Consumer rights when a school is the retailer.

themull1

ThumbRemote wrote: »

I don't get your maths here. Surely £1.10 a day is exactly £22 every 4 weeks (plus I'd assume a one-off photo for the pass at the start of the year). Or is it £1.10 per journey, which would make more sense?

Sorry, i was talking about my two kids!!

pmduk

Valli wrote: »

Re the children being kept on premises - this is the current trend; many schools are adopting this policy because it reduces issues which occur when 'gangs' of teenagers are unsupervised around the site but off the premises, reduces bullying (because they are on the premises, not being chased for their lunch money etc) and reduces truancy.

Perhaps you should be thankful your children are being supervised all through the school day?

Prothet_of_Doom

mad-dan wrote: »

And to just ad, if any of the items dont fit, they charge you £6 per item to change them.

I'd say distance selling regulations apply.

Do they have a governing body? Contact all the Governors and stand as a parent Governer.

ThumbRemote

Prothet_of_Doom wrote: »

I'd say distance selling regulations apply.

They don't. See post 9.

Valli

Valli wrote: »

Re the children being kept on premises - this is the current trend; many schools are adopting this policy because it reduces issues which occur when 'gangs' of teenagers are unsupervised around the site but off the premises, reduces bullying (because they are on the premises, not being chased for their lunch money etc) and reduces truancy.

pmduk wrote: »

Perhaps you should be thankful your children are being supervised all through the school day?

Is the 'you' addressed at me or at the OP?

sgun

wow, I'm really glad I read this thread before getting pregnant as I hadn't realised that I would have to spend money on any children I had. Its really made me change my mind about having any as I had thought that they were like a free thing. I was really only considering it anyway for the £1200 a year that the government want to give me to help with childcare costs. I don't really know anything about childcare though, I am guessing they will be ok in the house by themselves when I am out at work so I won't have to pay that either. Do they need feeding?

Country_Cousin

When I have had to buy school uniform from or via the school there has always been an opportunity to go into school and try on sample sizes of everything.
At one school we could buy the item there and then and if they did not have it it would be ordered in.
At the second school the opportunity was there to try on if we wanted, and we ordered directly from the (large) supplier. They often sent out free delivery offers throughout the year.

£6 per item to change an item - can't believe that...

That said my son had just two blazers for his entire 5 years at secondary school and I think 2 or 3 jumpers. I could have bought more but there was simply no need.
Shirts and trousers were bought from Marks and Spencer's and lasted the entire school year (probably longer if I had wanted). And they can be obtained much cheaper at other places - although I think M&S are the best quality at a good price myself.

As regards not being allowed out at Lunchtime - why would you want your children wandering around in their lunchtimes unsupervised. I would not expect a school to allow children out during lunch - full-stop. But what are they going to find outside of school for less than £4 in any event. If you are not going to provide a packed lunch, by the time they have left school and bought goodness what for lunch you are not going to have change from £5 a day each.

dalesrider

mad-dan wrote: »

so, £3912 a year,.

Less the £1752.40 child benefit


As others have said why so many of each item.

My daughters school had this policy of only being able to purchase via their shop.
They always used to keep a stock of items purely for sizing up. So you could always try stuff on.

Add in after the 1st year, many parents managed to unpick the logo's and sew them onto new cloths :rotfl:

Get together with other parents and get some pressure put onto the school to lower the prices.

candygirl

mad-dan wrote: »

And to just ad, if any of the items dont fit, they charge you £6 per item to change them.

It's all outrageous, but this really takes the proverbial!!:eek::eek:

poet123

dalesrider wrote: »

Less the £1752.40 child benefit


As others have said why so many of each item.

My daughters school had this policy of only being able to purchase via their shop.
They always used to keep a stock of items purely for sizing up. So you could always try stuff on.

Add in after the 1st year, many parents managed to unpick the logo's and sew them onto new cloths :rotfl:

Get together with other parents and get some pressure put onto the school to lower the prices.

Yes, if the logo is on the blazer pocket you can simply buy an M&S Blazer and remove the whole pocket from the original blazer and sew it onto the new one.