FabSwingers.com forum: Shop chains you remember with nostalgia

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

Woolworths I miss, used to get all my record singles in there.

Littlewords was the place to go for Pick n Mix.

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

liptons

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By *aven RedWoman
over a year ago

Liverpool

Blacklers x

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

I remember as a student I got my first video recorder from Radio Rentals!

And used to hire videos (and latterly DVDs) from my local Blockbuster.

And, as you mentioned it, surely Woolies was the King of pick and mix!

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By *inky-MinxWoman
over a year ago

Grantham

Bejams, had a joke that doesn't work any more no it's gone

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

Tammy girl and Andy's records x

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

It has to be Woolies for me too.

I had my Saturday job in Woolworths but my strongest memory is going there the first time, when I was about 5, and seeing the Pick and Mix.

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

Woolworths definitely, and Richard shops, more for the advert x

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

I agree Woolworths ... but also some shops which still exist but send very bland now like Hamleys.

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

Chelsea girl. And Our Price. My favourite shops when I was growing up...and we would always stop off for a bendy sausage in wimpy

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

Chelsea Girl!

Although, I've noticed River Island had a Chelsea Girl line.

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"Chelsea girl. And Our Price. My favourite shops when I was growing up...and we would always stop off for a bendy sausage in wimpy

Snap!

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

"Chelsea girl. And Our Price. My favourite shops when I was growing up...and we would always stop off for a bendy sausage in wimpy

And Friday night video from blockbusters!

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

Woolies definitely,

Pick up a single, some stick on souls and blakeis to make your shoes last longer, a quick whiz round the pick and mix, and you're Saturday shopping done! (When you were 13 )

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

House of Fraser.

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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

"Chelsea girl. And Our Price. My favourite shops when I was growing up...and we would always stop off for a bendy sausage in wimpy

Snap! "

A Bender in a Bun,

Now a special section in the chat rooms

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

I’m off down Rumbelows on my Raleigh Grifter, see you knobbers later.

Sent from ZX Spectrum

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

"C&a !! "

Couldn't be anything else given your user name

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"Woolies definitely,

Pick up a single, some stick on souls and blakeis to make your shoes last longer, a quick whiz round the pick and mix, and you're Saturday shopping done! (When you were 13 )"

You don't see Blakey's anymore.

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By *alking DisasterWoman
over a year ago

South Oxfordshire

"Tammy girl and Andy's records x"

Was Andy's Records national, or just a East Anglian thing? Andys Records was the best place to get music t-shirts.

I also remember Athena being a bookshop, before it just sold posters (before closing down).

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By *hubnwife_36dd_ukCouple
over a year ago

chester

More (some slightly obscure): Home & Colonial, Irwins, Dewhursts, Lewis's (Liverpool), C & A, MacFisheries, Dixons, Jessops

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

Ottakars bookshops were nice and I seem to remember a supermarket in Stamford called ‘Sally Morlands’ although I think I might have just hear my parents talk of it.

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By *he rover returnedWoman
over a year ago

xxx

Woolworths ... such fond memories and Quinnsworth ( Tescos took thise shops over i think )

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

23rd Precinct in Glasgow - my favourite long gone record store

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By *ady LickWoman
over a year ago

Northampton Somewhere

C&A I used to love shopping there as a teen. I suppose New Look is a bit like that from what I remember

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By *pple16Man
over a year ago

Macclesfield

DER Martin dawers. And radio rentals for your tv’s

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

"C&A I used to love shopping there as a teen. I suppose New Look is a bit like that from what I remember

I hated c&a... then I worked there... until they sacked me

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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago

Hereford

"Tammy girl and Andy's records x

Was Andy's Records national, or just a East Anglian thing? Andys Records was the best place to get music t-shirts.

I also remember Athena being a bookshop, before it just sold posters (before closing down)."

There was an Andy's Records in Aberystwyth when I was a student (1999-2003)

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"C&A I used to love shopping there as a teen. I suppose New Look is a bit like that from what I remember

I remember that C&A was the only place we could get salopettes for the school skiing trip.

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

Tammy girl, mum used to be downstairs in etam and I'd be upstairs in the girls clothes. Woolworths, even BHS where I used to get my global hyper colour t shirts, they'd actually be handy now for the gym so I could see if I'm sweating enough!

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

"Ottakars bookshops were nice and I seem to remember a supermarket in Stamford called ‘Sally Morlands’ although I think I might have just hear my parents talk of it. "
sally morlands was the first supermarket i ever knew. Things where just piled up on the floor dont remember them having any shelves

Think they where just local though.

