to think that MOther care is the crappiest shop in the world and tbh a bit rough?

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i went in there to look ( indesperation) for a gift for a new mum - was thinking some gear or some clothes. WHat a hell hole. Naff logoed clothes, sterile shopping area, stroppy be-polyestered staff and a general air of tiredness

AIBU to sugggest that Mothercare has Lost its way?

i can't think where our nearest one is
they will be gone in 6 mos
you heard it here first

Lol at stained carpets. Remember principles? They used to have them too. And strange scarves in changing rooms to out over your head or sum mat to stop you getting make up on the clothes.

others on par with mothercare
dunelm mill

i think dorothy perkins is heading that way

Lol @ asda being boutique

If you think overweight chavs screaming at their kids is boutique then i agree!

I think it needs making more interesting inside. More welcoming. Not staffed by sulky women in their early thirties armed only with an nvq and a predilection for bad home hair dye kits.

yes, you pee on a stick, bounce round in rapture dreaming of apple cheeked children and silver cross prams - you run to mothercare and it all turns to polyester dust

Come on. ASDA is a destination.
It's where you go to shout at your kids.

first time mums will buy any old shit. john lewis have it sewn up. mc are so sad

I don't know how Mothercare is still going. Any fool can see that what it sells is overpriced and unoriginal, and the shops are depressingly dim and unpleasant (how do they manage to waft the smell from the nappy bin through the entire shop?).

BHS and WHSmiths aren't far behind them on my High Street casualty prediction list.

roar @ asda as a destination.

You dream of breastfeeding chubby babies
Till younrealise it's next to shit smeared nappies in a glorified changing room next to someone who thinks a fruit winder is one of your 5 a day.

fruitwinder ,have bowl of them , tis one of 5 here

Our local mothercare is ace and so helpful!

That's interesting. How?
I'd always choose jl over mc because of the staff. And the smell

yeah. mothercare is rubbish. And I have used at least 5 different branches. Clothes all horrid with logos and stuff. Not competitive prices. Really stupid unhelpful staff. Poor stock levels. And I got DS a packet of those vests with poppers and the quality is shit. I got loads of gifts from there when DS was new born. Took most of it back, the ungrateful cow that I am.

smell is tres important when it comes to shopping
more shops should consider this

Mothercare don't pay tax in the UK as they changed their registered address to Luxembourg.

So stinky and bastards

Why do Mothercare shops always seem to smell? Is it company policy?

I don't know what happened to Mothercare.

I have a 5yo and a 3yo and I haven't been in there for years because every time I went, I was disappointed. Didn't have the right size etc. Last time I went, 2 women were in the car park saying "Mothercare NEVER have what you want, I'm not coming here again". Other one agreed. I didn't join the conversation but decided that it would be my last visit as well!

It seems a real shame. I honestly don't know how such a large store with so much stock can be so disappointing.

I really dislike the clother. Unimaginative and dull. And overpriced.

Agee that h and m is fab.

Here's the problem with Mothercare. 20 years ago it had pretty much a monopoly. Then everyone else - including the supermarkets - realised there was BIG MONEY to be made in gullible doting new parents. And Mothercare didn't keep up. So they went downmarket (not that they were ever upmarket, but they went profit-chasing) and sourced all their crappy products from the cheapest manufacturers possible. At the same time, JL, Mamas and Papas etc etc had figured out that people WILL spend £gazillion on a pram that looks like a 4x4 and captured the baby-as-an-accessory market leaving poor old Mothercare with the huns looking for somewhere to dump their stinky nappies before they go to McDonalds for lunch.

Your welcome, Mothercare, my invoice is in the post.

although H and M can be a bit of a bun fight

if most of your customers have a heightened sense of smell and tendency to vomit you might put a bit of effort into not smelling like an old ladies bathroom