Primark

Why r/BuyItForLife recommends Primark

7 mentions from real owners

• #1Dec 30, 2025

  The Best Kids' Clothes Right Now?

  LL Bean kids clothes are durable and last years. But my kids outgrow them so fast it’s hardly worth it. We usually just buy Amazon brand, Primark or Cat and Jack from Target, they tend to be more affordable then a lot of secondhand stores and they last for as long as they outgrow them - about 6 months to a year.

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• #2Dec 7, 2025

  Looking for a winter coat

  I hear you. I just think that alot of these brands are not inherently better in quality and are currently just jacking up their prices due to brand name. e.g I have shirts from no-name walmart brands and primark which have lasted me much longer than the shirts I got from ralph lauren polo, even though they costed a fifth of the polo shirts. Is Amazon Essential cheap, yes. But they have a couple of gems here and there. One of which I think is their puffer jacket/hoodie. Also my 18$ primark thermal fur lined baselayer is much warmer and much better constructed than the 120$ base layer I picked from arcteryx. Another gem I came across was this Soft-knitted fleece shirt from Uniqlo. Got it as a gift. It was super soft light, super soft and I was blow away by how warm that thing was. So much so that I had to take it off indoors (granted I do get warm easy). Just checked and that thing is 29$. Ofcourse in alot of cases, expensive = better quality, but I think when it comes to clothing, that isnt always true.

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• #3Sep 4, 2025

  Brands That Used to Be BIFL — But Aren't Anymore?

  Exactly the same here, thought id splash out after my £15 primark jeans had ripped after a year - spent £80 at Levi’s and they ripped after 3 months. Never again

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• #4Sep 2, 2025

  Do we value things more when we pay more for them?

  Yes. I have bought loads of clothes on Vinted. Wear them till they're bad, then throw them. If I buy a brand new hoodie, I'm never wearing that for dirty jobs. I buy primark tshirts for lazing around in and doing gardening. My nice tshirts I paid £7 for, they're kept for when I'm socialising.

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• #5May 8, 2025

  Best mens sweatpants for gym on a frugal budget

  Genuinely, the ones that Walmart puts out in the cardboard boxes. I have some from college still going strong!! Or primark

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• #6May 6, 2025

  Didn’t expect this to last me 10+ years… but here we are

  IKEA stainless steel pots. Yeah I know it's not the usual $200+ pots/saucepans everyone recommends but they work fantastic and will probably last a few decades easily Basically all of my clothes are up to a decade old at this point with no wear/tear. They're definitely not the usual BIFL clothes, some are just regular Primark shirts. I honestly think people are washing their clothes incorrectly or are doing something ridiculously wrong considering how many people here seem to have issues getting clothing to last more than a year or so Random Adidas backpack - got it when I was 12 years old. It's got me through all of school, hobbies, college, university, part time jobs and a full time job and still works fine now. No idea how it's lasted that long

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• #7May 4, 2025

  Looking for the most comfortable foam house slippers.

  Those exist under plenty of brands. There's also a few proprietary ones with their own foam. Either spend $60 on Oofos which will be probably the most comfortable overall or spend $8 on the ones from Primark which are still plenty comfortable.

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