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Where do you buy your general off work clothes?

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    Where do you buy your general off work clothes?

    Been having real problems lately finding clothes that are good quality and reasonable price.

    Today I went down the high street, and I go in one shop and a t-shirt is cheapish £10 and it looks like a thin piece of crap cloth, neck looks badly formed and stretched. Probably cost £2 to make. The next shop is selling similar ones for £30, they look about £2.50 worth.

    Is there anywhere left that sells anything worth having?

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    Originally posted by escapeUK View Post
    Been having real problems lately finding clothes that are good quality and reasonable price.

    Today I went down the high street, and I go in one shop and a t-shirt is cheapish £10 and it looks like a thin piece of crap cloth, neck looks badly formed and stretched. Probably cost £2 to make. The next shop is selling similar ones for £30, they look about £2.50 worth.

    Is there anywhere left that sells anything worth having?
    Sainsbury's is usually decent quality especially when you compare it to M&S,
    merely at clientco for the entertainment

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      #3


      Did you complain it was a bit tight fitting as well.... that is the style of tee's at the moment. If you don't like those there is always Burtons or George from Asda.
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        #4
        Paul smith jeans cos they fit me and last well, everything else from outdoor shops, usually overseas, and I occasionally get t shirts as gifts.
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          #5
          Primark. Where else is there?
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            #6
            Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post
            Primark. Where else is there?
            Not been in there often, and it seemed to resemble a jumble sale when I did. Dont think its really for me.

            Originally posted by eek View Post
            Sainsbury's is usually decent quality especially when you compare it to M&S,
            Have got the odd thing from there in the past, seems ok but not much choice. kinda 80% for women.

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              #7
              Originally posted by escapeUK View Post
              Been having real problems lately finding clothes that are good quality and reasonable price.

              Today I went down the high street, and I go in one shop and a t-shirt is cheapish £10 and it looks like a thin piece of crap cloth, neck looks badly formed and stretched. Probably cost £2 to make. The next shop is selling similar ones for £30, they look about £2.50 worth.

              Is there anywhere left that sells anything worth having?
              Might have cost less too. Last year I was working with a chap who used to be chief clothes buyer for a sportswear wholesaler. They could get good looking designer shirts made of nice cloth with good stitching etc into the country for about 7 dollars apiece. They'd sell them on at a tidy profit but nowhere near the price the shops sold them at.
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                #8
                Hawkshead do some decent basics (especially if you wait for the sales)
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                  #9
                  jacamo, although sometimes i find their clothes a bit tight

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                    #10
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