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Re:High Streets 2 Years, 7 Months ago
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It's a shame about the high streets. They need to do something to compete with online sales. Have to admit, though, that I now prefer shopping for clothes online, as I can shop in a more targeted way, homing in more easily on what I want. I hate trailing round shops looking at stuff I don't want or like, finding things I do like but not in my size, dealing with unfriendly or unhelpful assistants, negotiating badly designed changing cubicles (e.g. cramped, no mirror, only a communal mirror), buying things for the sake of it that never get worn. It's so much easier to cut out futile shop visits, unfriendly/unhelpful staff and try things on at home in peace. That way I also find that purchases are more likely to get worn. But it's true that if you shop online you have to be prepared to pay for P&P, including for returns and wait for a refund.
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Re:High Streets 2 Years, 7 Months ago
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Jo wrote:
It's a shame about the high streets. They need to do something to compete with online sales. Have to admit, though, that I now prefer shopping for clothes online, as I can shop in a more targeted way, homing in more easily on what I want. I hate trailing round shops looking at stuff I don't want or like, finding things I do like but not in my size, dealing with unfriendly or unhelpful assistants, negotiating badly designed changing cubicles (e.g. cramped, no mirror, only a communal mirror), buying things for the sake of it that never get worn. It's so much easier to cut out futile shop visits, unfriendly/unhelpful staff and try things on at home in peace. That way I also find that purchases are more likely to get worn. But it's true that if you shop online you have to be prepared to pay for P&P, including for returns and wait for a refund.
I have never had major issues with sales assistants only when I go to HMV and their knowledge of music is very limited. I wanted a Zombies LPs for a friend, the sales assistant came out with Walking Dead soundtracks. I went to the independent record shop. The owner was pleasant had what I wanted, he even had Zombies first issues of their first 5 albums. It was at cost with a discount but they were immaculate copies. Wouldn't get that on eBay or Discogs.
I just like to try on clothes straight away in shops then get my partner and her friends to decide if the clothes suit me or not. No pissing about browsing online endlessly, then waiting in at home to wait for the packages. Not forgetting what you get online is nothing like the pictures, if it's wrong size sent or it don't suit you then back to the drawing board.
My daughters are geeks for comic books, toys and table top games so comic and game shops are a great and don't forget if they are independently owned you will save a fair bit of money.
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