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surfingsal Fri 29-Nov-24 08:44:48

I ordered some jeans from M@S the same ones I have had for three years, I ordered two pairs in different colours . I am a size 12 , the first pair I tried on were far to tight ! I am thinking time to go on a diet, the second pair I tried on were huge , I checked the labels both say size 12 , I then put the ones that were too small on top of the pair I have had a while and they were much smaller what is going on with sizes ?

Oreo Thu 05-Dec-24 22:19:36

It’s really annoying isn’t it when ordering online when the sizes vary so much.I have a jumper that fits but the arms are long enough to suit a gorilla.I had to cut and hem them.
Even more annoying is that DP never has a problem with sizes in the menswear dept, he says they’re consistent.This is M&S am talking about.

Babs03 Thu 05-Dec-24 23:09:06

@Is a troll M0nica, has also been deleted from the estrangement forum.
🤔

M0nica Fri 06-Dec-24 06:23:27

I do not think I have posted on the Estrangement forum.

BlueBelle Fri 06-Dec-24 06:41:40

keepingquiet

I just go to the shop and try them on. Saves a lot of time and moaning!

Keepingquiet how do you go to a shop to try the clothes on if your town has none or very few clothes shops
Sounds good in theory but a bit superior if the shops aren’t there

keepingquiet Sun 08-Dec-24 18:21:45

We no longer have an M&S in my town- there is a large shopping mall a few miles away but I only shop there if I'm really desperate.

In my local market town there are still a few clothes shops left which are pretty good with helpful staff- but my first stop is the charity shops.

So many bargains, for a good cause and saving the planet too. Win win really. I don't buy many clothes any more anyway...

HelterSkelter1 Mon 09-Dec-24 11:51:31

Yes BlueBelle we lost our MS from the next door town. The heart has gone out of their High Street.
There is one a 25 minute bus ride away. So that is lucky.
As Joni Mitchell (I think) would say " you don't know what you've got till it's gone".
I agree the sizing is crazy. And the quality inconsistent.

lemsip Mon 09-Dec-24 12:21:01

I recently bought a striped slash
neck long sleeve tee shirt which states on label 100% cotton and £9.50..
I should have read the reviews first then I wouldn't have got it.. dreadful.
I emailed a complaint . A reply stated they were puzzled by my saying it wasn't 100% cotton! It was full of elastic and rode up my 'belly' when I tried it on at home even though a 14.
I returned it by post to main customer service in chester . Got my money back but 100% misleading.

OldHag Fri 13-Dec-24 23:16:19

What annoys me is that many companies who offer online shopping, are now complaining about too many returns. If only they all worked to the exact same sizes, and insisted that the people who manufacture the goods do the same, a lot of time and money could be saved, but it's always easier to complain than actually take action I find. Oh, and before anyone says anything, when I have had emails or seen notices on websites saying 'Please ensure that you check sizes before ordering, returns are expensive' or words to that effect, then yes, I do write to them and tell them, that if they were to get their sizing right, there would be no need to order in different sizes, and all too often, even if you do use the sizes they quote, measure yourself carefully, etc., they still don't fit! Sorry ladies, I'll step off my soap box now!