My Favourite Shop

This post was written by my BFF Helen over on her blog – here. She let me repost it because, well, she’s bloody amusing.

Everybody has their favourite shop, Oasis, Warehouse, Topshop, well mine is New Look. Yes I’ll browse round the others, spend vouchers in Oasis and get work tops on offer in Dorothy Perkins but my heart always takes me back to New Look.

Even “Little J” is loving New Look!

I know that people who frequent Topshop will scoff in their oh so original trendy boots but I don’t care. To be honest I only nip into Topshop when there is a sale on and even then I wait till it’s reached the buy one get one free point!
I just don’t see the attraction. Yes some of the clothes are nice and I used to shop there all the time (well they were the only shop that sold long length jeans and trousers so I didn’t really have much choice!) but for me the love affair is over. People who shop there seem to think they are the best thing since sliced bread, they think they’re so fashionable but in a trendy, original way. Problem is, they’re not, they all look the same! You can spot a Topshopper straightaway, they’re generally found in a group of girls who all look the same! The only good thing about Topshop nowadays is what it’s name suggests, selling tops, the basic tops in a few different styles in about 10 different colours.

Yaaaaaawn

For me it’s all about New Look. Firstly, it sells everything, clothes – yes, shoes – yes, bags – yes, coats – yes, accessories – yes, underwear – yes, swimwear – yes, watches – yes, yes even watches!!!! And it’s all at a reasonable price. You can get a wide range of styles and sizes, tall, petite, maternity, plus size, kids, men – what more could you want?!

The new Bath store, the 200th New Look store ever or something?

If you’re headed for a night out and you have don’t have an outfit (or at least one you want to wear!) you can pop into New Look on your lunch break and if you’re a savvy shopper you pick up a whole new outfit for less than £50, including shoes!!! If you are lucky and there’s a decent sale on you can get an outfit for less than £30!

“But what about Primark?” I hear you cry. Pfft. Yes, I pfft at Primark. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a snob, I love a bit of Primarni, you can get an entire outfit, including shoes and accessories. Having said that, if you want your clothes to last for more than a few weeks with regular wear you will be slightly disappointed. I find that after a few washes Primark clothes tend to lose a bit of shape and shoes become tatty looking with the sole coming away. If we’re talking underwear, pjs, bags and jewellery I am there, in fact I can’t wait for the Primark Superstore ‘opening soon’ in Chester! Lunchtime bargain hunt here I come!

I think I will probably always love New Look, I tend to pop in at least once a week just to see what’s new. In fact, recently I bought some new shoes from Office and all my friends asked me if they were from New Look! (Originally they were supposed to be £60 so I’m taking that as a win for New Look!)