Polonia Gorgie Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 What on earth has happened to this once famous street? From one time having flag ship stores, department stores to what!?!? Tacky tartan shops, American Candy, a giant black sheep coffee shop and even a night and day convenience store!! Obviously a lot of shops went to the new St James but something has to be done. Unless, trips to the shops are a thing of the past with nearly everyone on line shopping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
been here before Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 Ahhhhhhh the annual "whats happened to Princes Street" thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbert. Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 Every high street is the same now. It wont be long until there is Barbers, Kebab shops and charity shops on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polonia Gorgie Posted April 17 Author Share Posted April 17 2 minutes ago, been here before said: Ahhhhhhh the annual "whats happened to Princes Street" thread. Didn't know one existed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 26 minutes ago, Polonia Gorgie said: What on earth has happened to this once famous street? From one time having flag ship stores, department stores to what!?!? Tacky tartan shops, American Candy, a giant black sheep coffee shop and even a night and day convenience store!! Obviously a lot of shops went to the new St James but something has to be done. Unless, trips to the shops are a thing of the past with nearly everyone on line shopping It’s just a dump now. At least the Castle side is still pretty much the same as it always was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim_Duncan Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 36 minutes ago, Polonia Gorgie said: What on earth has happened to this once famous street? From one time having flag ship stores, department stores to what!?!? Tacky tartan shops, American Candy, a giant black sheep coffee shop and even a night and day convenience store!! Obviously a lot of shops went to the new St James but something has to be done. Unless, trips to the shops are a thing of the past with nearly everyone on line shopping Yep. Walked along there about a month ago and was disappointed with what I saw. But then, as a resident of Edinburgh that isn't interested in buying fake cashmere scarves, 'Scotland' rugby tops or paying over the odds for shite coffee, I don't think I'm the target market. Same goes for the shops on the Royal Mile, BTW. Saw one hawking Rangers tops the other day, FFS. There's still plenty of good stuff in the city, but Princes Street and most of the RM are strictly tat now. I'd wager that many of the tartan shops and 'American' sweet shops are money laundering enterprises, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey J J Jr Shabadoo Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 45 minutes ago, Polonia Gorgie said: What on earth has happened to this once famous street? From one time having flag ship stores, department stores to what!?!? Tacky tartan shops, American Candy, a giant black sheep coffee shop and even a night and day convenience store!! Obviously a lot of shops went to the new St James but something has to be done. Unless, trips to the shops are a thing of the past with nearly everyone on line shopping It's been like this since last century. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polonia Gorgie Posted April 17 Author Share Posted April 17 10 minutes ago, Jim_Duncan said: Yep. Walked along there about a month ago and was disappointed with what I saw. But then, as a resident of Edinburgh that isn't interested in buying fake cashmere scarves, 'Scotland' rugby tops or paying over the odds for shite coffee, I don't think I'm the target market. Same goes for the shops on the Royal Mile, BTW. Saw one hawking Rangers tops the other day, FFS. There's still plenty of good stuff in the city, but Princes Street and most of the RM are strictly tat now. I'd wager that many of the tartan shops and 'American' sweet shops are money laundering enterprises, too. I walked along there earlier today and was well disappointed too, being a resident of Edinburgh you should be the target market!! Princes Street was my first destination on Boxing day spending any Christmas money I got Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polonia Gorgie Posted April 17 Author Share Posted April 17 7 minutes ago, Joey J J Jr Shabadoo said: It's been like this since last century. Not quite like how run down it is now, the herras fencing around Jenner's looks brutal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticJambo Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 33 minutes ago, Herbert. said: Every high street is the same now. It wont be long until there is Barbers, Kebab shops and charity shops on it. that would be class ... Broken Britain. Utterly ****ed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 39 minutes ago, Herbert. said: Every high street is the same now. It wont be long until there is Barbers, Kebab shops and charity shops on it. And nail salons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticJambo Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 8 minutes ago, Polonia Gorgie said: I walked along there earlier today and was well disappointed too, being a resident of Edinburgh you should be the target market!! Princes Street was my first destination on Boxing day spending any Christmas money I got Aye, me too! Managed tio get a few lambswool jumprers from jenners, queuing on the South St David Street side. I remember getting a turquoise Farah, was it. Don't think I knew what I was doing, just thought I was gettig a deal, whihc in fairness it probably was but kinda useless if I barely ever wore it coz the colour was naff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westbow Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 21 minutes ago, Jim_Duncan said: Yep. Walked along there about a month ago and was disappointed with what I saw. But then, as a resident of Edinburgh that isn't interested in buying fake cashmere scarves, 'Scotland' rugby tops or paying over the odds for shite coffee, I don't think I'm the target market. Same goes for the shops on the Royal Mile, BTW. Saw one hawking Rangers tops the other day, FFS. There's still plenty of good stuff in the city, but Princes Street and most of the RM are strictly tat now. I'd