Shopping ...sad but true
#76
Re: Shopping ...sad but true
Try Beyond the rack online for decent stuff.
For workwear I use Marks WW, UFA or VV (or steal my hubbes freeby t shirts / sweaters)
#77
Re: Shopping ...sad but true
agreed on Reitmans, the pants (trousers) are nice though for work, thats about it.
#78
Best place on earth. BC.
Joined: Jan 2011
Location: Portsmouth
Posts: 72
Re: Shopping ...sad but true
Get a US post box! then ship to it. what I used to do for fabric.
I have to agree that everytime I go home to visit I take money for shoppin then bring it all back with me because the shopping is utter crap compared to the UK.
Vancouver - some OKISH things can be found are main/gastown. Eugene Choo, and BLOCK are nice but they do the bog standard jazzy YMC etc thats available from ASOS and the like anyeay.
but i do happen to like Joe as well and its new since I left Canada in 04.CHEAP as chips but decent quality. I get joe jammies every xmas in the post from my sister.
If you are in Van then drive down to Burlington as the outlets are great-and grab a few pendleton blankets and chuck them on ebay when you get back..
I wil miss UK shopping a LOT when we move back but the internet is a wonderful thing.
I have to agree that everytime I go home to visit I take money for shoppin then bring it all back with me because the shopping is utter crap compared to the UK.
Vancouver - some OKISH things can be found are main/gastown. Eugene Choo, and BLOCK are nice but they do the bog standard jazzy YMC etc thats available from ASOS and the like anyeay.
but i do happen to like Joe as well and its new since I left Canada in 04.CHEAP as chips but decent quality. I get joe jammies every xmas in the post from my sister.
If you are in Van then drive down to Burlington as the outlets are great-and grab a few pendleton blankets and chuck them on ebay when you get back..
I wil miss UK shopping a LOT when we move back but the internet is a wonderful thing.
#79
Re: Shopping ...sad but true
Get a US post box! then ship to it. what I used to do for fabric.
I have to agree that everytime I go home to visit I take money for shoppin then bring it all back with me because the shopping is utter crap compared to the UK.
Vancouver - some OKISH things can be found are main/gastown. Eugene Choo, and BLOCK are nice but they do the bog standard jazzy YMC etc thats available from ASOS and the like anyeay.
but i do happen to like Joe as well and its new since I left Canada in 04.CHEAP as chips but decent quality. I get joe jammies every xmas in the post from my sister.
If you are in Van then drive down to Burlington as the outlets are great-and grab a few pendleton blankets and chuck them on ebay when you get back..
I wil miss UK shopping a LOT when we move back but the internet is a wonderful thing.
I have to agree that everytime I go home to visit I take money for shoppin then bring it all back with me because the shopping is utter crap compared to the UK.
Vancouver - some OKISH things can be found are main/gastown. Eugene Choo, and BLOCK are nice but they do the bog standard jazzy YMC etc thats available from ASOS and the like anyeay.
but i do happen to like Joe as well and its new since I left Canada in 04.CHEAP as chips but decent quality. I get joe jammies every xmas in the post from my sister.
If you are in Van then drive down to Burlington as the outlets are great-and grab a few pendleton blankets and chuck them on ebay when you get back..
I wil miss UK shopping a LOT when we move back but the internet is a wonderful thing.
#80
Re: Shopping ...sad but true
It's apparently a very popular solution for the US RV crowd!!
J
#81
Re: Shopping ...sad but true
Amazingly there are some private mailbox services will actually re-pack the boxes and then ship them on to Canada. I do this for my boss. His wife orders a lot of things that are then shipped free of charge to their PO box in Oregon, where a lady simply boxes them up with new shipping labels and sends them across the border.
It's apparently a very popular solution for the US RV crowd!!
J
It's apparently a very popular solution for the US RV crowd!!
J
#82
Forum Regular
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 38
Re: Shopping ...sad but true
Just returned from a week in Manchester visiting the parents. Thank God I managed to get a decent pair of shoes (brogues) from M&S at a reasonable price. The quality, choice & design in both M&S and Debenhams seems to have improved over the years - which is why I took a half-empty suitcase with me, and came back with a full one.
#83
Re: Shopping ...sad but true
Amazingly there are some private mailbox services will actually re-pack the boxes and then ship them on to Canada. I do this for my boss. His wife orders a lot of things that are then shipped free of charge to their PO box in Oregon, where a lady simply boxes them up with new shipping labels and sends them across the border.
It's apparently a very popular solution for the US RV crowd!!
J
It's apparently a very popular solution for the US RV crowd!!
J
#84
Forum Regular
Joined: Dec 2009
Location: Kelowna, BC
Posts: 43
Re: Shopping ...sad but true
http://ca.nextdirect.com/en/
http://www.marksandspencer.com/Inter...s2_2of2_intdel
Other than that we got H&M, Esprit, the Bay or the US;-)
http://www.marksandspencer.com/Inter...s2_2of2_intdel
Other than that we got H&M, Esprit, the Bay or the US;-)
#85
limey party pooper
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 9,982
Re: Shopping ...sad but true
I went shopping on Tuesday at a mall new to me. Was in The Bay and found: Wallis, Dorothy P, Windsmoor, and US brands. 40% off and the 15% senior discount! Yeay, i wasn't offended.
I didn't end up buying anything from the UK brands though. I did think that the stores had more choice than my local stores.
I didn't end up buying anything from the UK brands though. I did think that the stores had more choice than my local stores.