklingbrook · 19/04/2014 21:47

One. Ours cost £35 and definitely not wool. I wash it every Friday.

NearTheWindymill · 19/04/2014 21:53

One. Ours had to be dry cleaned. But please only 1. DC grow very fast at that stage; and if they have more than one there will be less incentive not to lose it. DS got three years out of his; dd hasn't grown much since she was 11 and I'm sure would have got five years out of hers had she not changed schools.

Topseyt · 19/04/2014 22:01

One. They are hardly cheap items. My two youngest girls are at the same school, and they have one blazer each.

I wash the blazers at the beginning of each school holiday, including half term. I might do them on the occasional weekend if it becomes necessary.

I don't think I know of anyone who has bought two blazers for a single child.

ulcombebird · 19/04/2014 22:02

2, 1 to wear and 1 to leave on the bus or the school field.

TalkinPeace · 19/04/2014 22:04

ONE
because their blazers are like a second skin - phone, pens, timetable, money, reminder notes, keepsakes
all get stashed in pockets and on lapels
transplanting that lot more often than ABSOLUTELY necessary is madness

Blu · 19/04/2014 22:07

We bought 2.
The second one is still in it's polythene in the wardrobe, and DS is 2 terms into yr 8.

They wash on a quick 30' wash and dry even quicker. The wonders of polyester.

coppertop · 19/04/2014 22:11

I only bought one.

Double-checking that its 101 pockets are completely empty so that it can be washed is not a task to be undertaken weekly.

Blu · 19/04/2014 22:11

Shock at some of the prices!

At least ours are £27.

DP was in charge if uniform purchase , and bought 2 on the grounds that one old be at the dry cleaner while the other was being worn.

Good lord.

HolidayCriminal · 19/04/2014 22:13

"transplanting that lot more often than ABSOLUTELY necessary is madness"

^This

They are usually polyester, they can be washed & dried between 4:30 & 10pm if needed.

charlieandlola · 19/04/2014 22:17

Two at least - one in a size bigger than needed . Often 2nd hand as they are £85 for juniors and £110 for seniors.

Eastpoint · 19/04/2014 22:20

One & only wash it at the end of term but ds1 doesn't use his as a goal post or play rugby in it. I get off the odd food stain using a damp cloth when necessary.

Jubelteen · 19/04/2014 22:21

DS only had 3 blazers between 11-18. They were £65 each and wore really well. Only washed and drip dried for each new term. I once left it until just before the start of autumn term and found a sandwich in the pocket that had been there for 8 weeks luckily the ziplock bag kept all the mould contained!