6 Effective Ways you can Save on Your Child’s School Uniforms

School uniforms reduce the stress of finding outfits for your children and prevent wardrobe battles between students. 

However, school uniforms are often expensive but fortunately, there are ways you can get uniforms at a lower cost.

Here I’m offering some tips to save money on your child’s school uniforms. But before going to the tips, let’s see what are the commonly needed school uniform items.

What Uniform Items Your Child would need?

Before visiting any store, contact your child’s school to know what exactly your kid would need, in case the school has not already given a list of the required items. The uniform items most commonly needed are:

For Boys: White dress shirts, neckties, blazers, dress socks, pants, shorts, solid-colored polos

For Girls: Knee socks or trousers, pants, shorts, skirts, solid-colored polos, dresses

Tips for Saving on School Uniform Costs

1.       Determine a Budget

The volume of school uniforms your child needs may not be under your control; however, determining a budget helps in keeping a check on your wallet. Setting a budget also helps you be focused on the immediate uniform needs of your child, and the uniform needs that can be met later when more funds are available.

2.       Participate in Uniform Exchange Programs

Enquire about any uniform exchange programs in your child’s school. If they organize such programs, participate to swap out the uniform items that your kid has outgrown. You can purchase uniform items there at discounted prices, alternatively. In case no such program is available, the school may be hosting events for the entire year.

3.       Consider Consignment Shops

At thrift or consignment shops, you are likely to find school uniform items that are gently used, in the size of your child. 
Consider calling ahead to know whether what you need is there in their uniform inventory. This would prevent you from having to make a fruitless trip.

4.       Shop Online

You may be among the ones who prefer shopping school uniforms online, from the comfort of home. In that case, there are many online stores to shop from. Several clothing retailers offer attractive deals online, like Moana Clothing which is one of the affordable school uniform shops in New Zealand
which also have a phiysical store.
Make sure you avail the online discounts as well as special offers, such as free shipping.

5.       Keep a Track of Promos

Retailers commonly provide attractive discounts on schoolwear items. Keep a track of the weekly circulars to know when the sales would be taking place. Try getting coupons and remember subscribing to the email lists of stores. Moreover, follow your preferred school wear retailers on the social media channels to know when the back-to-school sales would take place.

6.       Shop in Bulk

In case you are fortunate to find school wear at a substantial discount, try shopping in bulk. When buying in bulk, get multiple sizes of every uniform piece so that your kid has the uniform items they need while growing up. Although you may not be able to save a substantial amount right away, you would not have to spend much on uniforms for a long time.  

With these tips, you can make significant savings on school uniform costs while making sure all the uniform needs of your child are adequately met. 

Start applying these tips and see your savings rise!