Any Primark Fans?

Oh I love having a roam around Primark. I've had some lovely bits for our little ones from there, they are doing some particularly nice Disney bits at the moment.
I do appreciate there's an awful lot of rubbish but if you have a good rummage you can always find something

Sadly the don't cater for my size but family members buy from there.

In Milton Keynes we’re getting a new Primark next week. DGD is so excited, it’s her favourite shop.
I’ve had a mooch round our existing Primark a couple of times but never seen anything I fancy.

I’ve never been in a store. No interest.

We have a small Primark in our nearest town and that's enough for me.

I've never bought anything for myself from Primark, but when the Newcastle store first opened I bought a sweater for my then teenage son. It was one of the best things I ever bought. It washed well and never lost it's colour.
Last year I bought my granddaughter a pinafore dress, she loved it and was disappointed when she outgrew it.

We have a small Primark here,trouble is you see everyone wearing the same thing and we all know where it came from , not for me .

I don't buy much from there. I buy hairbrushes, make up remover pads and bits n bobs. My granddaughter loves it because she can get a lot of clothes for little money.

I can't bear the shop. I know there are some bargains to be had, but I just can't bear it! Our one is big, untidy, and noisy and I just feel as if I'm walking through a scruffy street market. Hate it!

I buy quite a few bits and pieces from there, I like the underwear sets, the nightclothes etc

Their household stuff is very good; towels, face flannel, bedding etc. Washes well and certainly as good quality as M&S. Basic clothing items such as t shirts, camisole vests and sweatshirts are good value for money and wash and wear well. I bought DS some items of clothing and they look very good and have even withstood DDIL's abysmal laundering!

I couldn’t believe the local TV ran a piece on the Birmingham one opening and that people actually queued for several hours to be there when it opened the doors.

Has the world gone mad? ??

I think the thing is Anja here in Birmingham it's quite a big thing for some. It's been a long time in the building and they closed a whole shopping centre (The Pavilions) and all the shops in it and the whole of that is now this Primark, which is why it made the news I suppose.

I was in Primark on Wed - we have a fairly big one in the nearest town and the one in Meadowhell is always heaving. I've bought odd bits over the years - especially tights and nightwear. Most of the fashion stuff is really for younger ones - my eldest GD likes some of it.

Does "style & beauty" outweigh sweatshops and slave labour?

absent I read that they are cleaning up their act, but still ‘have a long way to go’.

I can’t believe they can produce items so cheaply without using sweat shop labour , so won’t shop there just in case .

absent I have a relative who works in the retail fashion industry and he travels to India & Thailand to source clothing manufacturers. I've had several discussions with him about sweatshops, slave labour and the terrible conditions that, often young children, are expected to work in. He says that the industry has massively improved since 2013, following a factory fire in Bangladesh, where hundreds were killed. That terrible incident was the catalyst for change throughout the clothing manufacturing industry and conditions have improved. However, he also said that it would be a mistake to think that only the budget priced shops in Europe used such sweatshops. If we were to stop buying clothing from any retailer that used such sweatshops, there would be hardly any shops on the High Street or the www that we would buy anything from at all. He told me the names of many well known shops, who's prices are significantly higher than Primark but they use the same manufacturers, but their profit margins are wider, that's all.

Oh yesssss.
I have shares in Primark.
If it's good enough for Peter Jones....

I buy their luxury towels (not bog standard)....best I’ve ever bought,and good price too. Thoroughly recommend them.

Used to love Primark but I don't think their clothes are as good as they used to be. Would love to visit the Birmingham Store though for a good rummage!

Yes fishpie the towels are excellent for the price. I like the slippers and pyjamas too.

Their longline cardies are very good. But I usually take three or four steps inside the shop and walk straight out again. It's an exhausting store, even to look at.

My DGD's favourite soft fleecy pyjamas were originally bought for her older cousin, whose younger sister then wore them. They were then passed on to DGD's older sister and then herself. I estimate at least 7 years of continuous use and washing and they still remain soft and bright. I have had T shirts from there which have lasted years and DS is still wearing tracksuits bought at least 6 years ago which are as good as new. I rarely go there as the nearest one is in the next town and I don't like going there (or shopping) but when I do I always pick up something that seems to last forever.