{"id":55493,"date":"2014-05-17T13:00:27","date_gmt":"2014-05-17T06:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/could-you-afford-a-1000-bill-for-your-childs-school-prom\/"},"modified":"2017-05-20T23:59:13","modified_gmt":"2017-05-20T16:59:13","slug":"could-you-afford-a-1000-bill-for-your-childs-school-prom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/could-you-afford-a-1000-bill-for-your-childs-school-prom\/","title":{"rendered":"Could you afford a \u00a31,000 bill for your child's school prom?"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nHelicopters, limos, designer gowns \u2026 Today’s teenagers expect to end their\u00a0GCSEs with a\u00a0splash 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 \u00a3960) 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 \u2013 glitzy end-of-term proms are a US import that has taken hold in Britain.Parents are coughing up \u00a31,000 or more for end-of-term extravaganzas where the entry ticket to the ball (typically \u00a320-\u00a335) is only a small part of a bill that can include \u00a3285 for the gown (or \u00a3129 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…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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