C & a

[amethyst]

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Now you mention it Heather................ lol

Also maybe Coats & 'Ats

Yes I remember the hats section my mum used to try on every flaming one they had

[Twocky61]

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Yes I remember the hats section my mum used to try on every flaming one they had

And never buy one???!!! lol

My sister goes to the perfume counters and sprays the testers on her neck. Saves buying any

[amethyst]

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And never buy one???!!! lol

My sister goes to the perfume counters and sprays the testers on her neck. Saves buying any

Only if a she had a wedding invite

[Twocky61]

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That's true

[amethyst]

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I remember the store as a kid racks of dresses coats to choose from and they were all different,so plenty of choice to choose from

[80sChav]

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C & A was a great department store - in the last few years of it's existence I recall it "sort of@ tried to rival Debenhams and made a good job of it too, from, what I can recall - re 1993-1996-ish!

I have heard it said that Primark is the up-dated version of it ... but sadly I can not disagree more!! C& A had class and qaulity items - put simply Primark is the worst kind of department store there has ever been and just looks like a dumpit-site I think/feel!!

80sChav

[fynger]

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C & A.....always known as " Coats 'n' 'Ats "

[old codger]

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In my early years of work I bought many suits from C&A. Unfortunately some wag of a colleague christened me "Man at C& A". Which stayed with me even long after they disappeared from the UK.
The reason for their fall was believed to have been that their designers, being based in Europe, weren't in tune with the desires of British women.

[wispa lover]

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I still remember the C&A in Queen Street, Cardiff. It became Primark, then it moved opposite, now it's Matalan. I'd say many people may remember one of C&A's brands: Clockhouse.
Here's another one: Honey.

[80sChav]

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In my early years of work I bought many suits from C&A. Unfortunately some wag of a colleague christened me "Man at C& A". Which stayed with me even long after they disappeared from the UK.

I recall this was a long-running joke against people who shopped in C & A for many years! Why - I don't know ... as for a time I found them a seriously good rival to Debenhams and on a par with BHS for certain (who I never still expected to be still going). I think that without doubt - it was a rather very un-fair tag/un-fair press against C & A shoppers

80sChav

[Richard1978]

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I recall this was a long-running joke against people who shopped in C & A for many years! Why - I don't know ... as for a time I found them a seriously good rival to Debenhams and on a par with BHS for certain (who I never still expected to be still going). I think that without doubt - it was a rather very un-fair tag/un-fair press against C & A shoppers

80sChav

Same here, C & A clothes seemed to be as good quality as the other high street retailers.