My stomach hurts when I wear any of my maternity Jeans. They dig in to the bump and cause me pain and discomfort. The only pair of trousers that I own that are comfortable are black jersey ones which have a bleach stain on the leg (thus not really "outdoor" attire). I have ordered some new ones but I am not hopefully.
I also ordered a couple of things from the NEXT catalogue in the UK. A very odd experience indeed. Firstly - their online store is closed at night. WTF. Secondly, when I went back during the day I added 3 things to my bag and checked out. It asked me what my address was so I put my grandmothers in (she's always home to receieve deliveries!) and my mum was going to post them over to me here. I clicked OK and rather than ask me for any payment details it said "OK, we'll deliver tomorrow". Curious - are clothes from Next actually free ??
Anyway - tomorrow came and the clothes arrived. Mum read me the account number off the label so that I could check into it - I ended up having to call them of course. I explained to the woman on the phone that I was confused why I hadn't been asked to pay and she told me that they'd run a credit check against my grandmothers address and given me an account with a 300 quid limit! ASTONISHING. I voiced my incredulousness and explained that I am in America - how dare they do that without any proof of my ID, any permission, that I don't actually live there, etc. She had no answer.
Then I said look - let me pay for the clothes.... and she said no, I can't, the only way to pay is with a credit card registered to the address the clothes were sent to! UNBELIEVABLE! I told her this was not an option and that she had to accept my credit card - no luck. I said look the only way you're going to get paid, and I do want to pay, I will happily pay right now, is if you let me use my credit card or, in the event a US credit card is not good enough, my mothers credit card - and she doesnt' live at that address either. No go. After some discussion it was agreed that my mum could send a cheque. Jesus fucking christ. There should be a law against it.
Oh - and before I forget - the squirrel exterminator has been back next door. I think that they should have employed my method of getting rid of the thing - stand outside and shout FUCK OFF at it. It worked and was free.
Posted by katie at March 23, 2007 12:08 PMNext did something similar to me once. I ordered flowers and despite asking them not to open an account and to take payment from my card they did. After a couple of phone calls and a few emails their Data Protection Manager was begging for mercy
Posted by: g at March 23, 2007 05:34 PMRe: trousers - your best bet is the sort of "Billy Bunter" type trouser, that tends to again be of a jersey type material and goes all the way over the top, usually with a tie.
Incredibly, incredibly comfortable!
Posted by: Cait at March 23, 2007 06:34 PM