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General Discussion => Share Your Badassity => Topic started by: nancy33 on October 24, 2019, 09:38:24 PM

Title: Saved $40 graduation cap and gown
Post by: nancy33 on October 24, 2019, 09:38:24 PM

My 24 yr old son left his high school graduation cap and  gown here. Now middle son is graduating high school and we save $40! Hoping to still  have it when third son graduates high school in 5 years!  Will be interesting to see what the price will be in 5 years 

Title: Re: Saved $40 graduation cap and gown
Post by: familyandfarming on October 26, 2019, 08:33:46 PM

The high school that I taught at for decades had the policy of having seniors always wear the same color cap and gown, allowing siblings and relatives to hand down the gown. I was there long enough to see the gowns worn by children of previous graduates! This is an idea most high schools should follow, to encourage thrift and lessen waste.

Title: Re: Saved $40 graduation cap and gown
Post by: Dictionary Time on October 26, 2019, 09:18:14 PM

My three kids all wore the same gown. My oldest (daughter) lost the cap so I got a replacement on amazon. It was funny because it was a very very slightly different shade of red so it was always easy to spot my boys.