30-06-2019, 03:40 PM
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Re: The school prom
Originally Posted by Muddy
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What a ghastly importation from the US .Now it appears parents spent up to a £1000 on prom dresses .
Also for a shy or non confident child it must be purgatory .
Yes. I agree.
And what about all the kids who's parents can't afford those ridiculously priced dresses, how do they feel?
I know when I brought up my son without his Dad I didn't have money to throw around like that - had he been a girl of course.
That's a point. Do the boys have 'a do' as well, or is it only a daughter's thing?
30-06-2019, 03:47 PM
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Re: The school prom
Originally Posted by Muddy
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What a ghastly importation from the US .Now it appears parents spent up to a £1000 on prom dresses .
Also for a shy or non confident child it must be purgatory .
There must be, at least, one "go out and spend lots of money" day in every UK Month.
Buying tickets? Someone is getting rich!
Buying new clothes? Someone is getting rich!.
Hiring a Limo? - Someone is getting rich!.
Bunch of Flowers? - Someone is getting rich!
The stress, for those without partners, without money, without the "looks" must be high!
The parents are not getting rich !
A good time to be elsewhere on holiday?
30-06-2019, 03:55 PM
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Re: The school prom
Originally Posted by Muddy
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What a ghastly importation from the US .Now it appears parents spent up to a £1000 on prom dresses .
Also for a shy or non confident child it must be purgatory .
I read the article earlier but hesitated to start a thread about prom dresses .....
Prom costs: How families pay for the big night
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-48769244
She found her dream dress months ago and is now in the final stages of preparing for the big night.
"You've got your spray tan, getting your nails done, hair and make-up, accessories, jewellery, my friends and I are taking a limo there and back - it's a lot to think about," she says.
For her parents, all of that is costing about £1,000 - and her mum Stephanie says it's worth every penny.
Stephanie wants her daughter to have the prom she never had
Proms are being held around the UK for pupils who have finished their GCSE exams, marking the official end of secondary school.
It's a tradition that's long been popular in the United States, but the British Council estimates that at least 85% of schools in the UK have embraced them too.
Chloe Levelle helps provide prom outfits for families who can't afford them. "To have your child come home and say, prom is in four months - I need a dress, shoes, make-up, car, prom ticket - what's that going to do to your budget? The pressure on the parents - I can't even imagine."
"You're looking at £1,000 to get to prom and have everything you want. That's ludicrous. That's a family holiday to Spain," she says.
"One of the girls I've had in, her friends are going to prom in a helicopter. It was £500 each.
"Obviously she couldn't afford it, so we're providing her with a car to get there. But £500 for a helicopter ride, which is 30 minutes? When is it going to stop?"
30-06-2019, 03:57 PM
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Re: The school prom
Originally Posted by Tedc
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I think it's just another money grabbing Marketing Trick.There must be, at least, one "go out and spend lots of money" day in every UK Month.
Buying tickets? Someone is getting rich!
Buying new clothes? Someone is getting rich!.
Hiring a Limo? - Someone is getting rich!.
Bunch of Flowers? - Someone is getting rich!
The stress, for those without partners, without money, without the "looks" must be high!
The parents are not getting rich !
A good time to be elsewhere on holiday?
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