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Primark is one of my favourite clothes shops, with all the hype recently about slave labour in India and other foreign countries do you really care about where these clothes come from?

i dont, yes i know i should do, we all should really but when it comes to budgeting our brass can we really afford to care where our clothes come from?



i'm off to Primark in Preston after school by the way, anyone want to join me on the train ? :D:D:D:D

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I've never been to one of these stores:(

Not that I wouldn't mind going, just never get round to it, it's not somet I think about

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The missus loves that place, me, i can`t stand it, when i`m dragged anywhere near the one in Manchester its like a scene from Dawn Of The Dead, women in trances staggering around under the weight of clothes in their arms ,must agree though, we should be right on and boycott these places but with the credit crunch you just can`t, anyway most clothes are made in sweatshops whether it be Primark or M & S, the sports wear certainly is, Nike ,Adidas etc and as are a lot of very expensive designer goods..........and i`d say by the amount of people who pass through their doors most people don`t care how it was made:D

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The thing about Primark using indian labour is that they are giving these people jobs and allowing them to support their families......and remember what seems like a paltry wage to us, is acceptable to them because their cost of living is different.......we couldn't survive on this wage in THIS country....but they can because their cost of living is different.
I think if you are on a very tight budget, then you buy what you can afford.....where ever it comes from...if you are not well off then you can't afford the luxury of fine principles.
(now duck and wait for negative karma)

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Absolutely spot on Margaret.........Neg Karma....? exactly the opposite.

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the simple answer is every person has to " Cut Their Cloth" n the economics of running a house/family take precedent. anyone who thinks otherwise is braindead.:rolleyes:

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Spot on. Be it cheap food, clothes whatever is needed to keep the family fed and clothed. Hell, if they did smart price water, I'd sign up to that as well (well maybes not the really cheap stuff cos I dont like floaty bits pmsl ;))

Saying that, dont really like Primark, when I have been, i didnt really like the lads clothes for my sons age, got some lush underwear though, and the little girls stuff was fab. Not sure spiderman would appreciate a sex change though.

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Have been in primark twice both in preston. Havent bought anything from there, because didnt see anything i liked.

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Primark is great for girls clothes, my sister loves it (she has 2 girls) I like it , can get the odd decent thing but no too keep on the boys fashins there, not my thing. I have bought a few bits for myself from there, especially accessories and underwear, there great

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I've never been to Primark. Wasn't there one supposed to be opening in Blackburn some time ago or did I dream it?

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Im hooked on our new prinmark because not only is there a good selection of clothes the prices are right too. :alright:
Also 3 wonderful floors of goodies to rummage through:D

Hadnt really given a thought to who makes em but TBH MP is spot on with what she says.


Wasnt there a similar thing with GAP a few years back ? all ado about kids being used to work long hrs making these clothes .

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I used to make all my own clothes but when the sweatshops opened up it became cheaper to buy readymade.
There is talk about that the price of clothing is due to rocket soon, due to rising transport costs and the conversion of cotton fields to growing biofuels.
Sewing machine sales are increasing.

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I agree MR I can honestly see people making their own stuff again. Wish i knew how to use a damn sewing machine lol.
Give me the old Curtain ones at wills fabrics and Im away but stick a domestic one in front of me and im hopeless lol,.:confused::D

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I never had a fancy gadget machine - going forwards and backwards stitching is all that I needed.

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I LOVE Primark!!! I've been to loads of stores Preston, Blackpool, Liverpool, Manchester. Blackpool store is by far the best. They do the best shoes!

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I LIKE THE BLACKPOOL ONE ITS THE BEST, WE WILL ALL BE GOING OUT DRESS THE SAME.SO CHEEP ONCE WASH THAY MY SHRINK BUT AT THEM PRICES HO CARE'S:D

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I LOVE PRIMARK!!!! I have been to preston's and I have been to the Blackpool one. I have to say, Blackpool's win every time. Preston one is like a jumble sale, mostly the clothes are crammed on to a rail or shoved on the floor!!

