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POCO Jeans

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  • Registered Users Posts: 21 Littlespace


    Hi there,

    I was googling mama to be reviews and your thread came up.

    I bought a pair about three months in and I've just ordered a pair of top shop Leigh maternity jeans as the pocos are irritating my legs big time! The under the bump band is very thick and heavy, very little give in it. The denim, alough good quality, has very little stretch so they don't realy grow wih you unless you are really lucky and are just all bump! I'm not, I've put on a lovely girdle of weight and the pocos are starting to dig into me. Now, if they were a little bit higher rise like the top shop ones then I might have gotten another few weeks out of them, but as it stands, they've been put away into he post baby section of the wardrobe. They'll be grand when I shrink a bit.

    Quality is good, but worth the money? I don't think so. They are on par with asos and topshop maternity jeans for sure. Those are the only other brands I've tried.

    Because they are a mid rise they definitely don't stay up, they didn't stay up when they fitted perfectly, and they definitely don't stay up now. As I said, if they were a bit higher on the back they'd stay up longer.

    One last thing......pippa doesn't offer free returns! The pocos are posted in a lovely box and that's inside another box to to return them costs €7.40. When I ordered mine they sent me the completely wrong style and size, but I still had to pay the return postage inspite of asking if anything could be done seeing as it was t my fault at all. So be mindful of that!

    Final recommendation, leave the band wagon roll on by and go for a different cosier comfier brand. Pocos are dear, you could get two pairs of topshops for a few quid more!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,039 ✭✭✭✭retro:electro


    They don't do exchange either (well they didn't at xmas when I returned mine by post)
    I wanted to return for a size down and was told I'd have to just get my refund and repurchase. Not a big deal really but just said I'd inform.


  • Registered Users Posts: 21 Littlespace


    Interesting! It's all just a snap chat trend. Excellent media to spread the word by sending out loads of pairs of jeans to bloggers. I won't be ying any of the normal ones after the baby comes!


  • Registered Users Posts: 21 Littlespace


    So if the jeans you order don't fit perfectly and you want to "exchange" you have to add on €14.80 to the price! Fab!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,578 ✭✭✭Scraggs


    Bought my fiancee a pair for Xmas. Took them out of the wash the other day to discover they are pretty much split in two.

    She emailed them explained they were a gift and bought online. Got the same speal as the other poster, want them sent back to a PO box at our own cost.

    Will land up at the store at the weekend and see what the gig is.
    Tbh you'd be mad not to send them back, it is your statutory right after all. I'd also be requesting to be refunded the cost of postage, any retailer I've worked with have offered this. They will need the product to see that there is a flaw and also to send back to their own supplier.


    Tbh from reading here and seeing complaints on Twitter it's very clear that whoever is running the show in POCO has no on the ground retail experience!


  • Registered Users Posts: 21 Littlespace


    I think there's good intention there, they seem to be trying to their best but and they were very quick to reply to me when I emailed but my requests for prepaid postage or a refund of postage were pretty much ignored. She's a very popular girl and has exploited his to her own gain, fair play to her! I'd do it too! But maybe draw on the expertise of more experienced business people along the way.


  • Registered Users Posts: 22 drifter93


    I would definitely stick to topshop...all my other jeans are topshop ,they're extremely comfortable, look great and I have never had then rip...even after 2 to 3 years of consistent wear....and the midrise is fit is also quite uncomfortable to be honest, it digs in to the hips and I'd say I'm quite slim but it leaves a fairly unflattering "muffin top"...have a pair of 20 euro zara jeans that are mid rise and are far more flattering....on top of that for the price I paid I would have expected better customer service


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,039 ✭✭✭✭retro:electro


    I've a few pairs of €50 jeans from Topshop that have lasted me 2/3 years. Poco's are double the price so I'd expect them to last longer than that, i doubt they will it'll be interesting to see.


  • Registered Users Posts: 22 drifter93


    Well mine had been washed about 4 times and then a hole appeared, and these were not jeans I wore regularly because of the mid rise digging in...my topshop keep there shape so well and have never ever ripped even though I wear them to death...l'll know in future not to base my purchases on snapchat ...


