FabSwingers.com forum: Where was the coolest place to shop when you were a teenager

By *usman 199 OP Man
over a year ago

Stockport

For me Stolen from Ivor. Good evening everyone

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Gosh.

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By *ull English with teaMan
over a year ago

London

Kensington Market, sadly long gone!

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By *ickshawedCouple
over a year ago

Wolverhampton

I don't know if it was cool - I've certainly never been cool - but I went to Topshop as a teenager. I'm sure I've still got a couple of things I bought there as well

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By *ora the explorerWoman
over a year ago

Paradise, Herts

Chelsea girl. Top shop

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By *emorefridaCouple
over a year ago

La la land

Snob

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By *olourmeplayfulWoman
over a year ago

Manchester

Sweatershop and Miss Selfridge were from my teenage years

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hot topic

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By *untogetherCouple
over a year ago

Malaga, Spain, Not in U. K.

In the US it was Merry-go-round, Units, United colors of Benetton...and so many more I can't remember.

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
over a year ago

in Lancashire

Fleming's jeans..

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By *ob Carpe DiemMan
over a year ago

Torquay

Probably the spinning disk record shop

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By *est And SouthCouple
over a year ago

Sheffield

Not so much shopping, but Friday nights in Blockbuster video were wild!

West x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Woolies

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By *lynJMan
over a year ago

Morden

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By *lynJMan
over a year ago

Morden

I've never been cool so I wouldn't go into the "cool" shops

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By *inger_SnapWoman
over a year ago

Hampshire/Dorset

Tammy Girl

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Next and topshop

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Probably Topshop or Topman or SuperDry. Was never really my thing though

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Kensington Market, sadly long gone! "

Loved this place. Used to buy rubber dresses from "pure sex" when I was 13 and gruesome t shirts from "Artificial eye". Many a friend got a shit tattoo from the basement of Ken Market. Got my first piercing there too. When I go to Manchester I get nostalgic vibes from Aflecks but it's not quite the same.

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By *elvet RopeMan
over a year ago

by the big field

One of the various record shops i frequented most days- always skint but still have a killer music collection

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By *yron69Man
over a year ago

Fareham

Bondage in General. Bought a two tone suit there.

Then it was McQueens where the cubicles had saloon bar doors. Robin the manager would always come up to them as you had your pants down to ‘check if you were ok..’

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By *ora the explorerWoman
over a year ago

Paradise, Herts

Anyone remember Our Price

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By *usman 199 OP Man
over a year ago

Stockport

I do Nora . Bought one or two record's from there .

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

"Anyone remember Our Price "

Sorry I'm way too young to remember that record shop that also sold posters and t-shirts.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"BOY" Kings Road London.

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By *emorefridaCouple
over a year ago

La la land

"Anyone remember Our Price "

Was the only place you could listen on head phones a few different albums in store. Loved it as a teenager

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By *orbidden eastMan
over a year ago

london dodging electric scooters

Brixton market

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By *aptain Caveman41Man
over a year ago

Home

Champion sports

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

Coolest hmmmm

Western international market, for all the best replica, Lacoste, Fila, and Pringle casual wear.

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

Browns South Molton Street.

Or Dagenham Sunday Market

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Anyone remember Our Price "

I do. I worked in 3 of the branches.

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

Carnaby cavern in carnaby Street

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

There was a clothes shop on Romford High Street that was very popular, but I can't for the life of me remember what it was called.

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By *urora1912Woman
over a year ago

Norfolk East anglia

Tammy girl

Sweater shop

Bay trading

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

For record's it was Groove Records an import record shop only place to get all the latest hip hop and electro sound's back in the early 80's

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

"For record's it was Groove Records an import record shop only place to get all the latest hip hop and electro sound's back in the early 80's"

Sorry it was in Greek street Soho.

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By *ora the explorerWoman
over a year ago

Paradise, Herts

"Anyone remember Our Price

Was the only place you could listen on head phones a few different albums in store. Loved it as a teenager "

Me too!

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By *hekaiserMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

Top Shop

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By *aughty but nice...Man
over a year ago

Staffs

The Oasis in Birmingham....it's still there

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The local smackhead specials

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By *icolerobbieCouple
over a year ago

walsall

I used to love going to the old oasis in Birmingham. It really was a happening place at the time.

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

"The Oasis in Birmingham....it's still there

I remember that wasn't it in the basement of the bullring??

Lot's of independent hippie stalls and shops, a bit like Kensington market already mentioned.

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch

I loved going to Athena.

In the summer heading to Bradford market and getting liquorice root & cali

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

Also Shepard's Bush market and Brent Cross shopping centre mainly for the Benetton shop.

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By *romagefraisWoman
over a year ago

Sunderland

Tammy

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By *arkus1812Man
over a year ago

Lifes departure lounge NN9 Northamptonshire East not West MidlandsMidlands

Co-op because my uncle was manager and we got big discounts,

BTW my teens were in the 1950s

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

American Classics. Vintage Western clothing on the King's Rd and Coventry garden. Flip in Covent garden too. Their bargain basement was awesome. We used to buy vintage, industrial America work wear to go clubbing in.

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By *iaisonseekerMan
over a year ago

Liverpool

HMV or Virgin Megastore. Ironically, a revamped HMV has opened in Liverpool and is resolutely uncool being populated mostly by nostalgic middle-aged man fingering the viny.

I may have been once or twice

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

Lord John

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By *arlomaleMan
over a year ago

darlington

Psyche in Middlesbrough and the metro centre in Newcastle

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By * and R cple4Couple
over a year ago

swansea

Sweater shop and Tammy girl .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sweater shop

United colours of Benetton

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

C&A

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

TopShop

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By *inkyInkedBiWoman
over a year ago

Tammy girl

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By *elvet RopeMan
over a year ago

by the big field

"Anyone remember Our Price "

Yup! one of my regulars, despite it being more of a mainstream music shop.

Do remember picking up a Bauhaus limited edition gatefold album and a signed Primatives album from the bargain bin, on the same day- think they were a fiver in total....guess the usual punters were more interested in PWL stuff and overlooked these gems

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By *elvet RopeMan
over a year ago

by the big field

"I used to love going to the old oasis in Birmingham. It really was a happening place at the time. "

It was so much better when it was all black and poorly lit inside, the general smell of leather and patchouli oil- they proper buggered it up when they modernised in mid 90's

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By *G LanaTV/TS
over a year ago

Gosport

I'm trying to wrack my mind as to which of the budget supermarkets it was that had a section where the whole isle was chilled including the walkway and shoppers. Possibly Kwik Save?

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

Depends what I was after, clothes for my YTS scheme, then Soldiers of Fortune.

Decent clothes was George Henry Lees, only when there was a sale in.

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By *ampWithABrainWoman
over a year ago

Glasgow

Chelsea girl

Our price - which did stock mainstream but iirc you could order less popular items

Covent Garden market and Camden market was great in the day for vintage finds not sure if they still are as not been able to go for years!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Miss Selfridge or Kookai

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I’m ancient - so:

Mr Freedom Kensington Market for t shirts, grandad vests and flared trousers

Biba - everything they made I loved

Kings Road Chelsea

Knightsbridge High Street

Charles Jourdan - all my shoes, boots and bags

Until I got married all my money went on clothes, boots and make up

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Woolworths for the pick and mix

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

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I'll try again, because I misread the teens bit. Stuff from Afflecks Palace in Manchester, mainly

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By *rMs.NeekCouple
over a year ago

Worcestershire

Oasis in the Bull Ring Birmingham

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Paradise Garage and Bony Maronies in the Haymarket, Bristol.

Max

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