I've had a quick look at M&S and their cashmere knits are a fair old bit cheaper than Out of Office's offerings, the difference being that the M&S stuff is 100% cashmere. The zip up hoodie however, was just £1 dearer in Marks, but when you consider it contains 70% more cashmere that can't be bad, and of course how could I forget the ridiculous £5.95 Qvc want for postage! Marks won't charge you a penny if the order's over £50!
To be honest, I'd prefer a blend as I'd be a bit nervous wearing pure cashmere but I'd not be prepared to pay pure cashmere prices and then some for the pleasure. I remember having a couple of "cashmasoft" jumpers back in the day, cheap as chips, possibly from IW and they looked and felt fab!
This is the trouble with Q, they are unable don't want to bring us affordable brands, even the high street brands they feature are from the pricey end of the market. That's fair enough I guess if they want to portray this "high end" image, but the way the economy is going at the moment, this could come back and bite them on the bum. From the snapshot I've seen via Qurio though, I get the impression that their loyal customers would rather get themselves into debt than to curb their spending or shop around for better deals, Qurio, I'd imagine is just the tip of the iceberg. Said this time and time again, we all have, but until Q start feeling the pinch, nothing will ever change. They'll pay lip service to the financial climate via ez pays, feature prices (a couple of quid off) and send us clause ridden £5 vouchers and they'll mention hard times but will use this to justify our spending more, I can hear them now - "A lot of us will be struggling financially at the moment, so you don't want to be having to replace cheap, poor quality clothing", "I know this is a considered purchase, but it'll last you for years, and your bank balance will thank you for it"!
My bad - I will go stand in the corner and say to myself 'My name is ArticMule. I am disgusting' (apologies to that Friends episode)