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  • Registered Users Posts: 21 Littlespace


    On a slightly different note but still pippa related, anyone tried the pippa pallette? Off on hols on Saturday and need to cut everything down to a minimum for carry on?


  • Registered Users Posts: 75 ✭✭Babyspice13


    On a slightly different note but still pippa related, anyone tried the pippa pallette? Off on hols on Saturday and need to cut everything down to a minimum for carry on?

    Have a look at this thread...
    http://touch.boards.ie/thread/2057717888


  • Registered Users Posts: 113 ✭✭poppies2


    I bought the off duty and love them, I got them in the shop in Dundrum. Being honest, I wasn't too impressed with any of the rest of the styles, felt the slimmers were practically identical to RI amelie jeans!


  • Registered Users Posts: 74 ✭✭Keepingitreal


    On a slightly different note but still pippa related, anyone tried the pippa pallette? Off on hols on Saturday and need to cut everything down to a minimum for carry on?

    I really like the palette! Its not going to blow your mind but it has everything you need in one palette. It is perfect for when your on the go or holidays!


  • Registered Users Posts: 370 ✭✭heyjude88


    Anyone thinking about the slimmers, head to river island and pick up the Molly's. Use the code Umagss17 and they work out at like 38 euro. Bargain!!

    If you have your heart on pocos I would definitely recommend going into the shop and trying them on size wise for anyone thinking of buying themI know she tries to show them off on different size women but the girl she had today had the most amazing body. I'm not being a creep I swear. We would wear the same size but no way would the average Irish size 14 woman look like that in them. Made me feel awful about my own figure today watching them.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,039 ✭✭✭✭retro:electro


    heyjude88 wrote: »
    Anyone thinking about the slimmers, head to river island and pick up the Molly's. Use the code Umagss17 and they work out at like 38 euro. Bargain!!

    If you have your heart on pocos I would definitely recommend going into the shop and trying them on size wise for anyone thinking of buying themI know she tries to show them off on different size women but the girl she had today had the most amazing body. I'm not being a creep I swear. We would wear the same size but no way would the average Irish size 14 woman look like that in them. Made me feel awful about my own figure today watching them.

    I know I was thinking the same. Great of her showing them on a size 14 girl but blimey, that girls figure was unreal and hardly representative of the average size 14.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 163 ✭✭Percyxoxo


    heyjude88 wrote: »
    Anyone thinking about the slimmers, head to river island and pick up the Molly's. Use the code Umagss17 and they work out at like 38 euro. Bargain!!

    If you have your heart on pocos I would definitely recommend going into the shop and trying them on size wise for anyone thinking of buying themI know she tries to show them off on different size women but the girl she had today had the most amazing body. I'm not being a creep I swear. We would wear the same size but no way would the average Irish size 14 woman look like that in them. Made me feel awful about my own figure today watching them.

    Thanks for the code...do you know when this ends?


  • Registered Users Posts: 113 ✭✭poppies2


    For those of you that say that the jeans split in two/had holes appear, what styles were they? I'd love a pair of the all stars as well but am reluctant now over these reports :confused:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,440 ✭✭✭Sunny Dayz


    Love the look of the Off Duty - does anyone know if there's an equivalent in River Island or any other store?


  • Registered Users Posts: 21 Littlespace


    Just with regard to the mama to be vs topshop maternity jeans, topshop jeans are designed around a 7 months bump. So if you order a 12 they might seem big early on but as the bump grows, the jeans adapt. The pocos are best suited to a very early bump. They don't have enough stretch to accommodate a growing bump. So you'd ideally need two pairs. One for early bump and one for later. That's the same price as 4 pairs of topshop Leighs. Also, the band on my pocos tore last night and left a big gaping hole with very coarse rough elastic poking out.


  • Registered Users Posts: 21 Littlespace


    Sunny Dayz wrote: »
    Love the look of the Off Duty - does anyone know if there's an equivalent in River Island or any other store?