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

M.F.I. worked there for a while, customer services queue was always a mile long from people complaining about the screws missing or bits broken from the packages

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

Netto. The north east is not the same without it

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

Glens, Hutchison, Robertsons, Stepek

You’ll probably have to be Scottish to remember this

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By *an_LexaCouple
over a year ago

Sunderland

I think Chelsea Girl and Concept Man both became River Island

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

I definitely miss going to Blockbuster Video when I was a kid or BV as I used to call it.

What I miss about BV is renting games there but the lovely smell the place has when you enter is what I'll miss most of all.

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

"Tammy girl and Andy's records x

Was Andy's Records national, or just a East Anglian thing? Andys Records was the best place to get music t-shirts.

I also remember Athena being a bookshop, before it just sold posters (before closing down)."

Not sure but that's where I spent my Saturdays in there with headphones on lol x

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By *lackintelMan
over a year ago

Walworth .London

Fine Fare, first Saturday job

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

Ravels, my fave shoe shop.

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

Our Price

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

Kwik Save

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

I remember some shops had milk vending machines and Cigarette vending machines outside on the pavement, as nothing, absolutely nothing was open on Sunday afternoon/evening

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By *tonMessCouple
over a year ago

Slough Windsor ish

Wimpey

Jean Jeanie

Dickie Dirts

Blockbusters

Our Price

Index

Etam

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

"C&A I used to love shopping there as a teen. I suppose New Look is a bit like that from what I remember

I remember that C&A was the only place we could get salopettes for the school skiing trip.

The c&a shell suit lol (80s child here) x

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

"Wimpey

Jean Jeanie

Dickie Dirts

Blockbusters

Our Price

Index

Etam

We still have a wimpy x

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By *lackintelMan
over a year ago

Walworth .London

Also, Mr Byrites,Curtis Shoes & Kwik save

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By *a Fee VerteWoman
over a year ago

Limbo

Wendy's - I still yearn for their burgers

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By *ucyfur77Woman
over a year ago

Pleasuretown

Blockbusters

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By *a Fee VerteWoman
over a year ago

Limbo

"I remember some shops had milk vending machines and Cigarette vending machines outside on the pavement, as nothing, absolutely nothing was open on Sunday afternoon/evening"

I can still remember chocolate vending machines on the platforms of tube stations. Though 9 times out of 10 they'd take your money and not give you anything in return

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

On behalf of PNG

Clockhouse

And the Teenage bit of C&A

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

Snob

Leo’s

Etam

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

Not sure it was a chain but Take Six had a few shops. Wardour Street London was THE place to get clothes. Made to measure Mohair suits for silly money ...

Childhood memories of the original Woolworths in Cornmarket Street Oxford that had creaky wood floors ....

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

Oooh another one

Athena

For your posters

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By *r_PinkMan
over a year ago

london stratford

Kwicksave followed by safeways

but nothing will EVER beat wollies

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

"I remember some shops had milk vending machines and Cigarette vending machines outside on the pavement, as nothing, absolutely nothing was open on Sunday afternoon/evening"

And egg vending machines in the middle of nowhere ...

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

"Oooh another one

Athena

For your posters

I remember getting posters there.

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

Supercigs, our price, lo-cost, index, littlewoods x

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By *isa 59Woman
over a year ago

Newcastle

Woolworths for the donut machine...loved to watch them being made and having them hot out of the sugar.

C&A for the hat dept...used to love trying them all on as a kid.

Littlewoods used to do an awesome chocolate bar with a banana flavoured liquid centre.

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

"I remember some shops had milk vending machines and Cigarette vending machines outside on the pavement, as nothing, absolutely nothing was open on Sunday afternoon/evening

I can still remember chocolate vending machines on the platforms of tube stations. Though 9 times out of 10 they'd take your money and not give you anything in return

Preparation for a life on Fab, you're choosen pleasure seems tantalising close, only to be let down 9/10.

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

C&A

Etam

Stolen from Ivor

Army and Navy stores

Woolies

Chelsea girl was reinvented as river island

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

"Woolworths for the donut machine...loved to watch them being made and having them hot out of the sugar.

C&A for the hat dept...used to love trying them all on as a kid.

