Another potential loss for the high street: Claire's Accessories

But it’s planet damaging extortionate tat they don’t need.

Of course it’s generally tat. Of course it’s over the odds. It’s marketed at tweens exercising some purchasing power. To all those who ‘don’t bother’ with the high street, please don’t come back bemoaning the lack of part time jobs for DC or the amount of time they spend online, or lack of social skills…the high street, and for youngsters, shopping together, is a community and a social experience and when there’s nothing but empty buildings, it will be too late.

Not everyone wants everything to go digital.

paying for parking. The amount that's gone up needs adressing for sure, but many don't want to lose the Hugh streets so closing all retail & banks is not the answer.

So what do you want people to do? Spend money they don’t have on tat they don’t need in poorly stocked shops whilst paying extortionate parking / bus fairs to fill landfill that damages the planet.🤔

We lived in a cardboard box and only had a stick to play with. Never did us any harm.

Kids actually don’t like being dragged round town in endless shops selling the same shite. Unnecessary consumerism isn’t that great for them or the planet.

They can hire those same staff and train them up to work online - virtual assistants, virtual personal dressers and advice. The world is going more digital but people will still be needed. Look at the state of banks, it’s all online so many closing. The answer isn’t for people to pay parking or be worried about getting fines. People can’t afford take aways, Domino’s are having trouble.

I never got over the closing of Razzle Dazzle, my daughter will be feeling this same about Claire’s

I’m glad. Overpriced landfill.

Not sad about Dominoes either. Overpriced crap that adds to the obesity crisis. Doing without takeaways, over priced coffee and consumerism isn’t a hardship.

The human race is going to have to adapt. We have been wasteful and eating/ living beyond our means for far too long.

But we didn’t have that when we were little and have lived to tell the tale.It’s not really a hardship. Hardly ever ate out. Saturdays were a trip to the library or popping into town for errands. You saved up for things you really wanted. You didn’t waste money. Going into town to spend money you don’t have on tat you don’t need and wasting money on extortionate crappy chain restaurant food is where we’ve gone wrong.

We lived in a cardboard box and only had a stick to play with. Never did us any harm.

Kids actually don’t like being dragged round town in endless shops selling the same shite. Unnecessary consumerism isn’t that great for them or the planet.

But we didn’t have that when we were little and have lived to tell the tale.It’s not really a hardship. Hardly ever ate out. Saturdays were a trip to the library or popping into town for errands. You saved up for things you really wanted. You didn’t waste money. Going into town to spend money you don’t have on tat you don’t need and wasting money on extortionate crappy chain restaurant food is where we’ve gone wrong.

Then don't ever complain about the state if the high streets, or the lack of jobs.

children can enjoy all of the 'quality time' wholesome activities AND going to a shopping centre for a look around & maybe lunch or something it's not either/or.

Except at this rate they'll never get that experience.

Yes, it is a part of normal life. And for many people, a deeply stressful one.

The posters 'that's life' comment, was deeply dismissive of the many people that right at this moment in time will be feeling very stressed about their future and, in many cases, their family's future.

Then don't ever complain about the state if the high streets, or the lack of jobs.

children can enjoy all of the 'quality time' wholesome activities AND going to a shopping centre for a look around & maybe lunch or something it's not either/or.

Except at this rate they'll never get that experience.

Exactly- i remember Claires opening up on our main street years ago, i used to go in and buy stuff for going out as well all my jewellery for my grad came from their. I now bring my nieces in and buy them stuff- yes i can buy cheaper on shein etc ( i dont by way refuse point blank to buy from shein or temu) but the difference is my nieces get the physically see the stuff, we see the prices and they have to pick to a set budget, we had to walk to the shop from the car park, we got hot chocolate after, it was a few hours break for my sister, we didnt have to scroll on a phone looking at the screen to buy. I am in my mid 40s and ever when i was a child we went to town on Saturday to meet for a coffee with my mother and my aunts bought me what my mother deemed as "tat" then in the shops. Soon there will be nothing left on the main street to go into