Consultation Brand names here-and abroad

[RacheliArt]

From reading lots of English magazines
I learned that brand names play a major role in America-and maybe beyond.
Bas mitzva girls get Michelle watches(no idea what these are) and a purse needs to be real and not from a bazaar or shuk.
The cost of living has gone way up. Clothes, shoes need to be a certain type and fitted on the child's foot....
Any thoughts?

 

[judy]

I live in Brooklyn, and yes, my seven grad daughter is begging me to buy her a michelle watch(400$)
she is claiming that all her class has such a watch.....
I am not talking about the camp in the summer that cost about 2000$
and all the shopping before....
12 sets of clothing for weekdays, another 4 for shabbos
yes, life here is very expensive...
especially for mothers of teenagers

 

[יופלה אפרסק]

Rediculous.

 

[RacheliArt]

I live in Brooklyn, and yes, my seven grad daughter is begging me to buy her a michelle watch(400$)
she is claiming that all her class has such a watch.....
I am not talking about the camp in the summer that cost about 2000$
and all the shopping before....
12 sets of clothing for weekdays, another 4 for shabbos
yes, life here is very expensive...
especially for mothers of teenagerswee

well at least you won't have to give your kids a lot of money for apartments like us...
also you have the tuition issue

 

[יופלה אפרסק]

Is there really less peer-pressure here in Israel than abroad? Sometimes I wonder..

 

[Esty S]

Is there really less peer-pressure here in Israel than abroad? Sometimes I wonder..

sure! sure! sure!
every time i go back i say 100 times thank you hashem for not living there
here i can dress myself and my kids how i want and people don't judge me by the price tag of my clothes

 

[RacheliArt]

From what I read in magazines-for sure!!!