To think shops should stock what customers want!

harrigran I use Facebook to contact various companies, M&S included.

If you go to the companies own website and use the "contact us" facility, comments/complaints etc are only seen by staff, but put it on facebook and the whole world can see it!

I have also used Facebook to praise products or good customer service. Sometimes I have received a voucher to use on my next purchase!

Top tip, Phoenix!

But wouldn't it make you feel good if "voting with our feet" made the retailers shake in their shoes the slightest difference? I am reminded of Audrey fforbes -Hamilton sweeping out of her local Spar (where she hadn't paid her bill anyway.

I also only shop on line nowdays for M&S trousers and you have guessed it, I also take a long size. The few times I have popped in to my local there has either been none or short sizes.

Bras are another minefield so again I am shopping on line or buying elsewhere. I am not a size 32AA or a 46DD, so it is easier for somebody else to find what I want.

They are not much better with food. I like the jars of coffee they sell so when I go to my local Food Store, if they have any on the shelf, I empty it.

Oh yes, M&S bras!

They used to stock a good selection of 34DD total support bras, but now there's only one which meets my requirements and it isn't particularly attractive...

Ah, that makes sense pompa.

It might makes sense Pompa but it doesn't make it any better does it? I still can't get my bath mats, oh well back to washing and drying them in one day. Thanks for all your comments it's amusing to see others have been cross with various aspects of M&S as well.

I didn't suggest it made it better, it's just the reason why it's that way.
I suspect a lot of reduced and sale items are to get rid of the end of stock lines that will not be repeated. I never have a problem, I have zero colour co-ordination.

Pompa, are you one of those men who look as if they have got dressed in the dark?

Pot luck is my style, actually managed to match a yellow shirt with a yellow jumper yesterday, but I was trying hard to impress Pitcity.

One of my DGSs is partially colour blind, so I look forward with some interest to what will happen when he is allowed to choose his own clothes. It won't be long now as he is 10 next month.
My ex brother-in-law was totally colour-blind and this resulted in some strange choices of socks and ties.

My grip with M&S is that the same style and size may have a different fit when it is in a different colour. And I bought two packets of their knickers (5 in a packet) same size according to the labelon the packet and inside the garments but one set of five is deffinatly a size smaller

Hilda I don't know if anyone else has said but on both Amazon and Ebay there are pencil cases with fire engines on which can be personalised.

Hilda On Penny Royal website, there are a few Cath Kidston fire engine supplies. Not the one you wanted but they do do a pencil holder tin, and a rubber and pencil sharpener, all in the fire engine design.

Let me know if they are any good or if not, I will try to look harder for you for the right thing. I like to help out if I can.

I know the thread has been about clothes but may I add food please? I used to buy chicken breasts on the bone from A... They didn't always have them in stock so, when they were, I used to buy them up and freeze them. I don't like chicken legs so this suited me fine. All I can find now is chicken fillets and they won't roast properly. Am I on my own here or does anyone agree? Can anyone tell me if there is a supermarket that stocks them please?

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