Only respond if you have your own teenagers

iamtony · 31-03-2019 12:16AM #1

So I'll try be as neutral as possible with this so to show the other half who's mad an who's not.

One of us came home and told the other the kids have picked their Easter runners, the teenagers pair are €180(he's 15)and the nine year olds are €120.

I want to know is this normal money for this kind of stuff?

One of us told the other it's the fashion these days and thats normal for runners these days.

Who's mad?

cannotlogin · 31-03-2019 12:19AM

I get the sense that you are mad that her spending is mad! Just a hunch!

skearnsot · 31-03-2019 12:19AM

iamtony wrote: »

So I'll try be as neutral as possible with this so to show the other half who's mad an who's not.

One of us came home and told the other the kids have picked their Easter runners, the teenagers pair are €180(he's 15)and the nine year olds are €120.

I want to know is this normal money for this kind of stuff?

One of us told the other it's the fashion these days and thats normal for runners these days.

Who's mad?

Iv heard of Easter eggs and Easter bunnies however Easter runners are a new one on me. Having kids that age I’d tell both to whistle and go back to the drawing board and see what would be a little less extravagant!!! Especially the the pair that’s near €200

iamtony · 31-03-2019 12:21AM

skearnsot wrote: »

Iv heard of Easter eggs and Easter bunnies however Easter runners are a new one on me. Having kids that age I’d tell both to whistle and go back to the drawing board and see what would be a little less extravagant!!! Especially the the pair that’s near €200

A new Easter outfit is pretty normal in Ireland to be fair.

iamtony · 31-03-2019 12:21AM

cannotlogin wrote: »

I get the sense that you are mad that her spending is mad! Just a hunch!

Maybe it's the other way round I'm being neutral

31-03-2019 12:22AM

easter runners ??? new outfit at easter??

emo72 · 31-03-2019 12:22AM

I used to dream of being able to afford 7 pound runners in Penney's in the 80s.

retro:electro · 31-03-2019 12:23AM

Are they chocolate runners?

No. That is not normal. Give them a kick up the arse with the €120 runners and a mars bar Easter egg . And they’d be lucky to get it

freshpopcorn · 31-03-2019 12:24AM

Are people with teenager the only one's who can comment on the price of runners?

Purple Mountain · 31-03-2019 12:26AM

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Are people with teenager the only one's who can comment on the price of runners?

It would appear so.
I'm consulting my solicitor for discrimination legislation advice as we speak.

Sonics2k · 31-03-2019 12:26AM

iamtony wrote: »

A new Easter outfit is pretty normal in Ireland to be fair.

30+ years of life and this is literally the first time I've heard of a new Easter outfit

skearnsot · 31-03-2019 12:27AM

Lucca Wide Waste wrote: »

easter runners ??? new outfit at easter??

I feckin knew it!!!! Xmas outfits eggs at Easter!!

L1011 · 31-03-2019 12:27AM

They're Nike I presume? Only brand that seem to push prices that insane.

Even ignoring that unbranded stuff is probably €20 in Penneys, Adidas - who are not cheap - run about €90 for most of their ranges.

The Nike stuff is hideous and will be out of fashion in weeks. Ignore their wails, buy something else.

Pissartist · 31-03-2019 12:30AM

iamtony wrote: »

So I'll try be as neutral as possible with this so to show the other half who's mad an who's not.

One of us came home and told the other the kids have picked their Easter runners, the teenagers pair are €180(he's 15)and the nine year olds are €120.

I want to know is this normal money for this kind of stuff?

One of us told the other it's the fashion these days and thats normal for runners these days.

Who's mad?

That's how much they are these days , you could get other ones for a tonne but they're not the best,

Notoldorwise · 31-03-2019 12:30AM

Have you, or the other one of you, suggested ways that wanton teenagers can earn the price of the runners?

Clareman · 31-03-2019 12:30AM

Easter runners???? Does that mean there's a hole in them?

skearnsot · 31-03-2019 12:31AM

Since when did a 9 year old become a teenager anyways?

iamtony · 31-03-2019 12:31AM

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Are people with teenager the only one's who can comment on the price of runners?

No but if you don't understand the pressure of having, or have had teenagers asking for this stuff it's hard to understand. If you have them you understand.

It's easy for someone with out teens to say, I know what is tell them to do, bit in reality, it's a bit different, when all the friends have them etc

31-03-2019 12:31AM

OP, you appear to only have one teenager.

You may not respond to the thread. Sorry.

Purple Mountain · 31-03-2019 12:32AM

iamtony wrote: »

No but if you don't understand the pressure of having, or have had teenagers asking for this stuff it's hard to understand. If you have them you understand.

It's easy for someone with out teens to say, I know what is tell them to do, bit in reality, it's a bit different, when all the friends have them etc

Meeeeeooooowwwwww

The Satanist · 31-03-2019 12:32AM

I went into the hellhole known as JD Sports recently, I was shocked to observe that the asking price for runners ranged between €50 and €250.

iamtony · 31-03-2019 12:32AM

Notoldorwise wrote: »

Have you, or the other one of you, suggested ways that wanton teenagers can earn the price of the runners?

Nope, same teen was offered a summer job last year at €5 per hour at home 20 hours a week and quit after a day.

norabattie · 31-03-2019 12:33AM

Well I have teenagers. 19 and 16. Not a hope would I spend that for Easter. Maybe 80 to 100 on their birthday. But that's a special occasion

AulWan · 31-03-2019 12:33AM

No way in hell would I pay €120 for a pair of runners let alone €180 and if you think its normal its probably because you are obsessed with brands and trying to keep up with the Joneses.

I never let mine get into that with brands and I stopped buying new outfits for Easter around the same time as I stopped being a practising catholic.

iamtony · 31-03-2019 12:34AM

Deleted User wrote: »

OP, you appear to only have one teenager.

You may not respond to the thread. Sorry.

:pac: ok let's forget the €120 runners for the nine year old then.

Liamalone · 31-03-2019 12:34AM

One of us told me a fecking chocolate egg or twelve is plenty!

Pissartist · 31-03-2019 12:34AM

iamtony wrote: »

Nope, same teen was offered a summer job last year at €5 per hour at home 20 hours a week and quit after a day.

Haha wish I was a teen again life was so easy

skearnsot · 31-03-2019 12:34AM

iamtony wrote: »

No but if you don't understand the pressure of having, or have had teenagers asking for this stuff it's hard to understand. If you have them you understand.

It's easy for someone with out teens to say, I know what is tell them to do, bit in reality, it's a bit different, when all the friends have them etc

I get a notion that the teenager and 9 year old are used to wanting, asking for and getting only the best. Tell them no this time because your the one in charge along with the other person in the house who thinks your mad

The Satanist · 31-03-2019 12:35AM

Also, Lidl had lovely trainers for €12.99 from Monday 1st April. Let's see if those pesky teens are into April Fool's jokes.

iamtony · 31-03-2019 12:35AM

norabattie wrote: »

Well I have teenagers. 19 and 16. Not a hope would I spend that for Easter. Maybe 80 to 100 on their birthday. But that's a special occasion

that's a teens parents attitude can you please state your household income to show the other one of us were not ****ing Kardashians:D

Mam of 4 · 31-03-2019 12:36AM

iamtony wrote: »

Nope, same teen was offered a summer job last year at €5 per hour at home 20 hours a week and quit after a day.

Seriously ??
Mine aren't teenagers any more , but if they wanted top notch , branded trainers etc , they earned them . Or for birthdays or Christmas , not just because of peer pressure because others had them .

Only respond if you have your own teenagers

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