| Product: |
Debenhams |
| Date: |
13/06/03 (282 review reads) |
| Rating: |
 |
Advantages: wide range, reasonably priced
Disadvantages: none
My mother has a Debenhams obsession. And I mean that literally, she is obsessed. She doesn't shop anywhere else. There are three reasons for this, which I hope will help explain Debenhams' appeal.
1.My mother is very lazy. Debenhams has just about all your shopping needs under one roof. She doesn't want to trail round different shops, and Debenhams means she doesn't have to. Everything is set out in departments, making it oh-so easy to find what you need.
2.My mother is very lazy. She doesn't want to visit the bank. Debenhams has a cash machine instore, and her debenhams account card not only entitles her to 10% off, but also means she doesn't have to bother drawing out money, or writing cheques for the vast amounts that she spends in there. card is paid off monthly by standing order. She doesn't even have to think about it.
3.My mother is very lazy. She is too lazy to remember birthdays and the like, and often has to rush to buy gifts at the last minute. There is always something in Debenhams to suit anyone.She always sees something perfect for whoever she is buying for, without the usual trauma of present buying.
The selection of clothes is good, from the grown-up hyphen, to the impressive "Designers at Debenhams" (including those such as Jasper Conran and John Rocha, and T_shirts by Antoni and Alison)which are expensive, but good,to the "trader jeans company", and "Maine" which offer casual, middle aged, middle of the road clothes. There is also selection of clothes for a younger market with Morgan, Faith shoes, and Bay Trading.
There is a great shoe department with a wide range of designers and types of shoe, ranging from cheap to moderately expensive, depending on the designer in question (think Jasper Conran, Edina Ronay-expensive, Faith-fairly cheap) and the selection of hats scarves gloves and umbrellas is all you need to set you up for the coming winter mo
nths.
The bags are fantastic, with some really unusual styles from designers such as Lulu Guiness, and theyre not as pricey as one would think.The jewelry, too, is good value and very pretty, most of it made by "mood"
There is a large make up department which is similar to most dept stores offering, with counters from Clarins, estee lauder, clinique and all the usual. The perfume section, too, is widely stocked and fairly universal in all department stores.
There is a nice little section of french products called "L'Occitaine",which smell gorgeous and I havent seen them anywhere else, except in France's little L'Occitaine stores, but everything else is pretty much run of the mill as far as beauty products are concerned.
Debenhams has two lively Cafes, with edible if not fantastic, food, and a wide variety of drinks. The eating areas are clean and comfortable and situated near the equally cleanly toilets.
Debnhams is a comprehensive Department store. It is large, well set out and well stocked. It incorporates quality items with reasonable prices. And yet, for some reason, I hate the place.
It could be because of my mother's obsession, perhaps I feel unable to like somewhere that she loves so much. It could be the dull, uniformity of the place, the lack of individuality, the sameness of every branch. The impossibility of finding something "one off" or unusual, handmade, quirky, cutting edge.It may just be that I have a problem with the close proximity of jewelry, bedlinen, clothes and crockery.Theres something almost marketish about them all being sold next to each other.The frequent sales, and the business of the place add to my dislike.
However I feel my dislike of the store has more to do with my own personal bizzarity than the store itself, so despite my issues with Debenhams, i have to reccomend it!
Summary:
|
Last members to rate this review:
(0 members total)
Overall rating: not yet rated
|
