Mum proudly boasts she’s snapped up Lidl trainers for her daughters but people accuse her of ‘embarrassing her kids’
A MUM found herself being savaged online after she proudly boasted about snapping up two pairs of Lidl trainers for her daughters.
Since being released, the trainers – that are branded like the budget supermarket – have caused a stir, with some parents going as far as accusing the mum of “embarrassing” her kids by purchasing them.
Posting to Facebook in group Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK, the mum shared that she’d finally managed to get her hands on the controversial footwear.
“My two crazy daughters have their hands on the Lidl trainers,” she teased, as she shared a picture of the trainers in question sitting among her shopping at the checkout.
Thousands were quick to comment on her post, with the purchase sparking a huge debate, as some parents claimed the mum was going to “embarrass” her kids by letting them wear the trainers.
One person quizzed: “WHY would anyone want these?”
Another asked: “Are you really gonna let your kids wear them?”
A third shared: “I would not embarrass my child by putting them in them, primark prob sell cheaper trainers n better looking. (sic)”
One more claimed that the mum is setting her kids up to be “bullied”, as they wrote: “Kids will get bullied for wearing these. I wouldn’t put my kids thru that. (sic)”
Others, however, disagreed and were all for the mum’s purchase, as they argued that the Lidl trainers were “in fashion”.
“For anyone saying how could you do that to your kids. They want to, everyones wearing this sort of stuff at festivals now along with their IKEA bucket hats no one will be getting bullied for it,” one argued.
“Think people should get a life… If you like them buy them…. If you don’t like them don’t! Pretty simple really,” said another.
One person pointed out that the trainers are being snapped up like hot cakes, as they shared: “There were kids in my local Lidl yesterday complaining because they’d sold out of these trainers. They’re turning into the latest fashion trend.”
Another couldn’t resist joking: “Some of these comments, be kind springs to mind. Ive heard they make you run a lidl faster, so why not?”
One more commented: “Why does anyone else care what people wear, people saying kids will be bullied, maybe try looking at why? Why not teach kids not to be nasty to other kids over what they wear they’re trainers for god sake, I bet if they replaced the label with a brand label everyone would be loving them and saying they were so colourful and ‘unique'”
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Back in July, it was revealed that savvy shoppers were taking advantage of the Lidl trainers being so in demand, with some people purchasing them only to sell them on eBay for £450.
The blue, red and yellow shoes, that feature the Lidl logo on the tongue, are retailed at £14, but were selling for 30 times their original price online.
The shoes launched overseas in April, with customers desperate to get their hands on a pair.
A shopper at one Finnish store revealed that once the store opened at 8am, the shoes had flown off the shelves in less than “10 seconds”s.
One person even posted a listing on Finnish auction site Tori, where the shoes were on sale for £5,400.
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