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Thanks primark

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Waltergritty · 06/12/2019 19:15

Took my 11 year old to try on bras in Primark Central Milton Keynes today.

Where once would have been male and female signage now it’s just ‘in’ and ‘in’ on the changing room signage.

No lockable cubicles just curtains with magnets sewn in the hems.

This store only opened at Easter.

Who is designing this thoughtless crap?

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Uncompromisingwoman · 06/12/2019 19:51

This is the new reality for women and children Waltergritty . Companies showing no awareness of safety and privacy needs, let alone an attempt to protect anyone from all the predators out there. Depressing.
It's ironic that these companies are likely to have to pay significant compensation given that they are consciously choosing to ignore all available evidence about the hidden cameras, upskirters, secret filmers, sex offenders, rapists etc who exploit every safety lapse and take every opportunity to access women and children when undressed and vulnerable.

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Waltergritty · 06/12/2019 19:41

Ok, here it is, 16th April this year:

www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/our-region/milton-keynes/opening-date-finally-revealed-for-huge-three-storey-primark-store-in-milton-keynes-1-8836881

Yeay, flagship store! Yeay 're-imagining an icon' Yeah, putting children in with men and safeguarding them by the power of magnets.

WELL DONE PRIMARK

(we bought a bra in Sainsburys in the end, btw)

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Waltergritty · 06/12/2019 19:37

Thank you, I just have "preview message" and "post message" as options, unfortunately.

I am pissed off in general with the set up but what pisses me off most is the fact that they have planned and opened this store THIS YEAR so it doesn't seem that they're doing that crappy thing of changing existing provision.

Rather, that they have opened it in this crappy way with these crappy curtains. I don't know exactly when it opened but I think April this year as I remember my DD being excited about it and now they've chucked her under the bus...

P.S I work at university of Northampton and they opened a new campus in Autumn last year and the toilet provision is male, female, everyone. I.E. they have factored in a third space. So it IS possible to consider in the planning, if you can only be arsed.

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scotsheather · 06/12/2019 19:31

Yup same at ours. Used to be women left and men right, now the signs have quietly gone. Regulars just go where they always have but in reality its no longer segregated.

Fraggling · 06/12/2019 19:31

Fuxake

TheProdigalKittensReturn · 06/12/2019 19:29

Below where you'd write your message is there a bit that says Images (up to 30 per day)? If so you can upload pics there.

Also yay, curtains, how secure.

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Waltergritty · 06/12/2019 19:16

I have a photo but no clue how to post it.

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