What shops are you missing?

[Mummypig2020]

Just that really. Lighthearted.

We ordered a “for the benefit of Mr Kite” poster from America that came today, desperate to get it framed at the local framing company.

Also missing McDonald’s 😂🐷.

What are you missing?

I miss my lovely hairdresser, my lovely lady who treats my toes, damaged by years of being trodden on by various horses, going to sit outside at our local deli for breakfast, and our garden centre!

Primark. All my kids have used lockdown as an opportunity for an unprecedented growth spurt (which isn't a surprise given how much they eat in a day when they are home!). Trousers are inches too short, t-shirts are exposing belly buttons. I usually do a big Spring/summer wardrobe shop around Easter to see them through until school uniform time again in August. I hate shopping online as one DC is super skinny and looks swamped in bigger styles, one is quite solid and struggles getting his calves in "skinny fit", and the other is tall their age with really long legs and arms. I have to see the clothes to know how they'll fit each DC.

Garden Centre.

Bookshops... in particular my hometown has two good second hand bookshops. Suspect they may not have survived this crisis.

Book shop
Hairdresser
Beautician (my eyebrows!)

Charity shops and coffee shops. My idea of a perfect few hours is a browse around charity shops, buy a new (second hand) book then get a coffee and start to read it.

Garden centres, bookshops, yarn shops.

My hairdresser and the lady who waxes my eyebrows!

Nothing really except for the hairdressers.

Hairdressers
Beauty salon
Comptoir Libannais
TK Maxx
Decent coffee shop

I miss Cos.

I wouldn't dare buy anything online though as 9/10 I look absolutely absurd in their clothes so I really need to try them on!!

Garden centres for sure
I don’t miss hairdressers as I don’t really like going but I do really need a haircut

I like John Lewis and that Home sense shop

Also M&S and Lakeland

@PumpkinPie2016

I agree with you 100%!

I also miss my big Tesco as it used to be. I'd love to wander around it not feeling stressed out because there are too many customers in the store and no one can be bothered to social distance!

I would love Dunelm to be open and fully stocked. Have spotted new lights online but no stock sadly.

Charity shops. Both donating and browsing. Most of my other shopping is done online as I dont generally like shopping, though I'll admit to enjoying the odd Primark shop every few months.

Not at all dull

I love hb I’m going tomorrow

I miss the beauty salon not being opened I’m going to look like Dennis Healy by the time it reopens

I think I would go to Debenhams first. I like their forever sales and I have found nice bits this year.

Not a shop, but missing a National Trust day out.

IKEA and primark.

I desperately need new furniture as both mine and DHs drawers broke and our bed broke last month. But the stuff we want isn't available for delivery in my area.

John Lewis, Superdrug, independent chocolate shop in town, H&M,

1 hour to go round Primark and pick up bits for me and my child and a Burger King on the way home and believe me I would be a happy woman

The local boutique shops for gifts and good quality pre-curated clothes.

I love carboots

Shop wise, my local coffee shop, it’s still open I see it on my daily walk and have to repeat non essential when I walk past. I do like a Costa, nandos after we’ve been shopping, I miss going into tk maxx, having my nails done too.

Primark, charity shops and car boots.

I'm actually missing many shops that are still open(home bargains, Poundland etc) and miss going for a Costa too. Due to my location it's not an essential journey to go there cause I'd have to get a bus or train to the nearby town. For shops where I live it's 1 supermarket, a spar and a butchers that is all I've had access to besides online.