[Tanya]

:wah I am green with envy - Auckland has a Next clothing store!! :wah

They say they will eventually come to Christchurch but not for a while!!
:mad: :mad:

Tanya

[jubjub]

It has, and apparently it now does kiddy clothes too :), not been to that mall for ages though, think its more along the lines of the Next clearance stores.

Maybe I should have a visit and report back....

[Tanya]

Clearance store or not - It's still Next!!!! :laugh

Let me know what its like if you do go there! :nice1

Tanya

[jubjub]

Well in the interests of research (and nothing better to do) I went for a wander round DressSmart mall at Onehunga.

They have done quite a bit of work on it since I last went, and its beginning to look like the kind of outlet mall you get in the UK, but on a smaller scale.

There is a Next. Its 90% womens clothes, very few mens or kids stuff. Not the biggest shop in the world, but quite a few different items in there.

Managed to spend $20 in Pumpkin Patch though for a nice little jacket & trousers for the boy:D .

[Smiler]

The DressSmart 'mall' here is appalling, I felt like I was in Tooting market on a bad day. :(

Thanks for doing the research trip Sal. :D Hope it wasn't too difficult.

[Moorf]

Yep, Dressmart here in Hornby is dire too. It's like those cheap clearance malls springing up all over the UK countryside and ruining the views :D

Who needs Next when there's Kathmandu?! :laugh