Stafford shops closing - Turning into a ghost town?

Wormella

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Daughter has got me on the secondhand path. Carboot, charity shops and vinted. Not only do we find genuine quality, we save a fortune and reduce our fast fashion demand which by association improves our environmental impact. I'm a convert! When we do buy new we buy better quality and less often. Haven't missed shopping on primark at all

https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/fashion-clothing/what-fast-fashion-why-it-problem

It's not the answer for everything - I mean, someone has to buy new for there to be new clothes in the 'eco system' and clothes don't last forever, even quality ones.

I think accepting you have a certain style and going with it take a bit of time to bed in as a person so it's fine to experiment with looks, which you might not want to spend a fortune on. As discussed elsewhere in this thread some places are reliable for sizes and certain things (I'm a fan of Primark or Asda pajamas for instance).

What I really miss in Stafford is a decent dress agency - we used to have a few of them. (Pretty wrap dresses are very much a weakness of mine)
 

markpa12003

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I think it's fine if you know your size - kids stuff is even easier usually - but if I know what size I am in a shop is usually fine. At the moment trying on things is a bit difficult and if somewhere doesn't have a big range of sizes in its even trickier to just pop in and get something. I often use shops to get an idea of what they sell, what the quality is like but I only really buy clothes I need, and a lot of what I buy is second hand for both me and the boy.

I think generally people's attitudes to how they shop and what they need to buy are changing.

I know my size, however even when buying from a shop I don't always get the right fit. When spending a decent amount of money on clothes I want to try them on to see how well they fit and how I look in them.

I rarely go shopping so I'm probably still living in the dark ages but that's my preference. No issue with buying other stuff online.
 

Tilly

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I know my size, however even when buying from a shop I don't always get the right fit. When spending a decent amount of money on clothes I want to try them on to see how well they fit and how I look in them.

I rarely go shopping so I'm probably still living in the dark ages but that's my preference. No issue with buying other stuff online.


Ian Dury?
 

c0tt0nt0p

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All signage at the Pizza Hut has gone... I'm expecting that property to be empty for some time....
 
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Pooryorick

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Meanwhile, there must be something they could do with the Guildhall 'shopping centre'? Re-opening the toilets might make it look like the owner cared (and generate some footfall)!
 
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