Has M&S lingerie lost the plot?

Went tp M&S three weeks ago for bras and knickers, bought no knickers, even Asdas were better quality. The clothes were made of very poor materals and did not cater for anyone over 30!

I used to buy all my bras from M&S. They probably fall into the category being decried on here, push-up, padded, plunge. They weren't cheap either. But the style was exactly what I liked. Discontinued.

I have been in M&S twice in the last month. A big branch. Neither had anything near the style I like that they previously sold.

OH DEAR, I just read your posts, I am waiting for a delivery of undies from M & S. I am disabled/housebound so have to order online. Now I am hoping that the order will be acceptable.

Tesco, great for pretty cotton underwired bras and nice knickers too. Even better when they have 25% off

Dunnesstore.com

I now Live in Ireland and now get mine online at dunnes.ie they are as good as M and S used to be, I get the essential range, I'm sure they deliver outside of here, I used to order clothes for my grandchildren to be sent to the UK, when they were younger

I have a friend who always buys from Matalan. I buy my bras from Fantasie as they are a good fit on me and I always wear nude colour as it does not show through.

I have M and S bras from an Ebay seller who sells discontinued lines. I have some of their non-wired non-padded bras with broad straps that don't slip off my narrow shoulders, a style I have liked for years. They wash and wear very well.

Just ordered some more of the M & S crop tops I mentioned. They are much reduced. Been wearing one today and it has been so comfortable and actually fits and isn't too loose or too tight or anything. Great for the activities I engage in.

The colour is called raspberry, which is fine as I mainly live in mid to darkish coloured tee-shirts.

Miss Mary of Sweden
Not cheap but good quality

Baggytrazzas

Baggs

I bought bra tops (pull-ons, no wires, not expensive but well-made) and knickers recently from M&S. Really impressed with their "Good Move" sports bras in green and black and one called "Body Body" in dark red. (Pulled the padding out and chucked it but if anyone can think of any good uses for unwanted bra pads, please let me know).

Seven pairs of good quality plain black cotton knickers for £8 seemed like a bargain too.

Maybe you looked in the wrong places, CvD ?

Hi Baggs, they could be glued inside the heels of wellies to stop rubbing. or if unseen when worn, stitched to the top of bra straps at the bit they cut in to shoulders.

Thanks, Baggytrazzas. Good ideas but I guess I've been lucky cos never had heel rubbing wellies (and I spend a good amount of time in wellies), nor have I ever had bra straps that dig into my shoulders.

Someone else might find those suggestions useful though ?

Give John Lewis a try for Bras they have lots of makes and a wide range of styles. Not so good on all cotton pants which I prefer. My DH claimed I had had the the washing on too high a temperature .When I looked he had my pants on!! A friends husband had her socks on ,one long one shortand claimed the same. Maybe spec savers could give a discount for men of a certain age if they go in a group.

I went looking for a white bra in M&S last week. Lots of multipacks with assorted colours but I wanted ONE white one, I didn't want to pay for three or four in colours I was never going to wear. I eventually found a nice little white lace one which was only £14 so reasonably happy. A while ago I found some very cheap multi packs of white shorts with a lace trim. I bought several packs and I've been very pleased with them.

Specsavers Smudgie?

It’s when he starts wearing the M&S navy bras that you might be more concerned Smudgie.

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Talking of M&S pants...... last night after his shower my husband stood in front of me wearing his black y fronts. He said that he would have to buy more (from Primark) because they had obviously stretched and were not "supportive". When I looked I realised they were my black cotton (size 22) pants from M&S. There were two pairs in the linen basket so he had obviously been wearing them for days. I can't wait to tell my friends at our lunch meeting next week!!!

Buy my knickers from Unibu. British made and very good quality. About the same price as Sloggi. Gave up on M&S long ago.

Debbie58 No Asdas within 30 miles, that I know of.

A quite separate problem is that I am a small size, 32B, so even in my beloved Leclerc, I like the range, but sometimes struggle to find my size.

Well if your store doesn’t stock them the only choice is online Lemsip isn’t i5 ?

Sometimes there’s more choice online as others have said, I order online, pick up and try on in store, immediate return if I’m not happy.

They have so many styles, colours, sizes and matching pants also in different styles it is impossible to stock the full range.

I guess they stock what items sell best in each store.

Well the very small store near me has very little choice in either size or colour so the only way is to buy online.

I had a drawer full of unwearable new bras bought from M&S sold in threes. After wearing one from each of the packs over time and finding them uncomfortable or unsupportive, it then made them impossible to return. Fortunately, a lady in our village arranged to send a load off to a charity, so they are not going to waste. Last week bought three more, not really what I wanted but as I did not want pull over your head sports bras or ant padding the choice was v limited. What have they done with the ones they had in cardboard boxes? Sturdy but attractive styles for mature ladies.

If you can’t find what you want in store surely it’s worth a look online?