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Sleuth

5379 posts since 12/9/04

8 Apr 2010 23:33

biglforlife wrote:

Ulster_Blue wrote: What does W2 stock bigl, never come across it?

Margaret Howell, Adam Kimmel and different Comme labels

fjm11 wrote: is that the former cdg pop up shop?

That's right. Here we go- http://www.w2store.co.uk/

I've been there. Did it not just used to stock women's clothes? It was in Elle one time. I remember it being in 7 years ago.

joe151

6230 posts since 21/2/07

8 Apr 2010 23:33

have always found the staff in dsm friendly personally

beam

1425 posts since 14/8/03

8 Apr 2010 23:33

bigforlife, has the new goodlife store opened yet?

bizzlebizzle
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678 posts since 29/10/09

9 Apr 2010 00:23

not a fan of the hideout staff, and they could do with more extensive collections

stelfox

8488 posts since 11/3/09

9 Apr 2010 00:31

joe151 wrote: have always found the staff in dsm friendly personally

When I was in there last time they were pretty cool, I had also decided I didn't give a fuck I can't afford most the stuff in there so was less meek and more.. forward

But all the other times they've been pretty aloof.

edit: v the hideout lot refuse to even look at you.

Pauly

1910 posts since 1/1/10

9 Apr 2010 00:33

Had a look in the new Oi-Polloi this after. Good, but not as cosy as the original. Its also in a prime position on Thomas Street and I recon it'll get rinsed by the regular general public.

loom

1444 posts since 2/6/07

9 Apr 2010 00:35

If staff don't say hello or talk to me then I don't really notice them, so haven't really had a 'bad' experience in-store, I'm far more interested in the clothes.

However those that have been good store experiences in London recently are albam, hideout, and wholesome. I've mentioned it before but when I was up in Newcastle and Sunderland a while back I had a really good shop in End and Eleven and rate them as my two bests.

Don't know if it's independent anymore, but the dpmhi store was ridiculously cool, which is irrelevant apart from that alot of the staff have moved over to the Floral street Maharishi store making it both a really nice spot, with the new added bonus of pretty good customer service.

aitch

8925 posts since 19/8/07

9 Apr 2010 00:38

Dsm have always been helpful, whenever I've been in there. Also, I know it doesn't strictly fit this category but apc on Dover street are really nice and friendly, especially one of the birds in there.

biglforlife
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2100 posts since 23/9/06

9 Apr 2010 18:11

beam wrote: bigforlife, has the new goodlife store opened yet?

I haven't been in glasgow for a while tbh but no update on their website. Still just says spring 2010.

du tan

1271 posts since 15/8/03

9 Apr 2010 18:20

Autograph and atoo in Birmingham, as has been said, are brilliant

swiftus

1877 posts since 1/7/09

9 Apr 2010 19:59

joe151 wrote: have always found the staff in dsm friendly personally

Same here, was a bit put off by the guy serving me at the time, was wearing a skirt

rural

17898 posts since 26/9/06

9 Apr 2010 22:16

aitch wrote: Dsm have always been helpful, whenever I've been in there. Also, I know it doesn't strictly fit this category but apc on Dover street are really nice and friendly, especially one of the birds in there.

The nice South African girl who works at apc, is offensively fit.

vip

3970 posts since 27/3/06

9 Apr 2010 22:19

the Kiwi girl in Dover St. APC is smashing.

FLG

5895 posts since 21/5/04

9 Apr 2010 23:29

1. Oi Polloi
2. Albam

Twice I've been to Present and twice the customer service appears to be stare until they leave approach, don't get half the shop being candles and don't understand why BBC is in there. Do like the look of the store and everything non-candle & non-BBC tho. Sorry Font

Kingmob07