Blackpool's has more floors, everything is in order and all neat and tidy.

I got most of our holiday clothes from there!! I love it :D

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Its still going to be there, as soon as its built.

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when i went to Liverpool last week we went intot he one in Birkenhead (Baconhead as Reece calls it) and i bought a pair of suede 'tucker' boots for just £1, end of season sale :D ended up not going tonight, Reece came home from school with a headache :(

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TYPICAL BLOODY FELLA.... " what shopping?? oh not today, I have a headache " :D

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lol in all fairness he did have a note from school saying that he had banged his head at 3 o'clock, so in this instance i believed him ;)

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ive been to primarks in.....Blackpool, Wigan, Leeds Preston, Manchester, Birkenhead, Bolton, ,Wakefield, Newcastle and Northampton, i seem to find a Primark in nearly all the towns i go to, the one in Bolton is crap as is the one in Wakefield

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Love the Blackpool Primark and got some real bargains too.

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Blackpool primark is the best - and by the time you have paid petrol and parking fees to go to the others then it is worth getting on the train and going to the blackpool one - and have a day out on top of it
it has a whole large floor per section massive much more choice and it was really tidy when i last went - not like a jumble sale which many are

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Iv never been!!
which is the nearest?

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I lived very near the first one in London.

Are the goods produced by people on very low wages?

Yes.

Did I shop there?

Yes I did.

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Never been primark - anyone heard of Oxfam online ?

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Don't know where the nearest is but Blackpool is the best store

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Blackpool one is the best by a long way, may have to have a look in at weekend whilst we are over that way.

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lol yeah i have looked at oxfam online
- if you dont want to trundle through the one item clothing ( which may not even fit you when you get it) then there is fair trade fashion
i took a peek at the skirts very nice, prices start at an unbelievable £60.00 :O

so the train to blackpool again i think :D

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Think you are wrong about skirts costing sixty pounds:eek:

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I'm not being stingy, but I would want a full body transplant for 60 quid...either that or something I would be wearing every day until the day i shuffle off this mortal coil.

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And it would have to be something very spectacular for me to pay that much for second hand gear. Oxfam or no oxfam!

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It aint the oxfam stuff, its the fairtrade stuff.

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Still feel it is a bit steep for a skirt......I'll stick with M&S.

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Clothes don't seem to be made in the UK any more. Certainly clothes from M&S and Mothercare are all made abroad.

Whether they are produced in reputable factories abroad or cobbled together on Pat Pong Market I don't know.

I wouldn't knowingly buy clothes that had been made using child labour in foreign sweat shops.

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the nearest Primark is Preston or Bolton, whichever way you wanna go, but i'd recommend Preston NOT Bolton

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lol am of to primark on Saturday the long way, tosh says they no you by your first name with me going that many times lol:p

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I tried the one in Plymouth when I visited my daughter last year and hated it. The prices were fine and I did have fun helping my eldest grand-daughter in the teenage section but for stuff for me it was a nightmare.

All that pushing and shoving, no, never again.

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When you are over again try and get to the Blackpool store it is great:)

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I've never been, keep saying I'm gonna go, but I HATE SHOPPING :(

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Don´t tell my brother yet but I am hoping to get to Ossy in October, that´s if the exchange rate improves. He usually drags me off to Blackpool to see the lights. Happen we might do a deal and I can check out the Primark x

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oh dear i went to preston one last saturday and bought one of each item of clothing they had for my 9 year old step daughter - that amounted to four items - and the womens section was awful
maybe a bad week !

i wouldnt go again though

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Ive been , bought a few stuff from there , really suprised how cheap it is! You can buy a new jumper in there for around £8 and then see the same one in another designer shop for £35. I know which one i would want relevant to who makes them!

However men who have never been primark, BE AWARE! If you go with a woman ,dont expect to be out in 2 seconds , you might aswell bring a tent and camp outside because you`l be in there a bloody long time! :D Haha! But the good thing its cheap so the bank isnt broke :)

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Last time I went, there was just me and my mate, we got the train :D Left Ginger at home!! Best place for a man when a women is shopping in Primark :D

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The men's underwear range they do, Bismarck, is very good quality for the price.

