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How can teams charge £35 for an infant kit?
KADEEM SIMMONDS was shopping for his son and was outraged by what he found

AS A few readers know, I had my first child a few months ago. As a football fan, I wanted to get him a little kit and looked at buying the Manchester United Adidas kit for him.

His mum was happy with the idea and so were her parents, being as they are all fans of the Red Devils.

However, at £35 I had to stop and rethink. I knew it was going to be expensive but this is taking the biscuit. Kids grow out of clothes so quickly, especially the first few years.

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