I’ll confess that I’m glad my kids’ schools have had them. It meant buying in bulk identical shirts and pants and never having to deal with school clothes shopping for the rest of the year (barring a major growth spurt).
It made getting kids to school in the morning simpler, and laundry straightforward – you could tell right away if you needed to dig under the bed or look through the closet if they would have enough clothes for the week.
I will happily agree with anyone who questions what the value is beyond simple utility for parents, though. Kids will always find ways to highlight class differences or push the boundaries of pearl clutching deceny standards.