Littlewoods used to do an awesome chocolate bar with a banana flavoured liquid centre. "

Ooh and the cafeteria attached to littlewoods aour Saturday treat a doughnut and milkshake lol x

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

"I remember some shops had milk vending machines and Cigarette vending machines outside on the pavement, as nothing, absolutely nothing was open on Sunday afternoon/evening

I can still remember chocolate vending machines on the platforms of tube stations. Though 9 times out of 10 they'd take your money and not give you anything in return

Preparation for a life on Fab, you're choosen pleasure seems tantalising close, only to be let down 9/10.

On a brighter note, do you remember those toy Cadbury chocolate vending machines

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By *a Fee VerteWoman
over a year ago

Limbo

Not chains, but Peter Robinson in Oxford Circus and the Bourne & Hollingsworth department store in Oxford Street. And the huge Tower Records in Piccadilly Circus.

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

Woolworths - I won a £250 trolley dash in there in 1990, that was a shit load of money then especially to a 13 year old kid.

Tandy and Dixons

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By *ady LickWoman
over a year ago

Northampton Somewhere

"Woolworths - I won a £250 trolley dash in there in 1990, that was a shit load of money then especially to a 13 year old kid.

Tandy and Dixons "

Which aisle did you go to first? Lego?

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

Liptons and Hintons. Memories of shopping with my Mum

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

"Woolworths - I won a £250 trolley dash in there in 1990, that was a shit load of money then especially to a 13 year old kid.

Tandy and Dixons

Which aisle did you go to first? Lego?"

Yep, I got the lego technic car, Loads of action man stuff, Michael Jackson cassettes

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By *elma and ShaggyCouple
over a year ago

Bedworth

"More (some slightly obscure): Home & Colonial, Irwins, Dewhursts, Lewis's (Liverpool), C & A, MacFisheries, Dixons, Jessops"

My first job was as a Saturday girl in Dewhursts. I worked there from age 13 and when I quit my A levels aged 17 I asked them to take me on full time as an apprentice butcher. They said no, girls can’t train as a butcher it’s a mans job. Being a gobby little cow I told em to stick their Saturday job where the sun don’t shine

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

Index catalogue stores

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

"Index catalogue stores "

Green Shield Stamp stores

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

Woolworths bought my first 7”single there

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By *ady LickWoman
over a year ago

Northampton Somewhere

"Woolworths - I won a £250 trolley dash in there in 1990, that was a shit load of money then especially to a 13 year old kid.

Tandy and Dixons

Which aisle did you go to first? Lego?

Yep, I got the lego technic car, Loads of action man stuff, Michael Jackson cassettes"

Wow, you must of been in heaven!!

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

"Woolworths I miss, used to get all my record singles in there.

I bought my first ever single in Woolies, David Essex it was. Very small me asked the lady "Hold Me Close, please", and she came round the counter and gave me a hug.

I was too young to remember but it's the sort of story my mum loves to tell

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

Dolcis for shoes, and Ravel!

Woolies and Our Price for records, Tammy Girl for clothes

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By *pepepipoxMan
over a year ago

London

"C&a !! "

Still available in other countries!!

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By *pepepipoxMan
over a year ago

London

I remember a first outing to Neto when I started university... And how cheap everything was!

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

"C&a !!

Couldn't be anything else given your user name

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By *ormerWelshcouple2020Man
over a year ago

Stourbridge

Greys (became Debenhams)

Lewis’s (Birmingham)

Reddingtons Rare Records (Birmingham)

Our Price

Hewitt’s

Ansells pubs

Cosmos holidays

Laker Airways

BEA

BOAC

PAN AM

Yugotours

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By *abs..Woman
over a year ago

Woolworths and C&A

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By *VineMan
over a year ago

The right place

I always thought C&A was a label so that women knew which way round to put their knickers on.

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By *abs..Woman
over a year ago

"I always thought C&A was a label so that women knew which way round to put their knickers on.

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

Radio Rentals.

Tie Rack.

Austin Reed

MFI

Principles

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By *VineMan
over a year ago

The right place

Bejam

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

Blockbusters

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"Blockbusters"

Blockbuster turned down the deal to buy up a start-up company called Netflix.

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By *ucyfur77Woman
over a year ago

Pleasuretown

"Oooh another one

Athena

For your posters

The man holding the baby poster

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By *amissCouple
over a year ago

chelmsford

Freeman hardy Willis

Fosters

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By *oman wantedCouple
over a year ago

Cheshire/Liverpool/Manchester

Quiggins liverpool. What a place that was x

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

"Freeman hardy Willis

Always know as Three Hard Willy's in Chingford

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

Tesco

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

Wrensons

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By *he Mac LassWoman
over a year ago

Hefty Hideaway

OurPrice & Andy’s Records

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

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

"Ratners!

