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New 'redesigned' red polo shirts

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superdaves
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New 'redesigned' red polo shirts

Post by superdaves »

Has anyone ordered a new red polo shirt recently?

My advice would be: Don't, they are terrible.

They are much thinner, made of horrible cheap material,
there is no decent shape to them anymore - they hang off you like a sheet - yet cling to your fat bits if you're slightly overweight and are really baggy if you're not,
the badge is tiny, the pen holder is bigger so your pen falls out all the time
It's like they're fakes that have been bought abroad at a cheap market!!

I phoned dimensions who couldn't care less and said they're the only ones you can have now and it's probably because they cnanged supplier :sad:
postypie
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Re: New 'redesigned' red polo shirts

Post by postypie »

Yeah the planners don't want us to carry any undue weight...so uniforms in the future will be see through/lightweight....RM want a transparent service.
Lounge Lizard
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Re: New 'redesigned' red polo shirts

Post by Lounge Lizard »

- and probably made in squalid Asian factories by children on 8p a day. :shock:
postypie
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Re: New 'redesigned' red polo shirts

Post by postypie »

Lounge Lizard wrote:- and probably made in squalid Asian factories by children on 8p a day. :shock:

That is still more than what we will get once this Tory government sells us off!
Rudolph_Hucker
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Re: New 'redesigned' red polo shirts

Post by Rudolph_Hucker »

superdaves wrote:Has anyone ordered a new red polo shirt recently?

My advice would be: Don't, they are terrible.

They are much thinner, made of horrible cheap material,
there is no decent shape to them anymore - they hang off you like a sheet - yet cling to your fat bits if you're slightly overweight and are really baggy if you're not,
the badge is tiny, the pen holder is bigger so your pen falls out all the time
It's like they're fakes that have been bought abroad at a cheap market!!

I phoned dimensions who couldn't care less and said they're the only ones you can have now and it's probably because they cnanged supplier :sad:
Obviously you must do a rural! :chuckle
If you do a job too well, you’ll get stuck with it.
coxie
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Re: New 'redesigned' red polo shirts

Post by coxie »

I'm gonna order some if they are thinner
clashcityrocker
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Re: New 'redesigned' red polo shirts

Post by clashcityrocker »

Return to Blue Shirts.
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UnhappyGremlin
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Re: New 'redesigned' red polo shirts

Post by UnhappyGremlin »

clashcityrocker wrote:Return to Blue Shirts.
We are in Blue Shirts....... :Very Happy
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Postal Postie II
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Re: New 'redesigned' red polo shirts

Post by Postal Postie II »

Never worn the t-shirt and never will. Always thought it looked unprofessional. Blue shirt is much better to be seen in especially when dealing with the public. :)