Back to school rush
Parents flock to Gem Schoolwear in Overport for last minute school uniform shopping.
AS 'back to school' fever sweeps across the country, Durban parents could be seen shopping up a storm this week as they purchased school uniforms in preparation of the first term of 2015 which starts next week.
Gem Schoolwear in Overport once again proved to be a popular one-stop shop for most parents who needed to kit out children with school uniforms.
Manager, Muhammed Patel, said Gem was proud that all garments sold at the shop were made in South Africa, and that the outlet was a proudly South African company.
“We've been busy as always, it's been a fair back to school season. We thought with one week extra holidays, we could expect to see the number of shoppers evening out by now, as there has been stock since November, but people seem to have left the shopping until the last minute. We expect the craziness from this Friday until next week,” he said.
Parents kitting out children for school will have to dig deep in pockets for school items. Boys' school shorts will set you back between R50 and R60, trousers from R95 to R140, short sleeved shirts from R56 to R76, socks at R18, costumes cost between R85 and R95, shoes from R180 to R260, ties at R25 and blazers from R260 to R380.
Girls' skirts range between R85 and R90, short sleeved shirts from R45 to R67, swimming costumes from R115 to R125, girls shoes from R180 to R220, girls white socks at R15, white polycotton dresses from R130 to R155, check dresses range from R150 and blouses range from R56 to R76.
