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Esther Rinkoff's avatar

Loved the nostalgia and I still go to WH Smith’s with my Grandchildren.Btw I was probably at Felixstowe that year .

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Beverly Green's avatar

As a Caramac devourer and a WH Smith frequenter of the 70's I can honestly say they were the good old days! Another good read and now I'm stuck with a craving for Caramac that's going to niggle at me all day!

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Julian's avatar

Sorry, I disagree. Whenever I went into Madame Leiberg, they were always charming!!

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susan.i.royston's avatar

They would have sold ice to eskimos.

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Ellis Green's avatar

Franks & Leiberg’s weren’t really my thing but WH Smith, now that was a shop worth visiting, they had everything you could want, to go in and be assaulted by so many products that you could pick up & look at without having to swipe right or left, you just went to the counter. Seems a wonderful way to shop.

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Miriam Hasseck's avatar

Again Susan a great piece!!!

It brings me back 43 years ago when I first arrived in the UK. Xxx

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Richard Hasseck's avatar

Very good read even though I cannot personally empathise with the Franks and Leiberg experience. Didn't know that bra shopping was so traumatic.

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susan.i.royston's avatar

If you had breasts the world would appear a different place to you.

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Ruthroyston@gmail.com's avatar

I absolutely loved reading every word of this ..

Reliving the past and fearing for the future.

Well done you

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Lynda Spiro's avatar

Beyond brilliant! You just took me straight back to Franks where my mum bought me my first floral Berlei trainer bra! What a fantastic article to wake up to! Thanks. X

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Janis Admoni's avatar

Excellent brought back so many vivid memories of all the shoes you mentioned

It’s sad our world is changing and not for the better

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susan.i.royston's avatar

Shoes?

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