Posted by maya_lila on Wed 26 Aug 09, 12:19 AM to maya_lila's blog.
Love it or hate it?
Due to being an eternal student with no loan and two horses to hoover up any spare money that ever comes my way, I have been so, so permanently broke for the last couple of years 
If it wasn't for Primark I wouldn't have a stitch. Okay, so they are totally disposable clothes, and admittedly there's a lot of crap in there as well as the cute bits and pieces, but for the money they're fantastic. Sometimes you hear the ethical thing of them mercilessly exploiting the sweatshop workers, but then so do all the other high street shops, so unless you avoid them all then there's not much point avoiding one particular company.
Ahh I love Primark 
| 26 Aug 09, 12:31 AM spankAlicious UK(N), 4 yrs  |
i hate it lol i love ebay and charity shops i got a pair of vintage lace gloves to day with ruffles so cute for £3 only thing is everyone else wont be wearing them too. i love individuality and feel primark is just creates clones on the mass!!! x X x | |
| 26 Aug 09, 5:31 AM MzStardust UK, 2 yrs |
I use Primark only for the underwear section and socks. they do Hold up stockings there which are just as good as Boots but at half the price. | |
| 26 Aug 09, 8:08 AM Mistress_Amethyst UK, 5 yrs   |
like the shop ... hate the queuing xXAXx ~~If you don't like me it's your fault~~ | |
| 26 Aug 09, 8:13 AM angellover UK(CM), 3 yrs  |
I hate it yet Sir will get T shirts from there.... Yuk! The highest fences we have to climb, are those we have built within our mind | |
| 26 Aug 09, 9:21 AM altheegg 6 yrs |
Much better than Ann Summers old fashioned stock -- Always waiting. | |
| 26 Aug 09, 10:05 AM Wiley_Kit UK(PE), 7 yrs |
Ahh, God bless horses for making us go without.. we must be mad.
I can't believe I've no control | |
| 26 Aug 09, 10:43 AM Masters_Delight UK(WD), 5 yrs |
I never went into Primark untill just before our holiday in June. I'd just bought my son loads of shorts and t shirts from BHS. Cost me a frigging fortune! My son wanted some of those shitty plimsole shoes that everyone is wearing and i wasn't paying £15 for them! Walking past Primark they had some in the window for £2. Went in and they had t shirts like the ones i'd got for little man at a fraction of the cost. I couldn't believe it! So i'm all for Primark. Cheap is good when clothes are only gonna last five minutes. I'm so fucking fabulous, i piss glitter. | |
| 26 Aug 09, 10:45 AM Iphis_me UK(E), 4 yrs |
I've recently lost quite a bit of weight and kitted myself out with a new wardrobe mainly courtesy of Primark, New Look and Peacocks. I don't want to spend too much money on clothes until I'm sure that my weight has stabilised, but I had to do something because most of my clothes were falling off me (I've dropped 2 sizes so far). "The unexamined life is not worth living" - Socrates | |
| 26 Aug 09, 12:41 PM dementia_von_gurth UK(DA), 4 yrs |
i just went in to peacocks which as far i can tell is much the same thing although i do go into primark wehn looking for some cheap clothes because their clothes are cheap ! the place was empty apart from three ladies at the till who stopped their loud talking when they saw me and stared at me .... i walked out so yes .. i have shopped at primark ... all for one and fuck the rest | |
| 26 Aug 09, 1:09 PM Iphis_me UK(E), 4 yrs |
The problem is that ALL manufacturers exploit their workers. Just because you're paying more for something is no guarantee that the people making it are being treated any better. I have been involved with a campaign called No Sweat which campaigns for better conditions for sweatshop workers by organising solidarity and support for them - and generally the workers in these jobs want to keep their jobs, they just want better conditions - so they don't (in general) call for people to boycott the companies they work for. The one thing worse than being exploited is not being exploited - in a world where for most people it's a choice between selling your labour or starving. "The unexamined life is not worth living" - Socrates |
