Glaring mistake spotted on kids' school jumpers days before start of new year
Parents have spotted a glaring error on their children's school uniforms ahead of the new term.
The blunder was noticed over the Bank Holiday on the logo of Dixons Fazakerley Academy jumpers. Parents and pupils of the school, which is in Fazakerley, Liverpool, initially thought nothing amiss with the black jumper adorned with the school's white and purple logo. However, upon closer inspection, several individuals discovered a misspelling in the name 'Fazakerley', which was incorrectly printed as "Fazakreley."
The news quickly spread on social media, leading to many parents returning the faulty jumpers over the weekend. A local business attributed the mistake to a "manufacturing fault".
A spelling gaffe on a school uniform has amused parentsOne concerned parent, who chose to remain anonymous, expressed worries that the incorrect uniform logo could affect students returning to school on Tuesday, August 28 and Wednesday, August 29. They revealed that the error had influenced their decision not to purchase the jumper for their son over the Bank Holiday, Liverpool Echo reports.
They shared: "I was meant to go out and buy it on Wednesday, but people told me not to because of the incorrect spelling. On the post, a few of them have been told it can't be fixed until a week's time, but this week is when they go back. I've never heard of anything like this happening before."
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One vigilant parent posted a close-up photo of the purple school logo on a black jumper on the Facebook group, alerting others: "Hi all, everyone please check their school jumpers cardigans for Fazakerley Dixons as there is a spelling error on them. Fazakerley isn't spelt right, it's spelt wrong."
Comments ranged from disbelief to frustration, with one person exclaiming: "Omg that's shocking, who ever let them go to print." Another shared: "Mine is the same, I bought two jumpers as well."
Kids Kirkby, located in Kirkby, Merseyside, was among the shops stocking the erroneous Dixons school jumper. Employee Mo Akhdar revealed to the ECHO that this wasn't an isolated incident, as he knew of other shops that had experienced a similar issue last year. However, for Kids Kirkby, this was a first-time occurrence.
Akhdar explained that while Kids Kirkby does embroidery and printing in-house, they relied on the manufacturer for the black jumper with the pre-attached badge, like other similar shops. He expressed his surprise at the mistake, stating it was the first time such an error had occurred "in the last 20 years".
He reassured customers: "I was a manufacturing fault but we didn't realise until somebody mentioned it to us on Monday. Our new stock is coming in the end of next week and we are speaking to the headteacher tomorrow when the school opens. But we will change it for you and people can get a full refund or they can exchange it next week."
Kids Kirkby has had to remove all damaged stock from its shelves. Despite the hiccup, the retailer confirmed it continues to sell the Dixons jumper in grey and purple, now with the correct school logo spelling. Dixons Fazakerley Academy, the school in question, was contacted for comment by Mirror.
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