Truffle Shuffle T Shirts – Retro Clothing Store Review

10 August 2009 in General by admin

Truffle Shuffle has to be quite possibly my most favourite clothes shop on the internet. “Why?” I hear you ask. Well here’s why:

Most obviously its the choice of t-shirts they stock. They’ve got t-shirts based on TV shows, movies, cartoons, bands and singers, games, fairytales and icons. Now if you were a child growing up in the 1980’s then this has to be music to your ears. Just look at some of the classic tV shows they’ve got t-shirts for:

A-Team, Bagpuss, Banana Splits, Baywatch, Beverly Hills 90210, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Button Moon, Cheers, Chorlton and the Wheelies, ChuckleVision, Dukes of Hazzard, Elmer The Elephant, Fraggle Rock, Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Greatest American Hero, Happy Days, I Love Lucy, Jim’ll Fix It, Knight Rider, M*A*S*H, Magnum P.I, Miami Vice, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Monty Python, Muppets, Only Fools And Horses, Paddington Bear, Rainbow, Roland Rat, Saved by the Bell, Sesame Street, Sex And The City, Star Trek, Superman, Teletubbies, The Simpsons, The Wombles, Thomas The Tank Engine, Top Of The Pops and Wonder Woman.

They also do loads of other stuff like bags, mugs, dressing gowns, jewellery etc.

Variety: 7/10

But its the ordering process that I just loved. The other Friday I ordered a t-shirt to review (they didn’t know this) 09:14 and then I got an email saying that it had been dispatched at 09:32 – that’s 18 minutes from ordering to dispatch – awesome stuff. I paid just £1.95 the postage which was the least amount possible as I wanted to test how long it’d take to get t-shirts for most people and actually got the t-shirt the following Tuesday morning. So there were actually just 1 full working day between ordering and receiving the t-shirt. At that price, its fantastic!

Delivery: 9/10

It’s not all goodness and light. The prices were a bit much. Most of them are £24.99 which I did baulk at, but finally gave in to them. There are a number of t-shirts that are cheaper at £19.99 and less which I’m sure many will like.

Prices: 6/10

If you did want another positive you should look at how easy it is to buy from them. The site is exceptionally easy to use. There’s a very prominent search box as well as the ability to filter what you’re looking for if you just wanted to browse. You can easily just choose “Ladies” at the top, then filter again by style of item, size, colour, price or brand – which is fantastic. Also if you hover over an item they’ll show you what sizes they’ve got in stock, and if its out of stock you can ask to be notified when its back in stock.

When you add a product to your shopping basket you’re told how much you can spend to get free recorded delivery as well as other similar products.

There is a registration requirement – which I never like, but this is actually part of the general buying process and is standard in most e-commerce sites these days.

Overall buying from Truffle Shuffle is a very simple and enjoyable affair.

Ease of Buying: 8/10

When you actually get your items they’re delivered in a plastic bag which easily fits through your letter box and there’s no doubt where the item has come from. If you’re buying for someone else at the same address make sure they’re not going to pick it up as they’ll know what sort of present you’ve got them.

What I liked also was that the t-shirt was nicely folded with no creases and was basically ready to wear. The invoice/packing information was clear, concise and gave details about how to return the item if needed, as well as giving a label to put back on the packaging.