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well you killed this thread didnt you uncle G ;)

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i like the blackpool primark too, i don't like shopping in manchester so never went & i only went to the bolton one once that was enough.

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Knickers. You'll find that betweem midnight and 8am a lot of us don't post, as we're to busy sewing....knickers.:D

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lol ya daft get ;)

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You will remember Mez, that is was you first introduced me to Primark in Blackpool, although couldn't find anything that caught my eye, thought the different colours in V-neck jumpers looked to be a bargain. However, having been brought up to believe that you get what you pay for, dismissed them as being poor quality and would not wash well.

A month later took my grandaughter to Manchester for her Christmas present, was freezing and raining. Although I had a small cardigan on, was still very cold. She likes to go in Primark so went in with her .. I grabbed the first cardigan I could find @ £8 and was warm again. I must admit, it washes like a dream and of decent quality, even though it is green and black stripes and makes me look like a bumble bee with stomach ache. Will definitely look in there again.

You got a lovely jacket Mez.

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a tip for all of you, dont EVER go to Primark in Manchester on Saturdays, you'll be queing all the way to the door, Reece hates it when i go at weekend :D

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I call that child abuse at the worst :D

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lol so does Reece

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I will NEVER,EVER,EVER stop shopping at Primarni/Primada as i like to call it :D
I shopped there before it had the millions of fans it has today....we had a Primark on Margate high street and i have been buying from them for years.
I recently said to a mate i dont care how may people slog for hours for a few pence-as long as i get my cheap,very long lasting Primark clothes (i still have clothes that i bought from Primark 5 years ago!!!) i seriously am not bothered.


*waits for negative karma* :p

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handbags from primark are ace, i cant go in without coming out with at least one, that and sunglasses

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Definitely looks like I am gonna have to make an effort to go over:D

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I can honestly say I have never bought anything from Primark. I have looked and to be honest even if the stuff was free I would not wear it. I have had staff come into work with their cardigans unraveling and ask where they got the item from the answer is inevitably the P word.

I much prefer clothes that last sand last last, I dont have the time or the energy to go shopping every week.

On an ethical note I notice that many people on hear are easing their consciences by talking about 'people being paid pennies in sweatshops' I hate to bring in reality but it is children being paid pennies in sweatshops and often loosing finger or worse before they are 10 year old

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went to Primark in Preston yesterday and Primark in Manchester today, bought a new pink bag for £1, 2 pink stripey summer tops £1.50 each got Reece some shorts for £2.50, myself some new red pumps for £4 and some nice 'bedroom' things too ;) and a few other bits, oh how i love that shop :D

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Thank God I found a friend. I HATE SHOPPING TO!

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i wanted a bask 50pound in anna summers , 6pound at primark , how good is that ,

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So do I.

Which is weird, as it's one of the things you have to pass, if you drop flower arranging, or the art of placing cushions and soft furnishings.:D

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don't the stores in Accrington and district offer this service ?
http://www1.macys.com/store/service/mba.jsp :D :D :D

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I think both House of Frazer and Debenhams offer a personal shopper service.

It's useful for people who don't really know what they want and don't have any mates (or have a partner who dislikes shopping) to tell them that "yes/no their bum does/doesn't look big in this". I always buy more things that I don't really need when I shop with a friend.

I don't think Primark and Bon Marche have any need of this service, as their customers generally know what they want, ie anything so long as it's under a fiver:alright:

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It looks as though Primark are trying to avoid the use of child labour by their suppliers
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...p-clothes.html

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It seems that Panarama are featuring Primark on the program tomorrow night 23rd June, should be interesting, from the bits I've seen they are highlighting child labour in the far east

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Been to Leeds today on a shopping trip. Was in Primark early doors whilst it was fairly quiet. Went back later on and my goodness it was heaving. Was unbelievable the number of people in there. Got some decent clothes for the grand-daughters at reasonable prices.

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Never been meself, wheres the nearest one?...blackpool?

