A (nother?) Boden gripe

[Countingthegreyhairs]

As title says really. Nothing more, nothing less.

Bought a £35 'smart silk jersey shirt' from Boden and thought "ah, this is great, they are listening finally and have made their tops longer (esp. useful for those of us big of nork). Went to wash it today and it is "hand wash only" for heaven's sake.

Whose got time to hand wash nowadays? And the material is a bit thin. I should have read the details and garment description I know but grrrrrrr nonetheless ....grrrr

I've put my handwash "slinky henley" in the wash at 40deg by mistake and it seems fine so I am going to carry on. But then it's not silk....

I totally agree, the mother-types they are aiming at ain't gonna thank them for handwash stuff, you'd think they could make more of an effort to develop nice fabrics which we can throw in the machine! Especially at those prices.

mmm, might risk the wool cycle in the machine in that case Cyanarasamba ...'twas the price that got me riled too ...

We had a hand wash cycle on our washing machine. Wool cycle should be fine. And realistically you won't wear it again knowing you have to hand wash it so you may as well chance it

I think you'll find that all genuine Bodenators employ a gloomy Romanian au pair with specific responsibility for handwashing.

... oh and for cooking the labradoodle's filet steak I should imagine Bluestocking

too true VP - I'll just bung it in and hope for the best ...

Oooh are Labradoodles boden-esque? My Mum and step dad have a fabulous one!
Good luck on the washing front!

OOps! Wrong choice of animal obviously!

Actually, I have a bit of a hankering for a labradoodle myself ... one of my husband's colleagues has one and it puts his socks in the laundry basket ...

No, they are stupidly expensive and desirable so prob perfect choice. I want one purely for the lack of hair shedding. Current dear hairy rescue dog would have a fit though so will have to wait until she is no longer with us. Hopefully a good few years yet....but eventually I hope for a discount or payment in installments option as dmum's dog will be a Stud!

But, VP, real poodles don't shed either. My dream dog is a black standard poodle - how I yearn. Although this is probably a bit Bodentastic, especially if you let their hair go a bit dready rather than keeping it all puffy and poodly.

Now have a vision of a mature labradoodle laying back on silk sheets, sipping from a glass of champagne, waggling his "come to bed", er, ears ...

Ah yes but I don't like the look of the pure breed as much....
Dmum's dog is HUGE! He is like a polar bear. He is a pretty peachy (pink) colour along his spine and so lovely. He lets the girls brush him and put clips and bands in his hair. So patient, just sits there .

sorry to butt in but what on earth is a labradoodle??

Sorry Seaside.

Tis a cross between a labrador and a poodle. They come in small, standard and large apparently. Very intelligent and kind and great with children!

Small, standard and large?? Seriously??

PMSL

Thanks for explaining

Oooh, I didn't know there was an official sizing thing going on...

I think it must depend on which kind of poodle sires the litter - toy, miniature or standard. You can also have a peke-a-poo, a schnoodle, or a cockerpoo.

Laughing too much. About to wake the baby. Resigns self to not joining the Boden club...

.. not forgetting a cairnoodle ...

PMSL at cockerpoo!

I bought a fine knit wool tunic... Dry clean only!!! Is it heck as like. Delicate wash. Dry on a hanger. Press lightly.

Countingthegreyhairs- please, please tell me you made those up??

Or, of course, the ever-popular Jack Roodle.

Serves me right for only reading OP
around here you get cockerdoodles and yes shit poos

Am lol at the thought of a toy poodle trying to sire a full sized lab bitch.

I've been at a few coverings (both dog and horse) it generally works better if both are evenly matched in the height dept!

But they can't possibly do it the other way round, Marmalade, a full-size lab sire and a toy poodle bitch?