Comments on: Tweens and Designer Labels http://yourteenmag.com/2010/03/designer-labels-and-fitting-in/ Sat, 07 Apr 2012 18:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Chelley H. http://yourteenmag.com/2010/03/designer-labels-and-fitting-in/#comment-583 Chelley H. Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:45:23 +0000 http://yourteenmag.com/?p=612#comment-583 I agree with setting a budget for specific items and letting the teen know that if they want something more expensive they will have to pay the difference. This puts the burden on the teen and makes the item more valuable in their eyes. When they lose it or give it away they know that they paid the extra price and will have to come up with that money again if they want another one. I agree with setting a budget for specific items and letting the teen know that if they want something more expensive they will have to pay the difference.

This puts the burden on the teen and makes the item more valuable in their eyes. When they lose it or give it away they know that they paid the extra price and will have to come up with that money again if they want another one.

]]> By: Rachel http://yourteenmag.com/2010/03/designer-labels-and-fitting-in/#comment-493 Rachel Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:28:06 +0000 http://yourteenmag.com/?p=612#comment-493 My oldest is a boy and not yet into name brands, but this is a topic that I have been tuned into lately. I feel like I walk around and everyone is dressed in a uniform -- UGG boots, Northface jacket, fancy purse of some sort. The thing is the parents are dressed in the same uniform. I never cared much about labels. Still don't. I think it's because my mom never cared much about labels, only quality. Perhaps we parents need to set a better example. But, again, I haven't encountered this at home (yet) so it's easy for me to say... My oldest is a boy and not yet into name brands, but this is a topic that I have been tuned into lately. I feel like I walk around and everyone is dressed in a uniform — UGG boots, Northface jacket, fancy purse of some sort. The thing is the parents are dressed in the same uniform. I never cared much about labels. Still don’t. I think it’s because my mom never cared much about labels, only quality. Perhaps we parents need to set a better example. But, again, I haven’t encountered this at home (yet) so it’s easy for me to say…

]]> By: Leah C. http://yourteenmag.com/2010/03/designer-labels-and-fitting-in/#comment-453 Leah C. Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:48:53 +0000 http://yourteenmag.com/?p=612#comment-453 Well, how we have handled this is letting my oldest (the one who cares about this stuff) know what our budget is, for example $50 for a winter coat. If he wants a North Face coat for a bajillion dollars, he can save his allowance or get a job to earn the balance and buy the coat himself. He also can go to Goodwill and see what they have there, and perhaps he can find a brand he wants for $50 (or under or something he can afford). This has worked quite well, as once he discovered that North Face is a bajillion dollars he quickly changed his mind :-) He is saving for an iPod Touch, however, and I bet he is successful, which is just fine by me - he's learning the value of a dollar and how to budget! Not sure how my other kids will be, but we'll fine out soon enough :-) Well, how we have handled this is letting my oldest (the one who cares about this stuff) know what our budget is, for example $50 for a winter coat. If he wants a North Face coat for a bajillion dollars, he can save his allowance or get a job to earn the balance and buy the coat himself. He also can go to Goodwill and see what they have there, and perhaps he can find a brand he wants for $50 (or under or something he can afford). This has worked quite well, as once he discovered that North Face is a bajillion dollars he quickly changed his mind :-) He is saving for an iPod Touch, however, and I bet he is successful, which is just fine by me – he’s learning the value of a dollar and how to budget!

Not sure how my other kids will be, but we’ll fine out soon enough :-)

]]> By: Janice M. http://yourteenmag.com/2010/03/designer-labels-and-fitting-in/#comment-446 Janice M. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:55:08 +0000 http://yourteenmag.com/?p=612#comment-446 UGGs are hideous and I can't wait until that trend is past. But what is worse money-wise are the purses! Why do teens need Coach purses that are hundreds of dollars?? I always thought of Coach as a brand only my wealthy grandmother would sport at the yacht club. My step-daughter works at McDonald's and will spend 3 months worth of her earnings on a purse. A purse that she can then carry on her way to work -- wearing her McDonald's uniform. Quite the ensemble. Lol. UGGs are hideous and I can’t wait until that trend is past. But what is worse money-wise are the purses! Why do teens need Coach purses that are hundreds of dollars?? I always thought of Coach as a brand only my wealthy grandmother would sport at the yacht club. My step-daughter works at McDonald’s and will spend 3 months worth of her earnings on a purse. A purse that she can then carry on her way to work — wearing her McDonald’s uniform. Quite the ensemble. Lol.

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