If you want to be shocked check out custom-made western hats. Quality western wear in general is costly. Join a country band and you will go broke looking the part lol.

https://www.chazhatz.com/photo-albums

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IN 6th grade I got my first pair of Vans sneakers, was $16.99. Mom acted like it cost a million dollars. Brown slip-on Vans.

I would wear them to school, walk home, take them off, wrap them back in the tissue and put them back in the box in my closet. Every day.

Lasted the whole school year almost looked as good in June as they did in September.

Not judging because I don't have kids yet, but are feet done growing at age 16?

depends on the person


not for me

Summer vacation = recovery

Ughhh....just got back from buying my kid a new Porsche. I mean, he had a BMW last year, but new school year means new car of course. Can't have my kid showing up to school driving the same shit he drove last year. That's for the poors, lol.

Freakin' back to school shopping man, got me bent over a barrel.

I bet they wont want ankle socks. Since kids don't go outside anymore they no longer have to worry about tan lines.

That's because ankle socks means you aren't down. The higher the sock, the downer the foo'.

Everybody knows that.

Kids don't understand the value of things. There are students at school who get a new pair of $200 shoes every month. It's insane what some parents will do to avoid having their kid be "mad" at them.

Shit my parents bought me 1 pair of name brand shoes. Reebok Pumps in 1991 and it was my main Christmas present that year.

Not really, shits out of control in retail.

Dude.


You can buy perfectly serviceable items that are not like what you described in the OP.

Yeah, it’s so he looks nice for sure. He has a couple pair of Ariat Steel Toes for work. He’s a hard working kid, probably doing a job most can’t. I figured I’d splurge on his boots to reward him for the growth he has shown in the past half year or so. :thumb:

Probably not, but he’s 5’11” a solid 190-195 been working wells for the last 3 months. Only thing he’s complained about is how fast his summer was over because he worked everyday. Now we’re on to football practice and academics.

That’s not rewarding him, it’s instilling money habits that has many Americans in maxed out debt.

Do him the service of teaching him about money and money management.

Yeah, but it’s not the stuff in the OP. You use to be able to get into exotics for about $325. Granted I was buying my own Pepe Jeans at the buckle in the late 80’s for the same price his Ariats were today.