Places   (Help with places, streets and buildings in Wigan.)

Irene, what a fantastic memory you have! I don't remember any of the other people you mentioned, sorry!

The Youth Dew used to be sprayed into the air, why I do not know, because Kyra couldn't refill the shelves fast enough. People just went mad for it. Yuk!

Oddly enough, I started at Debenhams just after my 21 birthday, in 1971!

Do you remember the lady on the Carmen rollers, the counter was right next to fabrics? I've forgotten the lady's name, but she did my hair when I got married. She was very pretty with dark hair.

And the other person I was friendly with was a guy on records, which was in the basement. He left to go to work in Smiths in Mesnes Street, and I remember going in years later, and he recognised me, don't think he would these days! Again his name escapes me.

Did they still have the system for sending money up to the cash office when you were there? You put the money in a capsule thing, and off it shushed, and a receipt or change came back. I was always intrigued by it, haven't a clue how it worked though!