    Zara do a similar style, I'm almost 100 % certain!


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  • Registered Users Posts: 75 ✭✭Babyspice13


    anna080 wrote: »
    I've a few pairs of €50 jeans from Topshop that have lasted me 2/3 years.
    drifter93 wrote: »
    I would definitely stick to topshop...all my other jeans are topshop ,they're extremely comfortable, look great and I have never had then rip...even affter 2 to 3 years of consistent wear.

    Which range of Topshop jeans would you recommend? I usually go for RI Molly's


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,039 ✭✭✭✭retro:electro


    Which range of Topshop jeans would you recommend? I usually go for RI Molly's

    Topshop Jamie or Joni jeans for me. Leigh jeans would be similar material wise to the molly's I'd say


  • Registered Users Posts: 163 ✭✭Percyxoxo


    anna080 wrote: »
    Topshop Jamie or Joni jeans for me. Leigh jeans would be similar material wise to the molly's I'd say

    Is there anything similar to the RI Amelie in Topshop?

    Thank you!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,039 ✭✭✭✭retro:electro


    Percyxoxo wrote: »
    Is there anything similar to the RI Amelie in Topshop?

    Thank you!

    I've only ever owned the Molly's so not familiar with any other RI style, tbh. I'd say go into Topshop and try and few styles on, they're the best jeans around in my opinion.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3 Elaine Canavan


    I bought the slimmers few months back and find them comfy and flattering although they'd want to be for €110.
    I went into Dundrum yesterday to try the off white slimmers. They were awful on me, soooo unflattering.
    I have cellulite an my thighs and every bit of it could be seen through them 'yuck' I looked terrible in them.

    They are most deffo not for the pear shape.
    I ended up buying Saturday night which are very flattering.

    I've read a few posts about holes after washing and wearing. If this happens me I'll FREAK.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 751 ✭✭✭Gal44


    god id freak too if anything happened to mine after spending all that money! i have the dark denim off duty they are grand but defo not as soft and amazing as they seem on others.. i got a lovely pair in penneys for e17 that iv worn a lot more! :o but the quality is probably a lot better in the POCOS, the All star look lovely though!

    I wish there was a pop up shop in the west! hardly ever get a chance to get to dublin


  • Registered Users Posts: 113 ✭✭poppies2


    Just wondered how your pocos are all washing? Mine are still ok but I rarely wear them :rolleyes:


  • Registered Users Posts: 1 sheeks1


    Just to give some feedback on the jeans for anyone who may be thinking of investing.
    I bought the Leather look and after three washes I noticed they had started to turn navy blue in patches. It got worse the more I washed them so I sent them back. I had to pay for the postage and they apologised and sent me a replacement pair. The material in the second pair was different to that of the first pair. It wasn't as nice as the first pair. It was like rubber. After a couple of wears I noticed scuff marks on the jeans. I hoped they would go away bit they didn't. Because the material is like rubber they stain really easily too. They are just very poor quality. They look nothing like a pair of jeans worth 100 euro.
    Do not invest in them!
    I also bought the slimmers and they are nothing to write home about. Same quality in a pair of jeans for half the price in River Island
    Don't buy into the hype


  • Registered Users Posts: 75 ✭✭Babyspice13


    sheeks1 wrote: »
    Don't buy into the hype

    I think that has a lot to do with Pippa's success with Poco's. There's a lot of leghumpers out there who would buy air if Pippa put her name to it.

    I saw the same this week when SoSu teased about a new product. The amount of people saying that they'll buy it no matter what it is was unbelievable.

    So, Pippa doesn't need to have top quality jeans to charge an arm and a leg for. Just putting her name to them is enough


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,092 ✭✭✭fineso.mom


    I think that has a lot to do with Pippa's success with Poco's. There's a lot of leghumpers out there who would buy air if Pippa put her name to it.

    I saw the same this week when SoSu teased about a new product. The amount of people saying that they'll buy it no matter what it is was unbelievable.

