Parents face dilemma over what schoolbags to buy for children in this school year. Martine D, parent of a pupil, revealed that: "I want quality good, but it must be within my financial range". For her, such as for many other parents of students, it is the cost of a bag which conditions their choice.
Yet, among some parents, it is better to offer the child what he wants, no matter the cost. "If the bag is the taste of the child, he will take care of it. I do the shopping for school supplies with my children. They choose for themselves what they want," explains Bernard S.
On the other hand, Serge F. , commercial agent in a bookshop at Mokolo market revealed that a with the effigies of Spiderman, Harry Potter, Hannah Montana, animation such as "Kirikou, etc. are for girls and boys of all ages and with all the heroes of cartoons and other soap operas that excite them.
Martin Z. , schoolteacher, considers it important also to make a choice depending on the size and the shoulder of the child. "The bag must not be too wide or very cumbersome for a child," he says.
The purchase of school bags among other parents again, takes into account the weather, especially for the students who must make the journey to school on foot.
In effect, the bag of the pupil must be solid and adapted to the climatic conditions of his environment. A criterion such as the other, according to Martine D. for which, the problem of the fragility of some bags can sometimes be bypassed. "To ensure the sustainability, once the bag is purchased, I entrust it to the shoemaker or to the tailor to strengthen the seam".
