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To not believe how expensive Topshop is?

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flowerwild · 17/09/2024 13:22

So I grew up in the age of Topshop hype, when Kate Moss did a range that was like elite back then.

Obviously it declined hard, I stopped liking a lot of their stock. Now it’s on ASOS I absolutely love so much of their range but the price …

Almost £50 for a fluffy cardigan??

To not believe how expensive Topshop is?
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LBOCS2 · 17/09/2024 15:07

SnowBeagle · 17/09/2024 14:58

I feel like Topshop was always pricey - £30 for shorts, £40 for jeans, back in the early 00s

This. It was never that cheap, it wasn't occupying that place in the market.

mitogoshigg · 17/09/2024 15:06

It was always more expensive, the group had multiple shops at different markets, Dorothy Perkins was cheaper

MyBigFatGreekSalad · 17/09/2024 15:05

I think the price point hasn't changed too much when you bear in mind inflation rates. However the quality is awful now they've been taken over by asos.

MangoAndLimeNandos · 17/09/2024 14:59

TimeFlysWhenYoureHavingRum · 17/09/2024 14:20

You can't really expect things to cost the same as they did 30 years ago. Plus brexit has caused many import costs to rise - as expected.

I was going to call you out because the 90s are def not 30 years ago.

Well now I feel old

SnowBeagle · 17/09/2024 14:58

I feel like Topshop was always pricey - £30 for shorts, £40 for jeans, back in the early 00s

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flowerwild · 17/09/2024 14:39

TimeFlysWhenYoureHavingRum · 17/09/2024 14:20

You can't really expect things to cost the same as they did 30 years ago. Plus brexit has caused many import costs to rise - as expected.

Yeah thanks for stating something we are all aware of. I also never compared the cost of it back in the 90s. I wasn’t wearing Topshop in the 90s because I was under the age of 8.

My point is I’ve seen similar on ASOS that are 50% cheaper. And Topshop don’t have stores anymore so don’t have the same overheads.

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WaneyEdge · 17/09/2024 14:28

It was never that cheap. I remember getting a denim jacket with a white fleece/fur lining around 1996, it was £45. I remember as parents wouldn’t pay (I didn’t ‘need’ it 🙄) so I had to save up 3 weeks wages from my Saturday job.

TimeFlysWhenYoureHavingRum · 17/09/2024 14:20

You can't really expect things to cost the same as they did 30 years ago. Plus brexit has caused many import costs to rise - as expected.

poppyzbrite4 · 17/09/2024 13:53

Is it brylon and made by a child? Seems to be enough vogue nowadays.

ILikeItWhatIsIt · 17/09/2024 13:51

The prices have gone back to what they were in the 90's pretty much! Except now it's cheap shite made in China