Secondary School backpacks - where do you find them?

[bigTillyMint]

Have spent the day shopping with DD and we only found one or two that even came close to her requirements.
She only wants a cool backpack big enough to carry everything around in!

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Hello, this thread is a little old now and some of the links are out of date. Take a look at this handy page for a round up of the best backpacks, chosen by Mumsnetters.

yep all this was a shock to my system with DD who is 13.
DS is 18 but has aspergers syndrome and really didnt care about fitting in - it was much easier! i used to be the one to study what all the other kids had just so i could try and get him a bag that wouldnt stand out!

DD has said she would like another Gola bag for this year - she got a really nice across the body one in grey and pink. the stitching is just starting to go on it but it did a year.

sorry bigtilly - i just wondered why i got the humphy face!

boyes here

im not sure if there are only around here ooop north or not, but i got DS backpacks from there as they did sports rucksacks very cheaply. i got DS his last one for college from there and it was a designer one for £12.

that's very sensible of you, cat, but there is no way the young adults around here will take a backpack to school and they just don't care much about comfort and dryness.

Bigness, yes - they bother about bigness.

ds1 has just said that he wants a backpack not a messenger bag when he starts yr 7 in Sept.

Wonder how long it will be before he changes his mind

he will be cycling not walking so I think a backpack will be easier to carry

are boys the same? I don't know what boys carry.

Try www.mandmdirect.com - infact they have lots of school gear, and school shoes too!

I was going to say TKMax too.

Poncey - My ds is the same.

I dunno ponceydog - this is all new to me - I was going by what bellavita said

bellavita Sun 25-Jul-10 10:09:15
Nooooooooooooooo to backpacks for children in secondary school - just not the done thing!

All the girls that walk down are road have posh carrier bags, the boys have across the body bags like the gola/lambretta ones. DS1 has gola.

have a look in paperchase, alot of the girls round here use their magazine bags

With my pfb starting secondary school in Sept, I've been following this thread with interest. We have just ordered her a messenger-style bag from Amazon which she likes (at the moment!). At only £9.45, I can cope if it only gets used for the first term! I can't do links but it's a BagBase messenger bag and comes in 11 colours. HTH.

My DSs use backpacks because they have long walks to school/college. For surf labels I would try TKMaxx or the M and M Direct website. If not label conscious or you worry they will become so on september the 5th then Millets, a supermarket or market stall.

Pixie- my DCs are now both in their 20s so I know all about teens.

Ebay do a roaring trade in Jane Norman carrier bags.