My teen wants a $80+ hoodie

[Anonymous]

My high schooler is into year 3 of wearing the same hoodie to school when it's cool (temperature) and all though the winter. The color's faded but it's held up.

[Anonymous]

My 10 year old wants a$220 hoodie. She started hanging out with a couple of new girls and their parents apparently have no problem buying Aviator Nation hoodies. She did tell me she’d be ok with getting a used one from poshmark. Not going to happen.

But, I would get a teen a $70 one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cost per wear OP.

Buying teen clothes at TJ Maxx is ok, but not so much Costco. Labels, brands, all of that are very important during the teenage years to many kids and allows them to fit in.

One $80 hoodie in this expensive area is fine.

What’s wrong with Costco? Have you ever actually shopped their clothes? It’s not all or even mostly Kirkland brand. My store regularly has trendy branded stuff like Under Armor, Champion, Puma, Levi’s, Lucky Brand, various skater brands etc. My teens love shopping for clothes there because it can just make its way into the cart and get paid for lol.

[Anonymous]

I would buy half - $40 is what I would normally spend. He can spend $40 of his own money if he wants it.

[Anonymous]

What brand?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Make it a Christmas present. Or birthday if that comes first. I wouldn’t just buy it.

+1 My teen wanted a $180 shoes last xmas. He is still growing. I bought him a $80 cheaper version. He complained about it, nicely.

I told him he can buy himself such expensive shoes that he will probably outgrow in a year, and see how he feels about wasting that much money on something he can't keep for more than a year.

He shut up after that.

I told him I don't mind paying for that for his bday/xmas if that's what he wants, but only after he's stopped growing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cost per wear OP.

Buying teen clothes at TJ Maxx is ok, but not so much Costco. Labels, brands, all of that are very important during the teenage years to many kids and allows them to fit in.

One $80 hoodie in this expensive area is fine.

Costco sells Adidas. There is nothing wrong with that. TJMaxx also sells name brand stuff.

And now we see why people are so materialistic and make fun of others who don't wear the "right" clothing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Make it a Christmas present. Or birthday if that comes first. I wouldn’t just buy it.

+1 My teen wanted a $180 shoes last xmas. He is still growing. I bought him a $80 cheaper version. He complained about it, nicely.

I told him he can buy himself such expensive shoes that he will probably outgrow in a year, and see how he feels about wasting that much money on something he can't keep for more than a year.

He shut up after that.

I told him I don't mind paying for that for his bday/xmas if that's what he wants, but only after he's stopped growing.

I guess this makes sense if you don't wear the shoes often, but how long do shoes last anyway?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:May be I should adjust my view on buying clothes- most of our regular day clothes are from stores like TJmax or Costco.

But what I am not happy to hear is “Does it matter?!” When I ask DC what’s you like the shirt most, since it’s a $80+ hoodie.

Is it just a phase?

Can you give them jobs or have them for neighbors to earn half? People tend to value things more if they have skin in the game.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Make it a Christmas present. Or birthday if that comes first. I wouldn’t just buy it.

+1 My teen wanted a $180 shoes last xmas. He is still growing. I bought him a $80 cheaper version. He complained about it, nicely.

I told him he can buy himself such expensive shoes that he will probably outgrow in a year, and see how he feels about wasting that much money on something he can't keep for more than a year.

He shut up after that.

I told him I don't mind paying for that for his bday/xmas if that's what he wants, but only after he's stopped growing.

That’s so lame. He won’t stop growing until he’s in college probably.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 10 year old wants a$220 hoodie. She started hanging out with a couple of new girls and their parents apparently have no problem buying Aviator Nation hoodies. She did tell me she’d be ok with getting a used one from poshmark. Not going to happen.

But, I would get a teen a $70 one.

ugh.. awful. This is one of the reasons why we chose not to live in certain neighborhoods even if we could afford it. No way would I buy $220 hoodie for a 10 yr old. H3ll, I wouldn't buy myself a hoodie for that much. Ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Make it a Christmas present. Or birthday if that comes first. I wouldn’t just buy it.

+1 My teen wanted a $180 shoes last xmas. He is still growing. I bought him a $80 cheaper version. He complained about it, nicely.

I told him he can buy himself such expensive shoes that he will probably outgrow in a year, and see how he feels about wasting that much money on something he can't keep for more than a year.

He shut up after that.

I told him I don't mind paying for that for his bday/xmas if that's what he wants, but only after he's stopped growing.

That’s so lame. He won’t stop growing until he’s in college probably.

are you 15?

Even if he grows to college, his feet will stop way before then.

Nothing lame about not wasting money. You sound very immature.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Make it a Christmas present. Or birthday if that comes first. I wouldn’t just buy it.

+1 My teen wanted a $180 shoes last xmas. He is still growing. I bought him a $80 cheaper version. He complained about it, nicely.

I told him he can buy himself such expensive shoes that he will probably outgrow in a year, and see how he feels about wasting that much money on something he can't keep for more than a year.

He shut up after that.

I told him I don't mind paying for that for his bday/xmas if that's what he wants, but only after he's stopped growing.

I guess this makes sense if you don't wear the shoes often, but how long do shoes last anyway?

doesn't matter. Not buying shoes for $180 that he can only wear for a year. Waste of money.

220 for a hoodie is no different than $180 for shoes for a teen. Ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Make it a Christmas present. Or birthday if that comes first. I wouldn’t just buy it.

+1 My teen wanted a $180 shoes last xmas. He is still growing. I bought him a $80 cheaper version. He complained about it, nicely.

I told him he can buy himself such expensive shoes that he will probably outgrow in a year, and see how he feels about wasting that much money on something he can't keep for more than a year.

He shut up after that.

I told him I don't mind paying for that for his bday/xmas if that's what he wants, but only after he's stopped growing.

That’s so lame. He won’t stop growing until he’s in college probably.

are you 15?

Even if he grows to college, his feet will stop way before then.

Nothing lame about not wasting money. You sound very immature.

No I’m not 15, but I think it’s lame that you won’t get him the shoes he wants that you can obviously afford just because he’s still growing. Daily wear shoes don’t last much longer than a year anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Make it a Christmas present. Or birthday if that comes first. I wouldn’t just buy it.

+1 My teen wanted a $180 shoes last xmas. He is still growing. I bought him a $80 cheaper version. He complained about it, nicely.

I told him he can buy himself such expensive shoes that he will probably outgrow in a year, and see how he feels about wasting that much money on something he can't keep for more than a year.

He shut up after that.

I told him I don't mind paying for that for his bday/xmas if that's what he wants, but only after he's stopped growing.

That’s so lame. He won’t stop growing until he’s in college probably.

are you 15?

Even if he grows to college, his feet will stop way before then.

Nothing lame about not wasting money. You sound very immature.

No I’m not 15, but I think it’s lame that you won’t get him the shoes he wants that you can obviously afford just because he’s still growing. Daily wear shoes don’t last much longer than a year anyway.

If the shoes doesn't last long that, why on earth would you pay $180 for it. Some consumers are seriously stupid.