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   SpaceGirl to FixinDixon   
   Re: Clothing in the UK   
   23 Feb 04 12:25:17   
   
   From: NoSpaceSpamGirl@subhuman.net   
      
   "FixinDixon"  wrote in message   
   news:51f64020.0402170322.73d77b2f@posting.google.com...   
   > Kevin Calder  wrote in message   
   news:...   
   > > In message <51f64020.0402130532.5049248@posting.google.com>, FixinDixon   
   > >  writes   
   > > >I am looking for pairs of jeans, under £20, no logos, just plain old   
   > > >boring jeans.  I'm stuck in Aber-bloody-dean with shops that don't   
   > > >sell anything for under £30, and I'm buggered if I'm paying that much.   
   > >   
   > > Hey man.  Ok, imagine you are coming out of the Aberdeen uni union.   
   >   
   > Yep   
   >   
   > > You turn right,   
   >   
   > Yep   
   >   
   > > and walk until you cross the road that leads down to Burger   
   > > King and the entrances to the two shopping centres   
   >   
   > About 10m walk, but yep, still following you   
   >   
   > > and you keep going in that direction for a bit and eventually turn left.   
   >   
   > Down Back Wynd?  Or am I down on Union Street?   
   >   
   > > Is there still a  outdoor gear shop their that sells flares & funky   
   shirts?   
   >   
   > There's Presents (or whatever it's called) on Back Wynd - they still   
   > sell flares etc (bit expensive for my tastes and the smell of 30-odd   
   > joss sticks burning constantly gives me a headache).  Elementz has   
   > moved now, down to Union St (where Millets used to be, which has moved   
   > to the Famous Army Store place, which finally went bust) - again, £30+   
   > for jeans and there are far too many young kids in there with their   
   > parents for my liking.   
   >   
   > > Its pretty hard to get flares in Dundee y'know.  If I post you some   
   jeans from TK   
   > > Max in Dundee will you post me some flares?   
   >   
   > Probably.  What you looking for?   
   >   
   > FixinDixon   
      
   Get a CityLink down here to Edinburgh (£10 return I think). There are LOADS   
   of shops that do cheap clothing, as well as the trendy stuff.   
      
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