New childrens wear shop in ED?

[Casper29]

Has anyone heard about a new childrens wear shop that is supposed to be opening in East Dulwich? What you think?

[monica]

What another one!!! Quell surprise

[Louisa]

forget childrens wear shops, I would love to see Ann Summers opening up along the lane!

[monica]

Ann summers love it,now thats totally different.>:D

[Amelie]

Is this in addition to the one on LL and the one on Upland Road?

[monica]

There are no ann summers on upland road or ll

[Amelie]

Sorry, I meant children's clothes shop!:-$

[monica]

Ok amelie,thought you did>:D

[Jeremy]

Out with the chain stores! Surely we'd rather have a nice, local, independent, organic sex shop?

[Casper29]

Apparently its a bit different. Dont really rate most of the childrens shops in east dulwich myself. Have been informed by a local nosy parker that it may be maternity gear as well.

[monica]

Local nosy parkers?A bit much dont you think casper

[professordingo]

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> Out with the chain stores! Surely we'd rather have

> a nice, local, independent, organic sex shop?

... but we have a fab greengrocers - wouldn't that do the trick?!!

[louisiana]

Casper29 Wrote:

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> Has anyone heard about a new childrens wear shop

> that is supposed to be opening in East Dulwich?

> What you think?

What do we think, Mr-doing-my-market-research?

Well, adopting the persona of Violet Elizabeth Bott for one moment, it makes me want to thkweem and thkweem and thkweem...

[James]

Not more overpriced unnecessary tat! Surely what we really do need is another shop selling designer teapots and lavender soaps for ?15 apiece?

[monica]

Casper has been diddled we know his game,james i know where you can buy soaps for 69pence,thats if your interested of course;-)

[Casper29]

I own a shop in Islington but not childrens wear.Was thinking of branching out but stacks of childrens shops in Dulwich.

[snorky]

Its SO sad when Mummies spend serious cahs on designer labels for toddles and babies, knwoping fine well they will have grown out of them in a few months or weeks - Why Do this ? Who does it benefit ? ( apart from the grinning shop owners )

so very very sad

[Keef]

Don't be silly Snorky, if the baby isn't wearing the best new label, the other mummies in the Blue Mountain might think less of him/her ;-)

It's not as bad as when people have their childrens ears peirced, I hate that!!!!!!! Any kid too young to choose to have their ear peirced shouldn't have to go through it cos their dumb arse parent wants it!!! It does actually hurt a bit, why put your kid through that!?!?!?!?!?!?

[Amelie]

Erm Keef, agree with you up to a point about children and ear piercing but for some parts of the community this is part of their culture.

[dulwichmum]

Well Amelie, I am not sure that culture is reason enough. Circumcision of children without medical indication (particularly female genital mutilation) is sometimes deemed to be culturally acceptable but is rightly perceived as child abuse in this country. I think ear piercing of babies should come into a similar category.

DM

[Polly D]

In Spain, you'll spot many baby girls with pierced ears as the majority of parents want people to know that she's a girl. Personally I find it a bit bizarre as the studs are the size of the baby's nose usually but as Amelie says, this is part of their culture. Just as Spanish babies wear shoes from a very early age when they show no sign of walking. I know, I know, shoes come off and on easily and pierced ears are a different kettle of fish altogether. I wasn't allowed pierced ears until I was 14 ... if you're interested - have I been lounged yet?!

[dulwichmum]

It is a surgical intervention without any medical indication, which could become infected and I think it is cruel - and dear Polly D, I had my ears pierced at a similar age.

Are we lounged yet?

[Keef]

Culture is fine, when you can make the choice for yourself!... In my opinion anyway.

[dulwichmum]

I agree with Keef.

[Amelie]

Pierced ears will only become infected if the practitioner is not very good, I had mine done at 14 in a pharmacy in Bromley, and if you don't keep the pierced areas clean afterwards. Surgical Spirit is good. There are lots of things done to children by their parents, quite legally, where they have no choice and whilst I don't overly care for the sight of toddlers with pierced ears I'm not going to tell a parent from an ethnic minority that they shouldn't have done it.