wager that many of the tartan shops and 'American' sweet shops are money laundering enterprises, too. They make enough money Jim, they don’t need to stoop to money laundering. Saying that, just google “Gold Brothers” and you’ll see they are not squeaky clean either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 Walked the length of it today, sure I passed two Poundland. Heard bagpipe music to Coldplay ffs. Cheap crap shops everywhere, wait until that council tube is finished with it, if you think it’s bad now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 2 minutes ago, Ulysses said: And nail salons. Complete with oompah loompahs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westbow Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 43 minutes ago, been here before said: Ahhhhhhh the annual "whats happened to Princes Street" thread. Pretty sure the last one I commented on was a couple of months ago. Sharon Davies was going on about empty hotels (they really aren’t) and empty Princes St. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 27 minutes ago, Jim_Duncan said: Yep. Walked along there about a month ago and was disappointed with what I saw. But then, as a resident of Edinburgh that isn't interested in buying fake cashmere scarves, 'Scotland' rugby tops or paying over the odds for shite coffee, I don't think I'm the target market. Same goes for the shops on the Royal Mile, BTW. Saw one hawking Rangers tops the other day, FFS. There's still plenty of good stuff in the city, but Princes Street and most of the RM are strictly tat now. I'd wager that many of the tartan shops and 'American' sweet shops are money laundering enterprises, too. Think they’re famous in London for being dodgy as. Never anyone in them, but still always there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 39 minutes ago, Polonia Gorgie said: Didn't know one existed Don't mind him. He's just saying that the subject crops up regularly enough. I think a lot of shopping districts have gone the same way, caught by out-of-town retail parks and malls on the one hand and online shopping on the other. Having said that, I mentioned in a previous thread that I was in Bilbao last year (around this time), and I saw very few shuttered shops and the quality of the shops looked alright. The Spanish love their shopping malls, so maybe they're not so taken with online shopping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 Just now, westbow said: Pretty sure the last one I commented on was a couple of months ago. Sharon Davies was going on about empty hotels (they really aren’t) and empty Princes St. The cheaper end of the market hotels certainly aren’t, must be costing the country a fortune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 2 minutes ago, westbow said: Sharon Davies was going on about empty hotels (they really aren’t) Empty hotels? In Edinburgh? Did she fall on her head at some point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 31 minutes ago, Jim_Duncan said: Yep. Walked along there about a month ago and was disappointed with what I saw. But then, as a resident of Edinburgh that isn't interested in buying fake cashmere scarves, 'Scotland' rugby tops or paying over the odds for shite coffee, I don't think I'm the target market. Same goes for the shops on the Royal Mile, BTW. Saw one hawking Rangers tops the other day, FFS. There's still plenty of good stuff in the city, but Princes Street and most of the RM are strictly tat now. I'd wager that many of the tartan shops and 'American' sweet shops are money laundering enterprises, too. I was in one of these on Princes Street three weeks ago. They were selling small bags of Takis for £8.50 ffs. They are about 2€ in Spain for the big bags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westbow Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 18 minutes ago, Polonia Gorgie said: I walked along there earlier today and was well disappointed too, being a resident of Edinburgh you should be the target market!! Princes Street was my first destination on Boxing day spending any Christmas money I got Really? Believe me, the local market is crap. The only people spending in town are tourists. Edinburgh folk just buy online or go to Newcraighall, Straiton, etc. Even out of centre places like Stockbridge or Morningside struggle- every second shop is a coffee shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il Duce McTarkin Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 It's a ****ing shithole. A ****ing shithole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westbow Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 5 minutes ago, Ulysses said: Empty hotels? In Edinburgh? Did she fall on her head at some point? Mibbe dove into a drained pool? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debut 4 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 George Street is the new Princes Street, it’s in better nick and more upmarket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 1 minute ago, westbow said: Mibbe dove into a drained pool? Ow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBE Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 8 minutes ago, luckyBatistuta said: Complete with oompah loompahs Sporting mullet lips and enormous fanned eyelashes, gotta be something wrong with their mirrors or maybe their partially blind, the state of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 2 minutes ago, OBE said: Sporting mullet lips and enormous fanned eyelashes, gotta be something wrong with their mirrors or maybe their partially blind, the state of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 6 minutes ago, westbow said: Really? Believe me, the local market is crap. The only people spending in town are tourists. Edinburgh folk just buy online or go to Newcraighall, Straiton, etc. Even out of centre places like Stockbridge or Morningside struggle- every second shop is a coffee shop. If it’s not a coffee shop in Morningside it’s a charity shop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westbow Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 Just now, Debut 4 said: George Street is the new Princes Street, it’s in better nick and more upmarket. Aye and St James Quarter. Princes St needs repurposed into hotels, restaurants, residential flats, etc. The flats where Simpson’s used to be go for a bomb - could you imagine the price of a pad overlooking the castle! The domestic rates would replace the business rates for the council. