School shoes and trousers that actually last?

mealone

I got the bargain of the century in M&S last year, the woman in front of me was charged only £1 for a pair of school trousers so I wizzed to the rack and found they were all a size too big for my son but I bought the rack anyway, 8 pairs of school trousers for £9. One pair was £2 and they fit my son straight away, hes now in the 7 pairs I got for £1 each and they are wearing very well.:T

I can see the trousers lasting him till the school year ends, a full year of trousers for £9!

For shoes I buy good strong boots like Dockers from TKMAX and they normally last till he out grows them, for trainers he likes Sketchers but lately the quality has gone down hill.

DCFC79

Try asda or tesco for trousers,

Gingham_Ribbon

My lad is in the same school shoes that he started with in September, although they're very battered looking. They're StartRite ones. He also has wide feet, with a high instep and they have been very comfortable for him (13 and a half G).

He's been hard on his trousers but the M&S ones have been the hardest wearing. A couple of pairs came loose at the seams after a couple of weeks but they were happy to change them and we've had no other problems. They've also been a good fit for a really tall, skinny lad.

Gingham_Ribbon

Re the shins - I know what you mean. What do they do to them?!

lolababy

Just a thought how about knee. pads whilst playing in the yard. I bet that would save a few holes in the knee.

Spendless

Well, it turns out ds is flat-footed which is (likely to be) why we're going thru so many shoes. I'd not have thought of it but was moaning about cost of shoes to a friend at a bbq at our house and she looked at my son standing in the garden with bare-feet and called him in to look and suggested I spoke to my GP which I did and we are now waiting for a referral to a foot clinic.

When I told my dh he announced he was flat footed too. He'd never mentioned it before in 12 years, 10 of them married!

The trousers we started last week with 3 pairs, Thursday's pair got ripped at the crotch-should be able to sew them up. Friday's pair went thru on the shin-in recycling bin, so am left with 1 pair for next 5 days, 2 if others can be sewn.

Dustykitten

Spendless - I was just reading through the thread and was going to ask you if you'd had his feet checked. I expect they will give you orthotics, my DS2 has them. It is really really important to have somebody fit the shoes who knows what they are doing to ensure that the insole and the shoe work together and fit properly. If not then the insoles will not do their job. Good luck Dusty

aliasojo

Spendless I have only just seen this thread and I would have advised you exactly the same thing. My son gets insoles made at the orthotic clinic and it's made a huge difference to the wear in the shoes.

I also agree with the suggestion to sew patches to the inside of his trousers but you do need to be fairly handy with a needle to get a good job. (I'm not .)