'I paid £145 for Nike Dunk trainers for my daughter and they ended up being fake'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukIf there's one thing teenagers like it's branded trainers - and they certainly don't come cheap. Gone are the days when the little people in my life would happily skip along in a pair of supermarket own brands.
Having said that, it's not the kind of thing I splash out on without a care. These days it's usually their birthday or Christmas present, which helps to justify the cost - at least that's what I tell myself.
For this year's birthday, my daughter had her heart set on some limited edition Nike Dunk trainers. READ MORE: Read more of the M.E.N's parenting content READ MORE: Four incredible new family attractions to take kids in Manchester this October half term But with the ones she spotted in The Trafford Centre costing around £200, I decided to look online for a better offer.
I did find a better offer, more than £50 cheaper in fact, on the Laced website. Unlike your typical shop, it's one of a number of relatively new online marketplaces that sells items on behalf of third parties.
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