When it comes to forking out for sportswear and trainers, everyone knows the branded stuff is far from cheap. But the likes of adidas and Nike will probably never fall out of favour with fans, most of whom are willing to pay that bit extra for a trusted brand that's always in fashion.
Thankfully there are some stores where you can pick things up much cheaper than the high street and online - one of them being Stockport's adidas outlet store.
With a son desperate for some Predator football boots we headed to the store at Pear New Mill to see what it had in stock. Join our FREE Manchester Family WhatsApp group by clicking here I knew from looking online that they're certainly not cheap - and he'd saved some of his own money in the hope of bagging some for the new season.
But even I was surprised by the saving on them compared to what you'd spend elsewhere. The kind we got - Pedator Edge.1 SG - are £128.99 at Sports Direct, but the outlet had them for £90.
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