Why are toddler shoes so expensive!?

xSophieBx · Sep 1st, 2011, 07:02 AM

Lily has been taking a few steps unaided now.. & shes had cruisers in the past but cos of her high instep I can never get them on her so I've given up with them & took her to get some walking shoes to try get her to walk properly and not on tiptoes etc... So we got some bright pink bo bell boots - £48!!!!!!! Their from a shoe shop nearby that stock clarks, start rite etc.. I've never even heard of Bo bell... they better be good lol. What on average do u spend on your toddlers shoes?

mummymunch · Sep 1st, 2011, 07:07 AM

Luckily i live near a clarks outlet so i managed to get Emily's shoes for £15 but when we went to brantano's they were £32!!

Mum2b_Claire · Sep 1st, 2011, 07:50 AM

Ruby's last lot were £34 from start rite. Clarks are usually £28ish but we have such trouble finding practical autumn / winter shoes for Ruby (i.e not 'open' ones - hopeless for rainy days!) we tend to just buys ones we can find that are of a more enclosed style and to hell with the cost...

rihanna · Sep 1st, 2011, 09:04 AM

My LO walked at 11months so off we went to clarks for walking shoes....£30! AND.... they lasted 7 weeks!!!!

From now on we use cast offs from my friends little boy who luckily had the same size...for 7 weeks worth im not buying £30 every time!

Nats21 · Sep 1st, 2011, 09:06 AM

Callums not walking yet but will be soon I think, i'm not looking forward to buying the shoes for him though! I've seen cheapish ones in asda and some nice ones in Next to, we'll go to clarks first though so we can have his feet properly measured xx

**OmarsMum** · Sep 1st, 2011, 09:16 AM

We only buy Clarks, Ecco, Chicco & pediped for Omar. I buy 1-2 pairs only when he needs a bigger size, as he need new pairs every 3 months & those shoes are too expensive. I look for bargains & sales.

bbyno1 · Sep 1st, 2011, 09:34 AM

Ah,thats quite a bit. I got Aliyahs walking shoes from Clarks a few weeks ago and they were 28.I doubt they will last more than 6 weeks. Her feet grow fastt

bumbleberry · Sep 1st, 2011, 09:47 AM

Thankfully I have two clarks outlets near me so I buy from there, they're last seasons stock but I pay on average £12/£13 a pair which is a more sensible price for the length of time they last

nikkip75 · Sep 1st, 2011, 10:04 AM

It's ridiculous isn't! Especially when you have 2 kids with growing feet. A trip to Clarks would cost us near £100! I go to Clarks when the sales are on. Otherwise I got to next or supermarkets and have got a few bargains from eBay.

karlilay · Sep 1st, 2011, 10:59 AM

Wow! I get Madis feet measured and the go to Next and get her shoes. The most iv ever spent on shoes for her was £30 for her winter boots from Next last year.
She had then from Oct-March though. Her feet grow reeeaaallllyyyy slowly.

If she is in half sizes, i go to Clarkes. But TBH, i dont really like the shoes they do.
She did con me out of a pair of flashing ones from there once....

Sep 1st, 2011, 07:02 AM	#1
xSophieBx Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: UK Posts: 4,429	Why are toddler shoes so expensive!? Lily has been taking a few steps unaided now.. & shes had cruisers in the past but cos of her high instep I can never get them on her so I've given up with them & took her to get some walking shoes to try get her to walk properly and not on tiptoes etc... So we got some bright pink bo bell boots - £48!!!!!!! Their from a shoe shop nearby that stock clarks, start rite etc.. I've never even heard of Bo bell... they better be good lol. What on average do u spend on your toddlers shoes?

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Sep 1st, 2011, 07:07 AM	#2
mummymunch Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,357	Luckily i live near a clarks outlet so i managed to get Emily's shoes for £15 but when we went to brantano's they were £32!!

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Sep 1st, 2011, 07:50 AM	#3
Mum2b_Claire Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kent Posts: 16,771	Ruby's last lot were £34 from start rite. Clarks are usually £28ish but we have such trouble finding practical autumn / winter shoes for Ruby (i.e not 'open' ones - hopeless for rainy days!) we tend to just buys ones we can find that are of a more enclosed style and to hell with the cost...

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Sep 1st, 2011, 09:04 AM	#4
rihanna Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 2,010	My LO walked at 11months so off we went to clarks for walking shoes....£30! AND.... they lasted 7 weeks!!!! From now on we use cast offs from my friends little boy who luckily had the same size...for 7 weeks worth im not buying £30 every time!

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Sep 1st, 2011, 09:06 AM	#5
Nats21 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Walsall, West Midlands Posts: 5,713	Callums not walking yet but will be soon I think, i'm not looking forward to buying the shoes for him though! I've seen cheapish ones in asda and some nice ones in Next to, we'll go to clarks first though so we can have his feet properly measured xx

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Sep 1st, 2011, 09:16 AM	#6
OmarsMum Mum (Mom) BabyandBump Team Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: UAE Posts: 16,966	We only buy Clarks, Ecco, Chicco & pediped for Omar. I buy 1-2 pairs only when he needs a bigger size, as he need new pairs every 3 months & those shoes are too expensive. I look for bargains & sales.

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Sep 1st, 2011, 09:34 AM	#7
bbyno1 Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Londonn Posts: 18,651	Ah,thats quite a bit. I got Aliyahs walking shoes from Clarks a few weeks ago and they were 28.I doubt they will last more than 6 weeks. Her feet grow fastt

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Sep 1st, 2011, 09:47 AM	#8
bumbleberry Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Newcastle, UK Posts: 745	Thankfully I have two clarks outlets near me so I buy from there, they're last seasons stock but I pay on average £12/£13 a pair which is a more sensible price for the length of time they last

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Sep 1st, 2011, 10:04 AM	#9
nikkip75 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,722	It's ridiculous isn't! Especially when you have 2 kids with growing feet. A trip to Clarks would cost us near £100! I go to Clarks when the sales are on. Otherwise I got to next or supermarkets and have got a few bargains from eBay.

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Sep 1st, 2011, 10:59 AM	#10
karlilay Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Northampton Posts: 4,975	Wow! I get Madis feet measured and the go to Next and get her shoes. The most iv ever spent on shoes for her was £30 for her winter boots from Next last year. She had then from Oct-March though. Her feet grow reeeaaallllyyyy slowly. If she is in half sizes, i go to Clarkes. But TBH, i dont really like the shoes they do. She did con me out of a pair of flashing ones from there once....

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