Teenager and trainers

Carl31

Would you spend 120 quid on a pair of trainers for a 15 year old daughter?

Opinions on such a purchase greatly received...

jackieblack

No I wouldn't.
I would give her the cost of a 'regular' pair and if she wanted the more expensive ones she could pay the difference herself whether that be by saving up her pocket money/ allowance/ earnings from part time job/chores etc

Owain_Moneysaver

Not blinkin likely.

I wouldn't spend £150 on five pairs of trainers for myself.

Carl31

thanks for the replies, glad i am not the only one, shame the wife didn't agree

My futile attempt at a lesson in not needing overpriced, material objects to enjoy life was unfortunately thwarted, despite being discussed previously

I shall go to bed tonight defeated and dissapointed

Caroline_a

Are these for fashion or for sport? If for sport then I would answer maybe, but if she never goes near any sorting of sporting activity it would be a resounding no!

Owain_Moneysaver

Carl31 wrote: »

I shall go to bed tonight defeated and dissapointed

At least you're not sleeping in the shed :rotfl:

martinthebandit

Carl31 wrote: »

I shall go to bed tonight defeated and dissapointed

Just think, if you'd given the correct answer perhaps you would only have been defeated..........

Spendless

My 14yo bought herself some trainers earlier this year but with birthday money she'd received.

I can't remember the cost, but believe it was significantly higher than what I'd pay for her to use as a fashion item just as a treat.

Because it was her money though she looked around for the best deal and found a pair she liked on sale.

Money_maker

If kids know the value of money then they wouldn't ask for shoes so expensive. Both my teenage boys were non-label orientated and used to laugh at those stupid enough to spend big on a label.

DigForVictory

May I suggest introducing the idea of a Budget?

My lads now get very few surprises at Christmas since we instituted that concept - here is £X quid. Yes sure you can have that gruesome loud offensive piece of plastic from toys r us, bu that would be All You Get as it costs £X. Whereas if (like your brother) you wanted an MP3 player & headphones, then you couldn't have The Thing too, & he has money left for more presents so which would you rather have one big thing or several little ones?

They *even* realise that using MSE, cashback sites & general google-fu, I can often find that 'thing' for less than the RRP.

We've long since taught them that a "Label" (usually just) adds to the price, so it's worth being able to recognise them just to enjoy them from the charity shop.

Budget - concept for this month & defeat & disappointment will be less of an issue this Christmas. Daughter may learn enough to lead Mother down paths of righteousness?! (So Much Safer that way!)

Marvel1

I did when i was that age but it was it was my own money, never do it now.