Paid Members Thunderplex Posted February 19 Paid Members Share Posted February 19 IKEA in Ashton. Â A real life interpretation of Dantes levels of hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members seph Posted February 20 Paid Members Share Posted February 20 On 2/28/2023 at 9:41 AM, BomberPat said: It's been that way for a long time. My ex worked in Jersey's HMV, and they shut down not long before things started moving that way. The profit margins are so low on most of what they "traditionally" sell, that combined with declining sales in things like CDs and DVDs anyway, they were always trying to push into other areas to make money, and the worse things get, the more and more of the shop gets taken over by that stuff, until it's effectively a Funko Pop Emporium with a few records. On one hand it's a shame, because smalltown teenage life pretty much revolved around bouncing between HMV and the skate shop, so there's a lot of nostalgia attached to it, but on the other hand, fuck 'em. There's a poetic justice to the likes of HMV struggling to stay relevant or to stay afloat while the kind of small record shops they ran out of business thrive. If only that applied to film and TV as well. My ambivalence is that HMV is pretty much the only place to get first run TV & film in media without going though the Trotters Independent Traders that is Amazon 2024. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 All WHSmiths. Bland Tory blue portals to absolute hell. Middle class in the form of fucking bland shite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members gmoney Posted February 20 Paid Members Share Posted February 20 (edited) I have to disagree. The only place you can get a good selection of magazines anywhere these days. Decent selection of stationary. They even do fags now. The ones in airports and train stations are absolute robdog, but I not sure what's middle class about them. Edited February 20 by gmoney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 There is no doubt that Smiths is a massive money laundering front, but agree it has a good selection of mags these days. It even carries noncey football quarterlies like The Blizzard that I am suckered into buying before train journeys. I wouldn't buy anything like a bottle of water or a chocolate bar in there though as I'm not mental, but mags etc? All good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonworden Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 As I've seen this thread has popped up again I'll reiterate my disdain for Primark. It's been a year now since I had the displeasure again but was not surprised to see it's even worse than ever. Clothes looked absolute shite, what's with all the Gregg's stuff? Still smells, disorganised and unhelpful. Once again I was made to wait for the other half to spend 2 hours in there this time while entertaining our 1 year old who was freezing cold. Next visits in July so at least I can take him to the park or something while she wastes her holiday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIDDUM_N_STYLE Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 9 hours ago, simonworden said: As I've seen this thread has popped up again I'll reiterate my disdain for Primark. It's been a year now since I had the displeasure again but was not surprised to see it's even worse than ever. Clothes looked absolute shite, what's with all the Gregg's stuff? Still smells, disorganised and unhelpful. Once again I was made to wait for the other half to spend 2 hours in there this time while entertaining our 1 year old who was freezing cold. Next visits in July so at least I can take him to the park or something while she wastes her holiday. We have a licensing partnership with Greggs, started with just merchandise but it’s expanded to the point that certain bigger stores across the country, such as the one I work at, have a Greggs cafe in store Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators neil Posted February 21 Moderators Share Posted February 21 I love a sausage roll and a steak bake as much as anyone...but fuck me imagine being a grown adult and wearing that shite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIDDUM_N_STYLE Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 9 hours ago, neil said: I love a sausage roll and a steak bake as much as anyone...but fuck me imagine being a grown adult and wearing that shite You’d be amazed how popular it’s been, mainly the crocs, hoodies and snuddies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mal the Glorious Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 It started as an "ironic" thing up here but seems to have moved into being an actual trend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Danger Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Imagine basing your identity on Greggs and not Pound Bakery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted February 22 Paid Members Share Posted February 22 On 2/19/2024 at 6:24 PM, Thunderplex said: IKEA in Ashton. Â A real life interpretation of Dantes levels of hell. It's got such a weird layout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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