Stafford shops closing - Turning into a ghost town?

GNM67

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I've gone into town to buy things and failed to find what I wanted, come back home then ordered online. It doesn't take long for you to just give up bothering.
When I was buying a new sleeping I actually used the millets website to find what I wanted, then went into town get buy it but everything I wanted was either non stocked in that store or out of stock and so ended up sat on the bench outside the store and buying it online anyway.
 

YorkshirePud

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£20million budget deficit apparently
Coincidentally,
"University staff can't help but wonder, if courses are cancelled, what is to happen in the many shiny new buildings built during Prof Layer's tenure (as vice chancellor), such as the £45m School of Architecture and Built Environment, which was completed during the pandemic at the Springfield super-campus - which notably suddenly changed from being described as a £100m project to a £120m project on the university website in January this year." Private Eye issue 1574, May 27 2022.
 

kyoto49

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When I was buying a new sleeping I actually used the millets website to find what I wanted, then went into town get buy it but everything I wanted was either non stocked in that store or out of stock and so ended up sat on the bench outside the store and buying it online anyway.
I bought a last minute waterproof early September from the Stafford Millets store having researched online what they had.

Got on holiday to Portugal, it rained, put jacket on to realise the security tag was still on it. Took an hour of life I won't get back and most of the implements in our apartment kitchen to get the feckin thing off :(. That won't happen with online goods! I was not impressed!
 

Tumble weed

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Another one gone.
 

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gilesjuk

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I went there about 5 years ago on my birthday. The one and only time. I guess the running costs are too high now and you won't get any help from the council.
 

gilesjuk

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When I was buying a new sleeping I actually used the millets website to find what I wanted, then went into town get buy it but everything I wanted was either non stocked in that store or out of stock and so ended up sat on the bench outside the store and buying it online anyway.

Which is why places often offer "deliver to store" options, which are pretty hopeless as you might as well have it delivered to your home. Argos has a same day delivery which I have used.
 

kyoto49

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Which is why places often offer "deliver to store" options, which are pretty hopeless as you might as well have it delivered to your home. Argos has a same day delivery which I have used.
I use the deliver to store option when it's free and also its easier to collect from a store when it's convenient than have missed deliveries from the dodgy parcel companies when I'm out working
 

kyoto49

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When I was buying a new sleeping I actually used the millets website to find what I wanted, then went into town get buy it but everything I wanted was either non stocked in that store or out of stock and so ended up sat on the bench outside the store and buying it online anyway.
I find Millets one of the only shops I actually go to and spend money! It's not really possible for the smaller branches to stock everything but I'm usually able to get what I need. Lady working in there recently said they'd been really busy which is good to hear.
 

gilesjuk

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I find Millets one of the only shops I actually go to and spend money! It's not really possible for the smaller branches to stock everything but I'm usually able to get what I need. Lady working in there recently said they'd been really busy which is good to hear.

They sell decent branded stuff. When I went to Trespass and got a jacket it looked the part but then gradually started to fall to bits. Not sure what they used for stitching it together but appeared to have been candy floss.
 

tek-monkey

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They sell decent branded stuff. When I went to Trespass and got a jacket it looked the part but then gradually started to fall to bits. Not sure what they used for stitching it together but appeared to have been candy floss.
I find trespass regular stuff is dog walking clothes, the DLX stuff on the other hand is usually good. I had the taped seams go on my main shell but that was after maybe 5 years of use, still never let me down. Only time I have problems is if I don't open the pit zips and I wet out from inside, but you have to be doing something pretty strenuous for that.
 

gilesjuk

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I find trespass regular stuff is dog walking clothes, the DLX stuff on the other hand is usually good. I had the taped seams go on my main shell but that was after maybe 5 years of use, still never let me down. Only time I have problems is if I don't open the pit zips and I wet out from inside, but you have to be doing something pretty strenuous for that.

My current cold wet weather coat is a Didriksons from about 5 years ago. Still generally fine although the hand cover thumb loop things are starting to come away from the coat. Their stuff is pricey, something similar would be nice.
 
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