{"id":561095,"date":"2025-11-10T09:17:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T09:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/561095\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T09:17:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T09:17:23","slug":"i-went-to-a-us-primark-but-there-was-one-big-different-compared-to-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/561095\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I went to a US Primark but there was one big different compared to the UK&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brit Lily Rudkin came across a Primark on her recent holiday to Florida and decided to head inside to see how the US version of the popular clothing store compares to the UK<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35 __className_581fe9\">Alice Sjoberg<\/strong> Social News Reporter<\/p>\n<p>09:03, 10 Nov 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1_Shoppers-carrying-a-large-number-of-Primark-shopping-bags-on-a-train.jpg\" alt=\"Two shoppers holding several Primark bags\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>One Primark fan decided to see if the US stores are as good as the ones in the UK (stock image)(Image: Yau Ming Low via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">A Brit has issued her honest verdict after going to a Primark store in the US for the first time to see <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/lifestyle\/food-drink\/american-compares-bread-uk-theres-35775465\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">how it compares to the UK.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/primark\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Primark <\/a>first opened in the US in 2015, and has since grown to have over 30 stores across the country in several different states, including one of Brits&#8217; favourite <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/lifestyle\/travel\/explore-florida\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">holiday destinations<\/a> &#8211; Florida. But how similar are these stores compared to the ones we know and love across the UK? This is something a Brit named Lily Rudkin wanted to find out as she went to inspect one Primark store in question on her recent holiday to Florida.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Taking to <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/tiktok\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok<\/a>, Lily decided to share her experience with her followers, as she revealed the moment she stepped into the Florida <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/money\/shopping-deals\/american-visits-primark-uk-first-35316133\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Primark for the first time.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">&#8220;Guys, I&#8217;m at a Florida mall, and they literally have a Primark,&#8221; she said as she turned the camera to show the outside of the store. &#8220;I have never been to a Primark in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/united-states\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">America <\/a>before, so let&#8217;s go see if it&#8217;s the same as England.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">As she went inside, she got an overlook of the store before saying she thought it looked similar to the Primark stores in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Content cannot be displayed without consent<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Lily made sure to show the different clothes that were hanging on the rails, including some jumpers, dresses, as well as pairs of trousers which caught her eye.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">&#8220;These pants are literally so soft,&#8221; she said as she showed the grey trousers she was talking about. She then rushed over to another piece of clothing that had stood out to her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">The item in question was a brown fur coat with a big fluffy collar and buttons to closer it, which she quickly decided she had to bring home with her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">However, for her ultimate test, Lily went over to the pyjamas section to see if the selection available was just as good as the ones in the UK.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">&#8220;I feel like the moment of truth will be the pyjama section, because I feel like it&#8217;s not gonna be the same as England, but we&#8217;ll have a look what it&#8217;s like,&#8221; she said as she walked over to the section of the store.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">The first thing she spotted was the velvet versions of the store&#8217;s popular boyfriend style pyjamas set, which comes with trousers and a button top.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">These set cost $28 (\u00a321.25) each, which she compared to the UK ones which cost around \u00a315-\u00a317, depending on the type of fabric you want them to be.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">She then spotted another pyjamas, which were white with <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/teamdogs\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">dogs<\/a> printed over them, which she recognised from UK stores. Lily also pointed out a pair of fluffy slippers, which she claimed were her favourite and was happy to see them in a different colour in the US store.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">As she went back to the normal clothing section, she gave her final verdict: &#8220;I do feel like the clothing section isn&#8217;t as good as England thought, but it&#8217;s still very similar and it would give me a Primark fix if I lived over here.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brit Lily Rudkin came across a Primark on her recent holiday to Florida and decided to head inside&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":561096,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5311],"tags":[178928,488,449,49,978,659],"class_list":{"0":"post-561095","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-united-states","8":"tag-florida-holidays","9":"tag-primark","10":"tag-tiktok","11":"tag-united-states","12":"tag-us","13":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115524655893736170","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=561095"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561095\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/561096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=561095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=561095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=561095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}