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 Oct 11 2010, 07:43 PM
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...because everyone wants to go clothes shopping at 6am on a THURSDAY!
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Oct 11 2010, 09:07 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 6,085 Joined: 13-May 09 From: Newbury, Berkshire. Member No.: 33 |
I've never been in a Matalan store. What are their clothes like? Are they like Primark or Primart or whatever it is called?
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Oct 12 2010, 12:21 PM
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Have a look at their website to see their range of clothing and homeware.
http://www.matalan.co.uk I have been a customer of theirs for over 10 years. |
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Oct 12 2010, 04:08 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 6,085 Joined: 13-May 09 From: Newbury, Berkshire. Member No.: 33 |
QUOTE (gizmo @ Oct 12 2010, 01:21 PM)  Have a look at their website to see their range of clothing and homeware. http://www.matalan.co.uk I have been a customer of theirs for over 10 years. Thanks. |
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Oct 15 2010, 04:31 PM
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Shopping day tomorrow so a visit to the new Matalan store. Has anybody who has been got any good impressions of it? Or where just not impressed?
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Oct 15 2010, 07:47 PM
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Have been into the new store and am impressed with the range and layout.
They've got Ladies clothing on the ground floor and mens, kids and homeware on the mezzanine. The staff were really friendly and helpful. Am looking forward to pay day to have a real shopping expedition in there. |
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Oct 16 2010, 02:44 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 948 Joined: 11-September 09 From: Thames Valley Member No.: 337 |
QUOTE (gizmo @ Oct 15 2010, 08:47 PM) Have been into the new store and am impressed with the range and layout. They've got Ladies clothing on the ground floor and mens, kids and homeware on the mezzanine. The staff were really friendly and helpful. Am looking forward to pay day to have a real shopping expedition in there. Do you still need to pay annual membership fee to gain entry?? |
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Oct 16 2010, 03:24 PM
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My wife went in there today and didn't spend anything! Result - she can go there again! I thought (as did she) that it would be similar to Primark, but it is more a new look type place.
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Oct 16 2010, 05:47 PM
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I imagine Saturday at the Retail Park is not a particularly fun place to be
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Oct 16 2010, 10:32 PM
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QUOTE (gel @ Oct 16 2010, 03:44 PM) Do you still need to pay annual membership fee to gain entry?? You get a membership card, but they are free and you can pick one up instore. |
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Oct 17 2010, 09:27 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 6,085 Joined: 13-May 09 From: Newbury, Berkshire. Member No.: 33 |
QUOTE (JeffG @ Oct 16 2010, 06:47 PM) I imagine Saturday at the Retail Park is not a particularly fun place to be I went yesterday with my daughter and it wasn't that packed. They had a singer at the front of the store entertaining the masses (but not that many masses  ).I thought they were quite expensive. |
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Oct 17 2010, 09:27 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 6,085 Joined: 13-May 09 From: Newbury, Berkshire. Member No.: 33 |
QUOTE (gizmo @ Oct 16 2010, 11:32 PM) You get a membership card, but they are free and you can pick one up instore. I got one of those cards. |
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Oct 17 2010, 09:40 AM
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QUOTE (JeffG @ Oct 16 2010, 06:47 PM) I imagine Saturday at the Retail Park is not a particularly fun place to be You imagined correctly! The queue of traffic on the A339 yesterday afternoon leading to the Retail Park wasn't particularly pleasant to sit in and the retail park car park seems to get more cramped with each visit but it wasn't a disaster! |
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Oct 17 2010, 10:19 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 6,085 Joined: 13-May 09 From: Newbury, Berkshire. Member No.: 33 |
QUOTE (eternalriver @ Oct 17 2010, 10:40 AM) You imagined correctly! The queue of traffic on the A339 yesterday afternoon leading to the Retail Park wasn't particularly pleasant to sit in and the retail park car park seems to get more cramped with each visit but it wasn't a disaster! I agree with you there as my daughter and I were sat in that traffic jam. We were on our way to the Retail Park. |
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Oct 17 2010, 10:38 AM
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Top tip: go to the RP via Greenham Road.
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Oct 17 2010, 10:41 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 6,085 Joined: 13-May 09 From: Newbury, Berkshire. Member No.: 33 |
QUOTE (Iommi @ Oct 17 2010, 11:38 AM) Top tip: go to the RP via Greenham Road. For a start that is a longer way around and secondly you don't know if there will be heavy traffic until you get caught in it. Thirdly, I have been that way around - Greenham Road - and have been caught in traffic jams there as well. In other-words it is the luck of the draw. |
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Oct 17 2010, 12:11 PM
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QUOTE (Iommi @ Oct 17 2010, 11:38 AM) Top tip: go to the RP via Greenham Road. Even topper tip: Retire, and go on a weekday
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Oct 17 2010, 03:12 PM
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QUOTE (JeffG @ Oct 17 2010, 01:11 PM) Even topper tip: Retire, and go on a weekday Or become unemployed and you have to spend your benefits somewhere... 
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Oct 17 2010, 04:16 PM
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QUOTE (Darren @ Oct 17 2010, 04:12 PM) Or become unemployed and you have to spend your benefits somewhere... Dont think you would get much at Matalan out of your £57. |
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Oct 18 2010, 12:01 PM
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QUOTE (Iommi @ Oct 17 2010, 11:38 AM) Top tip: go to the RP via Greenham Road. Try going down Newtown Road and then parking at Tesco's. |
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