Click for Versace

My index finger went into overdrive at around 9am this morning, as I prepared to try and nab myself some Versace for H&M. I'd toyed briefly with the idea of travelling up to London (where the full collection was available at three stores), but it wouldn't have worked. The chap at the head of the queue had been there since 5pm yesterday apparently, and only the first 280 were issued with wristbands that allowed them a brief but orderly-ish 10 minute grab in groups of 20. Well done H&M for avoiding a pitched battle. With patience and perseverance, I managed to purchase five items online. The website kicked me out repeatedly, and I had to secure one item at a time. At about 09:30, and after about 2000 refreshes, I surmised it had crashed entirely, but then - joy! - I got in again, and quickly snapped up half a dozen items, my palms sweating, three of which had been 'greyed out' by the time I got to the checkout. I'm nevertheless very happy. I'm particularly enamoured of the quilted jacket. I told hubby that I was aiming to sell this stuff on eBay, but in fact there's probably only one item I might part with (the rivet skirt). As you can see, my main preoccupation is with the loud 90's style prints. I'm not averse to trying to make a bit of money on the world's favourite auction site, but one has to applaud H&M UK's tactics (only one of any given item and plenty of instore security to ensure no one jumped the queue). It's clearly not fair on those in Dubai and Beijing, who queued for 24hours only to find the first few shoppers had swept through like a plague of locusts. The UK's approach gave a large number of (determined) shoppers the chance to buy at RRP. Mind you, we are a nation of queuers. It's very ingrained in us, no matter how desperate we are. Get the full lowdown here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2062599/Versace-H-M-collection-Donatella-greets-desperate-shoppers-website-crashes.html
Update 28/11: Well over a week and I've only just got a text to confirm that my items are on their way. Bloody hell. Collection will be out of fashion by the time it arrives!