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I think Blackburn is going to get one ....

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Would be great if blackburn got one :D

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Is it a really big place?, like the size of matalan?

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Panther there is a Primark in Preston don't know where abouts never been but 95% sure there is one there

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There is one at preston, think its in fishergate shopping centre, decent sized one

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yeah its in the Fishergate(just as you get off the train), they have one in Bolton too (but that one is crap)

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I cannot begin to tell you how much I hate Primark. It is disorganised in layout, the clothes always look creased and tatty on their hangers and it's normally full of smelly people when I go in. Therefore, I don't go in any more.

I can understand families on a budget shopping there but, it's not for me. If I ever have to set foot in the place again, it will be too soon.

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so it is a bit like parkerfranks in the old days:rolleyes:

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My sister and a good mate of mine have the patience to shop at Primark regularly and always dress in very smart clothing which costs virtually nothing. Regrettably, the staff are clearly being paid very little and as a result the one in Preston looks like a jumble sale.

The one time I ventured in it also seemed to be full of clusters of extremely rude people who thought nothing of shoving me out of the way to look at something, presumably to resell on their market stall.

Nothing against the quality of their clothing but it's not for me.

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I think that is a little unfair on the staff. The are constantly refolding and handing up the clothes that shoppers drop on the floor and leave in a mess after rummaging through the clothes.

I blame the shoppers not the staff.

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You're quite right, shoppers seem to have become the most thoughtless group of people in the world. Look at the trolleys abandoned on Asda carpark and how much effort does it take to push them into each other in the trolley bays?

Even so, I felt for those staff. They were clearly being worked extremely hard with little in the way of supervision that I could see. However, my sister-in-law shops at the one in Glasgow and apparently it's immaculate!

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That's easy to explain.

Would you drop clothes on the floor with a Glaswegian shop assistant watching you? :rolleyes::D

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i hear ya on the asda trolly issue the ignorant morons even go as far to let the trollys bang into other peoples cars and walk away, one particular ingnoramouus got a shock when i booted one back into his legs when i saw it heading for my car and had teh audacity to look at me as though i had done somthing wrong but after explaing my theory on how far up a rectumn an asda trolly could be shoved he went on his way :)

as much as i hate having to find a quid coin for trollys i think accy asda should fit them as not only do you get morons leaving trollys around teh car park but peopel have started taking teh trollys home then letting them go down the street when they have unloaded tehir shopping banging into cars along the way.I couldntbelieve it when i saw a young chineeses couple pushing two large trollys full of shopping down blackburn road lol

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But if the trolleys are all put back then the trolley boys will be out of a job as they will have little to do.

I have to leave my trolley otherwise I will be responsible for putting my son out of work... :D

And the pound system is easily bypassed with a token on a keyring, they easily pull out... ;D

I find that women are especially lazy when shopping, always leaving stuff they have changed their minds on anywhere, in the supermarket they even leave frozen food on ordinary shelves so it defrosts & cannot be put back in the freezer.
I always take it back to where I got it, it only takes a minute & I'm likely to se something else I might want on the trip :D

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Here you put a 1 Euro coin in to get a trolly - you get it back when you return the trolly to the trolly bay. You can also get plastic discs from some supermarkets which work just the same. No lost trolleys around town. Works very well here

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A Euro is a tad expensive .... costs a quarter here ...

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same scheme everywhere it seems, but in reality if I really wanted to nick a trolley, a pound would not put me off - I'd simply remove it.

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Everything is cheaper across the pond. If Americans and Canadians had to pay the same as us for petrol you'd be far too concerned with civil war to worry about anywhere in the Middle East....

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I'll just quickly distance the Canadians from being too heavily involved in battling the Middle East, my last post was lumping you all in together. Sorry!

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Having been a shelf stacker many years ago it was the one thing that riled me more than anything else to find a block of cheese or a pack of ham abandoned on a shelf. I think there are certain jobs that people have to have done themselves to realise the full impact of how annoying it is when other people are thoughtless.

