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Consumerism.But when I was at infant school and junior school none of us took any notice of what any of our classmates were wearing.
What's gone wrong ?
Gotta get those deals with the schools though, otherwise nobody will use you
Dove Bomber?No, descending.
Known to some of us as the 'dead pigeon'.
Basingstoke ?No, descending.
Known to some of us as the 'dead pigeon'.
Yes - the school was a madhouse,Basingstoke ?
Peer pressure probably. Non uniform days were horrible in my day, if you wanted to keep up with the cool kids (I didn't). If your parents can't afford all the labels then uniform is a better way to go.
Also it’s amazing how many people leave it till a week or 2 before the start of term
I wonder if that was part of the original rationale behind short trousers?On the grounds that if you buy it any earlier the little buggers will put on a growth spurt and will have outgrown the clothes by the start of term.
I wonder if that was part of the original rationale behind short trousers?
I actually wore shorts to school most days between the ages of 12 and 15.
But it was a bit warmer there.
None of those are me, but that's the general style that we had.
The secondary school I went to had an official supplier in Leicester forty-something miles away.School I went to had an official supplier which was expensive. Just round the corner was another shop who sold very similar uniforms but wasn't allowed to have the school badge embroidered on the cap or blazer pocket. So he had them embroidered on patches to be sown on. Did the same for all the schools in the area.
Don't think we had a uniform for infants school, primary school I think you had to wear a white shirt and grey short trousers, a pullover & there was a school tie.
When I am king I will eradicate uniforms in schools. Or more to the point the monopolised detail that ensure specific retailers are the only people that can sell them. If you have a uniform make it a blue sweatshirt, as an example and not a badged one.
I wonder how much the school charge for the monopoly?It’s a good example of both parties making money from their captive audience.
But if she brought back better books than she took it wouldn't matter !We only have to send the nipper to school in the correct colours. No need to be badged up. This is a primary school (3 tier system). We did buy a book bag from said shop and had her name embroidered on it. She still managed to bring someone else's back on a few occasions!
But if she brought back better books than she took it wouldn't matter !