What is up with M & S?

At least our M&S food hall is on the ground floor and the clothing department on the first!
All the same, I do hate men hanging about when I'm looking at bras - can't they just leave their wives/partners to it and stop loitering?

I have no reason to assume that men are looking at me when I'm trying to find a bra. And if they are? They have seriously bad taste.

They do look, though! Not especially at me, but at what I'm looking at, if you see what I mean....

Perhaps they are looking at the lingerie because they want to buy something but can't think how to choose. They might even be buying for themselves...

Just re-read my post and it looks like I've been buying knickers for a 'low-leg tummy'! Not far off the mark, really!

women's underwear shops/departments should be out of bounds for men. who knows, i might like to buy a big tarty bra if there wasn't some woman's pathetic little husband salivating at the thought!

erm, don't call me 'samantha' for that remark! its not that i think i'm irresistible, its just that those blokes do seem to hang out in m+s.

I have been in M&S today, buying a bra. I can categorically state that any men in the lingerie section were with a female companion and looking decidedly bored. Definitely no 'lurkers'. Perhaps we have a different type of bloke in NE Cheshire!

Of course, it now occurs to me that the M&S that I frequent is out-of-town, accessible only by car and the occasional bus. So most of the men who go there are with their partners, albeit reluctantly, by the look of them

Annobel, the loitering men I was referring to are actually with their partners, it's just that they stand and stare, probably for something to do...

Oh granbunny I hope that wasn't you in John Lewis many Christmases ago when I was returning some underwear DH had bought me - he liked red with black lace, I don't and I just lost my cool and thought I would rather have something I liked for the not inconsiderable amount of money he had spent. Anyway, the girl on the till asked why I was returning it, if there was anything wrong etc. I just said, No, I thought it all looked a bit tarty, frankly. She gave me a funny look and I realised the woman behind me was buying exactly the same stuff!!

Oops!

gracesmum

gracesmum so that was you I was stood behind in John Lewis many christmases ago . I was about to buy some red undies with black lace on but someone or something put me off buying then ,can't think for the life of me why

Well clearlly something is very 'up' with M & S. Their shares are down and clothing sales poor compared to other retailers for the same time period so its not the bad weather - well we did tell them what we wanted and they didn't listen- perhaps now they will! I went to find some nice tailored black trousers yesterday - they all looked like dish rags and the fit was appalling.

We could provide a brilliant focus group to get them back on the right lines!

And more choice in lengths of skirts!
Fewer plunging necklines and more sleeves!

Why only casually? Is this a possibility?

Why only on Twitter? I don't tweet!

I saw it on Twitter - could you invite them formally Cari? Surely they must want to hear what we have to say.

I am absolutely hopping mad at a comment made last year by sylvia2036 6/8/11 at 14.44 ..with regard to the great unwashed and the £5 tee shirts...well I have news for you sylvia2036 we are not the great unwashed but maybe those that are not fortunate enough through our circumstances to be able to afford anything else but we are not the great unwashed what a snob

The new woman in charge of fashion is coming from Jaeger. She might be more in tune with our needs - or will she try to muscle in on the Primark market? Please, NO!

Might be a good idea if the 'head of M&S popped on here and had a word with us 'gransnetters' . He/she could ask what we want , what would make us once more buy from them.
We all know that tops with sleeves would be a good place to start and skirts that come in other colours other than black or black/ grey mix !
And when we have paid through the nose for these clothes it would be nice if they were to last more than one or two washes. M&S t-shirts are way over priced for what they are, you can but two t-shirts at Matalan for the price of one at M&S and they last longer !