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For what seemed like an eternity to build its new SUPERSTORE in Truro “PRIMARK” has finally its doors opened to thousands upon thousands of eager buyers and onlookers who thronged through Truro last Thursday for its official opening. Car parks were full to bursting with people queuing up to ‘take their turn’ and eventually get into the PRIMARK store. Their staff very kindly gave all queuing customers bottles of Ice Cold water cos they had waited so long which wasn’t such a wonderful idea cos it was bloody freezing cold outside in the queues. Everyone but everyone was there! Trust Ann & that Marge woman to take advantage of such a huge crowd both of them selling out completely of their stocks of last month’s Big Issue? You should have seen and heard them both in full throttle “BIG ISSUE” “BIG ISSUE” not a sight to see and nor a sound to hear! All of PRIMARK’S customers are now at the ready they have more than a few quids in their pockets and limitless credit cards ‘up to the hilt’ so let’s spend-spend-spend sod the expense and let it all hang out.
Many had pitched up overnight and when the doors of Truro’s PRIMARK store eventually opened a huge cheer went up, then its join in with the surge of people going into the unknown either upstairs or downstairs searching out the bargains and there were most definitely plenty of BARGAINS to be bought so everyone was happy! My question is where all of a sudden do these thousands of people come from? Are they all working in Truro? If so, did their very kind dear bosses give them the time off so they could attend the first day of the PRIMARK sale? I don’t think so, cos I reckon that loads of the shoppers were well presented unemployed people treating themselves to a visit to Truro to get some cheap Christmas presents for the kids and to buy some cheap and cheerful clothing and at the same time to apply for the vacancies advertised by PRIMARK.

My Lou is a fan of Primark, she wanted to buy herself a couple of cheap T Shirts and nosey old me I have to go and have a look-around cos I was keen to see what all the fuss was about? We went a few days after the store had opened. Crowds of people were in the store buying up paper carrier bags full of Primark products and good luck to them all because I felt the quality of some of the clothing which I thought was a bit iffy. I picked up a pair of my size black track suit trousers at fifteen quids a good price but I reckon in no time I would have geet saggy sticky out knobbly knees if I stood up straight and if I had bought a pair they didn’t look to have much ballroom in the crutch area neither FFS! I reckon that some of the paper carrier bags could probably last longer that some of the clothing. I jest! But I couldn’t see the point with some of the kid’s clothes that looked like all year round Halloween clobber. Anyway I stood waiting for Lou watching the action thinking to myself “what TF am I doing in here cos there are loads of our booter’s who recognise me and I could ruin my street credibility. I have not been a good customer and I have bought absolutely sod-all! The store is employing lots and lots of full and part-time staff which is another great plus for Truro. In fairness I know they have only been open a few days but some of the new recruits looked bewildered in a world of their own. What a lovely shock to the system after being unemployed for so long then suddenly you are being thrust into the limelight and world of Primark’s marauding hundreds and thousands of customers, WTF am I doing in here?