Inverness/new shops in Wick

[bobbyrussell09]

is it me or is it not a good time to go to here as i went down on monday and came home with nowt.not even ma usual funny t shirt fae matalan.whats everyone else think?

[Ash]

i think its a hit or a miss sometimes the shops are awful.... depends what your looking for

[bobbyrussell09]

wasnt looking for anything in particular,thought id get some new jeans or a console game,sadly nowt took ma fancy

[carasmam]

I hate when that happens Then when you've no money you see loads that you want

[bobbyrussell09]

what new shops would people like in wick.for me i would like a jjb sport to give our 1 a run for its money.also ones i wouldnt like to see is more cafes of chippys

[rob16d]

I'd like to see a decent clothes shop or a music shop.

[BRIE]

i went to inverness on friday & got loads of things, thats the first time ive managed to find anything i like in ages

[Sapphire2803]

I can never justify the cost of the fuel for a run to Inverness, but if I do get down there I tend to raid Primark for kids clothes. It'd be great to get a Primark or Matalan in Wick.

[silverfox57]

I would like to see d i y shop,with reasonable prices ,as could shop all day in big d i y shops, dose that mean I am male or female??

[Sapphire2803]

I would like to see d i y shop,with reasonable prices ,as could shop all day in big d i y shops, dose that mean I am male or female??

Yep, B&Q would be good, I never used to shop in Homebase down south, too expensive. You'd think they'd do better as they're owned by the same people as Argos and some of the products are the same.
I can spend hours wandering round a good DIY shop, looking at all the things I can't afford and I'm female (last time I checked) so I'd say it doesn't give any clues

[NickInTheNorth]

I find I can buy nearly everything I want when I want at good prices simply by buying online. The major exception is bulky DIY materials. However Travis Perkins are pretty good for that sort of thing.

Certainly cheaper than a trip to Inverness - or even Wick!

[balto]

we could do with a decent kids clothes shop in THURSO for a change all we have is M & co and the little(sorry nearly none) range of clothes we have in woolies.

[Angel]

lets have all the high street shop all the other towns have.. then we can all look the same.... then sometime in the future we will all start eating grass...

new independents is what we need....

[beelag2000]

Other than the novelty "day out" value or unless you can get a very cheap mode of transport to Inversnecky and back then travelling by car to the Highland capital to shop is always going to work out expensive for buying stuff.
Round trip of 220miles at a conservative estimate of 25p a mile to run your banger = £55 + whatever you judge your precious time is worth x 4hours travelling.
You are going to have to get some bargains to offset that initial additional cost to make your trip worth while on a financial basis.

[Fran]

I came back from inverness tonight and thought the shops were great....especially the pound shop, i couldn't beleive how they could sell things so cheaply.Peacocks is opening tomorrow and that looks a great shop, also there wre a lot of sales on. Cant wait to get back next week!!!

[Boozeburglar]

I hope anyone coming to Inverness for shopping makes sure their car is full to capacity.

Car sharing is the way I try to offset some of my carbon footprint, I always ask around and find someone to take the spare seats if possible.

[Sapphire2803]

I hope anyone coming to Inverness for shopping makes sure their car is full to capacity.

Car sharing is the way I try to offset some of my carbon footprint, I always ask around and find someone to take the spare seats if possible.

If I fill up my car, it probably won't make it to Inverness

[The Angel Of Death]

Round trip of 220miles at a conservative estimate of 25p a mile to run your banger = £55 + whatever you judge your precious time is worth x 4hours travelling.

Lol didnt know anyone with a space shuttle that makes a round trip to inverness !!!

My car is a 1.8 and i can quite easily do a run to inverness on £30 and thats normally with 3 or 4 in the car as well

[northener]

Lol didnt know anyone with a space shuttle that makes a round trip to inverness !!!

My car is a 1.8 and i can quite easily do a run to inverness on £30 and thats normally with 3 or 4 in the car as well

Depreciation? Wear, tear and maintenance associated with mileage covered?

[The Angel Of Death]

Fair point but still i would only associate that sort of costs for a round trip to inverness (Fuel only) with a monster of a car engine size

Even when you take wear and tear into the equation i still wouldnt expect a cost of £55 (ish) for a trip to inverness and back in a normal car