Property News · May 17, 2014

Could you afford a £1,000 bill for your child's school prom?


Helicopters, limos, designer gowns … Today’s teenagers expect to end their GCSEs with a splash of trans-Atlantic styleWhy not upstage your friends and arrive in real style? That’s the boast of a helicopter hire firm promising “that extra wow factor” (prices start at £960) for image-obsessed 16-year-olds wanting to make the ultimate statement at their school prom. But this is not a scene from High School Musical – glitzy end-of-term proms are a US import that has taken hold in Britain.Parents are coughing up £1,000 or more for end-of-term extravaganzas where the entry ticket to the ball (typically £20-£35) is only a small part of a bill that can include £285 for the gown (or £129 for prom suit hire at Moss Bros) plus hundreds more for hair, make-up, spray tans, pre-prom parties, stretch limos and even Ferraris and Lamborghinis to deliver their offspring to elaborate celebrations in local hotels. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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