- Semi-OT: Bad Site?
- Posted by (PeteCresswell) on March 22nd, 2006
Am I missing something or is this a *really* poor site?
http://www.thorlo.com/
On the surface, it seems tb a very professional design.
But put yourself in the place of somebody who just wants to buy a pair of socks
- which is what Thorlos makes/sells...
Seems to me like what's behind "Quick Purchase" is the heart and soul of what
most users came to the site for.
Is it just me?
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- Posted by Swampy Bogtrotter on March 22nd, 2006
(PeteCresswell) wrote:
It's a site selling socks....So what?
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- Posted by Swampy Bogtrotter on March 22nd, 2006
(PeteCresswell) wrote:
Oh I get it....That's an ncredibly bad pun.....
- Posted by (PeteCresswell) on March 22nd, 2006
Per Swampy Bogtrotter:
Right, but pretend you want to buy some socks. Now try to find them.
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- Posted by Blinky the Shark on March 22nd, 2006
(PeteCresswell) wrote:
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They make great socks. I've bought just about nothing else for
years. But it doesn't take many -- they last nearly forever.
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- Posted by (PeteCresswell) on March 22nd, 2006
Per Blinky the Shark:
Same here, and I just ordered a dozen pair from their web site.
But I almost ordered from CampMor instead because of inability to find where the
products were.
The bottom line was actually *less* than CampMor's because of some kind of
spring discount and free shipping - neither of which was touted on their web
site. You had to get all the way to checkout before you saw that you were
getting the discount.
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- Posted by dingbat@codesmiths.com on March 22nd, 2006
(PeteCresswell) wrote:
Not unusually poor.
"Professional" is not a compliment in web design.
I'd go to the shop and buy them. More likely though I'd go to the shop
to buy expensive boots / tents / torches and grab a few cheap pairs of
socks while I was in there. I doubt I'm unusual in this. Thorlo is a
well known brand and I might well look up the precise details between
their cashmere and hamster wool blend, compared to the angora and
aramid semi-synthetic, but I doubt if I'd actually buy socks from it.
PS - I don't like Thorlo anyway. Mine wore out in no time and the
elastic failed.
- Posted by Swampy Bogtrotter on March 22nd, 2006
(PeteCresswell) wrote:
Is this some sort of trick question or something?
Click on Quick Purchase, select the product you want, select your gender,
select your shoe size, select a colour and quantity, add to cart, view cart,
proceed to checkout etc etc etc....
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- Posted by Blinky the Shark on March 22nd, 2006
(PeteCresswell) wrote:
That's an unusual result from a thread that was started as a "bad site"
thread.
I didn't have any probs with the Thorlo site. I looked at socks and found
the ones I buy and browsed some others -- but I didn't go as far as
clicking a BuyNow icon.
Yeah, I didn't get that far.
Because they last so long I haven't bought any new Thorlos for a while. I
remembered them as being about $11 retail, so the $11.99 I was seeing for
the tennis crews I get seemed okay.
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- Posted by Blinky the Shark on March 22nd, 2006
Swampy Bogtrotter wrote:
I didn't see anything wrong with it.
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