People here seem to forget that it’s kids we are talking about. The mother went and bought things for her KIDS. It’s very likely that for herself she was willing to get a junky pair of shabbos shoes but at least she wanted her kids to have nice shoes to be proud of when they visit their friends on shabbos afternoon. I did go to the gemach for a lot of my wardrobe when I was younger and I was always mortified when my friends would ask where I got my clothes. But I remember having a couple nice pairs of shabbos shoes when I was younger and I wore them with such pride. I also remember feeling really sad for the kids in the park shabbos afternoon in sneakers. I don’t think it’s so terrible that tzeddaka money should be given so kids can have nice things to wear on shabbos.
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