Brownie uniform

[cassa333]

I have just had to buy a brownie uniform and I am absolutly disgusted at the price.

A hooded top was £17 (nothing better than you can get anywhere) and a body warmer (less warm 'gilet') £13.50

I can't believe that these things are so expencive. When I was a brownie we had a cotton dress, leather belt, tie and a hat and even then the equvelent was only about a fiver. Not even that really as there was always second hand about.

£50 in one fowl swoop.

[B00]

Fowl? As in chickens? ;-)

But yep, I feel your pain, I spent that much on my daughters Rainbows (pre Brownies) uniform last summer, and oddly enough, im having to go and buy her some new trousers as the ones i bought are now too small.

[bednobs]

don't forget when you were little, a fiver was probably worth more than a fiver today. I'm also quite surprised you remember how much your parents paid for you brownie uniform, as i wouldn't have a clue.
I'm not the spelling police, but you might like to know the expression is "one fell swoop"

[redcrx]

go into most childrens clothes shops and a top is about £12 upwards and a body warmer would be a lot more than £13.50

I dont see that as being expensive really though Im sure that you could find second hand if you needed to.

[B00]

Just popped into town, and bought said Rainbows trousers, thirteen bloody quid!

[cassa333]

I don't go to childrens cloths shops they are too expencive. Primark, Matalan and Tesco are about my limit :(

The hoodie for £17 is overpriced as far as I am concerned but that is what it is :(

I tried freegle and the school newsletter but had no luck. I think because they are so expencive people try to sell them to recoupe some of the initial outlay.

Anyway it is done now. I did get a larger size than she needs now so hopefully I won't have to get any later!

[hc4361]

Did you even think to look on ebay?

[B00]

Can't speak for cassa but I certainly did.

When you factor in the cost of the P&P, it really wasn't (In my case anyway) all that much cheaper buying from Ebay.