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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Lovely lovely socks...

Advantages: Help prevent dvt
Disadvantages: Look awful

...Scholl flight socks With all of the hype about these I am always amazed when i get onto an aeroplane that i seem to be about the only one wearing them. I know this because I see people in their shorts, although it's more tricky to decide on business flights when people are suited and booted. WHAT DO THEY DO? When on an aeroplane, the long periods of inactivity, combined with often cramped conditions and dehydration can cause circulatory problems including Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT). DVT risks increase as you get older, during pregnancyand with a previous history of blood clots, but it is recommended that everyone wears the socks unless medically advised against it. These socks are apparently medically proven to help prevent DVT by helping to improve the flow of blood and ensure correct circulation. They will also help reduce...

danielalong 22.08.2008 · Read review
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iPod Socks......Rocks!

Advantages: Keeps you iPod shiny and new.
Disadvantages: Have to take the iPod out of the sock to use it

...Do you get a nice shiny new iPod and make a promise to yourself that you will look after it and then to keep it looking new for as long as possible? Do you keep this up for about a week and then start throwing it in you bag/rucksack/pocket? Do you now get really annoyed because your nice shiny iPod now has scratches all over it? If the answer is yes to the above then you need some iPod socks! iPod socks are as the name suggests a sock for your iPod. They are little pouches that you slip your iPod into whenever you aren?t using it. They come in packs of six (Orange, Grey, Pink, Green, Blue and Purple) and are supposed to be compatible with all iPods except the iPod Shuffle. All iPods do fit into the socks. IPod nanos slide easily in and out, so could fall out if it is in your bag upside down, but admittedly this has never happened to...

gdaisyp 28.10.2009 · Read review
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Socks That Could Save Your Life. (Scholl Flight Sock)

Advantages: Help prevent DVT
Disadvantages: Cost £12

...Scholl flight socks are a good purchase if you are flying, or indeed if you are going to be travelling in a car for any length of time. It's strange really because they are marketed as flight socks, but the condition of "Deep Vein Thrombosis" is also more common when any person remains inactive for long periods of time. Flying is a major risk factor, but there are many. So just for a moment I'll pop my nurse's hat and explain what "Deep Vein Thrombosis" or DVT is all about. If you are a driver and have ever been on the M6 north of Lancaster, at quiet times, you will appreciate the wide open 3 lane motorway and the ease of driving. It is pure pleasure and difficult to adhere to the speed limits, because the bottle necks of the Midlands and The North around Manchester are far behind you. This is what you want your blood system to be...

Violet1278 25.08.2009 · Read review
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Fox in Socks

Advantages: Colourful pictures, story is in rhyme
Disadvantages: Some of the tongue twisters are hard to say!

...A few weeks ago my nephews and niece came to sleep at my house, my youngest nephew wanted me to read a story before he went to bed and Fox in Socks by Dr Seuss was the one he picked. I gave him a choice of Dr Seuss books but he chose this one, as he'd never heard it before. Dr Seuss (pseudonym of Theodor Seuss Geisel) was born on 2nd March 1904 and died on 24th September 1991. During his lifetime he wrote nearly 50 children's books. He was probably most famous for The Cat in the Hat, which has also been made into a film. The whole book is written in rhyme which I think makes it more enjoyable for the children listening. The general story line is Mr Fox is trying to get Mr Knox to lots of different tongue twisters but poor Mr Knox just cannot get his tongue around them (I don't blame him - I found some of them pretty difficult...

bluejules 17.04.2006 · 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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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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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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We cottoned On

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

...~~~~~~~~background to purchase~~~~~~~~ You know what new parent hormones are like. Mummy gets these nesting feelings, feels suddenly she has to get EVERYTHING all ready, adn suddenly, minor spills, dirt stains, or environmental issues mean dissater is lurking towards her soon to be born babe. A wise person goes along with it, and does not raise the ire of the fearsome Mummy creature! Thus, when I insisted I was sure we needed more cloth nappies, he who pays knew better than to disagree. Yup, that HUGE rubbish sack full might not be enough... I wanted quick to dry, even indoors. I wanted soft, absornbent , easy to use. I wanted cheap so I could buy even more baby goodies! I got Cotton Bottoms size small prefolds and a couple newborn and size small wraps to start us off. I did not buy the entire Birth to Potty pack all in one...

Shroud 20.04.2004 · Read review
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