You know those nicely-padded, fleece-lined, easy-to-wash, tumble-dry-in-the-blink-of-an-eye, available in a startling range of colours coats that La Redoute sell every year.......

[TooTickyTheLittleRedHen]

.....well, why are there never any on ebay? Are they so good that nobody wants to let them go or do they fall to bits before the year is out?

Hmm, I've got a navy blue one that both ds1 and ds2 have worn and it's still going. Bit big for ds3 this year - he'll probably be in it next year. So, no, not falling apart!

Why are you a hen?

They sound great - can you link please?

Ah, so they're not flimsy then.
GS, are they as cosy as they look?
WB, the little red hen ploughed the field, sowed the wheat, harvested it, ground it and made it into bread all by herself because every other bugger was too lazy to help.

Ah, I think Im a red hen too

Zog, seems they're not selling them this year. La Redoute annoy the hell out of me anyway, hence why I was looking on ebay

Oh hang on - I'm hopeless - ours is a Vertbaudet one!!

So, has anybody bought one of these la Redoute wonders?

Bump in case anybody knows why they are never on ebay....