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BonjourIvressedeNoel · 25/01/2010 10:41

website is crumbling under the pressure though

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PoppityPing · 25/01/2010 20:24

Anyone else noticed the Blundstone boots are there twice? Once for £38, and again for £74. Am I missing something?

vesela · 25/01/2010 20:33

The silver high heels are gorgeous, christening or no christening.

Thanks re. the returns packaging.Maybe I should ring and check - I'd hate them to have an excuse not to refund me.

I had all 6 (!) things confirmed, although I realised afterwards that I'd ordered a khaki brown cord tunic dress and a khaki brown cord skirt.

Funny, I used to look at the Toast catalogue at my mother's and think it was totally up itself. And then I ordered a couple of things last year and found I really liked them...road to perdition.

oldenglishspangles · 25/01/2010 22:45

Will have a look at the silver high heels when I get back on. The site is down - probably because mumsnet has single handedly wiped out all the stock!

Flightattendant · 26/01/2010 04:24

Know what you mean Ves..!!

Popp I rang them about the chelsea boots. She had a look and asked someone I think and said that the only reason was that the seasons were different so the dearer ones were from maybe last year and the others the year before...or something anyway hoping to get the right ones, for 38! I didn't like the bright red and black ones - let me know if you get yours Ok.

It was THE best answering system I have ever heard, you get a pleasant Welsh lady with the loveliest voice and then you get Nick Cave. And they answer it! I might ring them again just for fun today.

PoppityPing · 26/01/2010 12:19

Ah, that explains it FA.
I ordered the Blundstones in the other colour too,not too keen on the red although might look ok once it ages. What size did you order them in?
I only managed to get 3 things in the end he boots, double layer tee, and supersoftsoft tunic, I started off with 6, but each time I got to the basket things had sold out and I had to go back and change the colour/size. I gave up the 3rd time as I thought I'd miss out on everything. There's not much left now is there?!

Flightattendant · 26/01/2010 13:33

Yes everything pretty much gorn!
Wish I had realised how nice it was, might have looked sooner.

I haven't been shopping much lately so hadn't got a clue Toast had such lovely stuff!

I ordered the 42, in brown

also a coat which will prob send back as still ££ and not sure on colour,

shift dress which is also likely to go back,

cord jacket which looks great,

Andalucian boots

silver heels

and blunnies.

There are loads of things I'd have loved if there had been any left - I think you had to be quick!

Hmm, we will see...nice to know they update the site as they go along, unlike startrite for instance which emails you at midnight to say you can't have stuff after all!

No despatch email yet...will update later

PoppityPing · 26/01/2010 13:41

Which shift dress?

Flightattendant · 26/01/2010 13:51

I will try and link, they still had a 10 this morning...hold on...ici

I don't think I can justify cost-per-wear, but will see how nice it is!

SilverSixpence · 26/01/2010 13:56

I am off sick and have consoled myself with a few things from the sale Most of it is from the current range though.

I got the Cesca dress in pink which I've been looking at for ages, it was still in stock in a 10. 2 pairs of leather pumps, a skirt, the cesca cardigan in ink, fedosia tunic and wool/linen straight leg trousers.

quite a lot there

Flightattendant · 26/01/2010 14:05

It is very very easy to spend quite a lot of money there isn't it.

I was amazed, must have had basket up to about £700 then rapidly removed things at checkout!!!

PoppityPing · 26/01/2010 14:07

FA, I tried to get that one! It looked really nice on in the catalogue. But yes, have no idea when I would wear it, I don't go anywhere near an office or need any formal wear.

I keep hoping this dress is going to get cheaper, I don't care which colour!

All sounds nice sixpence

I want my dispatch email.

Flightattendant · 26/01/2010 14:16

Oh that is beautiful...I have a sort of similar style, but shorter and v necked one from la redoute last year...I haven't worn it yet! Just waiting for the occasion...

if you might be interested in the dress maybe we can do some kind of swap...if everyone lists their stuff on here, then if someone has something they don't want, it might be nice rather than sending everything back to the shop, if we just swap it all amongst ourselves.

I will let you know anyway if the dress is going abck, just in case you fancy it - but no obligation!

Mumsnuts · 26/01/2010 15:36

Have had a despatch e-mail - for everything I ordered (even the shearling jacket)! Hooray

PoppityPing · 26/01/2010 16:48

Good plan FA, I had my dispatch email too- didn't get the double layer tee, bah! Only two things, how dissapointing.

PoppityPing · 26/01/2010 16:49
Flightattendant · 26/01/2010 17:38

I doubt it'll be there...but you can try!

i didn't realise they could cancel stuff at this stage, I bet there's nothing I wanted...no email yet either.

vesela · 26/01/2010 21:13

Whoo - everything dispatched!

  • khaki brown needlecord tunic
  • ditto cord skirt
  • cerise satin skirt
  • ruby alina jersey dress
  • black jersey dress (not hugely excited about this - could do with, but...)
  • ruby cord shopper!

Dresses in 14, skirts 12.

and then, today

this red and white dress - liked it yesterday but thought it was maybe too obviously Toast - today I thought what the hell.

plus (finally) blue-grey suede boots from this year, suddenly down to £68.

and a pair of pink tights.

vesela · 26/01/2010 21:18

flightattendant, I did notice the silver shoes were still there in 42, so unless they're ludicrously incompetent they HAVE to send you those...

PoppityPing · 26/01/2010 23:08

Vesela, I have the cerise satin skirt, it is lovely.

I missed the tights in the rush!

Flightattendant · 27/01/2010 05:50

Lol Vesela,

your shopping sounds lovely...hope everyone's turns up!

Got the email for the two pairs of boots last night, so that's good...just waiting on dress, coat, jacket and silver shoes...as long as the shoes arrive I am not bothered really.

Ooh excited to hear what people's things are like when they arrive!

fishie · 27/01/2010 08:57

the blue needlecord tunic is back in sock in 16. i want a 14

i too am hoping for blue boots vesela.

i had the roper boots but they were too big at heels and not enough reduced, hope andalucians are good for you who managed to get them.

faustina · 27/01/2010 12:29

if anyone bought the andalucians in 39 and change their mind I please tell me! also the riding boots in either colour

the regular stuff has been reduced again and I've ordered the athlone boots to see what they're like, also the ally capellino belt, now it's a sensible price

cockles · 27/01/2010 13:05

Yay, got all my stuff including supercheap blundstones!
Very annoying the way they first put shoes & boots on at two different prices, then equalled them later. I nearly got the baseball boots I wanted but they were sold out again by the time I got to checkout grrr.

MadameOvary · 27/01/2010 13:54

Faustina, I'll get behind you in the queue for the Andalucians

faustina · 27/01/2010 14:10

I had them in my basket and then the website died, madameovary - aren't they nice?