AP9 Essentials Advises Parents on Back-to-School Fashion Purchases and Teenagers’ Styles
AP9 Essentials, from Adaptive Marketing LLC, Provides Consumers with Great Deals on Clothes, Shoes and More.
Stamford, Conn. (PRWEB) August 28, 2005 -- It's time for students to get
ready for school. Along with getting their kids back on a schedule, parents have
to budget for all the supplies and clothes their children need for the new
school year. Parents who are members of AP9 Essentials,
a leading membership discount program offered by Adaptive Marketing LLC, have an
easier time with their back-to-school budget, because they know they can save
20% on gift cards to major retailers across the country.
AP9 Essentials members can log on to DealPass to take advantage of
their money-saving benefits. With the budget concerns out of the way, the next
issue is finding areas of agreement on the proper school attire. Tastes and
styles tend to differ a great deal between generations, especially if teenagers
are involved, and a shopping trip can sometimes become a battle between parents
and kids.
To make things a bit easier for both sides, AP9 Essentials has some advice that can help ease tensions
during the upcoming back-to-school shopping season:
-- Make peace, not
war. This is the perfect time to sit down with your kids and share opinions
about school fashion trends. Let your kids express their points of view, listen
to them, decide where you might be willing to compromise, and arm yourself with
patience. If you can reach an agreement with them before hitting the stores, you
can avoid unseemly arguments in the fitting rooms later on.
-- Set rules
and limits. Once you've spoken with your children and established some common
ground, make sure they clearly know the Do's and Don'ts of this year's shopping
trips. Clothes with offensive messages, pants up to five sizes bigger than your
child needs, and extremely revealing shirts or skirts are out of bounds for most
parents -- and for most schools' dress codes. Given current trends, this can be
tricky, so be sure you give them alternatives. They need to know that you value
their opinion as much as you need them to understand that you prefer durable and
practical apparel over the latest fads.
-- Take advantage. Once you agree
on some styles, colors or materials, go for it as much as you can. If they like
t-shirts with their favorite bands or singers combined with fairly old-looking
jeans, load up on both items. Capitalize on the agreement by teaching them about
the quality of the materials or fabrics, especially on shoes and everyday
apparel like jackets, since kids often care only about style. Remind them that
there are limits to your budget and that you won't be buying new shoes every
three months.
-- Walk a hallway in their shoes. Remember how you felt
every time your parents bought you something you didn't like and made you wear
it to school? Don't do the same to your kids. Peer pressure can be very intense
at school, and clothing allows kids to identify with others and, at the same
time, express their individuality.
In addition to savings on gift cards
for major retailers, AP9 Essentials offers you exclusive savings on eyewear,
health and beauty, accessories and home. AP9 Essentials members may access these
benefits by logging in to DealPass.
Members and non-members alike can visit our
blog to get more information about the available
benefits in AP9 Essentials and of the other membership discount programs
offered by Adaptive Marketing LLC.
About AP9
Essentials
AP9 Essentials is a leading membership discount program
offered by Adaptive Marketing LLC.
Headquartered in Stamford, Conn., Adaptive Marketing is a category leader in
both membership and loyalty programs, bringing value direct to consumers through
an array of benefits in healthcare, discounts, security, personal property and
personals. Members may access their benefits at DealPass.com, an online portal
for Adaptive Marketing membership programs. With broad online and offline
distribution capabilities, Adaptive Marketing offers its corporate client
partners effective tools to enhance market presence, strengthen customer
affinity and generate additional value through programs, such as AP9
Essentials.
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