School uniforms

pea-kay

The boys are starting preK in the fall and will be wearing uniforms. I was wondering how many I should get per kid. (Shirts, shorts, pants.) I mean, they're three, so they'll probably tough on the clothes, and I don't want to do laundry every day. But they're not cheap, either.

Ugh.

tammy79

How many days will they be going?. DS went 5 days this past year, The school gave us 2, as part of the tuition, I ended up getting, 3 more for him, He was so tough on them.

pea-kay

Five days, full time.

tammy79

Oh gosh, that' a lot of shirts, I would start out with maybe 3/4 shirts for each, and do laundry every other day?.

Your boys are adorable btw. 

L D

Do you have to buy their uniforms or can you get the same basic thing somewhere else? 

If you have to get it from them I would buy at least 4 shirts/shorts each.

If you can get them elsewhere I would stock up.  You can find basic uniform pieces at wm & target as well as online.

 

lindsaymarieg@hotmail.com

I despise laundry and my DS is super hard on clothes. If it were me, I would bite the bullet and do at least 5 per kid, possibly 6. ::Cringing at the idea of that many shirts for triplets::

n&bcarlson

Oh my.  If you had just one child, I would say buy five of everything, plus one extra shirt, and wash once a week.  But uniforms for 3 kids is a huge expense.  Could you buy enough for three days (I guess that's nine uniforms) and wash mid-week?  That would give you a clean set for Monday just in case you didn't get to them on the weekend.

pea-kay

L

Do you have to buy their uniforms or can you get the same basic thing somewhere else? 

If you have to get it from them I would buy at least 4 shirts/shorts each.

If you can get them elsewhere I would stock up.  You can find basic uniform pieces at wm & target as well as online.

I'm still waiting to find out if I can get the shorts/pants/shoes elsewhere. I hope so!

If I get 9 pieces of each, I'm looking at $600. Ugh. 

amberdl28

My nieces go to private school and they have to buy certain things through the school uniform place. They have to buy the jumpers and skirts because they are the school plaid and boys have to buy the sweater and tie because it has the school emblem. Everything else except gym shirts can be bought at other places.

If its just white shirts (or other colors) maybe you can buy them somewhere else same with pants. Target, old navy kohls all have the basic khaki, navy blue pieces.

 

amberdl28

My nieces go to private school and they have to buy certain things through the school uniform place. They have to buy the jumpers and skirts because they are the school plaid and boys have to buy the sweater and tie because it has the school emblem. Everything else except gym shirts can be bought at other places.

If its just white shirts (or other colors) maybe you can buy them somewhere else same with pants. Target, old navy kohls all have the basic khaki, navy blue pieces.

I would buy at least 3 full uniforms for each boy if you can get them other places. Then extra shirts. If they totally destroy the pants you can do laundry twice a week and they have a clean pair everyday.

franciscaz

Have you looked at other options for buying them.  Walmart, Burlington Coat Factory, Target, etc. often sale uniform pieces online or in store.  They are pretty cheap.

Anyhow I would get enough for each boy to have one each day and 3 additional (spare sets).  My kids are murder on everything so I know extras would be needed.

tammy79

I'm sure you'll be able to buy the pants/shoes elsewhere. For our private school, they just require us to by the shirts through them, because it has the school logo. I was able to get Pants, for decent prices, at the gap, crazy 8, and Gymboree.

n&bcarlson

Any chance the school could help you find some families with gently used uniforms they'd like to sell?  Maybe someone whose kid outgrew the size before wearing them out.  My DD's preschool has a rack of gently used uniforms that you can look through to buy, or bring in your own to sell.  She won't be required to wear one until Kindergarten, but we'll be looking there and at the local kids consignment shop where I've seen several of her school's uniforms for sale around August/September.  Even if they don't normally do this, maybe they'd help you out by having the teacher of the next grade up from your sons send home a note the first week of school asking if anyone has ones to sell, since you obviously are in a special situation.

pea-kay

n&bcarlson:

Any chance the school could help you find some families with gently used uniforms they'd like to sell?  Maybe someone whose kid outgrew the size before wearing them out.  My DD's preschool has a rack of gently used uniforms that you can look through to buy, or bring in your own to sell.  She won't be required to wear one until Kindergarten, but we'll be looking there and at the local kids consignment shop where I've seen several of her school's uniforms for sale around August/September.  Even if they don't normally do this, maybe they'd help you out by having the teacher of the next grade up from your sons send home a note the first week of school asking if anyone has ones to sell, since you obviously are in a special situation.

Oh yeah, they will be doing this, but this is the school's first year! At least after this year, I shouldn't have to buy as much.

flgator

I only have 1 DS in school, but he went 3 days last year and we had 4 uniforms.  We had to leave an extra set at school in case the one they were wearing got dirty.  So we had 1 for each day, and I washed them once a week.  Don't forget to check if you need to leave an extra set at school.  hth

moroccojade

This is what we had for DD's uniform this past year:

3 pairs of pants

2 pairs of shorts (she wore leggings/tights under them in the winter. 

2 short sleeved tshirts

2 long sleeved

2 school jackets.

 

AND

1 long sleeved shirt and 1 pair of pants for an 'emergency' in her cubby.  

 

It worked out fine.  We had to do laundry once mid-week, but it was better than spending another $350 on an extra set of uniforms.

dmv124

I am a teacher in a Catholic School.  I know we have gently used uniforms for families to purchase so that might be an option for you to look into.  Good luck!

Topi-Jan

pea-kay:

L

Do you have to buy their uniforms or can you get the same basic thing somewhere else? 

If you have to get it from them I would buy at least 4 shirts/shorts each.

If you can get them elsewhere I would stock up.  You can find basic uniform pieces at wm & target as well as online.

I'm still waiting to find out if I can get the shorts/pants/shoes elsewhere. I hope so!

If I get 9 pieces of each, I'm looking at $600. Ugh. 

 

Wow!  Hopefully they'll say you can buy at least parts of it elsewhere, especially since the gently used ones are not available.  Between Old Navy, Target, and Children's Place, I've never paid over $5 for a uniform shirt or shorts (pants and long sleeves are a little more ).  With that, we bought at least a week's worth to start and then added winter pieces as the weather got colder.

If you have to buy the official uniforms, I think 3 sets for each adorable boy would work to start with laundry twice a week.