Shopping in Southampton

**Jawz .** · 5 March 2007, 10:15

Did you happen to drive through Shirley? It's UKs answer to the Bronx.

**threaded** · 5 March 2007, 10:16

Used to live in Shirely. I thought it was nice.

**wendigo100** · 5 March 2007, 10:17

Were you shopping in Wales the weekend before?

**Bagpuss** · 5 March 2007, 10:22

Originally posted by n5gooner

Went to Southampton this weekend, as my Brothers wife has just had their first child, went out with friends on the Saturday evening to a very nice restaurant called the Olive Gardens I think....very very good. Then went shopping on Sunday, I didn't know the shopping centre here was so good, its very very big, clean and tidy, and the shop assistance's help you !!! This is something almost unheard of in London....managed to spend over £800 on clothes though!!

How weird when I lived in Soton (about 7 years ago) it was a dump

**Jawz .** · 5 March 2007, 10:27

Yeah I lived there for 6 months, did a contract with BAT.

**Masher** · 5 March 2007, 10:44

Didn't they reclaim land from the sea in Southampton. I always felt they should have been doing the exact opposite.

**freakydancer** · 5 March 2007, 10:49

Originally posted by n5gooner

managed to spend over £800 on clothes though!!

Muppet!!

**Jawz .** · 5 March 2007, 10:53

Originally posted by freakydancer

Muppet!!

Hey don't knock it, the Burtons there is the biggest in the UK.

**Paddy** · 5 March 2007, 10:53

Southampton did have good shopping with some independent shops and independent department stores. City Council policy with excessive high rates and compulsory redevelopment closed them down. The final blow to last of independent shop was the creation of the new indoor shopping areas. Now Southampton has the same shops as any other town.

Southampton City Council have ruined a once prosperous city and tuned it into an emigrants multicultural paradise.

Just compare the success of Rotterdam with Southampton.

Shopping in Southampton