I would like the cost of school clothing looked at so it’s a fair cost for a fair product.” “As most clothes are now made overseas at a much reduced cost, those savings need to be passed onto consumers. “And that’s great for parents on a tight budget.”ĭiane says most clothing can be brought at a reasonable cost as long it’s not top of the range. She says Tauranga Boys’ College sells good condition secondhand uniforms as well as new uniforms in the school shop. They were in such good condition they were passed down to his younger brothers.” Apart from replacing a few buttons here and there, these items have worn very well. “I bought secondhand uniform items when my son started at college seven years ago. She wondered how long a $3 polo shirt would last. One parent of three boys told The Weekend Sun she was constantly seeking economical options and this included school uniforms. The clothing comes in multiple colours – the eight standard, most commonly colours used by schools. The company claims a child can be kitted for less than $50 – although it doesn’t take shoes into account. The School+ brand offering cotton polo shirts for $3, shorts from $7 to $12, shirts and blouses at $7, skorts at $7 and culottes at $12. It’s launched what it calls a “quality, affordable and exclusive brand of school uniform basics”.
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And even though just one in five schools, or 18 per cent of all schools, allow a generic alternative to school uniforms, this is the niche Postie Plus is trying to fill.
Sixty-nine per cent of the 500 surveyed families wanted the option to purchase a generic uniform as a means of saving money. “The problem is not just about uniforms, it’s also about books and bus fares etc.” “The problem is school uniforms hit families after spends on Christmas and holidays,” says Tauranga Budget Advisory Service manager Diane Bruin. And because of that differential families are apparently making sacrifices on essentials like food, electricity, clothing and entertainment. The data shows the average outlay for a uniform is $265 with most parents ideally wanting to spend just $131. And 70 per cent say school uniforms are double what they think they’re worth. Postie Plus research shows 88 per cent of 500 families surveyed in December are under financial stress from having to buy school uniforms. “I wonder how long that shirt would last?” On the brink of the new school year research has confirmed uniforms are still a financial curse for many parents.Īnd on the back of that research, the national clothing retailer Postie Plus has launched a range of cheaper generic uniforms to cater for stretched budgets – for example $3 for a polo shirt and shorts from $7.īut some parents are dubious and have raised questions of quality.
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