A MUM has been left fuming after her daughter returned home from her second day back at school with scuffed, scruffy shoes.
Steph explained that she’d splashed out on some black, patent for herto wear for the new year.
Steph was left fuming when her daughter came home from just two days at school with scuffed shoes
She pleaded for help from other parents, as she insisted she didn’t want her daughter to look “scruffy”
Lots of people recommended this £6 patent leather restorer from Clarks, with some even going as far as to call it “magic”
However, just two days in to the term, and the shoes are already scuffed – with patches on the front missing from the patent finish.
“School mums, what we doing about this? What we doing about this?” Steph said in a video on her TikTok page.
“Because it’s been two days!
“My child has been in school Thursday, Friday, and her shoes already look like this.”
Steph added that while she knew it “would be inevitable” that the patent shoes would get scuffed at some point, she didn’t know it would happen so quickly.
“So what’s the alternative?” she continued.
“What are you buying the girls to wear for school? I don’t want her to wear trainers!
“Is there a brand of shoes that protects the front of them so that they don’t scuff like this after one wear? Help me!”
The comments section was immediately filled with parents offering their suggestions, with several recommending a £6 buy from .
“Clarks. They have something like a black nail polish that you paint on,” one person wrote.
“Works a treat!”
“Second this,” another agreed.
“I use this and it works wonders,” a third commented.
“Clarks have a wee thing for £6,” someone else wrote.
“It’s like nail polish for patent shoes, just apply it and leave it to dry.
“It’s magic!”
EXTRA HELP WITH SCHOOL UNIFORM COSTS
IF you can't get targeted help from your council, you might have some other options available to you.
In some areas, you can talk directly to your school, which might be able to offer you clothing.
Or, you might be able to get cheap garments from low-budget or stores.
Some charities offer help to families in need too.
But bear in mind charities often have a limited amount of to give and usually have specific criteria which must be met in order to get a grant.
Charity Turn2Us has a free grants search tool on its website which you can use to find out what help is available to you.
Meanwhile, you can always try approaching your nearest Citizens’ Advice branch.
If you don’t know where your nearest Citizens’ Advice branch is, you can find out by visiting www.citizensadvice.org.uk/about-us/contact-us/nearby/.
If you’re not eligible for a school uniform grant you might be able to get help through the .
The product in question is Clarks’ Patent Leather Restorer in Black, which “returns your best-loved pairs to their former glory for a smart, fresh finish”.
One of the other most recommended solutions was for Steph to buy a pair of ToeZone shoes.
“ToeZone ones, got ours from Sainsbury’s,” one wrote.
“ToeZone shoes – my son’s pair lasted an entire school year,” another said.
“I get my daughter ToeZone – she’s got autism, runs around and climbs non stop and they last till her feet grow to the next size.
“Even then, they aren’t scuffed.
“They are also comfortable and don’t hurt her feet – even the brand new pairs don’t rub on her feet.”
It can be hard to find a pair of budget-friendly school shoes that last the year 
