Cotton Traders - A Good Source for Wardrobe Staples

Advantages: Easy to use. Good quality merchandise. Good service.
Disadvantages: Inconsistent fit. Clothing is functional and unexciting.

...INTRODUCTION Cotton Traders (CT) has become a staple source of clothes for me. In my darkest days, pushing almost 25 stone, it was my only reasonably priced, mainstream source of outsized clothes that did not carry the psychological baggage inherent in ?Big & Tall? and ?High & Mighty? type shops. With sizes up to 4XL for T-shirts and polo shirts, and waist sizes up to 52 inches, it was a godsend. The only downside was that ordering from them helped perpetuate the illusion that my size was OK. In fact, it was when I started struggling to get into CT?s biggest clothes that the penny finally dropped and I took decisive action to manage my health. The good news, for readers at least, is that I have ordered clothes from them for going on three years, in various sizes, and have built up enough experience ? both good and bad ? to be...

Hishyeness 27.05.2009 · Read review
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Review of Cotton Traders

The White Knight to the rescue on those wet summer days

Advantages: User friendly, light weight and good load capability
Disadvantages: C rated so not he most economical

...As most people in Britain own a washing machine, many, like me, probably struggle to get there washing dry, especially with the glorious sunshine and top quality weather that is constantly warming our cheery faces, (that was sarcasm by the way), so the invention of the clothes/tumble dryer was a god send. So when my old dryer suddenly decided to stop blowing hot air, whilst also gaining a sort of stutter, I decided to go on the hunt for another similar one, coming across a brand called White Knight. But, to add to my confusion, I discovered that there are several types of dryers, such as spin dryers, which simply spin the clothes inside so fast that they eventually dry. Then there?s the condenser dryer, which passes warm air through the clothes and turns the heated air into water vapour sending the vapour into a storage hold, thus...

blissman70 11.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of White Knight 44AW

Amazing White Knight

Advantages: Cheap ,Easy to use ,Can be put on timer.
Disadvantages: Small door opening

...Wow what a great product.It's so quiet, easy to use, and can be put on a timer! I never thought I would say this about a White Knight as when I've seen them they look cheap and low rent, and look like they wont last for 5 minutes . But wow, appearences can be deceptive.We bought ours a 3 years ago and have not had any problems since. Specifications: The specifications it has/features are ; *2 heat settings, *Reverse tumble, *Can be used it on a timer, *An energy rating of C *Final cool tumble, *Rear venting(and it's supplied with a hose), *An option to stack it, *A maximum of of 140 minutes drying time, *A load limit of 6 KG, *The door can be reversed, *And the filter is convieniently located beetween the door and the machine Dimensions Height:85 cm Width:59cm Diameter:53cm The door opening is only 25cm in...

Botzarb 04.02.2008 (27.05.2009) · Read review
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Cotton on to this

Advantages: User friendly brochures, quality leisurewear
Disadvantages: None so far

...When the Cotton Traders catalogue dropped through my letterbox my interest was captured by the front cover advertising His ‘n’ Hers Chino Trousers at less than half price. They were priced at just £11.99 instead of their usual price of £24.99. Turning to page 2 the offer for ladies included a choice of 5 colours. These were Navy, Oyster (neutral), Moss (dull green), Blue (light sky) and Sangria (crimson). The men’s range was in four colours which were Pewter, Khaki, Navy and Dark Green. The 100% cotton chinos were wrinkle free with pleated fronts and machine washable. The ladies were in sizes 10 to 20 with leg lengths 29 inch and 31 inch. The men’s chinos were in sizes 32 inch waist to 46 inch waist with inside leg measurements of 29 inch, 31 inch, 33 inch and 35 inch. The 35 inch leg was only...

gardenguru1 20.04.2003 · Read review
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Cotton Off

Advantages: Good value
Disadvantages: No free returns

...Anybody else out there getting disenchanted with Cotton Traders? I have shopped with them for some years for basic stuff like t-shirts, polo shirts, sweatshirts, but recently have found myself returning many items. And this is the rub - no free returns policy. By the time you've paid for post and packing both ways, you can be £5 out of pocket with nothing to show for it. The last item I bought was a pair of stretch denims, a bargain at £12. You probably saw them advertised - they were an insert in practically every colour supplement. But the sizing was miles out, even though it was nominally the same size as a pair I already have, and which fit perfectly. The no free returns policy is to keep prices down, and they do offer good value on their stock. The range is not wide, the colours are not subtle, but as clothes essentially...

