Buy New Zealand?

Buy New Zealand?

You must be joking!

Being able to think ahead (evidence suggests this is an usual trait in New Zealand) I ordered my winter outerwear from the UK at the start of the new year.

I received the order today from an outfit called BooHoo. 17 days.

It cost me $NZ101.49 including freight.

It included a smart looking coat for those miserable Christchurch winter days, a double breasted jacket (both of a wool-blend material) and a pullover.

They all look good and fit perfectly for my (UK) 5x frame.

Hunting for a wearable jacket that fitted last winter in New Zealand, unsuccessfully, I found nothing under NZ$200.00 and the little I did see was rubbish. Cheap and nasty plastic trash with a zip (I like buttons or, at a pinch, domes).

My wardrobe now consists of Underwear from both USA and UK, Italian shirts purchased from the USA, polo shirts (USA) and trousers and shorts from, again, USA, plus, of course, the outerwear.

Shoes are the only thing I purchase in New Zealand.

Buy New Zealand?

I would if they stocked real man sizes of quality clothes at sensible prices.

They don't so I don't!