Back To School With Clarks

Hand up if you had Clarks school shoes? I did and still remember feeling very smart and very special in my “princess” shoes,

Both of my boys have started shoe-life in Clarks and have continued to enjoy their shoes as they’ve grown older.With Clarks, you don’t only get a fabulous looking pair of school shoes, you get shoes that are designed to support growing feet. We always get the boy’s feet measured professionally to ensure that they are in the right size and this is what happened when we visited our local Clarks’ retailer recently. We went armed with a £40 voucher courtesy of Clarks who wanted us to treat ourselves to a pair of snazzy school shoes and review the overall process of getting fitted and buying our shoes.

Take one child that refuses to smile sweetly at the camera for you.

 

Take one super-friendly, knowledgeable and professional shoe-measuring lady.
Let the NOW smiling sweetly child entertain himself in the child-friendly store while you wait for your selection of suitable shoes to arrive.

 

Watch while the super-lovely lady helps your child try on the shoes he prefers, checks them to ensure the fit is correct and lets him have a walk around in them.

 

And….

Voila! You find yourself with a pair of great-fitting, hard wearing school shoes that you know will last! Kieran is really pleased with his “Cool” school shoes and I am happy in the knowledge that the health of his feet are in good hands with Clarks.

There is a fantastic range of school shoes available from Clarks. To view the ranges and find your local Clarks store, visit the website.

*Clarks sent us a £40 voucher to redeem against some shoes. This write up is based on our own experience of being fitted for, buying and wearing Clarks shoes.

ClothingAtTesco – the saints of school trousers and more

When the lovely and talented Rosie froom Rosie Scribble said she just happened to have a £15 voucher going begging for ClothingAtTesco I nearly bit her arm off for it (don’t worry, I didn’t actually bite her arm off – she was too quick!).

Kieran (5yrs) is tall and skinny, this does not make getting him clothes easy! The only school trousers that fit him are the Tesco ones with the adjustable waist so first on the agenda was an extra pair and some more polo shirts.

Then, because it’s winter now apparently some new PJs were in order because sleeping in  bed shorts just isn’t cozy enough. Finding Toy Story 3 ones for just £5 was brilliant luck as Kieran is a big fan.

Shopping online isn’t very difficult, you point, click, scroll, click, pay and wait for someone to bring everything to your door, but I like to pretend it’s ever so stressful so I can treat myself to something, such as these lovely new slippers.

The total…. £20, (the delivery £0 as Tesco were running an offer for stocking up on uniform which included free P&P, which has now expired).

You really can’t go wrong with all of of that for £20, which was actually £5 after I used my code (Thanks Rosie!). ClothingAtTesco have a huge range of items with prices to suit everyone so why not treat yourself. It’s our first point of call for all things kid-related and nice for the odd treat or two for the grown up wardrobe too.