manxman34 Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 1 hour ago, BriT said: I see they’re now pumping out the Facebook ads to parents who are going to be conned into paying for expensive school uniforms in the next few weeks about you don’t have to buy the overpriced ones your kids school has been ripping you off for, for years! Which schools have been doing this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BriT Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 1 hour ago, manxman34 said: Which schools have been doing this? The DHSC has been doing it generically on Facebook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxman34 Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 1 hour ago, BriT said: The DHSC has been doing it generically on Facebook. No, I mean which schools have ripped you off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Just now, manxman34 said: No, I mean which schools have ripped you off? They all say you have to buy from 'certain' retailers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxman34 Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 1 minute ago, finlo said: They all say you have to buy from 'certain' retailers. I was never told that for my child - apart from a shirt for sport. Had to buy a tie and a blazer badge, but that was all. So which schools are doing different, because I don't think they can legally enforce it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 As per this Facebook post (on main gov one not DHSC): Whether insisting on certain suppliers actually still goes on, or whether people are thinking back to their own distant schooldays, is another matter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 In Ramsey we were forced to buy from Higgies and in Douglas I believe it was Gary Corniels (spelling). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbnuts Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 (edited) 8 minutes ago, finlo said: In Ramsey we were forced to buy from Higgies and in Douglas I believe it was Gary Corniels (spelling). Promenade Shirts on Queens Prom have a tie up currently with lots of the schools as a dedicated supplier . They do a bomb with school wear and embroidered logo's . Currently have a pop up shop in Strand street to deal with demand. Edited August 26, 2022 by Numbnuts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 We even had to supply overpriced socks etc! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 12 hours ago, finlo said: In Ramsey we were forced to buy from Higgies and in Douglas I believe it was Gary Corniels (spelling). Don't forget Syred's 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 10 minutes ago, Non-Believer said: Don't forget Syred's 😂 Old fart! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Thomas Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 On 8/13/2022 at 8:23 AM, 2112 said: You would honestly think that IOMG employ senior intelligent civil servants capable of doing precise calculation? Obviously not! Mind you it wasn’t the only financial miscalculation that IOMG have made - anyone remember the airport foreign currency screwup, in which the taxpayers lost out due to negligence? It seems IOMG only employ the best numpties, which others won’t! IOM Statistics did notice and correct the calculation error for Living Wage regarding the cost of children. It is embarrassing that this error was not spotted sooner. What have the statistics staff got to do with 'airport' foreign exchange? Please can you provide the reference also. I vaguely remember a similar MEA episode more than a decade ago but not one at the airport MEA reports deficit of £24 million - Manx Radio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Thomas Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 On 8/13/2022 at 7:39 AM, Bandits said: Honestly you can’t justify a £19.5 million overspent two months in. That’s not significant inflation in bills. It sounds like you’ve been brain washed by the idiots at the DOI already in fact. It does represent a significant inflation in bills during this financial year until next April, if Treasury forecasts are realistic and adjustments are not made. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarndyce Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 On 8/26/2022 at 8:05 PM, BriT said: On 8/26/2022 at 6:37 PM, manxman34 said: Which schools have been doing this? The DHSC has been doing it generically on Facebook. If the DHSC have started telling parents where to buy school uniforms, they’ve definitely exceeded their brief. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, Jarndyce said: If the DHSC have started telling parents where to buy school uniforms, they’ve definitely exceeded their brief. They've been at it for years, not generic white shirts etc but polo tops sports outfits etc. ETA the schools that is not the DHSC! Edited August 28, 2022 by finlo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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