School Shopping Extravaganza and Bitch Session

[threebag]

So, another year of Back to School bullshit is upon us. This thread is for any steals, deals and bullshit you need to bitch about.

I have a 16yr that’s going into his Junior year. He worked his ass off this summer with the oil well service outfit. Little shits sitting on a small fortune for a kid. He’s a miser and won’t buy shit. So, 5 pairs of Ariat Jeans, $650 pair of Tecova boots, $175 Nike Vapor football cleats and we’re just getting started I think. I am balking on the $200 Sitka backpack he wants, he can buy that shit. Any of you sick of the Back to School season and just wish they’d get their ass back to school?

Wish school was year round with exceptions for fishing and hunting days, ****…

[Megatron96]

Lol, you bought your son $650 boots? For school? My dad would be laughing his ass off right now.

[mr. tegu]

Originally Posted by Megatron96

Lol, you bought your son $650 boots? For school? My dad would be laughing his ass off right now.

And then complains and seems oblivious to why it is that his kid won’t spend his own money.

[kcgreene]

Originally Posted by threebag

So, another year of Back to School bullshit is upon us. This thread is for any steals, deals and bullshit you need to bitch about.

I have a 16yr that’s going into his Junior year. He worked his ass off this summer with the oil well service outfit. Little shits sitting on a small fortune for a kid. He’s a miser and won’t buy shit. So, 5 pairs of Ariat Jeans, $650 pair of Tecova boots, $175 Nike Vapor football cleats and we’re just getting started I think. I am balking on the $200 Sitka backpack he wants, he can buy that shit. Any of you sick of the Back to School season and just wish they’d get their ass back to school?

Wish school was year round with exceptions for fishing and hunting days, ****…

Just a reminder, you may have to clothe your child, but you don't have to clothe him with a $650 pair of boots. A $20 pair of Walmart shoes covers feet just fine. Hell, they have pretty solid work boots for $70 bucks.

There's a difference between necessity and want.

If I wanted something specific, it was on me to pay for it (Or at least a big part of it). Taught me responsibility and to take care of my shit better.

[threebag]

Originally Posted by kcgreene

Just a reminder, you may have to clothe your child, but you don't have to clothe him with a $650 pair of boots. A $20 pair of Walmart shoes covers feet just fine. Hell, they have pretty solid work boots for $70 bucks.

There's a difference between necessity and want.

If I wanted something specific, it was on me to pay for it (Or at least a big part of it). Taught me responsibility and to take care of my shit better.

I think that’s my big bitch about the whole thing, I bought my own “wants” when I was his age. Kids today are a different breed.

[mr. tegu]

Originally Posted by threebag

I think that’s my big bitch about the whole thing, I bought my own “wants” when I was his age. Kids today are a different breed.

I mean, it’s clearly it’s your fault here. Don’t blame “kids these days” when you decide to buy the stuff he wants but doesn’t want to spend the money on.

[kysirsoze]

Originally Posted by threebag

I think that’s my big bitch about the whole thing, I bought my own “wants” when I was his age. Kids today are a different breed.

You say this like you have no choice in the matter. I mean if you have the money and want to buy $650 boots for your kid, that's up to you. But it's not like you just have to do it because "kids these days". This is an incredibly unrelatable OP.

[Megatron96]

My Dad would've said, "I'll buy you the Sitka gear because we'll use that hunting this fall and will last you 10+ years, but if you want to spend a fortune on a pair of boots that probably will need to be placed in less than 5 years, spend your own $$$, son."

[loochy]

Originally Posted by Megatron96

My Dad would've said, "I'll buy you the Sitka gear because we'll use that hunting this fall and will last you 10+ years, but if you want to spend a fortune on a pair of boots that probably will need to be placed in less than 5 years, spend your own $$$, son."

Yup and that's exactly what I did. I bought the expensive CK and Tommy jeans and the Polo shirts with my own money (I was a 90s teen). My mom bought the Doc Marten's boots for me because she knew they'd last forever. I bought my own special expensive soccer cleats. She also bought me a nice Jan Sport backpack, but it was at the beginning of sophomore year and it was expected to last through the rest of school (and it did). Aside from that (and stuff like underwear and socks), I bagged groceries and refereed soccer to buy that kind of stuff on my own.