Top of the list for all-time thoughtlessness are people who don't clean up after their dogs. We have an excellent street cleaning team in Rishton with a road sweeper doing the full rounds at least once per week but there are still dog walkers fighting to keep our pavements and green areas dirty.

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ok if the pound scheme wont work how about a needle with a deadly toxin taht activates through the handle of eth trolly once it has left the carpark area and you have to rush back with teh trolly to recieve the antidote ?

no trolly = no antidote

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tesco at haslingden and rawtenstall have a sign up that you cant take trolleys past that point .. it locks the wheels so you cant push it ..

When i was up in Grangemouth at christmas and new year .. we were stood waiting for the bus back up home which was close to the asda .. and they have the same system there .. and a woman and her daughter (20 ish spugs knew the family) had been to asda and had quite a lot of shopping and the daughter was pushing the trolley and refused to carry the bags and was determined that the trolley was going to cross the road and take the shopping to the bus stop .. it was quite funny especially in all the snow and ice we had up there .. problem being though the snow and ice on the path helped her but when it came to crossing the road ..and no snow or ice she couldnt push it across the road as the wheels were locked .. so ended up dragging it across the road .. then mum had to lift the trolley up to get it up onto the other side...

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The one in Glasgow has always been the same. If they want to cause chaos when shopping in Glasgow the Barra's is the place to do it. Mind you most shopping in Glasgow is easy even at christmas and I enjoy it.

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So you are the reason I got a Canadian 25 cent piece in my change!!!!!

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Ernst Stavro (Accyman) Blofeld, world domination plan :eek: "Ah Mr trolley thief we were expecting you". You haven't got a fluffy white Cat by any chance have you ?? :evil:

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How did you guess pussy cats were his favourite animal? :rolleyes::D:D

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This is the price of the large shopping trolleys each ;-

180 Litre Traditional Shopping Trolley - Shelving Displays Exhibition Supermarket Trolleys Counters#

Can you blame the supermarkets trying to keep them ?

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Can't quite put my finger on it :up2someth but the idea of inflicting excruciating deaths on non trolly returners of the world, of course as any megalomaniac knows a pet is a requirement & white fluffy pussies are the "IT" choice of evil maniacs the World over or so they would have us believe !! ;)

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For someone who puts himself forward as being on the fringe of Politics and therefore supposedly possesing a modicum of common sense and logical thought processes your above statement is pure bunk, ....... the price we Americans and Canadians pay for imported oil and gas is exactly to same as you and every other oil importing country ....ever heard of OPEC ..... its a multi ethnic group of oil producing countries ......
Saudi Arabia ,Nigeria ,Algeria, Qatar ,United Arab Emirates(UAE), Iraq,
Iran, Angola, Libya, Kuwait, Ecuador and Venezuela
(Arabs from the Gulf, Black Africans from Nigeria and Angola, South Americans from Ecuador and Venezula),
ALL oil importing countries pay the same price at source (with one or two variancies due to differencies in quality) and World refining costs are pretty much the same all over.
Using your logic the British public should only be paying production/refining costs for North sea oil and Gas , so why are your prices so high ? because the British Govt. sells the stuff on the free market at the same World prices as OPEC .

I'm thinking what you meant to say in your posting is that you in the UK would be paying the similar prices to the US and Canada but for the high fuel pump prices imposed by your Govt. :rolleyes:

As for us (the US) worrying about the Middle East maybe its time you in the UK took a good hard look in the mirror and faced up to the homegrown threats you in the UK are producing for export . :rolleyes:

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Very little need for that, matey. We pay more at the pumps than you do and that's all there is to it.

As far as the problems Great Britain has, the voting populace is well aware of them but regrettably no one in power will do anything firm about it for fear of being labelled 'racist'. The vast majority of us know that England is not a very popular place at the moment but there is very little your average man on the street can do about it since we ended up looking like your last President's lapdog.

The only people from your side of the pond I have ever been seen look at their country and laugh at its stupidity are Michael Moore and Rich Hall. In Great Britain, it's the staple of all our comedy acts.