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Closed down or discontinued - what do you miss?

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StuckBetweenDarknessAndLight · 19/02/2020 22:55

My local Oasis closed down before Christmas and I miss it so much! I've just been browsing their website and it's just not the same as seeing something on the hanger and thinking "ooh that's pretty!"
My favourite perfume and lipstick have been discontinued. I've been stockpiling thanks to ebay but they've been gone so long now I don't think I will get any more of either now. I won't look or smell the same soon Sad
What do you miss?
I fully expect this thread to be lots of people missing Woolworths and yes I still miss them too

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MrsMoastyToasty · 19/02/2020 22:57

BHS. Their plain t-shirts were better than m&s.

Geekster1963 · 19/02/2020 22:59

BHS here too.

SoMuchToBits · 19/02/2020 22:59

Crabtree & Evelyn Jojoba Oil body wash and soap. Still have some soap left, but no body wash. I have been using this stuff for years, and really miss it.

I also miss some shops, e.g. Next, Gap, Laura Ashley and Monsoon have all closed in my town as well as some chains which have closed altogether (Woolies, BHS etc). We also used to have a great Co-op department store which was sold to another company then closed.

Fairypiggy · 19/02/2020 23:00

Ha ha, I was coming on the thread to say Woolworths!
Spent many Happy Hours getting toys, pick and mix and cds, and then cheap household things when I was a student.

Squirrelpeanutbutter · 19/02/2020 23:00

BHS definitely!

sauvignonblancplz · 19/02/2020 23:00

Armani White perfume

beingchampion · 19/02/2020 23:01

Body Shop cocoa butter lip balm. I'm down to my last 4. I did panic buying when I found out that they were being discontinued.

Ftumch · 19/02/2020 23:02

I miss full sugar pop, everything has sweeteners now Envy

MachineBee · 19/02/2020 23:02

FCUK grapefruit shower gel. Never found another with the same lovely fragrance

BHS bed linen that they used to sell 20 years ago and towels.

StuckBetweenDarknessAndLight · 19/02/2020 23:02

I'd forgotten about BHS! I wasn't a big fan but it had Wallis and Dorothy Perkins concessions which I liked.

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Albern · 19/02/2020 23:02

Marble chocolate bars

OnlyFoolsnMothers · 19/02/2020 23:03

I tend to only miss BHS at Christmas!
I actually miss Tammy Girl, when 13 yr olds didn’t shop in Zara and dress like they are 25

GlummyMcGlummerson · 19/02/2020 23:04

So much Body Shop stuff. They discontinue like there's no tomorrow

Saladd0dger · 19/02/2020 23:04

C&A and Woolworths

MrsApplepants · 19/02/2020 23:04

Gucci envy perfume

Autumn2019 · 19/02/2020 23:05

BHS and Mothercare.

SoMuchToBits · 19/02/2020 23:05

@MachineBee I loved the beach towels I bought from BHS about 25 years ago. I still have them but they are a bit threadbare and faded now.

NemophilistRebel · 19/02/2020 23:05

All the music shops in town. Used to love going to listen to the cd’s deciding what to buy

It’s just not the same anymore

treenu · 19/02/2020 23:07

Boujois make-up - found out yesterday they're not selling in the uk. I usually bulk buy and went to buy my favourites. Boo!

Oh and Fuse bars of course!

treenu · 19/02/2020 23:07

*Bourjois

YesThatsATurdOnTheRug · 19/02/2020 23:08

Potato triangles Sad

BikeRunSki · 19/02/2020 23:08

BHS
Racing Green, Kew
Gap shops

Johnson’s 5.5 shampoo

The Woollies gap has been pretty much replaced by Wilko hasn’t it?

Canadianpancake · 19/02/2020 23:10

Crackerbarrel cheese.

SoMuchToBits · 19/02/2020 23:10

@BikeRunSki yes to Racing Green! That's been gone a long time, but I used to love their stuff. Still have a pair of shoes and a cardigan from there.

Fozzleyplum · 19/02/2020 23:12

Another one here for Crabtree and Evelyn jojoba oil soap. It had been my favourite since the early 90s.

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