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I was really surprised to see a failbrand in Malaysia. FYI, they pay their employees in Australia below minimum wage. That's how cost cutting they are. The fabric - low quality.

As a student on a low low budget I'd frequent their shop, but I can't justify paying those prices converted to MYR for them. The only thing I actually liked were their monotone polos and hoodies. But they don't sell hoodies in MY due to the weather.

Oh yeah, and their sizing. Whenever a student club would print their t-shirts, if they were cottonon we'd get them 1-2 sizes bigger for guys, because their sizing was for both men and women. I think I have an XXL which is equivalent to a standard guy's L.

This post has been edited by spacelion: Apr 15 2010, 01:25 PM

I gotta agree with this person regarding the employment matter. My girlfriend used to work for them. my girlfriend told me they treat their employees like crap. not only that, when payment time, they always make excuses say no money and stuff but still got money to expand and hire new staff.

i found that some of their clothes are nice quality and nice cutting,
but last time i bought a shirt at rm25 but the cutting looks really weird and the quality is quite bad.
but i dont like their shop in 1U, very hard to shop there coz the shop is not really big but they have a lot of shelves there..

try the one in sunway....but dunno why everytime i am there...sure a lotza crowd...is it that comfortable the clothing?

its cheap and lousy quality

i love COTTON ON. just bought one short today.

This brand is okay, but still inferior in terms of quality to other brands like Topman/Topshop.

you're comparing apple with orange
cotton on and topshop have different price range

i would say....cotton on is a bit like Primark in UK (dunno whether it's still there =_=)

This post has been edited by samantha88: May 13 2010, 05:47 PM

the clothes dont fit me well

lol..cotton on is low brand or budget brand in australia here..so do malaysia
so it cant compare with topman

i love this brand too... ya cotton on quality is not that good, but TOpShop quality is also nt really good......

I think u guys should boycott their brand. Don't think Malaysian only consider cheap price and quality second. How about working ethnic? Their company is listed in retail fashion industry as number one for not paying their staff salary, EPF and SOCSO...Sucks ha?

The best thing..they are racist!!!They don't hire Malay!

agree with the person above. but, you're wrong on certain things. they're not racist and they do hire malays. maybe when you were looking for job, they were full.

Nah...i get my facts right cos i used to work for them.It's an instruction from the boss itself..!

go to the one in sunway. ive seen 4 - 5 malays there but if you worked there before, i guess i cant say anything

Cotton On has got to be one of the worst places I have ever worked at. They don't pay on time and when they eventually decide to pay you, they pay you half of what you worked for.

I had to keep calling/texting the manager for my pay and he kept feeding me the same excuses and lies (miscalculated my work hours, the bank account number I gave them was missing a digit etc.). Cotton On paid me A MONTH after my salary was due and even then they paid me less than half of what I was supposed to get. I had to keep calling them for the next 3 weeks only to discover that they deposited a miserable RM 50 into my account (oh hey, where's the rest of my pay?).
The manager said he would start up an EPF account for me but he didn't and he still owes me the rest of my salary. It's been 3 months already.

Don't be fooled by the whole "we are the highest paying employers in Malaysia" spiel. Also, their tagline "come play with us" is complete BS. They pressure you to push items like scarves etc. and if you don't sell enough of them in a day, they threaten to cut down your hours.

In the first month I worked there, 10 people quit because they were not being paid accordingly. This is why they have to keep hiring.

I can understand why a lot of people would buy from them. They're cheap, they keep updated on trends... But from my own personal experience, they shortchange people. When they feel like it, they'll price a pair of shorts for RM 59, the next week, it'll be priced at RM 25. I have witnessed discount rack items go from RM 15 per piece to RM 39 in a day. The system is messy and different outlets sell their pieces at different prices so don't expect the prices to be the same everywhere. Just my 2, VERY LONG, cents. Haha.

I bet u r working in Pav.U still work there?U know what...I've too run up and down KWSP cos they keep on cutting my salary for EPF but didn't bank in at all!I advise u to do so...At least 10 or more staff has lodged an report against them and u better do so if not this company will go bankrupt due to all problems they are having right now.Best is,they ran away without paying u the EPF!

Anyway,i think u r quite lucky cos they still bank in money into ur account.One of my friends get a pay cut ( Suddenly without warning ) RM350 and another part timer don't even get her full month ( October ) salary after get transfer to another store.Can u just believe how stupid is all this people are?

They having promotions now.. Every purchase can buy the "Cotton" bag for RM 18.00 or RM 19.00 each..

lol its funny how malaysian consumers are ignoring the comments above. typical. rather go for cheap and plenty, don't care about the people involved. no such thing as labour laws or whatever here