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 (edited) . Edited April 17 by luckyBatistuta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westbow Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 3 minutes ago, luckyBatistuta said: If it’s not a coffee shop in Morningside it’s a charity shop Ken, I saw another deli/coffee shop about to open last week- the residents of morningside must be hyper and thrifty. They have all the chain coffee shops and loads of independents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 8 minutes ago, OBE said: Sporting mullet lips and enormous fanned eyelashes, gotta be something wrong with their mirrors or maybe their partially blind, the state of them. I’ll be wif you in 2 secs luv Oh urry up, got an appointment at the tanning studio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 1 minute ago, westbow said: Ken, I saw another deli/coffee shop about to open last week- the residents of morningside must be hyper and thrifty. They have all the chain coffee shops and loads of independents. Still got Mellis though, I’m done when that’s gone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBE Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 9 minutes ago, Ulysses said: 3 minutes ago, luckyBatistuta said: I’ll be wif you in 2 secs luv Oh urry up, got an appointment at the tanning studio I'll see your coalface, clown and oompha and raise you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greedy Jambo Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 (edited) I saw a lassie in scotmid that looked a bit like that, it's crazy that they actually think they look good. You'd think their friends or family would tell them. Edited April 17 by Greedy Jambo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malinga the Swinga Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 Ann Summers is now a flagship of Princes Street which considering the shops that used to be located there is some story. George Street and St James quarter is where most decent shops located. All part of our councils plan to turn Princes Street into some tourist centre full of cafes and hotels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 5 minutes ago, OBE said: I'll see your coalface, clown and oompha and raise you... MOAR TAN PLZ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westbow Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 12 minutes ago, OBE said: I'll see your coalface, clown and oompha and raise you... The King Charles finger look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westbow Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 19 minutes ago, luckyBatistuta said: Still got Mellis though, I’m done when that’s gone Still have a very good bookshop at Holycorner. I suppose that’s brunstfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 Jenners reopening offers an opportunity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 16 minutes ago, OBE said: I'll see your coalface, clown and oompha and raise you... 12 minutes ago, Greedy Jambo said: I saw a lassie in scotmid that looked a bit like that, it's crazy that they actually think they look good. You'd think their friends or family would tell them. I actually saw two girls together that looked similar to that, one had the biggest protruding cheekbones I’ve ever seen in my life. Everyone was staring at them. I just don’t understand how they can look in a mirror and feel good. Probably don’t, seeing as they continue down the path of more procedures. 10 minutes ago, Malinga the Swinga said: Ann Summers is now a flagship of Princes Street which considering the shops that used to be located there is some story. George Street and St James quarter is where most decent shops located. All part of our councils plan to turn Princes Street into some tourist centre full of cafes and hotels. Ann Summers on top, who’d have thunk it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 8 minutes ago, westbow said: The King Charles finger look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pasquale for King Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 Like most of the city centre its all aimed at tourists, the cost of renting the shops is obviously too high and if the new St James was going to decimate Princes Street then It should never have been allowed to do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pasquale for King Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 13 minutes ago, westbow said: The King Charles finger look. 😆👍🏽👏🏾 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBE Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 10 minutes ago, westbow said: The King Charles finger look. Good shout...👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 St James Quarter got to be the biggest wind tunnel in Scotland, freezing in there. Why is it wide open at both ends, surely could have built it with option to close it during the winter months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EIEIO Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 7 minutes ago, luckyBatistuta said: St James Quarter got to be the biggest wind tunnel in Scotland, freezing in there. Why is it wide open at both ends, surely could have built it with option to close it during the winter months. Can be a bit chilly but it's a good shopping centre. As for Princes Street it will gradually morph into hotels , cafes and restaurants with Castle views rather than shops. My partner is excited about some Japanese store opening soon in Princes Street though so she will probably drag me along too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howdy Doody Jambo Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 There are a few homeless tents on Princes Street and have been there for a couple of months at least, the shity clowncil need to up there game and sort this out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victorian Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 15 minutes ago, EIEIO said: Can be a bit chilly but it's a good shopping centre. As for Princes Street it will gradually morph into hotels , cafes and restaurants with Castle views rather than shops. My partner is excited about some Japanese store opening soon in Princes Street though so she will probably drag me along too. Uniqlo. Primark / Matalan clobber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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