[Megatron96]

Originally Posted by loochy

Yup and that's exactly what I did. I bought the expensive CK and Tommy jeans and the Polo shirts with my own money (I was a 90s teen). My mom bought the Doc Marten's boots for me because she knew they'd last forever. I bought my own special expensive soccer cleats. She also bought me a nice Jan Sport backpack, but it was at the beginning of sophomore year and it was expected to last through the rest of school (and it did). Aside from that (and stuff like underwear and socks), I bagged groceries and refereed soccer to buy that kind of stuff on my own.

Yah. I still remember the time I asked my dad if he could buy me a pair of Jordan's. I didn't even play organized ball, so he was like "what do you need those for?" In the end, he said absolutely not after seeing the pricetag, lol. He just laughed in my face.

I worked in HS, but I turned every paycheck over to him and he gave me $20/week. Turned out later that he put all that $$$ into investments for college, and towards a car.

But man, was I unhappy I couldn't get those Jordan's at the time, lol.

[kepp]

Originally Posted by Megatron96

Yah. I still remember the time I asked my dad if he could buy me a pair of Jordan's. I didn't even play organized ball, so he was like "what do you need those for?" In the end, he said absolutely not after seeing the pricetag, lol. He just laughed in my face.

I worked in HS, but I turned every paycheck over to him and he gave me $20/week. Turned out later that he put all that $$$ into investments for college, and towards a car.

But man, was I unhappy I couldn't get those Jordan's at the time, lol.

I remember I wanted a pair of Nike Air Revolutions...

...and they were like $110. My Dad said I could get them if I paid 1/2, which I did. That's what I will do much of the time my teenage daughter wants something like that, unless its just crazy. She wanted a pair of vintage Jordans that were like $400 and I told her she was crazy. She then decided on a pair of customized Cons (Chucks) that cost $120.

[Megatron96]

Originally Posted by kepp

I remember I wanted a pair of Nike Air Revolutions...

...and they were like $110. My Dad said I could get them if I paid 1/2, which I did. That's what I will do much of the time my teenage daughter wants something like that, unless its just crazy. She wanted a pair of vintage Jordans that were like $400 and I told her she was crazy. She then decided on a pair of customized Cons (Chucks) that cost $120.

Dude, she's playing you. Asks for what she knows you won't go for, but then comes back with something cheaper so you feel like you're 'saving' hundreds.

My niece does it to my brother all the time.

[LoneWolf]

Originally Posted by Megatron96

Yah. I still remember the time I asked my dad if he could buy me a pair of Jordan's. I didn't even play organized ball, so he was like "what do you need those for?" In the end, he said absolutely not after seeing the pricetag, lol. He just laughed in my face.

I worked in HS, but I turned every paycheck over to him and he gave me $20/week. Turned out later that he put all that $$$ into investments for college, and towards a car.

But man, was I unhappy I couldn't get those Jordan's at the time, lol.

My son who is going to be 12 has insisted I buy him a pair of black and yellow Jordan cleats for football. I refuse to buy them until his feet stop growing. He keeps giving me crap about my Jordan shoe collection and calling me cheap for not buying him the cleats.

I hope he has a similar "a-ha" moment later in life when he realizes his college will be paid for in full and that he won't have to pay for his first car.

[Womble]

This shopping list makes Scho's $100 lunches look like a bargain.

[loochy]

Originally Posted by threebag

So, another year of Back to School bullshit is upon us. This thread is for any steals, deals and bullshit you need to bitch about.

I have a 16yr that’s going into his Junior year. He worked his ass off this summer with the oil well service outfit. Little shits sitting on a small fortune for a kid. He’s a miser and won’t buy shit. So, 5 pairs of Ariat Jeans, $650 pair of Tecova boots, $175 Nike Vapor football cleats and we’re just getting started I think. I am balking on the $200 Sitka backpack he wants, he can buy that shit. Any of you sick of the Back to School season and just wish they’d get their ass back to school?

Wish school was year round with exceptions for fishing and hunting days, ****…

So was this started as some kind of humblebrag?