Yes, Cordings is not a bargain-basement store. However, if one waits for a sale, he (I have no direct experience of women's clothing) can find some true bargains, if he takes quality into account. I have purchased two pairs of trousers and one shirt on sale, and the price is only slightly higher, if at all, than what I'd pay for a comparable garment in the U.S. and the word "comparable" is key, because many of the items Cordings carries are not readily available in the states.
The trousers I bought are the zip-front chinos, and I could not find chinos in such a wide array of colors anywhere, and when the garments arrived and I opened the package, the colors were even more vibrant than they appeared to me on line, and the quality of construction and fabric was superior to name-brand but cheaper chinos I've purchased in the states Delivery was even more rapid than promised. With my shirt purchase I was able to find very similar shirts elsewhere, but only in G.B., and, again, especially once VAT was deducted, the sale price was actually slightly lower than elsewhere. I had one small problem with an item I'd ordered being out of stock, because I'd procrastinated too long to make up my mind about buying, but Cordings' staff resolved the problem very rapidly and cordially.
The one issue I might have with Cordings is that their shipping fees to the states are the highest I've encountered, but I chalk this up to the type of business they appear to run. I figure they're charging the true cost of what it costs them to provide an on-line shopping service, since I can't imagine T.M. Lewin, Charles Tyrwhitt, or Hawes and Curtis are charging what it really costs them.
"Enough!" you say. I do tend to go on and on when I like a place. My only regrets are that it's unlikely I'll be able to shop in-store in anything like the near future and that my budget for buying ANYWHERE has shrunk much lower than I'd like, but then, that makes purchasing quality clothing even more important. read more