Crap Clothing (Cult Clothing)

Member Name: little_pandora

Product:	Cult Clothing
Date:	03/03/05 (735 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Still trying to think of some....oh look, there's none

Disadvantages: Far too expensive, Little variety, Poor quality of clothes

Shop Name: Cult Clothing

Clothes: Skater/punk/alternative dress

Location: Queen Street, Glasgow (and other locations throughout the UK)

*MY REVIEW*

I popped along to 'Cult Clothing' one day because my friends were giving it such rave reviews. Although I'm not a skater or punky in any way, my friends assured me that this shop catered for every taste, including my tame jeans-and-a-t-shirt taste. So, off I went, expecting a decent shopping trip. Dear Lord, was I surprised...

*Price*

The first thing you notice about this shop is the extortionate price tags. A tiny shirt in here can cost you from £25 to £50. This is utterly ridiculous, especially considering the target market are school and university students, who don't exactly make a tonne of money. Jeans start off at around £40, and you won't get a jacket for anything less than £60. What a joke. These aren't designer clothes. They're not made from some fantastically expensive or quality fabrics. It's just a classic case of over-pricing. I could walk along to Buchanen Galleries, into H & M and buy myself three times the amount I could in Cult for the same price.

*Variety*

Not much. If you're looking for weird, fair enough, go here. If you want a pair of normal jeans, don't even bother. Every pair of trousers seems to have a pre-requisite 3ft flare at the bottom, yet a tiny waist. The shirts are all over-crammed with illustration. If you're looking for a plain colour print, you're going to be disappointed.

*Quality*

After finding one pair of chords that weren't too expensive (it took a while), I tried them on with the thought that the quality had to be pretty good, considering the price. WRONG. Badly made, strangely proportioned and already fraying at the waistband despite never having left the shop, they were in a pathetic condition. Friends who have bought jeans from this shop have also told me that within a matter of weeks they've lost their shape. At the end of my shopping trip I had purchased one t-shirt and jumper (my friends convinced me, damn them). Within a week, my jumper had shrunk and the t-shirt colour had faded an unbelievable amount. The only redeeming feature at this point was the shop allowed me to return the items. HOWEVER, no money back, no siree, I got a credit slip. Ha ha, like I'd want to purchase anything else of of here. I've still got the slip, by the way, which I recieved almost two years ago now.

*Service/Staff*

Nothing much to be desired. They weren't unfriendly, but I did get the distinct impression they were quite condescending. I noticed the changing room guy sniggering at a girl's choice of outfit, which peeved me to no end.

*Conclusion*

Over-priced, crap variety, poor quality, poor staff, poor return policy. If you want to buy some decent clothes without breaking the bank, walk right past Cult Clothing and get your rational bum into H & M.

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