Not sad at all. Highly important. They had it in our Coles once, but not for long. Not a fan of Gravox I have to say.

Are people saying they find clothes expensive, or that you can't get them.

You can get them here, is my stance. Infact you can buy some beautiful clothes which rival any English brand - and are an exact equivalent actually. (Infact in some instances, the price ain't that bad at all to be honest when you look at the quality and the time they will last).

Apart from the shirt with effing collars - again! I went to Myer and D Jones on Tueday, a year on from last time I went, and looked at their British top of the line shirt - one of the most expensive they sell. (They've stopped stocking another line that passed muster a year ago and was a bit pricey at $150+ a shirt so I gave it a miss last time). This current one was shite. I'm not prepared to hunt in select boutiques and expect to find one decent brand in one of those stores.

Other side of coin: I've since discovered from my sartorial sources that some English shirts, once the straight-forward golden boys of Saville Row and the City are also on the way down and that old favourite brands have gone slightly south since I started buying them 20 odd years ago.....

im sure saville row are doing shirts for £20 each at the moment.

im going to get some for work so can look dapper for my new job

I'm just looking at Saville Row shirt porn online now.

20 bucks is right - for the Asda Saville Row brands which I can make do with.

Where's my credit card!

Books. I have no problem with clothes, I find what I want at a reasonable price and my teenage daughters are the same. Quality and style seem great to me.

http://www.savilerowco.com/products/...-fitted-shirts

here you go mate - might be the same site or could be a different one. either way you're getting smart shirts cheap

Where in the UK have you shopped??? I found the opposite, the US was so far up its own proverbial that quality took the brunt of the burden.

Clothes are plentiful in Oz, just not very good quality. A M&S here would be heaven!!

Order online from M&S and they ship to Oz, sometimes they offer free shipping too!

Book prices are mental. Even second hand book stores charge nearly double Waterstones etc for books. Not been reading much lately though so hasn't been a bind....

i find www.tmlewin.co.uk excellent value for money and a very quick service from Jermyn Street.

4 shirts for about $200 delivered? Cant argue with that, imo.

Lovely shirts, too.

A house.....

Bl00dy overpriced if you ask me....

http://www.itailoronline.com/


just found this site - look pretty good. i'll let you know as i'll be ordering some shirts from them

That is a bloody good site....I could spend a fortune on that!!!

If you are looking forward to a 24 hr flight and don't want to look like a washed out rag when you arrive, try looking up Eterna Shirts. Crease resistant, sweat resistant etc. Not cheap at 39 pounds but worth every penny and will last for yonks and have a choice of collar styles.

Main things then seam to be clothes and books...

am surprised that of all things books are really expensive

good job I don't read much