Vienna
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Oh yes I loved C and A too. As a young teen around 14 to 15 I used to have a yearly trip into Manchester with my Mum just before Christmas and my Christmas presents would be a new dress and shoes. Until then I`d always had big sister`s castoffs or Mum`s homemade but hardly stylish offerings but sis married when I was 14 so it was the first time in my life that I was allowed more brand new clothes. I`d always make a bee line for C and A for clothes and then onto Freeman Hardy Willis for shoes.
Once I started work at 16 I visited C and A more frequently. I never had a fortune to spend because my Mum was a firm believer you tipped up your wage packet and received just spending money back but as mentioned above, there were regular sales and I could often find a bargain or two. When I think back, my choice of clothing was very limited even when I began working and it consisted of just 2 or 3 dresses, a best coat and a work coat and a couple of skirts and several tops I mixed and matched for work and a pair of jeans for casual wear with a jumper or T shirt but stuff seemed to last. If I bought anything new my Mum would insist of something being passed on to either a jumble sale or a neighbour`s younger daughter or a friend. She didn`t believe in a cluttered bedroom or wardrobe !
Once I started work at 16 I visited C and A more frequently. I never had a fortune to spend because my Mum was a firm believer you tipped up your wage packet and received just spending money back but as mentioned above, there were regular sales and I could often find a bargain or two. When I think back, my choice of clothing was very limited even when I began working and it consisted of just 2 or 3 dresses, a best coat and a work coat and a couple of skirts and several tops I mixed and matched for work and a pair of jeans for casual wear with a jumper or T shirt but stuff seemed to last. If I bought anything new my Mum would insist of something being passed on to either a jumble sale or a neighbour`s younger daughter or a friend. She didn`t believe in a cluttered bedroom or wardrobe !