Marks and Spencer have fallen, part III; we’re gonna need a bigger boat

[MrsSnippyPants]

Fresh thread in case part 2 fills up overnight.
I am yet to receive a reply to my third email, have been furiously tweeting, and as am now pursuing the options available to me as a shareholder.
Still crossing fingers for John Lewis!

Love that zip.

I should write one and say that it fitted my pet dog rather nicely.
Or that they fitted nicely when out dogging?

Heh heh heh. That could just about slip through...

‘Ideal underpants for when my friend Brian and I go on the heath for a jolly good romp with the hounds. Excellently strong gusset and extra roomy comfort for when dogging. My friend Brian agrees and ordered himself the purple and green ones for Wimbledon.’

It’s the M&S Autogynephile range.

Autograph - Autogynephile, Women’s changing rooms- Men’s, potato-potaato it’s all the same to M&arse

@LordProfFekkoThePenguin

I’m helpless

That last sentence is genius

There seems to be a lot more reviews where men are making sure To include they are males just in case you missed it in the funny name and sex given above review. if Marks are so proud of these harmless reviews maybe they should display them in the windows next to their fancy knickers?

It really feels disrespectful dosnt it. I can’t think of similar thing were men wouldn’t be turned on by the opposite.

You're right Akire they often feel the need to mention their wife or girlfriend too. And yes, disrespectful is exactly right.

There are some jolly naice memes doing the rounds

I had forgotten that I had a credit card with M&S. I found a statement whilst clearing up (not something that happens often) and phoned them today to close the account. It is already costing them, as there was a not insubstantial credit balance on it, which they are sending to my bank account.

When I was asked if there was anything else they could help with I requested that my reasons, already discussed, be made known to the managers. I was met with a ‘oh yes, don’t worry, we are collating them all and sending them as a spreadsheet, showing the reasons’. Now that sounds to me like there may have been many women who have done similar, and that they are keeping an eye on this (dare I use the word) exodus!

Just checking in with who’s managed to avoid Marks since this thread?

Me! Nearly broke out of hunger the other day but was saved by a Greggs vegan sausage roll.

This school holidays I need new uniform for one DD and new bras for other DD. Would normally go straight to M&S but not now.
Would also get Xmas gifts from there too.

I’ve got got some bras from Sainsbury’s which are very good. But no big store near me so had to order to store and took longer but around half price of Marks. Still looking for some super soft socks though.

Me. And I’m still hurling abuse at the tv when their adverts come on.

And me. I’m off to do a big shopping centre Christmas shop and it would normally be my first port of call. I won’t be setting foot in there.

Me. It's a complete swerve. I normally buy food there each week all year as well as do all my Christmas and birthday shopping at M&S. I am, in fact, the archetypal Mrs M&S, but I haven't set foot in there for nearly six weeks.

The TV ads just make me feel so angry.

Me. Haven’t set foot in there or the Simply Food down the road which usually gets a fair bit of business from us. Also no going to John Lewis or Waitrose, which is where I would do all Christmas shopping and most grocery shopping. Having to be more creative with Christmas presents and also support smaller local businesses for food shopping, neither of which are bad things.

Just returning to this thread to say after emailing M&S management several times, only to get the standard useless response, I started pasting my letter into every post on their FB page. No response at all, though a few others have commented. Seems they are stonewalling this, pun intended!

Still boycotting and visiting M&S website to report the inappropriate male reviews. This one makes a change from the usual ones for knickers...

www.marksandspencer.com/mermaid-lace-high-waist-suspender/p/clp60286695

Yes, still boycotting m&s and John Lewis, and telling family not to buy there on my behalf.

I sent them both the daily mail link to this recent court case, got the bounce back reply from [email protected] and no acknowledgement at all from any of the JL board, though they had said they would not engage with me again on the topic, so no surprise there.

I find it harder to avoid waitrose as they are the only shop in my town with free range pork, bacon and sausages, and that also stops me using a car. I've upped my consumption of their free coffees, and when I hit the £10 'free' paper qualification, I always take a Times, got one of their £3 instore magazines free yesterday too. Happy to take what I can, and keeps local people in a job.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7755795/Council-worker-jailed-16-months-secretly-filming-women-showering-downloading-child-porn.html?ito=email_share_article-masthead (sorry, on my phone, can't move it up the post)
which I saw on a FWR thread, particularly highlighting the following:-

The defendant made his own covert movies and would film people in public toilets, in changing rooms, and would follow women and children into shops filming them.

He filmed people going about their daily lives, invading their privacy

So it seems like the absence of concern for safeguarding and women's rights under the Equality Act can continue to be ignored

Sorry, bit garbled at the end there, basically:- they don't care about women, our safety, or the law. Misogynists & Stonewallers.

Perhaps women should demand black lights in the changing room so they can be sure there is no sperm on the clothing they wish to try on?

All the Male reviews have totally unnecessary detail

--My wife brought me these suspenders and matching bra ana knickers,to wear after my operation now I feel a sexy lady when I wear them-- the fit is good is what it should say

Indeed.

I might also say they wash well.

But these curveeee laydeeeees just return them to the shelves unwashed. Or if they are using our changing room for their jollies, back to the shelves in a state other in which they found them.

Quite literally shop soiled. Loverleeee.

Still boycotting.

As with many of these things, I'd assumed he thought he was being funny.

Still boycotting here - would normally splash out and treat ourselves to Christmas lunch from M&S as well as buying Christmas presents and school uniform for DS.

Also boycotting JL and (mostly) Waitrose. Have swapped our regular Ocado delivery to Asda and am trying to use other supermarkets wherever possible but Waitrose is our nearest so it's sometimes tricky