Primark

Nix · 7 Jun 2011 at 16:38

I popped into a large Primark (three floors) at the weekend whilst trying to find something very simple that other shops seem to be failing at providing at the moment.

It was like feeding time at the zoo: clothes dumped in piles, waves of people rushing in all directions, children screaming, strange people being... strange, fat women being... well, fat, and the average speed of progression throughout the store being akin to that of a disabled snail inline for services at a post-office. Combine this will the sheer volume of people, it meant you got trapped in sections you had no intention or need of exploring - what the **** do I want with young girl's cardigans? :/

Never again.

It goes directly against the man-shopping mantra of getting in, grabbing said item and getting out as fast as possible.

Nix · 7 Jun 2011 at 16:46

Walking between side aisles, to see if what I was looking for was over mountains of discarded clothing only to turn around and find a pram has blocked my path and the mother was nattering away on her phone whilst scratching her backside on an attendant's head. It's a little hard to get anyone to understand what 'excuse me' means.

It was hard getting in and out of this store due to the number of floors and people inside.

Nix · 7 Jun 2011 at 16:54

Parky said:
It's usually not that bad when I go, though me and the gf once went to the one in Manchester near christamas, It was insane. You couldn't move once you got in, there were clothes all over the floor, people running around grabbing entire piles of clothes off the shelves, it was like a bomb had just gone off. I think we lasted about 5 minutes and had to leave it was so chaotic.

Pretty much this, except it was a standard Saturday. The sobs of the fallen and cold stares of those who've completed past tours merely supports the assertion that it is in fact, a war-zone.

If I ever go back in a Primark, I think I have to choose my timing very carefully.

Nix · 7 Jun 2011 at 16:57

Van Hellseek said:
This from the same person who got on his high horse in the trolley rage thread complaining that it was offensive.

How is anything like looking down my nose on people in a supermarket?

You lot called others monkeys and genuinely believed they were below you - you in particular supported by your infallable belief that the customer must be right and attitude in general.

My post is obviously in jest and simply describing a horrible shopping experience. There's a very crucial difference.

Get back in your hole.

Nix · 7 Jun 2011 at 17:01

Haha, and just the other week I was accused of being too polite.

Amazing buck-jumping there chaps, congratulations.

Nix · 7 Jun 2011 at 17:06

arknor said:
i was beeing sarcastic usually i stick a [/sarcasm] but forgot

In that case, my sarcasm detector just failed.

Nix · 7 Jun 2011 at 17:11

arknor said:
tell her one of your friends knows dale winton and hes on the look out for contestants to be part of a new show its like supermarket sweep but set in primark

Produced by Winton, and hosted by the Loose Women assemble with Jeremey Kyle as a judge.

/dies inside.

Nix · 7 Jun 2011 at 17:15

To be honest, I've found almost every single shopping chain tends to go in cycles regarding their quality. Must be to do with their sourcing.

It's worse when fashion dictates a few year's of horrible 'cuts'. Back in 2004, Topman used to be okay for buying some t-shirts and things then for years it started getting very poncey and targetted at skeletons. Not sure what it's like at the moment.