Nanci
09-01-2005, 02:26 PM
So I got my Trashy Cat on sale red sunflower jersey and shorts a couple days ago. Wore them for the first time today.
Jersey: Excellent style. Didn't think I needed a zipper pocket, but then used it so I could leave my Camelback off for a short ride. Very long in back- nice. No elastic at the bottom, but still felt quite fitted- probably because I am not quite small enough for it. Liked the fabric. Seemed breatheable enough. Nice long zipper. But- after I washed it, on delicate, there was a tiny snag on the front. So maybe it isn't going to hold up. I've never had a bike top get damaged by the washer- how strange...
Shorts: Cut lower in back than the Primals I usually wear. I thought I wouldn't like this, but I did. Waist didn't roll, and if it was going to, on me, it would have. Leg grippers were kind of weird- that clear elastic like they put on thigh-high nylon stockings. I am reserving judgement till more rides. They definately stayed put. I'm used to eight panel shorts, so these four panels felt weird. And the fabric was thinner than what I'm used to, though nice and silky. I didn't wear underwear (and I ALWAYS wear underwear!) because they would have showed everything. The chamois was very comfortable- unnoticeable. Very fitted- I hate it when there's a huge chamois that bulges out in the back. I think these might have looked better if I had fashion model legs instead of big quads.
Both items: lots of loose, dangling threads. Also, black fabric was stiched with white thread, which was very apparent in the seams.
Customer Service: I ordered this on the web. When I got my e-mail confirmation, like two minutes after the transaction, I noticed I had typed my address wrong by one digit. I panickedly called the 800 number and got an answering machine. (Normal business hours.) I also sent an e-mail immediately. About five minutes later I got a second e-mail notice saying the order had shipped, and giving me a tracking number. The next morning, I had an e-mail from the company telling me to contact UPS or it would be going to the wrong address. Not very helpful or friendly, I thought. I think they just didn't want to be bothered to generate a new label- I don't think it could have shipped that fast.
UPS- I called with the tracking number, and a very helpful woman told me to call back the actual day of delivery, and they would send a notice out to the truck driver. So I did, and got some woman who was very unhelpful, who said I would have to wait until a delivery attempt had been made, and that the sending company should have taken care of it, not me. Like how would I even know when they tried to deliver it to someone else's house? And what if the people just kept it and didn't tell anyone? She wouldn't even stay on the line long enough to get my correct address. So I called back _again_, after the REAL customer service was open, and a nice man said he would notify the delivery guy, and they would try to catch it before it even got out to the truck, than a bit later, another man called me to confirm the address change, since he had the package, and when I got home, there it was.
So, I would have said I loved the whole outfit, if it wasn't for the problem with the fabric and the washing machine...
Nanci
Jersey: Excellent style. Didn't think I needed a zipper pocket, but then used it so I could leave my Camelback off for a short ride. Very long in back- nice. No elastic at the bottom, but still felt quite fitted- probably because I am not quite small enough for it. Liked the fabric. Seemed breatheable enough. Nice long zipper. But- after I washed it, on delicate, there was a tiny snag on the front. So maybe it isn't going to hold up. I've never had a bike top get damaged by the washer- how strange...
Shorts: Cut lower in back than the Primals I usually wear. I thought I wouldn't like this, but I did. Waist didn't roll, and if it was going to, on me, it would have. Leg grippers were kind of weird- that clear elastic like they put on thigh-high nylon stockings. I am reserving judgement till more rides. They definately stayed put. I'm used to eight panel shorts, so these four panels felt weird. And the fabric was thinner than what I'm used to, though nice and silky. I didn't wear underwear (and I ALWAYS wear underwear!) because they would have showed everything. The chamois was very comfortable- unnoticeable. Very fitted- I hate it when there's a huge chamois that bulges out in the back. I think these might have looked better if I had fashion model legs instead of big quads.
Both items: lots of loose, dangling threads. Also, black fabric was stiched with white thread, which was very apparent in the seams.
Customer Service: I ordered this on the web. When I got my e-mail confirmation, like two minutes after the transaction, I noticed I had typed my address wrong by one digit. I panickedly called the 800 number and got an answering machine. (Normal business hours.) I also sent an e-mail immediately. About five minutes later I got a second e-mail notice saying the order had shipped, and giving me a tracking number. The next morning, I had an e-mail from the company telling me to contact UPS or it would be going to the wrong address. Not very helpful or friendly, I thought. I think they just didn't want to be bothered to generate a new label- I don't think it could have shipped that fast.
UPS- I called with the tracking number, and a very helpful woman told me to call back the actual day of delivery, and they would send a notice out to the truck driver. So I did, and got some woman who was very unhelpful, who said I would have to wait until a delivery attempt had been made, and that the sending company should have taken care of it, not me. Like how would I even know when they tried to deliver it to someone else's house? And what if the people just kept it and didn't tell anyone? She wouldn't even stay on the line long enough to get my correct address. So I called back _again_, after the REAL customer service was open, and a nice man said he would notify the delivery guy, and they would try to catch it before it even got out to the truck, than a bit later, another man called me to confirm the address change, since he had the package, and when I got home, there it was.
So, I would have said I loved the whole outfit, if it wasn't for the problem with the fabric and the washing machine...
Nanci