    So, Pippa doesn't need to have top quality jeans to charge an arm and a leg for. Just putting her name to them is enough

    Leghumpers! 😂 never heard that before , it's a perfect description.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 370 ✭✭heyjude88


    Does anyone know what the zara equivalent to the pocos are like?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 751 ✭✭✭Gal44


    Finally got to POCO pop up shop over the weekend and i was so disappointed. The shop itself is nice but the jeans were not great :( for me anyways! i have a pair of the off dutys and they are ok... but i was dying to try the All Star and The Slimmers and before i even picked them up i wasn't gone on the colour/wash of them (but that's a personal preference) but the feel of them were not nice at all! they weren't soft and /or stretchy. I'm a size 10-12 and in jeans i'm always a size 10 and i struggled trying to get into them, there was no give at all! they wouldn't go near closing on me.. and the next size up were not good either.. maybe they suit girls size 6/8 but for a curvy 10-12 with a bum they were a no go. that's for me anyways! I like Pippa but that's my honest review. Give me a pair of River island or Top Shop jeans any day, they fit like a glove!


  • Registered Users Posts: 1 Vonvoncrowley


    Hi there in regards to poco jeans I have bought two pairs the off duty and the slimmers , the off duty ripped after few wears so send them back got new pair , then I bought the slimmers found them not to wash well at all ! And now have ripped at the belt hole and also the thread is giving away at Sean should not be happening in jeans that cost this money I wouldn't waste money on them not worth it


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,039 ✭✭✭✭retro:electro


    Hi there in regards to poco jeans I have bought two pairs the off duty and the slimmers , the off duty ripped after few wears so send them back got new pair , then I bought the slimmers found them not to wash well at all ! And now have ripped at the belt hole and also the thread is giving away at Sean should not be happening in jeans that cost this money I wouldn't waste money on them not worth it

    Wow that is terrible. That's just not on for jeans that cost you almost €100. TBH I'd wager most customers feel similar to you. I'd say most feel the quality isn't great but they put up with it to get the few wears of them and the privilege of having POCO across their arse. Mad how she gets away with it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,450 ✭✭✭JoeA3


    On the flip side I bought my wife a pair around last Christmas and she loves them. She'd only wear them maybe once a week at most but they still seem to be good as new and look great on her. She only mentioned recently that she'd like another pair.
    Is €100 really that much? I bought myself a "Diesel" Jacket around the same time for similar money and it's fallen to bits. (The Irish "Diesel").


  • Registered Users Posts: 5 Jenniiob


    With regards to the pocos, i bought the all starts in black and they have washed so so badly! i washed them inside out and at 30 degrees to try keep the colour and they have just faded so much!! and they stretch too much that to get the shape back you have to wash them! def def not worth the money!! i have the off duty and i love them, but would never buy another pair of pocos based on everyones feedback!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,261 ✭✭✭✭ben.schlomo


    JoeA3 wrote: »
    On the flip side I bought my wife a pair around last Christmas and she loves them. She'd only wear them maybe once a week at most but they still seem to be good as new and look great on her. She only mentioned recently that she'd like another pair.
    Is €100 really that much? I bought myself a "Diesel" Jacket around the same time for similar money and it's fallen to bits. (The Irish "Diesel").

    You get what you pay for.


  • Registered Users Posts: 113 ✭✭poppies2


    Jenniiob wrote: »
    With regards to the pocos, i bought the all starts in black and they have washed so so badly! i washed them inside out and at 30 degrees to try keep the colour and they have just faded so much!! and they stretch too much that to get the shape back you have to wash them! def def not worth the money!! i have the off duty and i love them, but would never buy another pair of pocos based on everyones feedback!

    I'm glad to read this as I had tried them on and loved them but was waiting to treat myself at Christmas, I won't now! I've seen on her snapchat they seem to be going to another manufacturer, I wonder will the quality improve!


