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Originally Posted by Wigs
muppet, thanks for all the interesting info and photos.
At which department stores do you shop?
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Thanks, ah I don't shop in any as there are better deals almost everywhere else, and snappier designs (notably online or High Street chains employing all those cutting edge fashion students) -one of the reasons many of these establishments are a dying breed. If you want to look at staid, boring designs from yesteryear targeting Middle England, but with extra zeroes added on, head to a department store.
As mentioned most local 'High Streets' used to have department stores dotting round the city -my local was Morley's in Brixton, which always bought a touch of class through the clouds of weed
Before that was the Arsenal Cooperative (which went bust years before) and is -you've guessed it -luxury flats now, plonked into grimy old Woolwich
My new one became Arding & Hobbs in Clapham Junction, when I moved here 2 years ago. Many districts have a version of this dept store building - on the corner, with a tower, now converted into expensive apartments, or downgraded into a charity shop and a Phones-4-U
Both were stalwarts of the local area, but closed during the pandemic
. They're now being turned into start-up versions of themselves, instead of name outlets it'll be food vans, bars and chichi boutiques inside.
I'll sometimes go into Selfridges for a packet of crisps and wedge of bread (to stare at for days), which is surprisingly affordable and with the best range of exotic stuff. Other times Harrods Food Halls is worth the jaunt, just to check out goods completely outta your range -look out maybe for half a macaron someone left behind, or shred of sushi that's fallen on the floor.
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