Blue Cross Sale

[porkchop]

A well known retailer uses the heading BLUE CROSS SALE at various times during the year. Maybe they should also advise possible customers that the sizes available under the BLUE CROSS SALE only apply to a very very big person or to a very very small person, a normal sized person need not apply!

[bednobs]

i have no idea which retailer you are referring to, but if they are outlying sizes, that's why they are for sale - fewer people wnat to buy them

[bhg481]

Sale goods are usually stock that hasn't been sold through the season either because of unusual sizes or damaged/second quality.

[barry1010]

That's how sales used to be, when stores were genuinely reducing prices of hard to shift stock and not artificially inflating and deflating prices throughout the year or buying in cheap and nasty goods especially for the sale

[sunny-dave]

Speaking as a very large person, with a very small partner, I don't see the problem :-)

[barry1010]

You can say Debenhams on this site, it's not a swear word

[gness]

Having size 2 feet and a friend with size 8 we always did well in the two for one sales in a local store. And before Arky tells me shoes are always sold in twos....it's pairs!

The only problem Dave and I have is if we have to get dressed in a hurry and in the dark and get our knickers mixed up.

[rowanwitch]

That odd because I only ever find sale stuff I like is small sizes only... TBH the larger sizes are gone within a few days down item coming on at full price,

[barry1010]

My wife says often the larger sizes on the sales rails are styles that larger women would never wear

[Canary42]

Gness, how often do you and Dave have to get dressed in the dark in a hurry :-)

[gness]

More often than you'd think, Canary.... ;-)

[rowanwitch]

Barry she's right. If I I see something I like I never risk waiting for the sales. I do very well with shoes as size 8 is often still on the racks. Had some great shoe bargains over the years

[bhg481]

Rowan - you remind me of my boyhood; my best friend's mum was quite tall and took size 8 shoes, unusual for a woman in those days. She had such trouble finding them that she just used to open the shoe-shop door and shout "Any 8s?". If they had she bought them.

[rowanwitch]

Nowadays a lot of shops stock 9s in the most popular styles. Even cheap places like shoezone

[ZebuSanctuary]

// Having size 2 feet //

I'd guessed you were Irish, but never a leprechaun.

[gness]

Don't you start, Zebu! I'm a Doctress...we have more powers than Leprechauns. ;-)

The school I worked in was near a shoe testing centre. Every year the new 7 year olds were given free shoes to test because most had feet size 1 or 2.
I applied to be included....but got short shrift. :-(

[ZebuSanctuary]

// got short shrift //

LOL... On the bright side you must have saved a small fortune over the years wearing kids shoes.

[douglas9401]

Well long shrift was never going to be much use to you.