Asda's New £15 Suit

psyr33n · 17 Jan 2008 at 15:13

badbob said:
The actual cost to produce a suit is peanuts, so there is no reason why a £15 shouldn't be quality made...if you can go direct.

High quality material does not cost peanuts.

a1ex2001 · 17 Jan 2008 at 15:14

badbob said:
The actual cost to produce a suit is peanuts, so there is no reason why a £15 shouldn't be quality made...if you can go direct.

That is the biggest load of rubish, that sum of money doesn't cover three hours work at minimum wage let alone the materials. They are obviously using virtual slave labour somewhere in the far east which is exploitation, I won't be getting one for this reason oh and that I don't want to look like I got caught nicking cars.

fail at the internets · 17 Jan 2008 at 15:15

pics?

Jimmi · 17 Jan 2008 at 15:16

divine` said:
On a vaguely related note, where can I get half decent 'fitted' shirts. Most suck, because I need a 16" neck yet i'm not the equivalent 42" chest they assume goes with this, i'm a 36", which is a 14"1/2 neck. Where can the thick necked gentlemen get some half decent shirts that aren't tent sized?

I have a similar problem, slim(ish) body, but a thick neck....Ended up going down the tailor made route, a colleague has a bloke who comes in....shirts are about £30, bargain for shirts that fit properly IMO

"andy" · 17 Jan 2008 at 15:20

psyr33n said:
High quality material does not cost peanuts.

it does

jakeke · 17 Jan 2008 at 15:22

Aye I'm after some slim-fit shirts from Jermyn St. but I don't know who to choose, they all look quite similar in price. Surely somebody here knows who has the edge over the others in the slim-fit range?

waterproofbob · 17 Jan 2008 at 15:23

It's a loss leader, all big super markets use them to get people through the doors. Once you are in the shop then they can try to sell you all the things that make them big profit like condoms.

Emlyn_Dewar · 17 Jan 2008 at 15:35

Might have to pick up one of these, just for the extremely rare occasion that I need a suit. Don't think it could handle a wash though so it would have to be disposed of after a couple of wears... (False economy?)

jonislost · 17 Jan 2008 at 15:37

Shame it won't fit me

Cuchulain · 17 Jan 2008 at 15:39

The suit follows in the footsteps of a tuxedo at £35, a full school uniform at £9.96 and a wedding dress for £60. For customers with a full wallet George tailoring runs to £70 for a single breasted herringbone striped suit.

What kind of Jeremy Kyle watching ***** would wear a £60 George wedding dress?

tom_e · 17 Jan 2008 at 15:42

Cuchulain said:
What kind of Jeremy Kyle watching ***** would wear a £60 George wedding dress?

People who are on a very tight budget, jesus some people really need to remember not everyone has a wad of cash to drop on lovely tailored bits of kit that will only be worn once or twice.

MikeTimbers · 17 Jan 2008 at 15:45

It's "ethically sourced from China and Bangladesh"!

:snort:

Cuchulain · 17 Jan 2008 at 15:48

blitz2163 said:
People who are on a very tight budget, jesus some people really need to remember not everyone has a wad of cash to drop on lovely tailored bits of kit that will only be worn once or twice.

My question still stands, if you're going to wear a proper wedding dress then only a total scranner is going to wear an Asda one costing £60, if money is that tight then they'd probably have a small ceremony where they could just wear a normal smart dress.

tom_e · 17 Jan 2008 at 15:50

Cuchulain said:
My question still stands, if you're going to wear a proper wedding dress then only a total scranner is going to wear an Asda one costing £60, if money is that tight then they'd probably have a small ceremony where they could just wear a normal smart dress.

iirc it was basically just a nice simple smart dress and they stuck the word wedding infront of it

HamZilla · 17 Jan 2008 at 15:51

This makes Mr Buyrite look expensive.

toString · 17 Jan 2008 at 15:52

blitz2163 said:
People who are on a very tight budget, jesus some people really need to remember not everyone has a wad of cash to drop on lovely tailored bits of kit that will only be worn once or twice.

I agree. The amount of snobbery in this thread is quite sickening. And as far as I can tell no on has even seen this 'suit' yet.

The jacket has always been £19, they are just giving the trousers that are £6 away for free for 1 week. Jeeze.

Cuchulain · 17 Jan 2008 at 15:54

blitz2163 said:
iirc it was basically just a nice simple smart dress and they stuck the word wedding infront of it

There's more than 1 dress and they're all wedding dresses.

Gimpymoo · 17 Jan 2008 at 15:56

KingAdora said:
I agree. The amount of snobbery in this thread is quite sickening. And as far as I can tell no on has even seen this 'suit' yet.

Gimpymoo said:
http://www.asda-press.co.uk/pressrelease/152

http://www.george.com/browse/menswear/mens-suits/product-9132/

Diesel · 17 Jan 2008 at 16:00

I'm quite surprised that Scuzi has managed to limit himself to just one line.

badbob · 17 Jan 2008 at 16:05

"andy" said:
it does

Only in the UK. Like anything else.

that sum of money doesn't cover three hours work at minimum wage let alone the materials

And Nike shoes are made where exactly? And they're how much? Prada bags aren't made in Italy by skilled Italian workers, they're made in sweat shops and sold for 10,000x profit.