It really was crap!

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

C&A

The clothes shop version

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

We're Reddingtone rare records a chain or just in Bham ?

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By *iamondCougarWoman
over a year ago

Norfuck! / Lincolnshire

"Wimpey

Jean Jeanie

Dickie Dirts

Blockbusters

Our Price

Index

Etam

We still have a wimpy x"

Loved whimpey!

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By *iamondCougarWoman
over a year ago

Norfuck! / Lincolnshire

"Radio Rentals.

Tie Rack.

Austin Reed

MFI

Principles

Everyone had MFI furniture

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

Stolen from Ivors... Jumpers £10 each, or two for 20

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

Tandy’s

Choices videos

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By *ast_And_CuriousMan
over a year ago

Sevenoaks

Happy Shopper. Their Cola was crap more like water.

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham

C&A. Great logo.

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By *hubaysiWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

Principles

Etam

C&A

Jones of Oakwood

Netto

Kwiksave

Jumbo Records

Rumbelows

Binns

BHS

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By *atural-born-thrillerMan
over a year ago

oulton broad

Mace shops does Texas the diy shops count ? X

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By *ENGUYMan
over a year ago

Hull

I got my first Rented telly from Rediffusion.

Then added a Betamax VCR there too. Later, went to Dixons to change to a proper VCR.

Anyone recall Rumbelowes?

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By *aughtyLittleMissWoman
over a year ago

Aberdeen

What Everyone Wants - the Primark of its day

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

C&A is still going in most of mainland Europe.

United Colours of Benetton is common there too.

What I miss is not a chain but a type of shop. A proper, old school, car accessory shop.

Many an hour spent in my yoof in the local ones and that’s only 15 years ago.

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

Spar?

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

Barratt shoes and D H Evans

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By *iss_tressWoman
over a year ago

London

"liptons"

First name that came into my mind.

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

Dickens and Jones and Dolcis and not sure but does Revels still exist always got my shoes from them

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By * and M lookingCouple
over a year ago

Worcester

Chelsea Girl & C & A

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By * and M lookingCouple
over a year ago

Worcester

"We're Reddingtone rare records a chain or just in Bham ?"

Have they gone then, thought they were still on the Bristo Road

Reddingtons

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

"Dickens and Jones and Dolcis and not sure but does Revels still exist always got my shoes from them "
ravels

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By *alking DisasterWoman
over a year ago

South Oxfordshire

"Spar?"

There are still Spar shops about!

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By * and M lookingCouple
over a year ago

Worcester

Don’t know if the were everywhere but the local small grocery store the VG shops

Imagine the innuendo if they were still around.

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

"Spar?

There are still Spar shops about!"

Did they forget to take the sign down?

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By *entleman JayMan
over a year ago

Wakefield

Does anyone remember House of Holland? It may have just been a Wakefield, Leeds thing!

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By *ormerWelshcouple2020Man
over a year ago

Stourbridge

"We're Reddingtone rare records a chain or just in Bham ?

Have they gone then, thought they were still on the Bristo Road

Reddingtons"

Oh I thought he sold up and went online only?

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

"I’m off down Rumbelows on my Raleigh Grifter, see you knobbers later.

Sent from ZX Spectrum"

I had it’s little brother the Raleigh Boxer which had a pedal brake!

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By *sGivesWoodWoman
over a year ago

ST. AUSTELL, CORNWALL

Tatlas

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

"Don’t know if the were everywhere but the local small grocery store the VG shops

Imagine the innuendo if they were still around.

"
VG? Vag you mean?

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By *ormerWelshcouple2020Man
over a year ago

Stourbridge

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

woolies for the "pix'n'mix".......

do i win...

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By *hechairman18Man
over a year ago

Salford Quays , Manchester

Kardoma, coffee shops.

Maypole, northern grocers.

Redmans, bacon shops.

George Glass. "Look through a Glass window". Gents outfitters.

John Collier, Weaver to Wearer. Gents outfitters.

Timothy, White and Taylor's. Chemist chain.

Montague Burton. For the original "Full Monty". Which was a made to measure 3 piece suit.

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By *esus H ChristMan
over a year ago

birmingham

"I’m off down Rumbelows on my Raleigh Grifter, see you knobbers later.

