where's best for good quality school trousers? and name labels?

ladyV

Janepig wrote: »

The trick with shoes is to polish them before they get scuffed, so that they're scuffing the polish rather than the shoe. DH should have been in the army because he's a dab hand at polishing shoes!!!

I've found M&S trousers to be the worst for hems coming down, although the fabric is good quality. My favourite shop for school uniform was Adams, I did a big stock up before they closed. I didn't realise they were still online. I'll have to look them up.

Jxx

Have Adams closed down??! I am sure the one in Surrey Quays was open last week.

I vote for M&S school clothes - stock up now on the 3 for 2 offer and free delivery using SCHOOL09.
I recommend Kickers for school shoes - they last all year and don't scuff easily. The have a sale on their website at the moment. Even if you pay full price, assuming they last a year (well, they will last longer, but assume you grow out of them within a year) it still works out at about £3 per month.

Janepig

ladyV wrote: »

Have Adams closed down??! I am sure the one in Surrey Quays was open last week.

I vote for M&S school clothes - stock up now on the 3 for 2 offer and free delivery using SCHOOL09.
I recommend Kickers for school shoes - they last all year and don't scuff easily. The have a sale on their website at the moment. Even if you pay full price, assuming they last a year (well, they will last longer, but assume you grow out of them within a year) it still works out at about £3 per month.

Ohh, they have around here. I thought they went bust at the beginning of the year. Maybe they kept some branches open then.

Jxx

Mrs_Overall

From "The Grocer", 15.7.09:

Asda is offering a 100-day money-back guarantee on its bargain-basement £4.50 school uniform. The supermarket chain has pledged that the uniform, which consists of a polo shirt or Easy Iron shirt, a sweatshirt and Teflon-coated trousers, will last until the end of the Christmas term.

[Originally posted elsewhere yesterday. Sorry, I don't know enough to make any recommendations, but hope that the above info is useful to someone here ]