Aldi launches Britain’s cheapest-ever school uniform — costing just £4.50
BUDGET supermarket Aldi has launched the UK’s cheapest-ever school uniform — costing just £4.50.
The package deal includes a sweatshirt for just £1, a two-pack of polo shirts for only £1.75 and trousers or a skirt for £1.75.
The range is available to pre-order online from July 18 and you'll be able to buy it in-store at Aldi from July 22.
The uniforms are for primary schoolkids, with PE kits and shoes also available.
At such low prices the collection is expected to sell out fast, as is the case with many of Aldi's specialbuy drops, so once they're gone, they're gone and you'll want to be quick to snap up the bargain.
If you're shopping the uniform online when it's released next month, you'll also want to keep in mind the extra £2.95 it costs to get delivered, so it could bring your total up to £7.45 altogether.
Aldi's low-cost school uniform range
THE cheap uniform staples will be available to buy next month. Here's what's on offer:
- Children’s Sweatshirt: £1.00
- Girls / Boys Polo Shirt two Pack: £1.75
- Girls / Boys Trousers/Skirt: £1.75
Alternatively you can nip into the store and save on these costs - find your nearest Aldi using its too.
The same kind of bundle can be bought from Asda for around £9.50, making Aldi's offering more than half the price of rivals currently.
In comparison, Asda's are £1.25 more expensive than Aldi's at £2.50, the store's are £3 more, costing £4, and start at £3 making them £1.25 more expensive than Aldi's.
Aldi UK director Julie Ashfield said: “We’ve announced the launch of our Back to School range earlier in the summer to reassure parents that they can get their little ones kitted out for the school year early, and leave them to enjoy the rest of the summer holidays which many missed last year.”
How much supermarkets charge for school uniform
HERE's how much the other major supermarkets charge for school uniform
- Two-pack of polo shirts: from £2.50 depending on size and style
- Trousers: from £6 depending on size and style
- Skirt: From £3 depending on size and style
- Jumper: Two-pack from £4 depending on size and style
Total: From £12.50 with trousers, or from £9.50 with skirt
It's worth pointing out that Morrisons charges the same price regardless of size.
- Two-pack of shirts( no polos on offer) : from £4 depending on style
- Skirt: From £4
- Cardigan: From £3
Total: From £11 with skirt
- Three-pack of polo shirts: From £3.50 depending on size and style
- Trousers: From £5 depending on size and style
- Skirt: From £3.50 depending on size and style
- Jumper: From £4 depending on size and style
Total: From £12.50 with trousers, or from £11 with skirt
You can't buy school uniform online so it only lists a limited selected meaning cheaper prices and more items may be available in store.
- Two-pack of polo shirts: From £2.50 depending on size and style
- Trousers: Two-pack from £6 depending on size and style
- Skirt: None listed online but likely to be stock in store
- Jumper: Two-pack from £4 depending on size and style
Total: From £12.50 with trousers, unclear with skirt
The retailer is likely to kickstart a price war by launching uniforms before the current school year is even over.
Most schools break up near the end of July but this varies across the UK, that means you likely won't be able to buy your kids the new clothes for this school year, but you can stock up on the cheap prices ahead of September.
None of the other supermarkets have taken on the bargain prices yet, but last year, just before the summer, Aldi competed with the likes Poundland and Lidl in the uniform price war.
At that time, the collection the supermarket launched was 50p cheaper than this year's, costing only £4 in total.
That was because Aldi slashed its original £4.50 price to match Lidl's.
You could buy a navy or read sweatshirt for 50p, a two-pack of white or blue polo shirts for £1.75, and a skirt or pair of trousers for £1.75 last year at Aldi.
Only sustainably sourced cotton from Africa is said to be used in the range that's being launched this year, and the recycled materials used too are part of an effort Aldi is making to be more green, as well as keep shopper's costs low.
There's also a 150 day satisfaction guarantee in place with the new kit, so you have the flexibility to return pieces if you're unhappy too.
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