{"id":5596,"date":"2017-08-14T17:06:17","date_gmt":"2017-08-14T17:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/?p=5596"},"modified":"2017-08-21T14:32:11","modified_gmt":"2017-08-21T14:32:11","slug":"school-uniforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/school-uniforms\/","title":{"rendered":"School Uniforms: Find out Where You Can Get the Cheapest Uniforms from This Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/?aff=blgbn\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Blog-Banner-3-1.jpg\" alt=\"Premier League: The Costs of Being a Football Fan\" width=\"840\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Blog-Banner-3-1.jpg 1199w, https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Blog-Banner-3-1-300x46.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Blog-Banner-3-1-768x117.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Blog-Banner-3-1-1024x155.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Blog-Banner-3-1-750x114.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nSeptember is fast approaching, and the end of the school holidays will be here before you know it. If you haven&#8217;t already started to get your little ones school uniforms ready for the start of term, now may be a good time to start.\u00a0Take a look at this post from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mr Lender<\/a><\/strong> to find out where you can buy the cheapest school uniforms this summer.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/School-Uniforms.jpg\" alt=\"school-uniforms\" width=\"840\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/School-Uniforms.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/School-Uniforms-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/School-Uniforms-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/School-Uniforms-750x375.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>School uniforms<\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re lucky enough to not have to buy uniforms with the school logo on, you could certainly save a good amount of money by shopping around. Taking a look at a few of the basic necessities, we compared school uniforms from seven of the biggest competitors. Looking at prices based on individual items as opposed to per pack, we worked out how much a school uniform would cost.<\/p>\n<h3>Asda<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asda.com\/back-to-school\/index.html?cmpid=ahc-_-ahc-_-asdacom-_-hp-_-content-2-_-bts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Asda<\/a> <\/strong>came up the cheapest against their\u00a0competitors at less than \u00a310 for a full school uniform. They also came up cheapest for both trousers and skirts at just \u00a33 each.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5612\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Asda.jpg\" alt=\"payslips_blog_ftr_img\" width=\"840\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Asda.jpg 931w, https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Asda-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Asda-768x445.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Asda-750x434.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Polo shirts<\/strong> &#8211; \u00a32.50\/2 pack &#8211; \u00a31.25 each<\/li>\n<li><strong>Short sleeve shirts<\/strong> &#8211; \u00a33\/2 pack &#8211; \u00a31.50 each<\/li>\n<li><strong>Trousers<\/strong> &#8211; \u00a33 per pair<\/li>\n<li><strong>Socks<\/strong> &#8211; \u00a34\/7 pack &#8211; 57p each<\/li>\n<li><strong>Skirts<\/strong> &#8211; \u00a33 per skirt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/span> &#8211; \u00a39.32<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Tesco<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tesco.com\/direct\/clothing-accessories\/school-uniform\/cat38460033.cat?catId=4294728836\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Tesco<\/a> <\/strong>narrowly missed the top spot for the cheapest school uniform. Both their polo and short sleeve shirts, as well as their socks cost the same amount as Asda &#8211; it was just their trousers and skirts which could not compete.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5614\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Tesco.jpg\" alt=\"payslips_blog_ftr_img\" width=\"840\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Tesco.jpg 931w, https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Tesco-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Tesco-768x445.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Tesco-750x434.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Polo shirts<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; \u00a32.50\/2 pack &#8211; \u00a31.25 each<\/li>\n<li><strong>Short sleeve shirts<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; \u00a33\/2 pack &#8211; \u00a31.50 each<\/li>\n<li><strong>Trousers<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; \u00a34 per pair<\/li>\n<li><strong>Socks<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; \u00a34\/7 pack &#8211; 57p each<\/li>\n<li><strong>Skirts<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; \u00a33.50 per skirt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0&#8211; \u00a310.82<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Matalan<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matalan.co.uk\/school-uniform-shop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Matalan&#8217;s<\/a> <\/strong>school uniforms were a strong contender, and their socks were the cheapest at just 50p a pair.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5615\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Matalan.jpg\" alt=\"payslips_blog_ftr_img\" width=\"840\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Matalan.jpg 931w, https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Matalan-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Matalan-768x445.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Matalan-750x434.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Polo shirts<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; \u00a33\/2 pack &#8211; \u00a31.50 each<\/li>\n<li><strong>Short sleeve shirts<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; \u00a34.50\/2 pack &#8211; \u00a32.25 each<\/li>\n<li><strong>Trousers<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; \u00a35 per pair<\/li>\n<li><strong>Socks<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; \u00a32.50\/5 pack &#8211; 50p each<\/li>\n<li><strong>Skirts<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; \u00a34 per skirt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0&#8211; \u00a313.25<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Sainsbury&#8217;s<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tuclothing.sainsburys.co.uk\/c\/kids\/school-shop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sainsbury&#8217;s<\/a> <\/strong>came up the most value for money for both their polo and short sleeve shirts, at just \u00a32.50 for the pair. Their trousers were just marginally more expensive compared to Matalan, at \u00a36 a pair.