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Did anyone else's parents let their daughter spend over $600 on clothes?


I could not believe that one scene in the mall where the girls were shopping and one, I can't remember who, spent over $600 on clothes with a credit card and she said "thanks daddy." Anyone else's parents do that for them?? Mine sure didn't. No wonder that girl was so mean, she obviously had no discipline in her life if her parents let her spend hundreds on clothes. Talk about spoiled rich brats.

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I really disliked Stacy's mom, even more than I disliked Stacy. And Stacy was such a twit.








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Most of the teen girls in this movie had rich parents, but that doesn't mean that you let them go and spend money whenever you want. You can have lots of money and still teach your children good money values. Obviously the parents in this movie didn't do that.
There's this one reality show called "Daddy's spoiled little girl or something like that. Bascically these teenage girls have rich daddies and they let them buy whatever they want when they want. It should be called Daddy's spoiled rich brat. These girls are brats.

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I think if someone's parents did that for them, they wouldn't be on here. lol



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lol. no i have a limit and even some of my rich friends parents make them earn there money and they have limits too.




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Obviously no one on this thread is considering the fact that many families have a lot of money and $600 on clothes really isn't all that much. These days, when a pair of jeans can easily cost $100, you don't necessarily get a lot for $600 (depending on where you shop). But there are lots of parents who have money and give their kids higher spending limits than you may be used to!

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These days, when a pair of jeans can easily cost $100, you don't necessarily get a lot for $600 (depending on where you shop).


You could just go to Kohl's get a pair of jeans on sale for $19.99.

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Frankly, my parents did, until I started working, and so did a lot of the parents of the kids I went to school with. I'm older now (married, out of school) but when I was younger I was pretty spoiled. Where we lived it was also common for kids to get cars for birthdays. That being said, I was never snotty or mean to other kids. I was also very appreciative of what my parents gave me. If I acted stuck up my parents would have cut me off. They didn't play around with things like respect and appreciation. And I got job as soon as I turned 16, bought a lot of my own clothes and paid for my own gas.

The weird thing is that one of the schools I went to was in one of the wealthiest counties in the US. Kids (not me) would get driven to school by maids or chauffeurs and the school actually had plush couches in the hallways. The kids' parents were literally multi-millionaires but the kids were MORE friendly and down to earth than the kids at less wealthy schools. I always thought it was weird but it was true.



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My parents aren't exactly what you would call 'rich', but they do have money, we've always been very comfortable, and me and my sister have never gone without.

But when I left school, they said I have to get a job to understand the value of work and money. They have one rule:

Anything you NEED, and we will pay for it, but if it's something you WANT, then I have to pay for it out of my wages.

And I think that is more than fair. I recently took an intensive college course, which was nearly £850, but they paid because it is education and will help me get a career. They paid for most of my driving lessons, and are happy to lend me money as I always pay it back, and they don't make me and my sister pay any rent while we still live at home.

Some people consider us spoilt, but I don't think so, in fact I find that an insult. We both work, and both of us have since we left school at sixteen, and we NEVER get things handed to us on a plate unlike these girls in the movie. No wonder these girls were so nasty when they have that kind of lifestyle.

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Hell no! That would've been my wardrobe for like 2-3 years including winter gear. My dad's a doctor, but he didn't just give my brothers or me money like that. I got a couple hundred bucks for my birthday and Christmas, but if I blew it then that was it. No way would either of my parents just hand me a credit card and let me spend that much money at once.

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My parents didn't, but I started working as an actor to pay for my clothes of choice. I remember I loved GUESS? and Armani Exchange, Lucky Brand, Hugo Boss, then I just got more expensive overtime haha.

But as for my daughter, sure, $600 is appropriate for a new attire. That's not too much money, I make that in a couple days at most. Also, who wouldn't want to send their kids off with the best things you could buy them? I am completely against spoiling, and I know a spoiled kid when I see one. However, I allow the child to make decisions based upon that, if they act foolishly, they'll learn the importance of an allowance.

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Yes, my father did. He was a doctor with his own practice and had the income to allow that. At the same time, I was an honor student, held a part-time job and had goals that I was well on my way to achieve. Plus, I did not act obnoxious about it like Stacy did. Not every person in that situation is a "spoiled rich brat".



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What I couldn't understand was: why in the HELL was a damn invitation needed to get into a damn store?
I guess the average person wasn't allowed to even just window shop in there? Seriously?

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i just came from another movie called the perfect teacher and theres a scene where the daughter asks her dad for 2 grand for a dinner hosting a volleyball team and he's like "yeah sure whatever take the bank card" then i saw that shopping scene in this movie and came to a conclusion. i'll only sum up the conclusion in three words-

spoiled.

white.

people.

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