England a good shopping spot

Believe it or not people from Eastern Europe do go shopping to England. It may seem unusual as people from ‘poorer‘ countries go to the ‘richer’ just to buy some stuff… Well, it is because they have a few great discount clothing stores, where everything is just for a pound or so. As a result, it is still cheaper for us to pay a flight ticket, accommodation and do the shopping there than do a big shopping in local shops.

Firstly, Primark is well known for not branded, quite good quality cheap clothes. Oh, you may think that it is a small venue located somewhere on the outskirts of a main city or in a small town – NO. For example, in Manchester it is a 4 level building situated in the busiest part of the city. There you can find everything for kids, men and women, from shoes and clothes to various accessories. Can you imagine spending £20 and adding 5-15 new pieces to your wardrobe collection? Well, why not?

Another store is called TK Maxx and you can find there both current and out of season branded clothes. They usually have the well-known brands such as Billabong, Quiksilver, Puma, Nike and many others (sorry, nothing else comes in my mind right now, but you can find a great range of brands there). It is little bit more expensive than Primark but still cheap. Generally, the prices are about 60% lower than the recommended retail prices. And again I am asking you – why not?

There are many other shops like that with home wares, furniture and such. However, I wanted to emphasize the clothing shops because it is easier to do the shopping and bring it back ‘home’.

So, as my friend always says lets go shopping to England!!!! While booking a flight ticket it is sensible to pay for one piece of luggage on the way there and two pieces on the way back. Why? Because I promise you that once you get there you will never end up purchasing just few things, it will be a crazy shopping weekend or so. The friend I mentioned before is a great example. She always goes there with nothing and comes back with two absolutely full suitcases weighting 40-50kg. And it is worth going there and spending some money, because the money you save on the ‘discounts or cheap clothes’ will cover your airfare and more.

All this applies when you plan to do a big shopping. If you want to buy just a jumper better go to a local store. Also, this post IS NOT relevant to people who wear only Prada, DG, YSL and so on…

So shall we go?