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Anyone know where I can get some good black clothing (it's gotta look good) or dark blue clothing for a tall person? I like my tops to reach over my crotch by quite a bit.

I live in Salford (but not far from Manchester) in England and like my clothes to be baggy (but for pants (NOT underpants < note to all people who calls underpants "pants"), there must be a way of securing them, eg. a belt or a drawstring (preferably a drawstring).

I also want to find clothes that are cheap (even £15 for a T-shirt is quite expensive to me).

Note: I'd prefer really dark blue rather than black, but black will do.

Anyone know where I can get some good black clothing (it's gotta look good) or dark blue clothing for a tall person? I like my tops to reach over my crotch by quite a bit.

I live in Salford (but not far from Manchester) in England and like my clothes to be baggy (but for pants (NOT underpants < note to all people who calls underpants "pants"), there must be a way of securing them, eg. a belt or a drawstring (preferably a drawstring).

I also want to find clothes that are cheap (even £15 for a T-shirt is quite expensive to me).

Note: I'd prefer really dark blue rather than black, but black will do.

Ohhh ohhh try a shop!

Ohhh ohhh try a shop!

There's LOTS of shops in Manchester, I'd rather know of a few to go straight to rather than look around all day.

There's LOTS of shops in Manchester, I'd rather know of a few to go straight to rather than look around all day.

Ohh damn, and I meant to say 'our kid':D

I don’t know Salford at all well, but Primark stores are always cheap.

http://www.toolspot.co.uk/products/Domestic/16Pc%20Heavy%20Duty%20Black%20Bin%20Bags%20(Multiples%2018%20Only)_t.jpg
Bin bags are good.
Bin bags are cheap.
Bin bags are baggy.
Bin bags are black.
Bin bags I tell you.

http://www.toolspot.co.uk/products/Domestic/16Pc%20Heavy%20Duty%20Black%20Bin%20Bags%20(Multiples%2018%20Only)_t.jpg
Bin bags are good.
Bin bags are cheap.
Bin bags are baggy.
Bin bags are black.
Bin bags I tell you.
*sings to the tune of the MiB theme*

Come get your black bin bags,
they’re long and black and slender.
Come get your black bin bags,
They’re on offer till December.

Heavy duty black bin bags,
No matter what your gender.
Come get your black bin bags,
Whether bi or straight or bender.

Linky to song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqJpvWBQaMU).

Ohh damn, and I meant to say 'our kid':D
Don't forget the mandatory "mad fer it" tacked on the end.

That's right, mancunians still do that...

As for clothes, the primark/tkmaxx in the centre is great for cheap clothes. Apart from that there's all the standard stores. The manc shopping district's fairly compact for clothing needs, just try places like H&M (there's two) which I like.

Don't forget the mandatory "mad fer it" tacked on the end.

That's right, mancunians still do that...

Most mancunians don't actually. And "our kid" is still irritating

Most mancunians don't actually. And "our kid" is still irritating
Sarcasm's often lost on people through the medium of the internets, isn't it...

I'm at university here and I'm from Preston nearby. I'm fairly aware of the dialect and colloquialisms of Mancunians. Incidentally, are you from Salford? I ask because apparently the high lead content of the soil leads to a much shorter average height in the area, was just wondering if it was a noticeable difference. Also, the telly tells me to avoid taking a Saab 93 there, as it is the car of choice for your joyriders :p

aren't there any second hand stores for clothes in manchester? and why do they have to be dark blue or black?

Erm.. any shop at all?

It's not like the kind of garments you have mentioned are rare. Just try looking in the first Primark you find, and tada.

Anyone know where I can get some good black clothing (it's gotta look good) or dark blue clothing for a tall person? I like my tops to reach over my crotch by quite a bit.

I live in Salford (but not far from Manchester) in England and like my clothes to be baggy (but for pants (NOT underpants < note to all people who calls underpants "pants"), there must be a way of securing them, eg. a belt or a drawstring (preferably a drawstring).

I also want to find clothes that are cheap (even £15 for a T-shirt is quite expensive to me).

Note: I'd prefer really dark blue rather than black, but black will do.

i get most of my clothes in charity shops. find somewhere where there are loads together and just trawl through them, there's always something you'll want. and second hand clothes shops are even better because they tend to have the more unusual stuff, but a bit more expensive.

alternatively, buy a plain dark dress and modify it. it wouldn't be too hard to make it look like a man's t-shit, especially if you buy a really big size.

edit: or primark yeah.

Sarcasm's often lost on people through the medium of the internets, isn't it...

I'm at university here and I'm from Preston nearby. I'm fairly aware of the dialect and colloquialisms of Mancunians. Incidentally, are you from Salford? I ask because apparently the high lead content of the soil leads to a much shorter average height in the area, was just wondering if it was a noticeable difference. Also, the telly tells me to avoid taking a Saab 93 there, as it is the car of choice for your joyriders :p

Your telly's been lying. Any car is the car of choice for joyriders in Salford.

