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M&S flogs lingerie model with 'durable hardwood feet'

Anonymous Coward

The zoom 

Paris Hilton

function is pretty cool on this particular model... :-)

Michael Miller

I couldn't help myself 

Paris Hilton

Just ordered one for every room!

system

strange dimensions 

Apparently she's also 2.2 ft high and 6.5 ft long.

Coat please.

thomas k.

Corner ... 

Well ... she _is_ in a corner.

Chris G

Not sure what the wife will say 

Absolutely what I was looking for , for a bit of heavy domestic use in the lounge. I think a comfortable position in front of the telly would be good so I don't miss my favourite programs whilst I'm indulging in heavy use.

Ashley Pomeroy

Eee 

Paris Hilton

All of a sudden the Asus Eee lady bores me - from now on The Register should find a way to have this model in as many stories as possible.

E.g. "eBay bans negative feedback from sellers" could be illustrated with this image because, of course, people sell lingerie on eBay. Stories about Apple could be illustrated with this image because women buy laptops. Stories about the National Programme for NHS IT could be illustrated with this image, because she looks a bit like a nurse.

A story about taser guns, or electrical weapons, would benefit from this image because, in my neck of the woods, we call M&S "Marks & Sparks". Royal stories = Spencer = Marks & Spencer. And so forth. That covers most of the bases. Paris Hilton = woman = Marks & Spencers lady. You're creative people - create! And enable!

Evil Graham

Usually delivered in 6 weeks though! 

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Damn.

Matt Bradley

"All our fabrics have a stain resistant finish." 

Coat

Really?...

lglethal

@ System 

Joke

Thats the dimensions when you lay the Tribeca down on , for example, a bed - 6.5 ft long and 2.2 ft high... ;)

Ishkandar

All well and good... 

Coat

....but will the (cushion) covers come off easily; for cleaning, I hasten to add ?? I must visit M&S more often now.

Mine's that old "flasher" mac..

Anonymous Coward

Disappointing limitation 

Unhappy

"* Available with fixed covers only"

Anonymous Coward

It's practical too... 

Coat

"All our fabrics have a stain resistant finish."

sean

well now 

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if she was in my house dressed like that, i'd be the one with durable wood

ahem

tardigrade

"durable hardwood feet" 

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- what more could you want in a Woman. I'll have two.

Anonymous Coward

I can't quite make up my mind... 

...whether M&S have made a giant cock-up, or a big boob

Joey Y

If you do zoom... 

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As AC suggested above, I tried the zoom function... After the zoom pics loaded, I noticed on the right, there is an option to "First, select a color." The only choice is brown, though.

Subtle racism, or forcing tolerance on the M&S crowd?

eddiewrenn

Tribeca 

I think I'll call her Becky

Les Matthew

"hardwood feet" 

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A nice pair of feet for sure.

Dick

"All our fabrics have a stain resistant finish." 

Paris Hilton

I guess Monica Lewinsky didn't get that blue dress at M&S.

Anonymous Coward

Seems to be selling well... 

Coat

Folks above complaining about 6 weeks delivery time are the lucky ones - it's now showing "out of stock" with no delivery estimate at all !

Bruce Walker

a cushion short 

Product details state, "Includes 3 scatter cushions" ... I only see two.

Iain Gilbert

Oh dear 

Here it comes

I wouldn't mind rummaging in her draws!

Sorry - I'll get my coat.

Frank Bough

sigh... 

Heart

I've never heard it called 'sniggering' before.

What a beautiful creature, NSFW indeed! I need a picture like that to make it through the work day.

Anonymous Coward

The page is down but here's the google cache address 

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I love google

http://209.85.207.104/search?q=cache:eBhGZHQ1UbsJ:www.marksandspencer.com/gp/product/B000JQ5K00%3FmnSBrand%3Dcore+http://www.marksandspencer.com/gp/product/B000JQ5K00/&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us&client=firefox-a

P. Lee

re: hardwood feet 

Coat

Made from Cherry, of the 2000 vintage?

Bob Gulien

Isn't this a bit like pimping? 

Heart

We will contact you personally to arrange a delivery date, once your order is ready

Mark Aggleton

Oxo tower again? 

Coat

Looking atthe google cache the only colour available is Fudge.

Coat please.

TeeCee

Bloody advertising blurb. 

Coat

Never tells you the important stuff. "sits perfectly in the contemporary living room" is all very interesting I'm sure, but does it lie down easily in the bedroom? I wouldn't buy one without knowing this.

Mr Larrington

Hardwood feet... 

Coat

...are, I trust, not bloody freezing when she gets into bed.

Alex

careful now... 

Joke

just look at what happened to sir paul!!!!

Anonymous Coward

Hardwood feet? 

Paris Hilton

Not too keen on two hardwood feet. I might see if the is anything in the McCartney range.

mmmm Paris

graham crocker

M & S Must be Reg. Readers 

Wooden feet maybe, but not feet of clay. Page seems to have been corrected already.

Anonymous Coward

comes with Hardwood feet is a typo 

Coat

It should read comes with a foot of hard wood!

Sorry, sorry I'll get my coat.

AJ

One for the Paul? 

Coat

Apparently Paul McCartney is on the look out for a new model with hardwood feet although I reckon it’ll end up costing him more than the initial price of £1,079 by the time he gets bored with it.

Feargal Reilly

M&S Food to introduce new product range 

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In related news Marks and Spencer today announced it's new Soylent Green food range. Spokesman Louis Hill said that the Soylent Green brand guarantees a more sustainable approach to food production, meeting the needs of the modern consumer.

"Just as our latest home furnishing ranges have shown we are at the cutting edge of modern furniture design, we feel Soylent Green shows we are also at the cutting edge of the Green movement", he said.

Recent controversies over the sourcing of chickens have led to lower sales, with consumer groups calling for a greener approach to food production. "Our logo has been green coloured for years", Mr. Hill added.

jim

Static 

Happy

Composition:

45% viscose, 37% polyester and 18% cotton

Could cause me a bit of static with continual rubbing.

Do they do it in pure 100% cotton?

Ishkandar

And for a bit of variety... 

Paris Hilton

...there's Soylent Red and Soylent Yellow. Also, if you have the lolly, some apartments come with "furniture" as depicted in the advertisement above !!

Note: Mr. Harry Harrison will be demanding royalties for the use of his novella, "Make room, make room" and the concepts therein !!

PH as part of the furnishing !!

Josh

RE:M&S Food to introduce new product range 

Everytime I hear/read "Soylent Green" my mind instantly associates with baby feces.

Anonymous Coward

@Bruce Walker 

Paris Hilton

The third cushion is in the back.

Jacob Reid

Page not found 

Flame

Seems they removed it now.

Did anyone order one?

Anonymous Coward

I'm begining to think 

Coat

you get all your Odds and Sods Articles off the B3TA link page.

Anonymous Coward

@Josh 

At least I'm not the only one.

Ishkandar

@Josh 

Happy

That's probably because that's what you were making when the film first came out !!