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Bamboo Clothing
My search for the ultimate black T shirt has always been hampered by the tricky conundrum of possessing a champagne taste with the reality of a beer income.
Shopping is not my favourite pastime, in fact I dislike it so much that I'm considered abnormal by my girlfriends. They can't see it's the conundrum that's turned me against shopping. My desire to solve this T shirt conundrum was too strong to ignore this year's January sales. This time will be different I tell myself, this time I'll find that affordable good quality black T shirt.
But it's never any different and I'll never learn my lesson. Consoling myself, I take solace in the thought that I cannot be the only one to suffer in such a way!
Round neck, scoop neck or v neck, my quest has never been quite satisfied. That is until recently.
At last, I'm delighted to report that I've found that affordable, quality, simple black T shirt. Hooray! I'm thrilled. It's made from 68% bamboo, 28% cotton, 4% elastane, it's comfortable, washes well, lets my body breathe and is not too expensive. It's also available in scoop neck or V neck and other colours to boot!
The Bamboo plant retains high amounts of water in it's capillary structure. Naturally antibacterial, anti-fungal and anti-static, these qualities are retained in its fabric form.
Bamboo Clothing's literature says that the purchase of each T shirt,
'pays for, 10m sq. of land on the edge of the South American Rainforest, the planting of a sapling, and 100 years of care and stewardship to ensure it's left in peace.'
If it's true, I'm even happier to buy their products. See Bamboo website for more details.
The items of Bamboo Clothing that I've tried and tested get full marks. The V neck T shirt fits demurely but does not cling and still feels fresh at the end of the day. The camisole has adjustable straps but is still quite stretchy, in betweeners should order smaller rather than larger sizes. My order was easily made online, the goodies arrived two days later which was impressive, let's face it, if you've paid you want it soon! Two days later I received an email asking if my order was ok. Call me naive but it felt like someone cared.
Finally, returning home from the January shopping nightmare, my few bargains did little to assuage my aching feet. Reaching for a pair of Bamboo socks, I slipped them onto my poor tired feet. In a moment my toes were rejuvenated, they wriggled happily. If feet could smile, mine would have. They felt like a million dollars!
What more can I say, these products are all round luxurious. Our ratings for product, service and style, is 10/10.
