OK, so we went with Califrau and boycotted Clarks for ds1's school shoes and guess what?

[Majeika]

.....he has peeled the front off his brand new NEXT school shoes!

Now, ds1(6y) is not a naughty boy. He is quiet and well behaved and not a rough and tumble sort of boy.....but his shoes are wrecked!!! and they cannot be worn!

There is no way that this would have happened with Clarks shoes. There is nothing to peel.

What can I do? Am not particularly cross with ds as they scuffed and looked crap after 2 days at school and he doesnt play football or anything so this was just normal wear and tear.

I still have the NEXT receipt - dare I take them back?? £17 down the drain

Take 'em back.

We they the moccasin style ?

Invoice Califrau...

mocassin style warngin
oh yes

god some oflk are hysterical abtou shoes onhere

of course you take them back, they are not fit for purpose are they

wtf is a moccasin style school shoe?

stitchy ones at the font

I wasnt hysterical was I???

Not moccasin - plain black with velcro pull over thing.

Perhaps it was a school style moccasin shoe

hmm
i dont knwo what your ds is doign
ahe never had scuffed hsoes in 10 eyars of boydom.

Dont think ds would want a moccasin shoe!

snory maybe he is a native american indian by day anda boy by night

this is making me laugh
god am orf our now

well his Clarks ones never got stuffed and were obv made of better stuff.

He does have a scooter tho and am now wondering if he puts his foot down to stop himself going too fast and is scuffing them that way.

Still, he shouldnt have been able to peel it off, should he?

Cod your boys must walk on their hands then. We've had scuffed shoes coming out of our ears here - and I've got girls!

I think I will sue Califrau - where is she??

scuffed doesnt bother me but peeling does!!

We have a climbing wall at school, rips the toes of moccasin-style shoes big style.

Twig moccasin-style school shoes are a crapola idea because the stitching around the top gets ripped

you don't get many scuffed shoes playing golf ... ROFL

maybe Cod bought steel toecapped boots for her boys!!

cali???

ds has had clarks version of those shoes for 18 months(non growing feet) now and they're still fine..he IS a rough and tumble kid

dh says they are badly scuffed
i enevr see m

spent £32 on a new pair of CLARKS shoes for ds1 on Saturday

Am hoping NEXT will take back the 'peeled' pair!!

Freind got next shoes, i watched with interest, they feel apart after 3 wears!!

So I went to clarks. 2 pairs of school shoes and 2 apirs of trainers, over £100!!!

How many Next pairs could I replace for that?