PRIMARK shoppers are only just realising that there’s a little-known way of skipping the queue in some stores.
The high street retailer is so popular that shoppers often have to wait in long queues to buy their bargains.
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But for some lucky shoppers, Primark’s new click and collect scheme means they can avoid the queues and head straight to the till.
The retail giant first launched the service in 25 stores in the north of England and Wales in November last year.
In April, Primark announced that the popular service is being extended to 32 more stores this summer following the success of the trial.
But some shoppers are only just finding out about the service – and they’re thrilled to know it exists.
Posting in the Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK Facebook group, one shopper shared a picture of some children’s clothes that she had bought using click and collect.
Other were quick to express their surprise after learning about the service.
One person wrote: “Sorry what?! How does this click and collect work?”
Another said: ” I didn’t know that you could click and collect at Primark!!”
In response to the comment, a third social media user said: “Me neither!! Sorry, am I dreaming here?”
Shoppers who use click and collect can pick up their orders from a dedicated desk in any of the participating stores.
There’s no fee to use the click and collect service but customers need to spend a minimum of £10 on their orders.
However, the trial only includes kids toys, clothing and nursery ranges.
That means you can’t order other ranges, like womenswear and homeware, and pick it up.
Primark also launched a new website to let shoppers scout out what’s in store before heading to their nearest shop.
It means shoppers can avoid the disappointment of turning up only to find that what they wanted wasn’t there.
To use the click and collect service, shoppers can browse online and add items to a virtual basket and then choose a day to collect their parcel.
Orders will be available for collection between two and seven days after the order has been placed.
All orders will be delivered to store in brown paper packaging, or cardboard boxes sealed with paper tape featuring the new Click and Collect branding.
The retailer said all of its packaging can be easily recycled at home.
The 25 stores listed below, which have been part of the trial since November last year:
Birkenhead, Grange Road, CH41 6EABlackburn, The Mall Blackburn, BB1 7JGBlackpool, Bank Hey Street, FY1 4RYBolton, Crompton Place Shopping, BL1 1EABroughton, Broughton Shopping Park, CH4 0DEBurnley, Charter Walk Shopping Centre, BB11 1BBBury, The Rock Shopping Centre, BL9 0NDCarlisle, English Street, CA3 8NXChester, Foregate Street, CH1 1HAHuddersfield, New Street, HD1 2TRLancaster, Marketgate Shopping Centre, LA1 1JFLiverpool, Church Street, L1 3AYLlandudno, Parc Llandudno Retail Park, LL30 1PXManchester, Market Street, M1 1WAManchester, The Trafford Centre, M17 8ASOldham, Market Place, OL1 3ABPreston, Fishergate Shopping Centre, PR1 8HJSheffield, Meadowhall, S9 1ERSheffield, The Moor, S1 4PASouthport, Chapel Street, PR8 1AEStockport, Chestergate, SK1 1NTWallasey, Cherry Tree Shopping Centre, CH44 5TLWarrington, Golden Square, WA1 1QBWigan, Standishgate, WN1 1UPWrexham, Regent Street, LL11 1RY
While the following 32 stores are being added to the trial:
Bexleyheath, The Broadway, DA6 7HFBluewater, Upper Thames Walk, DA9 9SQBromley, 162 High Street, BR1 1HECharlton, Brocklebank Retail Park, SE7 7SXCroydon, 5 – 9 North End, High Street, CR9 1SXDartford, 58 – 60 High Street, DA1 1DEEaling, Ealing Broadway Centre, W5 5JYEast Ham, 51 High Street North, E6 1HZHackney, 365 – 371 Mare Street, E8 1HYHammersmith, Kings Mall Shopping Centre, W6 0PZHarrow, St Ann’s Shopping Centre, HA1 1ATHounslow, 165 – 169 High Street, TW3 1QLIlford, 129-133 High Rd, IG1 1DEKilburn, 54 – 56 High Street, NW6 4HJKingston, 76 Eden Street, KT1 1DJLakeside Shopping Centre, RM20 2ZPLondon Oxford Street East, 14-28 Oxford Street, W1D 1AULondon Oxford Street West, 499 – 517 Oxford Street, W1K 7DALewisham, Lewisham High Street, SE13 6JLPeckham, 51- 57 Rye Lane, SE15 5EYRomford, 33 – 35 South Street, RM1 1NJStaines, Elmsleigh Shopping Centre, TW18 4QBStratford, Westfield Stratford City, E20 1ELSutton, St. Nicholas Shopping Centre, SM1 1AXTooting, 31 – 39 Mitcham Road, SW17 9PAUxbridge, 1 Chequers Mall, UB8 1LNWandsworth, 32-34 Southside, SW18 4TFWatford, 109-111 High Street, WD17 2TAWembley, 508 High Road, HA9 7BSWhite City, Westfield London Shopping Centre, W12 7GFWood Green, The Mall, High Road, N22 6YQWoolwich, 18 – 28 Hare Street, SE18 6LZ
An exact date for the above stores to launch click and collect has not yet been confirmed.
The Sun has approached Primark and we will update this story once we hear back.
We were given an exclusive first look at the new click and collect service when it first launched in Sheffield’s Primark.
The retailer has 400 stores globally and nearly 200 in the UK.
In recent months, Primark has also introduced self-service checkouts in some stores to help reduce queuing times.
Last year it teamed up with bakery chain Greggs earlier to launch a clothing collection.
The two high street giants also collaborated on a number of new Greggs cafe, including one at its Birmingham Bullring store.
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