OH SHIT, BACK TO SCHOOL!!

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How much is reasonable to spend on a year 9 girls bag for school, looking for a sturdy backpack type.

Depends what you can afford. If you have spare cash £60 is reasonable, if you are skint, £25 is a lot.

Have a look on Amazon, they have a huge range. Just check the sizing, I bought one once that was tiny cos I never thought to look at the measurements.

By Y9 they probably know exactly what they want...My personal limit on a school bag is £45, but I wanted a sturdy bag and didn't care which brand I'd go to TK Max, they probably have some really sturdy branded bags for about £20

About £20 Tk maxx is brilliant

We spent around £60/£70 on ds(13)'s northface backpack, we had previously bought 2 cheaper sports backpacks for around £20 but his books were getting soaked in the rain with both. The north face one is going into its 3rd year now and still looks as good as new.

Look at hype - theyvlast the year £20/25 is more than enough as thy get chucked about

Boys like the Nike and Adidas ones

Under Amour have some nice ones - I'd recommend the SackPacks for PE - great pockets and sturdy

Depends what the fashion is at the school. Make sure it fits in with everyone else unless your child is very confident.

Mi-Pac have some good designs. Around £20-35 ish, DD has two and they have lasted her a few years.

We got an Eastpak in Tk Maxx. They say they are indestructible and tbh I have to concur, we are four years in and it is still going strong.

I bought one of the waterproof Cath Kidston ones 4 years ago - lasted me throughout 3 years lugging round my laptop and heavy books at uni to now and I still use it often. Looks nice too. Think it was about £45 or so, but they do student discount and it's worth it for the amount of years it's given me!

DD wants something new every yr, so £20-£30.

Have a look at a Kanken. V trendy at my dd's school. She had a black one at the start of last school year and won't need and doesn't want a replacement. They come in loads of colours, are waterproof and are designed to prevent back and neck problems. Cost £50 - £60 but really good value.