Sent from ZX Spectrum

I had it’s little brother the Raleigh Boxer which had a pedal brake!

I had a Budgie, a Boxer then a Tommahawk- Choppers little bro aaaahhh the memories....

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By *esus H ChristMan
over a year ago

birmingham

"We're Reddingtone rare records a chain or just in Bham ?

Have they gone then, thought they were still on the Bristo Road

Reddingtons

Oh I thought he sold up and went online only? "

It's the Diskery on the Bristol Rd, Reddingtons went years ago.....

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By * and M lookingCouple
over a year ago

Worcester

"We're Reddingtone rare records a chain or just in Bham ?

Have they gone then, thought they were still on the Bristo Road

Reddingtons

Oh I thought he sold up and went online only?

It's the Diskery on the Bristol Rd, Reddingtons went years ago....."

Just did some research.

He sold up in 2014, 75,000 vinyls in one big sell off.

There is another place where the old Davenports brewery was.

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

Blockbuster

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

Comet

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By * and M lookingCouple
over a year ago

Worcester

Owen & Owen

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

Thresher

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By * and M lookingCouple
over a year ago

Worcester

Victoria Wines

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

Jeanery and Etam

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By *esus H ChristMan
over a year ago

birmingham

Lewis's, Rackhams...I know it's a House of Fraser but they're off now too.....Eisenegger another place I used to shop in Brum and Merry Hill

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

"Victoria Wines"
off licences have become a thing of the past

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By *esus H ChristMan
over a year ago

birmingham

"Victoria Winesoff licences have become a thing of the past "

Outdoors.....anyone remember those, attached to a Pub or Brewery....

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By * and M lookingCouple
over a year ago

Worcester

"Victoria Winesoff licences have become a thing of the past

Outdoors.....anyone remember those, attached to a Pub or Brewery....

Remember the one attached to the Golden Cross pub in Harborne from when Inwas a child.

Coming from an Irish family would often be sent down to fetch them some Sherry off the wood as they called it

No one batted an eyelid about serving us back then either.

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

"Victoria Winesoff licences have become a thing of the past

Outdoors.....anyone remember those, attached to a Pub or Brewery....

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Yep local pub had a door at end where you could get off sales

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By *esus H ChristMan
over a year ago

birmingham

"Victoria Winesoff licences have become a thing of the past

Outdoors.....anyone remember those, attached to a Pub or Brewery....

Remember the one attached to the Golden Cross pub in Harborne from when Inwas a child.

Coming from an Irish family would often be sent down to fetch them some Sherry off the wood as they called it

No one batted an eyelid about serving us back then either."

Bloody Hell the Golden Cross that takes me back.......

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By *esus H ChristMan
over a year ago

birmingham

"Victoria Winesoff licences have become a thing of the past

Outdoors.....anyone remember those, attached to a Pub or Brewery....

Remember the one attached to the Golden Cross pub in Harborne from when Inwas a child.

Coming from an Irish family would often be sent down to fetch them some Sherry off the wood as they called it

No one batted an eyelid about serving us back then either.

Bloody Hell the Golden Cross that takes me back......."

Used to get sent up the shops for Number 10 fags by my mom too and no probs getting served....how innocent we all were then !

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By * and M lookingCouple
over a year ago

Worcester

"Victoria Winesoff licences have become a thing of the past

Outdoors.....anyone remember those, attached to a Pub or Brewery....

Remember the one attached to the Golden Cross pub in Harborne from when Inwas a child.

Coming from an Irish family would often be sent down to fetch them some Sherry off the wood as they called it

No one batted an eyelid about serving us back then either.

Bloody Hell the Golden Cross that takes me back......."

Then thevlazy fox and think it’s back to the Cross again now.

Haven’t been up that way for years now.

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By * and M lookingCouple
over a year ago

Worcester

"Victoria Winesoff licences have become a thing of the past

Outdoors.....anyone remember those, attached to a Pub or Brewery....

Remember the one attached to the Golden Cross pub in Harborne from when Inwas a child.

Coming from an Irish family would often be sent down to fetch them some Sherry off the wood as they called it

No one batted an eyelid about serving us back then either.

Bloody Hell the Golden Cross that takes me back.......

Then thevlazy fox and think it’s back to the Cross again now.

Haven’t been up that way for years now."

It’s where Mr M and I first met too.

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By *esus H ChristMan
over a year ago

birmingham

"Victoria Winesoff licences have become a thing of the past

Outdoors.....anyone remember those, attached to a Pub or Brewery....

