Keep a tracing of your children's feet in your handbag and search out the most economical (quality inclusive) store for your children's new school shoes. The store will usually hold them for you for 24 hrs, so this gives you a child free search before deciding what shoes to show them for "their" selection. What they don't see, won't hurt them. Mother of 4 + 1 (and past school shoe trauma's).
Source: Credit = frustration and minimal budget V children whining and getting what you can't afford (at a lower quality than may have been available).
By Chris from Qld, Australia
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