Oxford Street has opened up the doors of its countless retailers for the first time since the nationwide lockdown began.
And many, it seems, have missed a good ol’ shopping spree. Judging by the photos surfacing online this morning, you’d be forgiven for thinking they were rushing out to the Boxing Day sales. (Featured image: @mrsuperadvisor, Instagram)
Social distancing measures have been put in place on Oxford Street. However, with this many shoppers rushing out at once, they will be difficult to enforce. While some queues look orderly and distanced (how very British of them), others have started to look a little less controlled.
Some Oxford Street shoppers have queued since the early hours to get the first pick at stores such as Primark and the Nike store. And, like most things in this vein during the COVID-19 pandemic, the internet had plenty of things to say about it.
It's OK to have crowds on a beach
Not OK to protest BLM
OK to get out & shop till you drop – Primark Oxford Street
Not OK to have friends over for a drink pic.twitter.com/bDqjUNKIKe
— Cyrus Peroz (@CyrusPeroz) June 15, 2020
First pics of mile long queues outside primark oxford street pic.twitter.com/GeajCS0I7c
— I’m a lady 🇷🇺 (@mandydavies89) June 15, 2020
https://twitter.com/ScottKnudson/status/1272465597012606976?s=20
As if people are queuing outside Primark Oxford Street. Can’t think of anything worse, especially now!
— Lauren (@LJARichardson) June 15, 2020
Images show crowds as Oxford Street Nike Town reopens. This is truly scary #SecondWave #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/e8xshjCQ7I
— Dr Elaine Cox 🍃 💚 🍃🌽🥬🐦⬛🇬🇧 (@ElaineCox11) June 15, 2020
Can you believe #oxfordstreet is trending because of the queues outside Primark!
— Debra Green OBE DL (@debrajgreen) June 15, 2020
https://twitter.com/Rachelmadame1/status/1272429430376407041?s=20
There’s people getting at the people queuing outside Primark on Oxford street, who have recently queued for an hour for Mc Donald’s in the past two weeks pic.twitter.com/TkIUOaKc00
— Mar10LG² (@Mar10LG2) June 15, 2020
https://twitter.com/PhaethonTweets/status/1272447940116779010?s=20
I just watched the news. People have been queuing down Oxford Street since 7am to get into Primark when it opens.
I just. I mean. I can't.
— Kirsty Hulse 💪 (@Kirsty_Hulse) June 15, 2020