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For all the benefit frothers out there
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I think there are brands and brands
Nope Stevie, these are Lonsdale jogging pants and sweats around 5 or 6 years and Lonsdale is a chav brand:D
Actually, I sometimes find myself quite liking the idea of being an aged chav:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: I smoke as well so I'm well on the way:rotfl::rotfl:"there are some persons in this World who, unable to give better proof of being wise, take a strange delight in showing what they think they have sagaciously read in mankind by uncharitable suspicions of them"(Herman Melville)0 -
Oxfam and Ebay do a great line in brand names....it annoys the life out of the children but I refuse to pay silly amounts for clothes.
If my children come to me wanting £100 trainers, they get the same answer now that they did when I was working and in a two income family - "Not on your blooming nelly!"We made it! All three boys have graduated, it's been hard work but it shows there is a possibility of a chance of normal (ish) life after a diagnosis (or two) of ASD. It's not been the easiest route but I am so glad I ignored everything and everyone and did my own therapies with them.
Eldests' EDS diagnosis 4.5.10, mine 13.1.11 eekk - now having fun and games as a wheelchair user.0 -
If my children come to me wanting £100 trainers, they get the same answer now that they did when I was working and in a two income family - "Not on your blooming nelly!"
I hear it a lot but I have never bought £100 trainers, most I have paid is about £50, which trainers are £100 for a kid?'Just think for a moment what a prospect that is. A single market without barriers visible or invisible giving you direct and unhindered access to the purchasing power of over 300 million of the worlds wealthiest and most prosperous people' Margaret Thatcher0 -
No idea! I have seen a few but took one look at the price and walked away without noting the makes.
Most I have paid is £20.We made it! All three boys have graduated, it's been hard work but it shows there is a possibility of a chance of normal (ish) life after a diagnosis (or two) of ASD. It's not been the easiest route but I am so glad I ignored everything and everyone and did my own therapies with them.
Eldests' EDS diagnosis 4.5.10, mine 13.1.11 eekk - now having fun and games as a wheelchair user.0 -
TK maxx- you never need pay more than £20 for branded trainers. Adult or child.
Honestly is no wonder some people get in debt if they think they have to spend £50 on trainers let alone £100.
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The only place i have regularly seen trainers anywhere near this price is in catalogues. Those who pay things off on the drip, as we know will always get ripped off. Unfortunately many seem to be those who struggle to budget, including those of us on a low income.
I paid 18 quid for a pair of Adidas today, gotta love sportsworld
:beer: Well aint funny how its the little things in life that mean the most? Not where you live, the car you drive or the price tag on your clothes.
Theres no dollar sign on piece of mind
This Ive come to know...
So if you agree have a drink with me, raise your glasses for a toast :beer:0 -
I saw a statistic about a year ago (sorry cannot prove it) that said that something like 80% of burglaries were commited by people wearing Nike Airmax trainers.0
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lemonjelly wrote: »
Anyhow, I thought perhaps a little information from alternative sources might be helpful for people to discuss how the benefits system will undoubtedly change in coming years.
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I share this in the hope that a constructive & practical debate can be had, in an informed manner, without the rantings of the daily mail "they're all theives & lazy" variety. Knowledge is power. better understanding of the situation will help us all (including the government) address the problems which continue in the system.
How about this for alternative sources of info - my landlord friend in East Sussex discovered a discarded bank statement from the previous tenant, a single mum of two kids, which indicated that she received £870 per month in benefits on top of her rent being paid in full (then £650, now the LHA rate is closer to £950), plus full council tax rebate (£100 per month).
This household is getting the equivalent of 23k per year in benefits which would require a taxable earned income of around £28k for this woman to be fully independent from the public purse, unlikely unless she is an experienced or skilled graduate or manage calibre.
I understand why the Daily Mail headlines can add little to some debates apart from hysteria.
But we actually do live in a society that wants people to consider employment as the best route out of poverty but pays more out to certain households than they can ever achieve in employment for many complex reasons.0 -
I don't even know designer names ... certainly never owned any.
Most expensive 'trainers' (well, near equivalent) I bought were £8 or so, about 5-6 years ago. My 'crocs' are fake (Oh - Aldi are having some in 5 colours in the next two weeks ... £2.99... so fill yer boots).
Right now I am wearing: charity shop jeans (£2.50), charity shop shirt (£2.50), donated fake crocs (free). Even my job interview outfit is a £15 dress I bought in 2000, a £2 jacket from a charity shop, shoes from a charity shop £4 and I don't have a bag, so I use a document case an ex boss was throwing out in 2006.0 -
£870 .... is £202/week.a single mum of two kids, which indicated that she received £870 per month in benefits on top of her rent being paid in full (then £650, now the LHA rate is closer to £950), plus full council tax rebate (£100 per month).
Take off the £65 she'd get as a single person and that's £137/week, or £68/week per child. Do they really get that much? Blimey.0
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