Next is for grannies

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Is this true? I buy 95% of my clothes from next and my son has always laughed saying it's a granny shop. I always thought it was quite trendy but then my trendy radar has always malfunctioned 😄 Anyway at work yesterday everyone was saying how they can't understand the appeal of Next and I noticed on a thread on here just now, hardly

AIBU to predominantly shop at Next at 35 years old?

Ay? I'm 27 and I love next stuff. Must be an old granny

Oh my god - I own the contraception pyjamas 😳😲😭

I'm 53, not a granny, but I have never been a fan of Next. I think I bought a couple of things there about 30 years ago. It's boring, and they have far too many branches in far too many places, so if you buy a top there, you will definitely run into other women wearing it. I like to be more different than that. I'm not a high street fan anyway. I wouldn't buy clothes in M&S either (except for linen trousers in the summer perhaps). I like independent shops or buy online.

I would rather stick forks in my eyes than queue for the sale!

Over 45 year old here. I, possibly about once every 3 years, swerve into Next when shopping. I walk through and swerve right out again. I find the clothes unimaginative, cheap looking and not to my taste.

I'm usually dressed in clothes from Zara, Whistles, &OtherStories, ASOS, the new Warehouse, Equipment, Joseph and similar. And vintage stores.

I have bought my 16 year old the contraception pyjamas. That's ok though right because although I might shop in a granny shop I don't want to be a 35 year old granny!

I love the look of the contraception pyjamas. If they were 100% cotton I'd be all over them like a rash.

I got a voucher for Next for my birthday and couldn't find anything in there that I didn't find old fashioned and boring.

I'm 28 and love M&S. I ended up re-gifting the voucher.

I am a Nana and their trousers fit me well and are inexpensive (yup Granny shop then) BUT last Christmas I got new coats for my DS and SIL there and they were really pleased with them and have worn them continually so, like anywhere, I think it's hit and miss. The prices are reasonable for the quality.

My mother who is almost 80 bought me and my husband a top and a jumper respectively a couple of years back, we both hated them. I spent the refund on some home stuff and my husband only used his this year for a couple of plain T shirts for 13 year old DS as their menswear seems to be cut for slim teens.

I haven't seen anything I would wear in there for years, the colours are dismal looking, the cuts peculiar and most of it seems to be work wear for someone in an office environment and everything seems to be synthetic.

I work in an office.
I need to look smart... Unfortunately that means Next, Hobbs, Phase Eight etc.

I'm wearing a next suit currently.

I am a gran to four and I don't shop at next for myself any more. Sometimes I gasp at the entrance women's clothes display which has rivalled M and S per una display for rankness.

I do buy for my gs's though and the stuff is pretty good quality wise, but some is really tacky and I hate, hate, hate the logo sweatshirts and t shirts. Their kids jeans are pretty good though and my teenage gs was really happy with a pair of dark wash skinnies this week. Might have something to do with the fact that he was going to pay and they were £18 in Next. River Island go up to age 12, then revert to adult sizes for teenagers so the jeans are adult prices at around £40!

Homeware wise, I have a sofa off from Next via ebay. It looks nice, but the quality is really not great. I think they are what I would call spare room sofas. Not being snobby here as others may disagree, but I paid £499 for it (new) but I guess a second. That said, others have said they like it.

Can't afford Hobbs. Can't afford Phase Eight. Can't REALLY afford Zara either tbh. Rarely go clothes shopping!

Also I've not been in Top Shop for years. Have they suddenly started doing clothes for people with any kind of body fat because last time I went in there nothing fit me at all and I'm not exactly obese (size 12/14, 5ft6). Similarly in Zara I feel like a massive lump. H&M also.

Not sure where I'm supposed to shop as nothing bloody fits me. But I did get a lovely lovely jumper from Next the other day which is beautiful and I bought a dress for a press do, that I wasn't sure about but everyone else was raving over. Even my dad apparently commented to my mum about it and seriously that never happens!! But- I looked it up online and the dress in the catalogue and on the model looks hideous! The model is wearing about 2 sizes too big and it just looks shit. In real life it was so much nicer.

Basically most stuff in Next is shit but then I think most stuff everywhere is shit and practically none of it fits me, I look stupid in 'trendy' clothes and they're all uncomfortable, or make me look pregnant which I am not.

I've occaisionally bought a blouse in NEXT. Generally they prove the "get what you pay for" rule, their stuff doesn't last. A shame as some of their children's clothes come with a touch more variety than some other chain stores.

Yes. Compared to 10-15 years ago Next the shops are more for grannies. The catalogue may be different but I haven't seen one for years. I always walk in the shop expectant and walk out disappointed. It used to be one of my fave shops. Now I find it dowdy :(

I don't like the fact that Next online/directory do all those branded mini ranges too. Why? If I want something from Joules or Hackett or wherever, I will go on their website and be able to see their full range, not just a 'capsule' collection. It's trying to be all things to all people and fails to be any of them.

I agree that John Lewis sells its own range at fairly similar prices.....and is better quality and somehow less nylony, thin and disposable.

I don't like the fact that Next online/directory do all those branded mini ranges too. Why?
So people who want these brands but can't afford them can buy them on credit.

I used to shop in Next about 20 years ago, but I don't remember the last time I bought something for myself from there now. I haven't looked in a Next for years.
I used to love their baby stuff though and I bought most of my ds's clothes there when they were small.

I would also say the household stuff is over priced for the quality. Their sofas, furniture (mostly flat pack) is pretty similar to that sold by Tesco....but much more expensive.
Again, I think it's intended to be semi disposable and for people who like to have a new sofa every 2 years or new curtains every 2 years or a new set of China frequently - cheap, fashionable colours and styles, cheerful...but not lasting.

It would often be possible to get an item for a similar price in a sale, but of much better quality, that would last three times as long. But as I say, I think they are catering to a market for wants more and more new stuff all the time, not stuff that will last. It has somehow got away with selling stuff that isn't great quality, for prices which are higher than those items should achieve. Is that because they are cashing in on the fact they started out being better quality, or have somehow made a name for themselves as superior to the bargain end of the market? Clearly there is a place for what they sell and they must be doing something right, as people are still buying their stuff. I think a lot of it is ease and convenience. Many people lack confidence to look around a range of furniture or clothes shops, so the catalogue or website are known and easy.....so people choose to shop there.

Aaah, yes - I'd forgotten that it offers credit.

This explains its popularity and how they can get away with charging more for furniture and household goods that aren't particularly good quality....or clothes too.
I wonder how many people who shop online at a Next are using the credit facility?
It's a modern day HP seller - again there is a place for this and lots of people do want to buy like this....but it also explains why the quality isn't high and the prices higher than the goods indicate.

I think some of their clothes are nice but they're more expensive than other shops.

Their shoes are a bit grannyish in my opinion. They remind me of Clarks, trying to be trendy but getting it very wrong.

I am old enough to be a granny and I wouldn't shop in Next. Or M&S for that matter.

I like the next trousers especially their linen trousers, I'm an odd apple shape and in some shops I can't even get trousers over my knees.
I get the odd dress too but I don't like their tops, they're a bit frumpy.
I get the odd bit for the kids too but usually only in the sale.

Next is the grim reaper for any sartorial dreams.

I buy most of my clothes at Next. I like that they last well

I don't think next stuff lasts as long as it used to and I never go into local store - always online BUT they have a Lipsy section - surely this alone means it can not be for Grannies