‘Budget’ uniforms are put to the test

GETTING the children kitted out for school costs a small fortune. But budget supermarket, Aldi, retails a primary school uniform for less than €6.50.

It seems inconceivable that children could be dressed for school for less than a tenner — and would the quality be so poor that we would have to buy a second uniform before the first term was over? We enlisted two youngsters to try out a selection of uniforms from Aldi, Tesco and Marks & Spencer, and give us their verdict.

Alistair Dunne is seven and he and his mum, Tara, road-tested the uniforms and gave their opinion on quality, price and colour.