Back to school: buying uniform

My 4 year old starts Reception next week. They are easing him in gently and he won’t be doing full days until the 22nd. Despite attending Nursery and wearing the school uniform I still needed to buy him a whole load of new items. Thankfully Matalan offered to kit him out for Reception. They gave me the opportunity to do my shopping in store or online and, as his return to school was fast approaching, I opted for online.

The Matalan website is pretty easy to use. You can search via the School Shop tab on the homepage and I was able to order his polo shirts, trousers, all of his PE uniform and bag as well as a couple of other pieces too.

The only problem I had was when I tried to checkout my basket. Some of the items were out of stock but it only told me the ID number and not the name. It was a little frustrating and I wish there was some way of being able to see out of stock items as you browse, rather than when you get to the checkout stage.

Eventually I was able to checkout and the items arrived quickly. Although I used the sizing information on the website unfortunately the trousers and the plimsolls didn’t fit properly but I think I will be able to chop a couple of inches off the bottom of each leg. All the items were great value and seem good quality too. Hopefully they will stand up to the test of being worn and washed frequently. Look out for pics of the First Day shortly!