Mum-of-22 Sue Radford reveals chaos of buying new school uniforms for her huge brood
BUYING school uniforms can be expensive for many parents – and this is true for mum-of-22 Sue Radford.
The busy mum, 47, from Lancashire, uploaded a video sharing how she popped to Asda to pick up this year’s bumper school shop.
Taking to Instagram, Sue said: “School uniform shopping time is here!
“Guys I cannot believe that Archie is off to big school, he is so so excited.
“I absolutely love doing the school shop at @georgeatasda!
“They’ve always proven to be the best quality and value for money, plus @georgekidswear have loads of sizes in store so I can get everyone sorted in one go.
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“Hope you guys have a great rest of the summer with your little ones.”
Sue grabbed some polo shirts that were two for £3.50 and trousers for £10.
She also got £8 joggers for their PE kits and £7 iron-free school dresses.
And when it came to school shoes, the kids loved the £15 Minnie Mouse and also the Batman light-up ones.
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The mum said: “A light-up shoe is always a winner in our house.”
Previously Sue, who is mum to Britain’s biggest family, revealed the whopping cost of kitting her kids out for new school uniforms for September.
Sue and husband Noel, 51, appeared on Channel 5’s 22 Kids And Counting and showed what it’s like going uniform shopping for nine of their kids.
Every September for the past 20 year or so years, a new Radford has started primary school – and so the summer holidays are an expensive time.
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Noel said: “We’ve got the uniforms to sort out, the school shoes which we get once a year.
“The school bill is horrendous.
“The blazers, the ties, the shirts, the trousers, PE kits, the bags.”
The bill in a school uniform shop came to a whopping £277.96, and they also had to order £140 of extra clothing to be delivered into the store, totalling £417.96.
Noel said: “I love paying for school uniforms.”
Sue joked: “Just don’t look at your bank balance and you’ll be fine.”
Sue and Noel are parents to Chris, 33, Sophie, 28, Chloe, 26, Jack, 25, Daniel, 23, Luke, 21, Millie, 20, Katie, 19, James, 18, Ellie, 17, Aimee, 16, Josh, 15, Max, 13, Tillie, 12, Oscar, 10, Casper, nine, Hallie, seven, Phoebe, six, Archie, four, Bonnie, three, and Heidie, two.
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Sadly the couple’s 17th child Alfie was still born on July 6, 2014.
The family famously doesn’t rely on benefits and is supported by their pie shop business.
The Radfords, who live in a 10-bed former care home, often show off their millionaire lifestyle on Instagram.