Remember the one attached to the Golden Cross pub in Harborne from when Inwas a child.

Coming from an Irish family would often be sent down to fetch them some Sherry off the wood as they called it

No one batted an eyelid about serving us back then either.

Bloody Hell the Golden Cross that takes me back.......

Then thevlazy fox and think it’s back to the Cross again now.

Haven’t been up that way for years now."

Yes it was the lazy fox, then cross again I think then the Florence & Firkin and now alas it has gone, new build student flats now....

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By *hekaiserMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

Woolworths, Global Video, Ottakers,

Blockbuster, MFI, Road Chef (only because a group of us stopped to have breakfast after a day out to Alton Towers and the woman made a complete arse of the order...we laugh about it to this day!)

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By *esus H ChristMan
over a year ago

birmingham

"Victoria Winesoff licences have become a thing of the past

Outdoors.....anyone remember those, attached to a Pub or Brewery....

Remember the one attached to the Golden Cross pub in Harborne from when Inwas a child.

Coming from an Irish family would often be sent down to fetch them some Sherry off the wood as they called it

No one batted an eyelid about serving us back then either.

Bloody Hell the Golden Cross that takes me back.......

Then thevlazy fox and think it’s back to the Cross again now.

Haven’t been up that way for years now.

Yes it was the lazy fox, then cross again I think then the Florence & Firkin and now alas it has gone, new build student flats now....

I worked behind the bar there when it was the Florence & Firkin.......I was also having a fling with the Manageress......but that's another story !

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By * and M lookingCouple
over a year ago

Worcester

"Victoria Winesoff licences have become a thing of the past

Outdoors.....anyone remember those, attached to a Pub or Brewery....

Remember the one attached to the Golden Cross pub in Harborne from when Inwas a child.

Coming from an Irish family would often be sent down to fetch them some Sherry off the wood as they called it

No one batted an eyelid about serving us back then either.

Bloody Hell the Golden Cross that takes me back.......

Then thevlazy fox and think it’s back to the Cross again now.

Haven’t been up that way for years now.

Yes it was the lazy fox, then cross again I think then the Florence & Firkin and now alas it has gone, new build student flats now....

I worked behind the bar there when it was the Florence & Firkin.......I was also having a fling with the Manageress......but that's another story !

Wow it must be years then since I last went past there.

Think they were still building the new QE back then.

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By *ushandkittyCouple
over a year ago

Gloucester

Key markets, who got bought out by gateways who then merged or bought international.

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By *oachman 9CoolMan
over a year ago

derby

"Fine Fare, first Saturday job

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Its a bit harrowing to knew how many well known stores like fine fare have gone over time and the reasons why over a given time period.

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By *oachman 9CoolMan
over a year ago

derby

"Key markets, who got bought out by gateways who then merged or bought international."
Are International still going.?

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By *oachman 9CoolMan
over a year ago

derby

"Key markets, who got bought out by gateways who then merged or bought international.Are International still going.?"
Sorry I just re-read your post.

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By *ormerWelshcouple2020Man
over a year ago

Stourbridge

Pearce and Cutler glazing shops

W H Smith Do-it-All

The old Oasis in Brum.

Unit Sales diy chain

Brentford Nylons

Opening it out to pubs and clubs

Barbarellas

Edwards 7+8

Millennium

Elbow Room

R&Js

Cedar Club

The Barrel Organ Digbeth

The Railway Curzon Street

The Grapes Hill Street Brum

Bogarts Birmingham

Lordy there are so many

The Mercat Cross , all old band haunts.

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By *sGivesWoodWoman
over a year ago

ST. AUSTELL, CORNWALL

Aerco

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By * and M lookingCouple
over a year ago

Worcester

"Pearce and Cutler glazing shops

W H Smith Do-it-All

The old Oasis in Brum.

Unit Sales diy chain

Brentford Nylons

Opening it out to pubs and clubs

Barbarellas

Edwards 7+8

Millennium

Elbow Room

R&Js

Cedar Club

The Barrel Organ Digbeth

The Railway Curzon Street

The Grapes Hill Street Brum

Bogarts Birmingham

Lordy there are so many

The Mercat Cross , all old band haunts.

Kaleidescope, Hill Street, next to Sam Wellers

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By *ucyfur77Woman
over a year ago

Pleasuretown

HMV I guess

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By * and M lookingCouple
over a year ago

Worcester

"HMV I guess"

We still have one?

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

Toys r us, jjb sports

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