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,700 ✭✭✭thesultan


    Is she doing dresses etc.. Now?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,440 ✭✭✭Sunny Dayz


    I have to say her snaps and instastories for the past 24 hours have been very interesting with a lot of detail as to what goes into making a pair of jeans.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2 dowlers78


    I got the off dutys last xmas as a gift...loved them so much I bought the slimmers.  Was so disaapointed in the slimmers..for 110eur they are really poor quality and really just a 'jegging'... not impressed with the fit.  The off dutys however were soft and very comfortable.. turns out too soft as they did not withstand any wear and tear and literally fell apart at the seams.  they replaced them quickly..same thing happened the 2nd pair after very little wear..they suggested this time I select another style.  the off dutys were loose on me and I didn't put on weight.  I'm really annoyed at myself for buying into the hype.  Save your money ladies..these are being sold as high end jeans but the quality is anything but.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,440 ✭✭✭Sunny Dayz


    Has anyone got the Saturday Nights and what do you think of them? How do they fit size wise?


  • Registered Users Posts: 113 ✭✭poppies2


    I didn't buy them but I did try them on in her pop up shop. I found them true to size with a bit of stretch but I didn't like them on but I'm a pear shape. I've seen Waxperts Ellen with them on on her snapchat and think they look fab on her! She is opening again in Dundrum next month so maybe try and get there to fit them on?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,440 ✭✭✭Sunny Dayz


    poppies2 wrote: »
    I didn't buy them but I did try them on in her pop up shop. I found them true to size with a bit of stretch but I didn't like them on but I'm a pear shape. I've seen Waxperts Ellen with them on on her snapchat and think they look fab on her! She is opening again in Dundrum next month so maybe try and get there to fit them on?
    Thanks. I seen someone selling a pair online and was tempted with them.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 507 ✭✭✭elly123


    I bought The Slimmers last December and they ripped just below the belt hole after one wear. They replaced them no problem. I love them they are very comfy but I noticed they have ripped again on the inside leg between knee and butt. Same happened my sisters but hers are only 6 mths old. Mine are 10 months but I think for 110eur they should Defo last longer. I have jeans from RI and Zara that cost a third of the price and have lasted years. I’m disgusted that they have ripped but I can’t see myself spending 110 on another pair.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 113 ✭✭poppies2


    I'm still loving my off duty ones but my dh is bugging the crap out of me by saying the faded bits on the front of them looks like I've spilled yogurt down them :rolleyes:


  • Registered Users Posts: 59 ✭✭pennydreadful


    I haven't got POCO jeans but a friend of mine does and absolutely adored them. She needed a pair of black jeans at short notice recently and a colleague recommended she try the skinny contour jeans from the Florence and Fred range in Tesco. She bought them and was stunned - she says they are EXACTLY the same fit and comfort and POCO slimmers, which she swears by. Even the material felt similar. I obviously bought myself a pair immediately and I'm so impressed. Can't compare them to POCOs but they are definitely one of the best pairs of jeans I've ever bought - washing well and holding their shape!


  • Registered Users Posts: 1 ohsnapitsari


    I have to disagree here, admittedly I completely bought into the Poco fad.. I own 8 POCO products ( plus candle & planner ) and I find all great quality.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,440 ✭✭✭Sunny Dayz


    Has anyone got the Poco leather looks in the past month or two since they came back in stock?
    Got a pair as a Christmas present (as requested by myself). They fit fine - but they don’t look like leather looks, they look like a matte jet black pair of jeans. I’ve had coated jeans before from other brands and they’ve normally had a bit of a sheen to them.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,564 ✭✭✭✭whiskeyman


    Sunny Dayz wrote: »
    Has anyone got the Poco leather looks in the past month or two since they came back in stock?
    Got a pair as a Christmas present (as requested by myself). They fit fine - but they don’t look like leather looks, they look like a matte jet black pair of jeans. I’ve had coated jeans before from other brands and they’ve normally had a bit of a sheen to them.
    My wife was going to get a pair of these, but after seeing them in the shop they didn't have the look she wanted.
    There was just a slight sheen off them. Nowhere near the other coated or leather look out there.
    I think the newer ones had a new fabric, so not sure if the intention was to tone them down a bit?


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