Does anyone know a decent clothes shop that does not:

Patronise you
Treat you like a teenager or an old man
Make you feel uncomfortable trying anything on
Hassle you as soon as you step in the door

I'm not a trendy sort nor do I like spending a great deal on clothes but I don't want to look a twat or fashionably-challenged. M&S is still and old blokes store (part from work shirts, Austin Reed is suits you sir, Moss is ok if you are about to go a wedding and need a new suit and Ted Baker and FCUK are only ok if you are a 28 inch waist.

The only shops I feel comfortable in are White Stuff/Fat Face surfer shops. But if you want a decent casual shirt wear do you go?

There's a shop called Suits You in Cribbs Causeway, near Bristol.

Was that a joke rammsteinrainbo?

No, it wasn't. If I am not mistaken, there is one in the Kingsgate Centre in Huddersfield.

Disclaimer: Cannot be 100% sure of that, but have seen one somewhere on my travels.

www.suitsyou.co.uk

A-ha. There's one in Leeds. Knew I had seen one.

Try Next or Burton Mr Pardon, both do a good range of mens casuals :D

Mail-order. I don't believe in clothes shopping myself.. that's for girls :D

Instead I waste money through somewhere like kaysnet.com and have the option of returning anything unsuitable anyways.

Or try Burton and Topman online, you can return stuff by post or in your nearest shop if it's shit.

Come on, Topman and Burton! I don't want to look like Swiss Tony.

Go to Suits You then! Wind up the shop assistants. I'm sure you dont need direction for that...

I buy most of my smart-casual clothes from Topman and Burton. I have no complaints about either.

H&M is cheap and cheerful, i think it's quite fashionable too (not too sure about the last point - been out of fashion for sooo long). the only problem with H&M is that there's never enough staff and the queues for the till are bastard long.
you can get some choice retro stuff cheap on e-bay too!

I too have problems finding decent clothes shops. USC is for neds and there's always some annoying bint on the door just to say hello and goodbye. All the decent looking clothes these days seem to cost double what i'd pay for them. maybe I'm just a tight-arse.

[slightly askew rant]Note: 'annoying bints' get made to say hello and goodbye at the doors of shops because of a thing called a 'test shopper' who grades the staff on their performance without letting on that they're a test shopper. And the saying hello and goodbye is annoying to the bints too, because most shoppers are arses and look at you like you're shit on their shoe. I suppose they'd rather we told them to fuck off instead...[/slightly askew rant]


H and M is quite nice for clothes for guys, but there is the danger of looking really camp in some of their stuff, as is the case with Topman. They attract a lot of gay customers, probably because they're quite fashionable and a little bit quirky.

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[slightly askew rant]Note: 'annoying bints' get made to say hello and goodbye at the doors of shops because of a thing called a 'test shopper' who grades the staff on their performance without letting on that they're a test shopper. And the saying hello and goodbye is annoying to the bints too, because most shoppers are arses and look at you like you're shit on their shoe. I suppose they'd rather we told them to fuck off instead...[/slightly askew rant]




Sounds like you have first hand experience miss mcfoxxy!
Where I used to work (in Cribbs Causeway) my old company called it "meet and greet", we changed that to "greet the meat" due to the general public being ignorant miserable shits while shopping!
I still dont know why they call it "retail therapy" most shoppers nowadays are a bunch of soul-less zombies waiting for their next fix!

BTW it is also an excellant detterant for theft.

Well I often chose not to go in a shop that has a bint on the door, so it's not a very effective business strategy.

I've come to the conclusion that the only shops men over 30 can go in and not feel threatened/stupid/inadequate are surf shops:

White Stuff (the best)
Fat Face
O'Neill (sometimes)

TK Maxx...

...I shit you not!

The trouble with TK Maxx is you have to spend about 2 hours going through all the rails to find what you want in your size. If you have the time and boredom threshold I imagine it could be quite a good shop.

men go clothes shopping?

a sign of the times....

Don't know if anyone else has noticed this, but when you go into a clothes shop or even a shoe shop these days you would have thought one item would be particularly prevelent: Mirrors.

Was in a large clothes shop yesterday and had to go to the next dept just to find a mirror, what the fuck is this all about??

Trying to buy shoes a couple of weeks back in a well known outlet...no fucking mirrors, had to ask , dissinterested shop whaller brought over some small stool thing with a 1 inch square mirror.

Am i going shit nuts?

The men's depts. of some of the larger department stores are often good (Debenhams in Liverpool springs to mind.) Wide range, reasonable charge, and no hassle either.

I've worn the same pants, braces and westcot ensemble since the late 30's, so none of this really affects me.
I've occasionally encountered some problems purchasing suitable leg stockings and sturdy brogues, but I find politeness gets you everywhere, and doesn't cost a penny.

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TK Maxx...

...I shit you not!

i've picked up some great stuff in there. if you wade through all the shite theres always some good stuff lurking.

i can't say i'm happy with the introduction of female staff into men's shops, who are in no way helpful & just stand around & look at you like you're dogshit cos you're not young/trendy enough to appeal to them - imagine how delighted they'd be if (for example) a skinny mid 30's hippie started working in topshop & treating them like a twat whenever they walked in cos they had the audacity to walk in with their flabby midriff on display?

just a thought

I must be getting old because I bought a pair of jeans from Blue Harbour (M&S) yesterday and they're dead fucking comfortable.

Why, yes, safeasfuck, all female shop assistants are like that... For fuck's sake, don't be so stupid! Maybe it's the male shopper who is useless... I worked in a male clothes shop for several months, and I was as helpful as I am in the women's clothes shop I work in. Maybe you're the one with the problem?

I have never had an issue like that.. but then I usually make a fool of myself straight from the outset with comments like 'no I'm half left' as soon as asked 'are you alright ?' or 'Maybe later if you give me your number' when asked 'Can I help you'

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Why, yes, safeasfuck, all female shop assistants are like that... For fuck's sake, don't be so stupid! Maybe it's the male shopper who is useless... I worked in a male clothes shop for several months, and I was as helpful as I am in the women's clothes shop I work in. Maybe you're the one with the problem?

you may be right, apologies for the offence, you obviously don't work in a shop near me

i do all my shopping here

http://www.warriorclothing.co.uk/

dont know if i am allowed to put the link