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5616\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Sainsburys.jpg\" alt=\"payslips_blog_ftr_img\" width=\"840\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Sainsburys.jpg 931w, https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Sainsburys-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Sainsburys-768x445.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Sainsburys-750x434.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Polo shirts<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; \u00a33.50\/3 pack &#8211; \u00a31.17 each<\/li>\n<li><strong>Short sleeve shirts<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; \u00a34\/3 pack &#8211; \u00a31.33 each<\/li>\n<li><strong>Trousers<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; \u00a36 per pair<\/li>\n<li><strong>Socks<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; \u00a35\/5 pack &#8211; \u00a31 each<\/li>\n<li><strong>Skirts<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; \u00a35 per skirt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0&#8211; \u00a314.50<\/h5>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Next<\/h3>\n<p>Quite a jump up from the Sainsbury&#8217;s school uniforms, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.next.co.uk\/shop\/gender-olderboys-gender-youngerboys-productaffiliation-schoolwear\/category-poloshirts-category-shirts-category-tshirts#1_100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Next<\/a> <\/strong>came in at a whopping \u00a322 for the full uniform. Their short sleeve shirts were by far the most expensive of all at \u00a320 for a pack of five.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5617\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Next.jpg\" alt=\"payslips_blog_ftr_img\" width=\"840\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Next.jpg 931w, https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Next-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Next-768x445.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Next-750x434.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Polo shirts<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; \u00a315\/5 pack &#8211; \u00a33 each<\/li>\n<li><strong>Short sleeve shirts<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; \u00a320\/5 pack &#8211; \u00a34 each<\/li>\n<li><strong>Trousers<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; \u00a38 per pair<\/li>\n<li><strong>Socks<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; \u00a35\/5 pack &#8211; \u00a31\u00a0each<\/li>\n<li><strong>Skirts<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; \u00a36 per skirt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0&#8211; \u00a322.00<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Marks and Spencer<\/h3>\n<p>Next up was <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marksandspencer.com\/s\/kids\/school-uniform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Marks and Spencer<\/a><\/strong>. Both their polo and short sleeve shirts came in at twice as much as Tesco, and their skirts were twice as expensive as Matalan.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5618\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Marks-and-Spencer.jpg\" alt=\"payslips_blog_ftr_img\" width=\"840\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Marks-and-Spencer.jpg 931w, https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Marks-and-Spencer-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Marks-and-Spencer-768x445.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Marks-and-Spencer-750x434.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Polo shirts<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; \u00a35\/2 pack &#8211; \u00a32.50 each<\/li>\n<li><strong>Short sleeve shirts<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; \u00a36\/2 pack &#8211; \u00a33 each<\/li>\n<li><strong>Trousers<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; \u00a38 per pair<\/li>\n<li><strong>Socks<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; \u00a35\/5 pack &#8211; \u00a31 each<\/li>\n<li><strong>Skirts<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; \u00a38 per skirt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0&#8211; \u00a322.50<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Debenhams<\/h3>\n<p>The most expensive school uniform came from Debenhams at \u00a327.50, however\u00a0they\u00a0do currently have a 20% sale on selected school uniform items &#8211; this means this haul will cost you \u00a322 at the moment while it&#8217;s currently on sale. This would then put it marginally cheaper than Marks and Spencer.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5619\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Debenhams.jpg\" alt=\"payslips_blog_ftr_img\" width=\"931\" height=\"539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Debenhams.jpg 931w, https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Debenhams-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Debenhams-768x445.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Debenhams-750x434.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Polo shirts<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; \u00a35\/2 pack &#8211; \u00a32.50 each<\/li>\n<li><strong>Short sleeve shirts<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; \u00a36\/2 pack &#8211; \u00a33 each<\/li>\n<li><strong>Trousers<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; \u00a311 per pair<\/li>\n<li><strong>Socks<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; \u00a35\/5 pack &#8211; \u00a31 each<\/li>\n<li><strong>Skirts<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; \u00a310 per skirt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0&#8211; \u00a327.50<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Cheapest school uniform<\/h2>\n<p>So if you want to get the cheapest school uniform this summer, consider shopping at the following places:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sainsbury&#8217;s Polo shirts<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; \u00a33.50\/3 pack &#8211; \u00a31.17 each<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sainsbury&#8217;s Short sleeve shirts<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; \u00a34\/3 pack &#8211; \u00a31.33 each<\/li>\n<li><strong>Asda Trousers<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; \u00a33 per pair<\/li>\n<li><strong>Matalan Socks<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; \u00a32.50\/5 pack &#8211; 50p each<\/li>\n<li><strong>Asda Skirts<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; \u00a33 per skirt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0&#8211; \u00a39<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>* All prices are correct as of 11th August 2017.<\/p>\n<p>** The Debenhams sale is a limited time offer, and may only apply to selected stores.<\/p>\n<p>*** All prices as based on individual items in order to make a fair comparison. Total cost of the school uniform may vary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September is fast approaching, and the end of the school holidays will be here before you know it. 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