School Uniforms

Navan South School Uniforms Buy and Sell is our newest Community Facebook page and we're wondering why we didn't think to have this years ago.

There's several others covering a host of things for sale but to have one that most families have need of for their school children hit the nail on the head. There's a huge potential market among the 10,000 residents of Johnstown and we cover students of all local schools.

I personally find it particularly annoying that we're forced to buy uniforms from specified shops. This practice was outlawed in other countries under anti competitive trading rules. Some argue that the quality is maintained by having only one producer but when a child tears them or puts a hole in the trouser knee after only the first week then manufacturing quality doesn't really make any difference.

Children grow at different rates and although most of us buy them with 'growing room' they still need replacing even if they are still in good shape. Donating them to charity shops is a good alternative to throwing them out but it's hit and miss finding the right size in one of several shops.