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If you could name one shop that is your spiritual shopping home, what would it be?

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Caz10 · 02/07/2009 21:25

And if I may be so cheeky, can you tell me how old you are?!

I went shopping today for the 1st time in months if not years, and felt totally out of place! Felt old in Top Shop and River Island, couldn't face being too cheap and nasty in Primark/New Look (although I did pick a few things up there ) and felt a bit depressed when I felt mildly more at home in Next...

I know you need to pick up things from different places, but there is something comforting about knowing that you will generally always find something in a certain shop.

i am 33 btw and no longer know where I shop...

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random · 02/07/2009 21:27

Primark [cheap and nasty emoticon]

MrsMattie · 02/07/2009 21:29

Definitely Primark. I'm 32 and I do buy one off things in 'quality' shops, but I stock up at Primark and always feel a pang of excitement when I go into a Primark store...

philopastry · 02/07/2009 21:30

Monsoon. Not sure if this is a good thing!

I like patterns and colour so works for me. Also the shop assistants are not all 19 and too cool for school.

I am 36 - and a size 14 BTW ( I suspect size is as important to this question as age)

smallchange · 02/07/2009 21:32

John Lewis. Which is so damn sad but I always end up in there. I blame my mother.

(Am 36 and not very stylish)

expatinscotland · 02/07/2009 21:33

John Lewis.

Jux · 02/07/2009 21:37

I don't know if it's still there but it was in Swanage, called Rainbow's End. Don't know if I'll ever get back there either.

BananaFruitBat · 02/07/2009 21:38

eBay.

JamInMyWellies · 02/07/2009 21:39

John Lewis

squeaver · 02/07/2009 21:40

Banana republic

And The Gap.

Marthasmama · 02/07/2009 21:41

Liberty. I always feel at home in Liberty with the creaky wooden floors and mishmash of labels. It's been a while since I was there.....

themoon · 02/07/2009 21:42

Zara.

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Caz10 · 02/07/2009 21:43

Ooh Zara, now I think I could feel at home there...

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hf128219 · 02/07/2009 21:43

Love Liberty, Selfridges, Fenwick, Harrods.
And the whole of Bond Street. And Primark.
I am 39 in a couple of weeks time.

muffle · 02/07/2009 21:47

I know what you mean, I'm a bit stuck with this. It used to be Jigsaw but they have changed and have a lot of poncy, ugly stuff now. I do like going to White Stuff though I actually like very little of what they have, but there are often one or two things I love.

John Lewis is definitely my shopping home for non-clothing stuff though. The lovely crockery, the cosmetics bit, fabrics and crafts, kids' stuff, kitchen and camping stuff, garden stuff... I could quite happily actually live there.

Overmydeadbody · 02/07/2009 21:49

Field and Treck or Decathlon

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Caz10 · 02/07/2009 21:49

Aah my shopping experience in arse-end-of-nowhere, Scotland, is clearly difference from yours hf128219!

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PavlovtheForgetfulCat · 02/07/2009 21:50

Monsoon
Debenhams on account of being able to buy lots of things from different shops without leaving the store.
Some of the surf shops.
Charity shops.

Overmydeadbody · 02/07/2009 21:52

Gosh, you lot are all either loaded or just windown shoppers

If I had the money I would shop at White Stuff and Cult clothing, with the odd bit of Jack Wills thrown in too.

PavlovtheForgetfulCat · 02/07/2009 21:55

OMDB - window shopper for sure! apart from charity shops.

expatinscotland · 02/07/2009 21:55

straight-up window shopper, OMDB. i live in the back of beyond. john lewis is a bit of a haul from here.

expatinscotland · 02/07/2009 21:55

straight-up window shopper, OMDB. i live in the back of beyond. john lewis is a bit of a haul from here.

Marthasmama · 02/07/2009 21:56

OMDB - Pre-kids: loaded, now: window shopper!

TheMitsubishiWarrioress · 02/07/2009 21:56

JOE BROWNS..JOE BROWNS...JOE BROWNS,

and charity shops,

and JOE BROWNS

EyeballsandherSunburntNorks · 02/07/2009 21:57

I was going to say the Apple Store till I read your replies and realised that I'd be typing this on a gleaming MacBook Pro but stark nekkid

TheMitsubishiWarrioress · 02/07/2009 21:57

Oh and I am 39, (40) in August wooohoooo!!!!