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Boden sale - what a pile of pants

49 replies

Podrick · 12/12/2008 08:16

Nothing worth buying in my dd's size - all out of stock or else just £1 off in the sale!

Most pathetic sale ever imo, I suppose their business must be going very well!

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sparklesandwine · 12/12/2008 08:33

oh i don't know i managed to get a fair bit for the kids

haven't looked for myself yet though....thought i'd give my card a break til i get back from school

singingtree · 12/12/2008 08:35

all I every buy is pyjamas for ds and they are all gone
annoying

mejon · 12/12/2008 09:03

I was only really tempted to buy DD the 'big button pinnafore dress' but wasn't going to pay full price. They had plenty yesterday, yet today in the sale it seems to have disappeared(as indeed has quite a bit of the winter stock from the looks of it - and there's no 'non-sale' section on the site)! Lots of summer stock still there too. None of the cardigans I was remotely interested in are available in my size/colour. Disappointed.

misdee · 12/12/2008 09:05

am hacked off as checked bodeb usa and they had the girls duffle coats in the sale. so was waiting for today to get dd3 new coat. and they arent in the uk sale the duffles are always in the sale, i seem to buy one every winter. grrrr.

Bookswapper · 12/12/2008 09:07

a lot of baby stuff diseappeared too

petalpower · 12/12/2008 10:05

Yes I was waiting for the big button pinafore for my daughter too mejon. We already have it in the blue and brown spot and i wanted it in the pink flowered print. It was in stock when I went to bed last night but is nowhere to be seen in the sale or even non-sale section. Really irritating - had it mind for her to wear on Christams Day!

ALovelySongbirdInaPearTree · 12/12/2008 10:50

i wanted that big button dress too

Pinkjennybellrock · 12/12/2008 10:55

I bought a dress and a t-shirt for dd. And I am so not the Boden type.

artichokes · 12/12/2008 10:57

I have a few good things in my basket but the site crashes when I try and process the order. Anyone else finding this?

Pinkjennybellrock · 12/12/2008 10:59

Mine went through straight away, but I haven't received an email confirmation yet...

dalek · 12/12/2008 11:02

I looked at the dresses but decided they are too boden iyswim.

Bought a couple of bits for dd.

Think they might have shot themselves in the foot somewhat as i was after a coat but sale started so late compared to discounts on high street that I bought 2 coats in m and s instead. Didn't the sale used to start earlier? I am sure it used to be at the end of the first week in december.

Seems to be an awful lot of summer stuff - thought it was the winter sale

ByThePowerOfBaileys · 12/12/2008 11:03

didn't buy anything for the kids
spent ALL my birthday money on me though

Lemontart · 12/12/2008 11:05

crashed twice, then out of stock in my size. The boots I wanted are out of stock and it is just PANTS. La Redoute 40% silly offer is just as bad. There is nothing I want in my size (which is normal, nothing wacko) that is not in a bizarre colour or huge oversize print.

plus3frenchhens · 12/12/2008 11:12

I had just brought a coat, so am sending it back and buying it half price!! quite pleased about that actually..

LaDiDaDi · 12/12/2008 11:18

I've ought a skirt and lots of knitwear for me and a couple of tops for dd. Half of the stuff for me will probably go back! I was disappointed in the stuff for dd, I had my eye on some animal print trousers but they have all sold out.

Those camoflague trousers have been in the sale for ever!

ilovemydog · 12/12/2008 11:24

I only tend to buy if it's been reduced more than 40%, otherwise feel like such a sucker.

But did get DD some pjs, a few tops.

LadyBuntingofCupcake · 12/12/2008 11:59

Bloody awful sale, I agree. Especially the women's stuff, eeuurgh. So uninspiring. All gone to the US I suppose

Still, it's stopped me from ordering as much and it's all stuff for the dds! Usually I have to be really strict with myself.

lucykate · 12/12/2008 12:03

they have been known to hold some stock back, and add more into the sale the following week.

petalpower · 12/12/2008 12:16

For the first time in quite a few years I bought NOTHING in the sale for myself. Just nothing I liked. Very disappointing.

sparklesandwine · 12/12/2008 12:33

have boden made the vat adjustments?? doesn't look like they have, or am i just being thick...

ilovemydog · 12/12/2008 16:31

sparkles - no wine? Good point - their prices look alarmingly the same....

Lizzylou · 12/12/2008 16:43

Have ordered two more tops, ordered another a few weeks back (17.5% discount code)and still not received it

It took me a while to get through checkout too, was crashing a bit.

BikeRunSki · 12/12/2008 16:55

I have ordered a couple of things, to celebrate getting back to pre pg size. I really miss mu=y black jersey mock-wrap maternity dress (so useful) and bought the Boden one, and a printed blouse, so inject some colour in my gloomy wardrobe. And a t shirt and sun hat for DS (I have always wanted to legitamitely go to the kiddy section) Although I go onto SMP next month, so maybe I shouldn't have.

No crashing though.

bluebread · 12/12/2008 17:53

I rushed home from toddler group Christmas party and rushed off an order with cross and hungry DD3 in my arms, but was so distracted by guilt at putting Boden sale before needs of starving daughter that I didn't look for a confirmation email - and I now realize I never got one. Does this mean my order didn't get through? Pinkjellybellrock - did you get yours?

Not a great sale tho', I agree.

pamelat · 12/12/2008 18:12

I spent £340 - thought it was pretty good.

Never looked at a previous sale.

Will have to return about half of it because of £'s but liked everything that I ordered.

Anyone know what the velvet coats fit like? I ordered a 10. I had the velvet blazer (non sale) and returned it as found disappointing.