Review: Back to School with ASDA
With the new school term almost upon us, I’ve teamed up with Asda’s Tonypandy store to showcase their new back to school range.
Like many parents we don’t like to spend a fortune on new school uniforms, but at the same time we want to ensure that the items we buy for our children are good quality and will last them for as long as possible.
With this in mind I decided to review the following items from ASDA:
- Black Ombre Shower Resistant Hooded Jacket
- Coral Foil Print Shower Resistant Hooded Mac
- Girls White Scallop School Polo Shirt 5 Pack
- White Slim Fit School Polo Shirt 5 Pack
- Green Assorted Hair Bobbles 30 Pack
- Red 5 Piece Bow Hair Accessories Set
First up we have the polo shirts. Now, I’m a mum to six year old twin girls, but they’re both very different. M likes to wear the scallop school polo shirts because she likes the frilly collar, whereas R prefers the more traditional looking school polo shirts with a straight edge collar.
The pack of 5 girls white scallop school polo shirts cost just £6.00, and the white slim fit school polo shirt, which is also a pack of 5, costs just £7.50.
The scallop school polo shirts are 100% cotton with a button fastening, and the thing that I and the majority of parents I imagine will like most about these shirts is that they’re stain release and have ‘Stay White’ technology to keep them looking whiter for longer.
These shirts fit well, and they really do last wash after wash. I also like that they don’t lose their shape, even after being washed numerous times.
The white slim fit school polo shirts are equally as good as the girls scallop shirts. I really like the slim fit design as they fit really well, and again they have the same ‘Stay White’ technology as the scallop shirts.
Next up we have the jacket and mac. Like most school children, our girls aren’t very keen on wearing coats! Their current coats are quite heavy and thick, which isn’t great when the weather is warmer as they’re usually too hot in them!
This is why I chose the black ombre shower resistant hooded jacket (£14.00), and coral foil print shower resistant hooded mac (£12.00). They’re both very lightweight making them ideal for summer showers.
I really like the ombre design of the hooded jacket, plus it has a mesh lining to the hood and body.
There’s also a name tag inside which is perfect for back to school!
It also has a zip fastening front with 2 zip-up front pockets. It’s lightweight, fits well and is really great quality.
The coral foil print shower resistant mac is so pretty! I love the floral design! It has elasticated cuffs, 2 front slip pockets and a zip-up fastening.
We were also sent some green hair bobbles (£2.00) and hair accessories (£4.00).
These are both available in other colours such as blue, but R opted for the green bobbles, and M for the red hair accessories.
They’re both very well made, plus I think they look great too! They’ll certainly keep their hair in place when doing P.E and playing football!
Overall rating
Final Thoughts
Overall, I have to say that I’m very pleased with all of the products from ASDA. The clothes are all very well made, great value for money and will last all term, if not longer. Thank you ASDA!
19 Comments
Katie
August 27, 2018 at 6:41 pm
Love the Asda school wear range, we always buy from there. True to size, comfortable and good prices too
Tom @Ideas4Dads
August 31, 2018 at 6:58 am
You can’t beat Asda for good value and hardy school gear!
Dave Pearson
August 31, 2018 at 7:33 am
Some great looking gear there.
Personally, I’ve never understood this rush to buy a whole new set of school uniform come the summer holidays. Obviously replace the damage/unrepairable items, hand down/donate the items that no longer fit, and if a new school is involved yes then get the correct uniform. But, why replace perfectly usable items? We have simply topped up items that needed replacing. It’s not so much about keeping cost down (though that helps) but also about not buying things we don’t need. I had this debate with our teenagers who seemed to expect we would be going out and purchasing an entirely new set of stationery for them. But instead I made them go through all their current kit and weed out those items that were no longer fit for purpose, and I replaced those.
This whole “Back to school” thing is becoming, as usual, over commercialised and puts too much pressure on parents.
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Emily
August 31, 2018 at 7:38 am
I agree. We only bought what we needed. Our girls trousers, pinafores & shoes still fit so they’ll be using the same ones as last term. Their polo shirts were on the small side & they didn’t have a lightweight jacket which is why we chose these items to review. Thanks for your comment x
Jamie Beags
August 31, 2018 at 10:52 am
Excellent review! We also rely on ASDA George for the boys’ uniforms – they’re lovely and bright 🙂
Emma MacDonald
August 31, 2018 at 12:53 pm
We got some of our twins back to school stuff from Asda too. And last year, their school shoes lasted longer than any we’ve bought before.
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Leyla Preston
August 31, 2018 at 12:54 pm
I have to say, Asda’s school wear is brilliant! Really durable, especially the grey school trousers! #ThatFridayLinky
Rosie Doal
August 31, 2018 at 1:13 pm
I think Asda do some fantastic school uniform items. I buy some things from Tesco (because of the embroidery service) but Asda do some great skirts and trousers. #ThatFridayLinky
emma
August 31, 2018 at 3:18 pm
I don’t tend to go to Asda for school stuff not that I don’t like it or anything. I think its because its more out of my way to get too. Their stuff does look great in this post and I really love the pink jacket, think I may need to go get this for my 7 year old daughter. #thatfridaylinky
Calleen Petersen
August 31, 2018 at 4:55 pm
We’ve never had to do school uniforms and I’ve always wondered if I would like my kids wearing them.
Martin Lee
August 31, 2018 at 8:01 pm
My son starts school this September we have bought from Asda… Great range, great post! #thatfridaylinky
Mummy here and there.
August 31, 2018 at 8:31 pm
Such good value and price, though don’t all stock the stuff in but then it is ens of the hols probably best to stock up early lol X #thatfridaylinky
Delightful Repast
September 1, 2018 at 1:11 am
Love that coral floral print! Very helpful post for all the parents tasked with outfitting the kids for school.
Jeremy@ThirstyDaddy
September 1, 2018 at 2:54 am
we’re very luck that the majority of our clothes come from older cousins that we then pass along to yonger cousins. Without uniforms to worry about, its very simple. These all look great though #thatfridaylinky
Twicemicrowaved tea
September 1, 2018 at 7:34 pm
Such great value – our little girl is at preschool so I’m always keen to avoid spending too much on clothes that will inevitably end up covered in paint and mud! #thatfridaylinky
Jo – Pickle & Poppet
September 2, 2018 at 10:06 pm
I buy clothes from Asda all the time for the kids as it is such great quality #ThatFridayLinky
Nita
September 3, 2018 at 11:57 am
A great guide for when I start unifrom shopping for my little boy next year! #ThatFridayLinky
Daydreams of a Mum
September 3, 2018 at 10:39 pm
I do like Asda uniform , so durable. Those lightweight jackets look great too I will have to keep my eyes peeled for those #thatfridaylinky
Musings of a tired mummy…zzz…
September 7, 2018 at 11:26 am
Asda are always such great value for money and I love the hair selection! #thatfridaylinky