A family says a dream trip to America turned into 'something off Fawlty Towers' after they were told their flight booking didn't exist.
19.07.2023 - 05:41 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Before the internet became the dominant way we shopped, long queues snaking outside high street stores were a commonplace sight in the 1990s.
If you grew up in the '90s, you will no doubt still harbour nostalgic memories of some of your favourite places to shop - some of which will no longer be around. For shoppers, the high street was still king and you had to physically rent out movies from a Blockbuster video store like a library book.
Failure to return it on time and you would be slapped with a fine. If you were a teenager in the '90s, there were a host of big-name stores catering to the dubious fashion trends of the time.
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Back then essentials included butterfly clips, stretchy chokers, teeny tiny bags to hold your Nokia 3210 and Leonardo DiCaprio posters. For lads, baggy jeans, baggy cargo pants and baggy jumpers were the uniform you wore before nipping to the barber to get your curtains trimmed and a line shaved into your eyebrow.
Back in 2020, the M.E.N. first looked back at some of the shops that made us yearn for Manchester in the '90s. Here, we take a look again at the shops that made us who we were.
Of course, we haven't been able to include all of your favourite '90s shops in the list below. But if there are any you feel should have been included, let us know in the comments below.
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