Extremely disappointed with Marks and Spencers children's clothes.

[colditz]

I have £40 M&S vouchers, which I was going to use for ds2's first birthday.

I found one pack of vests in his size (which I didn't like)

Loads of slurry coloured jeans, combats, long sleeved tee shirts. No bright, 'little' boy colours at all. They we too slurry-ish for my 4 year old, never mind my 1 year old.

I am really displeased, I made a 20 mile train trip to go there, and there was frankly more choice in primark

Boys clothes are complete crappola atm.

I have looked everywhere for ds and found nothing but camouflage trousers, chinos in Gap and jeans.

Let me know if you do find some decent things wont you.

They have started doing some fairtrade stuff though.

Yes they have started selling fair trade stuff - one skater boy top and some plain white pants

Oh wow, I could have written the thread title. I was in M&S today looking for a normal little girl's dress for dd. The only dresses they had were hideous - sort of mini adult styles, revolting colours and frankly tarty.

The only swimming trunks for older boys were navy blue. I know ds1 (10) is too old for dinosaurs and aliens, but would some brighter colours be so hard to do?

Spend the vouches on their food...

Agree children clothes are crapola...

Not looked online though... (off I trot to look)...

They have more than that online Colditz.

DG, for variety you can't beat ebay!

Ebay for swimming trunks?

Anyway, I find sizing so difficult, I like to be able to try before I buy.

Absolutely DG, why not? (Btw I looked at your profile and your children look so lovely)

Sizing is a nightmare but trying on in hot shops is worse.

Thank you. When I get really bored, I might change the pics.

have looked all over website. Have decided to save the vouchers for ds1's school uniform (sob) and forget about the baby clothes. The only ones I remotely like are too small.

I thought it was just me, not getting the fashion at the moment.

I would spend the £40 on some nice food and go to John Lewis instead (if funds permit).

I got some lovely clothes for ds (2) today in Penneys/Primark.

Lovely light blue t-shirt with a small pocket on it. A nice plain green one too. Nothing too mad or too old for him. They were only about 2euro too so nice & a bargain!!

Buy a cake and some champagne with the Mand S vouchers, and resign yourself to the clothes shops wishing to deck your baby boy out as a member of the armed forces.

John Lewis was no better for me yesterday WCL, although I admit I was looking at clothes for teenage boys, not little children's things. I used to worship the ground on which JL stood but now I can't find anything to spend £15 of vouchers on!