Primark customers would stuff their baskets with as much cheap clothing as they can carry.
Ten pairs of shoes, mountains of dresses that will be worn on a night out once, multiple pairs of jeans that will be no good after a few months wear and tear; tonnes of jewellery that will probably break after a couple of weeks.
But then there were also the struggling parents buying the essentials - the clothes they needed after their child’s growth spurt, affordable underwear and bedding.
