I remember Oasis - it always smelled of joss sticks and at 16 I thought it very exotic. I bought the most gorgeous red silky dress at one of the boutiques in there. It was the first shop I always went to as it was near the bus stop where my bus stopped (the navy blue and cream bus) when going shopping on a Saturday.Oasis in Birmingham. Would spend the whole day there, clothes shopping, getting a piercing and eating at the cafe and drinking Schnapple
Yes I remeber that smell. Used to buy combat trousers and tiny tops, bought a gorgeous suede jacket and thought I was the bees knees.I remember Oasis - it always smelled of joss sticks and at 16 I thought it very exotic. I bought the most gorgeous red silky dress at one of the boutiques in there. It was the first shop I always went to as it was near the bus stop where my bus stopped (the navy blue and cream bus) when going shopping on a Saturday.
Yes you could get lost in it for ages. I remember the record shop. Used to buy different coloured hair dyes tooI worked there for a while. My boyfriend at the time had a couple of stalls in the early 80s, selling Vivienne Westwood and stuff. There was a cafe (as you’ve mentioned), loads of jeans shops, stalls where you could buy perfumed oils (I really liked patchouli oil and haven’t smelt one exactly the same since), a record shop, and a Space Invaders machine. This was all downstairs and it was like a little maze. The place pops up in my dreams sometimes.
As a scouser I agree about quiggins!Quiggins (an indoor market) in Liverpool and Kensington Market in London.
WMPTE (pronounced wumpty) buses! That was the West Midland Passenger Transport Executive, and then there was the Midland Red. I haven‘t lived there for 20 years but the same buses don’t exist, think it’s all Arriva now.I remember Oasis - it always smelled of joss sticks and at 16 I thought it very exotic. I bought the most gorgeous red silky dress at one of the boutiques in there. It was the first shop I always went to as it was near the bus stop where my bus stopped (the navy blue and cream bus) when going shopping on a Saturday.
Oh yes, you could buy Krazy Kolor! Aubergine was my favourite.Yes I remeber that smell. Used to buy combat trousers and tiny tops, bought a gorgeous suede jacket and thought I was the bees knees.
Yes you could get lost in it for ages. I remember the record shop. Used to buy different coloured hair dyes too
Wow, I remember Midland Red buses too! I lived on the outskirts of Birmingham and there were two circular buses that served where I lived - the 161 and 171.WMPTE (pronounced wumpty) buses! That was the West Midland Passenger Transport Executive, and then there was the Midland Red. I haven‘t lived there for 20 years but the same buses don’t exist, think it’s all Arriva now.
And directions in the potsOh yes, you could buy Krazy Kolor! Aubergine was my favourite.
I forgot about adams!Does anyone remember Adams kids? I noticed in my wardrobe today I have a tiny Adams coat hanger in there, age 2-3! It would've been from when I was a kid in the 80s/90s!
Still one in LiverpoolEthel Austins, or “‘thlostins“!
Oh my god I just had a massive flashback of being in there as a kid when my mum was buying me clothes and they had an light that was projected in the shape of an apple that moved across the floor - and I’d always try and chase it.Does anyone remember Adams kids? I noticed in my wardrobe today I have a tiny Adams coat hanger in there, age 2-3! It would've been from when I was a kid in the 80s/90s!
Blockbuster that’s a good one. Even in 2012/2013 when we’d had our first baby that was our treat go to blockbuster get a film and some wine, oh the simple days of one child who would be asleep by 7.... fast forward 8 years just had baby number 3 and the other two in lockdown fever don’t sleep until 9.30I remember going with my mother as a young child into the Off licence, a branch of odd bins to be exact. It was cool and dark inside, and smell vaguely of wine. I don't know what my mother was doing in there, she's never been a big drinker. But I also remember it used to be the ONLY place you could buy kettle chips, they were in a big basket next to the fancy wine. Isn't that mad? Now there are so few off licences left, and none around here.
I also miss Blockbuster video. I remember walking around the block to my local one as a teenager to rent DVDs or games. I also remember as a child going there to pick out videos. The desperate excitement when you went to the counter to check whether the film you had selected was in stock! I also recall sneaking around to the 18+ shelves and being freaked out by the front cover of Hellraiser. It also used to be the only place you could buy toffee popcorn and malteasers in a box. Did Blockbuster have some sort of deal going on with butterkist?
Now of course you can buy all the booze, kettle chips and toffee popcorn that you want from the supermarket, but I don't know, it's less special?
ThisJane Norman... purely for their plastic bags for my PE kit
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