Why do people shop at Primark?

I still have my Primark fleecy pink dressing gown that I bought for £5 around 2004. It still looks fine even though I wear it absolutely every day. Best £5 I've spent.
I do agree about the prices have increased a lot recently though

Their brushed cotton pyjamas are wonderful. My daughter gets a new set at Christmas every few years and the oldest ones are still going strong..

Because you can treat yourself to something new a couple of times a year even if you're on a tight budget. Quality, ethics etc sometimes have to be sidelined when you can't afford better.

Because they want too. Easy one.

I have never successfully bought anything for myself there. Even when it first opened and I was a lot younger (!) the store would feel
overwhelming and chaotic. I never found the quality or fit of the clothes to be good.
However I did used to get some clothing for the kids there years ago (not now they’re older) but found some nice items.

for me, I love their pyjamas and leggings. Also their socks

I have bits from primark that are at least a decade old and still good condition. DD has the most stunning dress that is very monsoon bridesmaidy which gets compliments whenever she wears it and was about £10. Stocking fillers, holiday sandals, hair accessories and little presents for the kids are brilliantly priced. Some of the materials are not great quality but there is some lovely stuff at great prices. They use paper bags and the staff are usually nice.

First reply has it right ☝

I stopped buying in Primark before lockdown. It's gotten very expensive now but still shocking quality. I also felt the make up influencers said was good was not great dupes at all, I prefer Aldi when they do make up.

I buy from Vinted or secondhand shops instead, better quality, mostly M&S in fact.

It's literally the only clothes shop left in the local town.
Primark or nothing!

I've just remembered. I still wear my primark nighties from after my c-section with DD. She's 16 now.

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Their bedding are quite good, sheets wash well and don't need ironing
Also have a couple of jumpers which have been fine

My nightdress is even older, about 7

Another one I’ve just remembered. A former colleague - who was actually a terrible show off and constantly talked about money - had relatives over from abroad. She bought all new bedding from Primark for the guest beds then binned it when they went home. I thought that was pretty bad tbh.

My hairdresser buys 7 very cheap new plain white T shirts from Primark when he goes on a week’s holiday. He wears a new one every day then throws them. lol. So wasteful and I’d never do that but it does make me laugh.

Ive got stuff from there that's lasted years.
I assumed this would be a post about how unfairtrade it is, the clothes from most expensive stores pretty much come out of the same factories. Before you put yourself on the back for wasting five times the price for the same item of clothing.

Unfortunately have noticed a trend this year amongst lots of retailers (e.g. Mango, M&S, etc.) for really poorly made, poorly designed jumpers in synthetic materials like acrylic and polyester.

Some might even look nice when you try them on, but you can see a mile off that they’ll go bobbly as fuck within a couple of wears.

Annoying as well that they’ll put like 8% wool in so they can call it a ‘wool blend’.

I have a jumper I bought at Primark in 2012 that’s still in great condition and gets worn all the time

This definitely doesn’t apply to all their stuff (far from it I’m sure) but not every item is poorly made

OMG! Recently DH asked why I was wearing a synthetic top I had recently bought from Asda and it was full of bobbles after only one wash! I was also very angry because we don't have money to waste and despise fast fashion because all the crap we don't use end up in coasts and oceans of poor countries, but I also hate going for shopping too often.

So he dragged me to M&S, you know.. quality. But I don't want to buy merino wool or cashmere which I will have to look after! Everything was either too short or too thick or rolled necks! They didn't have thin, pure cotton sweaters apart from the men's section which DH bought for himself and they turned out to be good quality. I bought again synthetic but you know, it's M&S so better! I washed it and it was similar crap.

this sums it up

Because they occasionally have some good items. DH is fussy and I bought Grandad style, 100% cotton shirts, which are excellent quality, I have an unusual jacket which has lasted years and is always commented on, plus other bits and pieces, including this year viscose woven sleeveless tops, really very good quality and wash brilliantly. I shop far and wide and brand really is no longer an indicator of quality and I am positive production for a great many companies comes off the same factory floors.

They now do a better quality range, made in turkey, nice cotton items so worth the extra, dont buy the super cheap stuff as falls apart and looses shape...ds and dh have many jeans from there, have bought lots of pairs for future use as good fit and quality and price...you just have to be selective and avoid the tat polyester stuff, i have a few cotton jumpers that still look nice after 10 years.

I shop there less now than I used to, but when I was a single mum with two growing boys, I bought a lot of kids clothes in there. I still really rate their homewares as well. I like to change up my decor with the season, and I’ve found some lovely things in primark that don’t break the bank.

It’s not my main place to shop but I have a fair few things from there and can truthfully say none of my items have fallen apart or lost their shape.