Advantages: Free delivery and return policy. Disadvantages: Some clothing items come up smaller than the normal size.
of the garments did not reflect the equivalent high street sizes and were not well cut – however, as I had ordered the trousers in several sizes, I was able to keep the next size up – and as they were in the sale (half-price) they were a bargain.
This could be because the majority of the clothes are not made by named designers, (unfortunately, this is the section where I chose my order from – big mistake!). However, the Fifty Plus catalogue does offer clothes from Agenda Studio and Simply Be and well known shoe brands, such as Clarkes, Hush Puppy and The ShoeTailor – I am sure these items would live up to their name.
There are several ways in which to order goods from the catalogue, the usual snail mail, be telephone, or via their Internet site, however, be warned, I tried placing my order via their website and noticed ...
Advantages: variety of brands in plus sizes, wide fit shoes, good selection of underwear, 28 days to return Disadvantages: a lot of polyester dross to wade through, really bad payment/account system
JD Williams is a mail order and Internet company that operates under several different brands targeting slightly different demographics: Simply Be, Via La Diva, ShoeTailor, JD Williams itself and probably about twenty more others. I have no idea why it's in the "offline" shopping category here on dooyoo as its Mail Order and Internet parts are completely integrated and I can't see why anybody would NOT use the the online ordering.
All the websites have similar designs - a very busy and a rather shouty one that feels like some American shopping sites I occasionally look at - and you can log into all of them with the same customer number, although there doesn't seem to be a seamless transfer of the basket content from one to another.
The selection of items varies to some extent, and thus some are available on more than one website ...
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Petite,
Lingerie
Womans shoes,
Accessories.
~~Menswear~~ Has the following sections:
Tailoring
Formalwear
Casualwear
Underwear and accessories
Shoes
~~Childrenswear~~ Has the following sections:
Newborn
Baby Girls
Baby boys
Girlswear
Teen girls
Boyswear
Teen Boys
Schoolwear
~~Home~~ Has the following Sections:
Bedroom
Children?s
Bathroom
Downstairs
Collection
Lightning
Kitchen
~~Sizing Guide~~
Womanswear
Menswear
Childrenswear.
The choice of clothing and household equipment and accessories are fantastic and would suit both young and matured tastes. The whole directory is laid out in terrific style and should at least be looked at. There is a small delivery charge of £2.95 no matter how large the order is, and there is no extra charge for next day delivery either.
Returns are free and can ...
zorena 26.10.2001
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