Chouchinciao 28.02.2006 · Read review
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We cottoned On

Advantages: quick drying, soft, can be used in pocket nappies
Disadvantages: exspensive to buy all at once

...baby and eco friendly way. the vinegar also kills any thrush that could be lurking, and resets the pH levels of the cloth back to normal. Come wash day, I simply remove the mesh, pop it into the washer, and do a short prewash then a short wash on 40 with 2 tablespoons of non bio. That's it. if you dry pail, you will have to simply change this to a wash at 60. Wow, hard work. NOT. I find it a lot simpler to rummage thru a laundry basket to find a nappy than the old OMG I ran out of nappies dash to tesco just before rush hour. ##################Cost################ Cost of course depnds on how you purchase the system. buy it all in one whack from direct from cotton bottoms, Boots or John Lewis, and you will be set back £299. This pack includes: WHITE WRAPS: 3 x Newborn White Polyester Nappy Wrap 3 x Small White...

Shroud 20.04.2004 · Read review
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Leighsa tries more cotton wool pads...

Advantages: Passable quality, quite soft, low price.
Disadvantages: Little subtle bumpy bits in the cotton. Not really suitable for sensitive delicate skin.

...What are they? ************ Cosmetic Cotton Wool Pads by ASDA. Special Features? ************** Made from 100% cotton, claims to be soft and gentle, and ideal for delicate skin. There are 100 pads per pack, the pads do not have a stitched edging compared with ASDA's other cotton pads which are infused with Aloe Vera, and these pads are the same in texture on both sides and have a subtle striped texture to the pads. What do I think of them? ******************* These are quite soft to the touch but nothing out of the ordinary - they are very similar to the other brands that I have tried and I am afraid to say that these are slightly on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of quality. These are not bad, but let's just say, I have used better quality pads from ASDA and I would probably not buy these unless ASDA had...

Leighsa 24.03.2009 · Read review
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Review of ASDA Cosmetic Cotton Wool Pads

It definitely is basic cotton wool!

Advantages: Cheap, does what it needs to do.
Disadvantages: Have to use quite a few, bag is not recyclable.

...Boots Basic Cotton Wool is just 48p so is a bargain price for an everyday use product. The packaging is very basic and is a clear bag with the Boots logo & some information on the cotton wool (100% wool) and it tells you the contents of the bag (100 balls). Once I had ripped a hole in the bag I pulled out a couple of bits of cotton wool and was a little disappointed to see that they were quite a bit smaller than other cheap cotton wool balls that I have brought in the past. I use cotton wool for cleansing my face so I applied a little cleanser to a ball and begin wiping it around my face. I did find that because they were so small I had to use a couple pushed together just to get the job done. I did actually end up using more balls than I would with a different cheap brand and this was a disappointment to me as the price is not...

katyeverett 28.07.2009 · Read review
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Review of Boots Basic Cotton Wool Pads

Clean Cotton Really Does Smell like "Clean Cotton" !

Advantages: A scent everyone can love, burns for hours and hours
Disadvantages: Can be a little pricey

...and waxed poetic (haha no pun intended.....but get it.....WAXED poetic.....we're talking about CANDLES.....ok nevermind...it wasn't that funny=), about how great these things were. They have every smell imaginable, and some that even aren't that imaginable. It was then that I ran into the Clean Cotton candle they make. I had seen them before in the states but I already had specific scents I liked so never gave it a shot. Every single candle I smelled from this Yankee Candle line, is phenomenal (except for maybe the "rose" scent). I ended up buying an Apple and a Cinnamon/Nutmeg scent in addition to this Clean Cotton but so far Clean Cotton has my complete affection. It's lived up to my expectations and then some. Every person that comes over to my house comments on how great my house smells when I have this candle lit. Somtimes you can...

i_heart_elo 25.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Yankee Candle Clean Cotton

~ THE WHITE DELIGHT ~

Advantages: Excellent tatse, Great quality wrapping, Nice smell
Disadvantages: none

...~ THE WHITE DELIGHT ~ After seeing this on this week?s product of the week last night I decided to give it a try. I don?t actually eat a lot of chocolate unlike most females and i prefer sweets, as most chocolate bars make me feel ill after. Saying this though i have always liked Kit Kat bars. I prefer white chocolate to normal and I love kit kats so thought I would enjoy one of these bars. White chocolate is defiantly my favourite kind, so after buying a bar from my local shop last night I was intrigued to see if it was any better than the original Kit Kat bar. I can say it was thanks to Ciao that I managed to try one even though I have seen them in the shops for a while. The bar itself is also very eye catching so I think I would have got one at some point. They were set in a large white box right by the till so i would be...

blackmagicstar4 16.09.2009 · Read review
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