Also I'm over 6ft :)

aren't there any second hand stores for clothes in manchester? and why do they have to be dark blue or black?

Because.

Erm.. any shop at all?

It's not like the kind of garments you have mentioned are rare. Just try looking in the first Primark you find, and tada.

Which would work, if I was not tall. I am, so it aint that easy.

Which would work, if I was not tall. I am, so it aint that easy.

It totally is. I'm like, 6' 3" or something, and I'vea good dozen of t-shirts that go over my, err, crotch.

Now, pants? Pants are hard.

I fear this thread will only appeal to a few limited persons. :p

Is there a Primark in Manchester?

I fear this thread will only appeal to a few limited persons. :p

Is there a Primark in Manchester?Damn right there is, it's fecking mahusive and the conjoined twin of TKMaxx.

Damn right there is, it’s fecking mahusive and the conjoined twin of TKMaxx.
They must be sister companies; it’s the same sort of set-up here in Glasgow.

$15 is expensive to you? Even in your currency?

What the hell does your wardrobe look like?! If you lived in the USA the only stores you'd shop at would be K-mart, Wal-Mart, and Salvation Army!

$15 is expensive to you? Even in your currency?

He said £15, which is about $30, I think.

I can kit out my entire wardrobe for the year for £15. But then I don't care about clothes very much. :p

He said £15, which is about $30, I think.

I can kit out my entire wardrobe for the year for £15. But then I don't care about clothes very much. :p

Well my rule of thumb for you tea drinker's money is..

UK*2-5=$

Seems to get me close. *nods*

I usually pay in the $20-$30 range for shirts, $30-$50 for pants and shorts, so I have no idea what clothes you could get for under £15..

Well my rule of thumb for you tea drinker's money is..

UK*2-5=$

Seems to get me close. *nods*

I usually pay in the $20-$30 range for shirts, $30-$50 for pants and shorts, so I have no idea what clothes you could get for under £15..

If you believe the big stores claims that their products don't come from sweatshops, you can pick up jeans for £4, and probably a pack of 3 t-shirts for the same price, with jumpers around £4-6.

ASDA, which is now owned by Wal-Mart, recently started selling a suit for £14.

If you believe the big stores claims that their products don't come from sweatshops, you can pick up jeans for £4, and probably a pack of 3 t-shirts for the same price, with jumpers around £4-6.

Maybe I should move to England.. Mother would like the nice prices.
ASDA, which is now owned by Wal-Mart, recently started selling a suit for £14.

Really? It is quality?

Maybe I should move to England.. Mother would like the nice prices.


Really? It is quality?

Yeah, I've know a friend who has one. You'd never guess unless he told you.

I guess the UK doesn't have Big and Tall stores?

I guess the UK doesn't have Big and Tall stores?

Those lie.

It's just for fat people. Not tall and skinny.

Manchester, England, England, across the Atlantic Sea... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzYibC1P7UQ)

Sorry, I couldn't help myself.

Clothes? I like clothes, and would recommend Denim City, Hoax, Topman, Next, and any number of online places if fancy looking as damn good as me.

Budget clothes? Not so hot on this really. Best I can do is Topman.

$15 is expensive to you? Even in your currency?

What the hell does your wardrobe look like?! If you lived in the USA the only stores you'd shop at would be K-mart, Wal-Mart, and Salvation Army!

Not $15, £15 (about $28).

Maybe I should move to England.. Mother would like the nice prices.

Most prices for things in England are NOT good. And bear in mind that the dollar in the USA goes further than the pound in the UK. Decent bread costs close to a quid (80-odd pence)

There's LOTS of shops in Manchester, I'd rather know of a few to go straight to rather than look around all day.

Affleck's Palace?

You can lots of Black clothes there

I guess the UK doesn't have Big and Tall stores?

We do, there is a chain called "High and Mighty."

I know there is one in Liverpool, but I'm pretty sure Manchester has one too.

but for pants (NOT underpants < note to all people who calls underpants "pants"),

But they are pants. What you're calling pants are called trousers.

Anyway, most clothes shops will have black or blue clothes for tall people. Now short people, there's a problem.:(

But they are pants. What you're calling pants are called trousers.

Anyway, most clothes shops will have black or blue clothes for tall people. Now short people, there's a problem.:(

As I made clear in my first post on here, you (and others like you) are talking bollocks. Underpants are called UNDERpants because they go UNDERneath your pants. Combat pants are not trousers, they look and feel nothing like trousers (trousers are the kind of pants you have to wear in school as part of your uniform or have to wear as part of a suit). Underpants are not pants, never have been, and never will be, not matter how much people try to distort the English language. Pants are still pants and underpants are still underpants.

And try looking for black or blue clothes for tall people in the first three shops you find (by tall, I mean over 6ft by a good few inches)