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An M&S triumph: the Used Cotton Bud Necklace

37 replies

wildfig · 19/08/2014 11:04

Am sure this is much, much nicer in real life, but the website team at M&S have really outdone themselves with the photo of this one...

handy if you have an itchy ear

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trikken · 19/08/2014 11:14

That is not good. It really does look like cotton buds.

OneLittleLady · 19/08/2014 11:15

that really is awful

PenisesAreNotPink · 19/08/2014 11:15

Good gravy

That's the shittest thing ever Shock

It looks dirty at the ends

polyhymnia · 19/08/2014 11:16

Yuk!

Finola1step · 19/08/2014 11:17

Awful!

EduCated · 19/08/2014 11:19

That is grim. They look so...waxy.

Gileswithachainsaw · 19/08/2014 11:22

Omg you weren't kidding

VanGogh · 19/08/2014 11:25

Best thing EVER!

snice · 19/08/2014 11:38

I thought you might exaggerating OP-I was wrong!

snice · 19/08/2014 11:39

Funnily enough it's reduced

LizzieMint · 19/08/2014 11:39

That's hilarious! Wonder why it's in the sale...

MadameOvary · 19/08/2014 11:40

You may be able to wrap a stick, but you can't polish a turd.

wildfig · 19/08/2014 11:47

Having said that, I do sometimes wonder if it's a deliberate and sneaky M&S strategy to plant a couple of proper Per Una stinkers on the website at sale time, specifically to ensure a stream of disbelieving MNers browsing through the horrors.

I apologise now for any no-iron cheetah-print kaftans and acid-wash jeggings that might start stalking your sidebars. Blush

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Cornflakesnmilk · 19/08/2014 11:48

It actually looks dirty - Id love to know who on earth has purchased one??

NotALondoner · 19/08/2014 12:01

No sarky reviews yet? Come on ladies, who can compose a good one?!

MarshaBrady · 19/08/2014 12:03

oh my

GilbertBlytheWouldGetIt · 19/08/2014 12:10

Cracking find there! Hiiideous dahling.

OwlCapone · 19/08/2014 12:17

If you zoom in, it actually doesn't look like cotton buds at all. It has photographed really badly though as it does look exactly like used cotton buds in the ordinary photo!

MrsWinnibago · 19/08/2014 12:20

Bwahahaha!!! OMG! They're having a laugh!

I will launch "The Used Nail File Bracelet" as an answer to this genius!

Marcipex · 19/08/2014 12:23

Urgh, can't believe it.

MrsWinnibago · 19/08/2014 12:24

Owl but from a distance, anyone wearing it will in fact look like they're wearing the contents of their bathroom bin!

Jellified · 19/08/2014 12:24

Brilliant will get Dd to make these for DGMs for Christmas. Might do for teacher's present tooGrin

ElectricalBanana · 19/08/2014 12:27

Mmmm I love the ' shades of ear wax' look!

wildfig · 19/08/2014 12:29

I know, owl, when you zoom in, it's clearly metal, and is probably quite nice on to the point where I've just put one in my shopping basket but does no one at M&S ever look at these photos of hideous skirts, pained models, clumpsome shoes, frumperific dresses, wacktacular Per Una prints, and say, 'Hang on, I'm not sure we're really selling this, lads...'

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Marcipex · 19/08/2014 12:29

My sidebar now showing me tummy control swimsuits, wide leg trousers and yes, that necklace.