MANY of us are starting to think about Christmas shopping - some of us have finished already.

But so many of the shops we used to rely on for our gifts have disappeared from our High Streets.

With that in mind, we asked Rhyl Journal readers what shops they missed.

Woolworths was the shop most missed, but others had fond memories of Debenhams, BHS, Toys R Us, and Outfit.

However, there are still many good places to shop in our town centres.

The Twisted Tree Cards, Gifts & Home said: Prestatyn High Street has a fantastic selection of big names plus lots of independent shops along it's fabulous High Street.

What Rhyl Journal readers said they missed in the run up to Christmas 2022:

  • Wendy Darling: "British Home Stores. Loved buying my gifts from there."
  • Patricia Rush: "Outfit, loved that shop."
  • Rhian Wyn: "Woolies."
  • David Cooper: "Shame that there are no decent toy shops anymore. I am 54 but still a big kid at heart."
  • Joey Bevan: "Woolworths - the end!"
  • Judith Anne Bowen: "All of them, I am in hospital and would love some retail therapy."
  • Julieann Moore: "Woolworths, loved that shop."
  • Carys W Duran: "Woolworths, Toys R Us
  • Amanda Jane Bruckshaw: "Top Shop and Debenhams."
  • Carys Lloyd: "Woolworths and BHS."
  • Paul Szabo: "Speedy Days in Prestatyn High Street."
  • Jenny Beach: "Woolies defo."
  • Philip Carlini: "Woolworths definitely."
  • Laura Mitchell: "BHS, Woolworths, Debenhams."
  • Pamela Corry: "Yes its got to be Woolies."
  • Angela Birks: "Woolworths, everything under one roof."
  • Lynne Leckie: "Debenhams."
  • Shell Roberts: "Debenhams."
  • Einir Roberts: "Debenhams and Outlet."
  • Leslie Peart: "UCP cafe."
  • Sue Belsey: "BHS and Laura Ashley."
  • Anne Jones: "Woolworths, M&S, miss them very much."
  • Nicola Thomas: "Woolworths, and BHS."
  • Angela Hort: "Where do I start? There are so many , but can’t help thinking about Woolworths."
  • Keith Kenworthy-Jones: "All of 'em, they've gone!"
  • Sue Davies: "Argos when I could buy everything with help from family and friends for the children and they got everything."
  • David Platt: "Debenhams."
  • Yvonne Bithell- Sheady: "C&A."
  • Dee Dawn Roberts: "Woolworths and Toys R Us.
  • Marian Childs: "Woolworths, Debenhams and Toys R Us."
  • Nia Elin Williams: "Debenhams."
  • Jonathan Oddy: "Woolworths and Debenhams."
  • Steve Roberts: "Blockbuster, films, games and free posters, my room was plastered in them growing up in the 90’s."
  • Liz Golding: "BHS, C&A,Woolworths."
  • Gwyneth Ainslie: "Debenhams."
  • Sue Payne: "Woolworths, M&S, Next and DPs from Rhyl High Street...a very sad High St now."
  • Loreen Wilkinson: "Debenhams."
  • Andy Lewis: "Woolworths."
  • Bubs Mac: "Woolworths."
  • Dewi Howatson: "Woolworths."
  • Janet Davies: "Debenhams."
  • Lyn Roberts: "Woolworths."
  • Sian Edwards: "Woolworths. Debenhams. BHS."
  • Anne Davies: “Woolworths!!!”
  • Darren Southall: "Debenhams."
  • Viv Reed: "Woolworths."
  • Andrea Kendrick: "Debenhams."
  • Hayley Rafferty: "Woolworths."
  • Bethan Coward: "Woolworths."
  • Gemma Hughes: "Woolies."
  • Jonathan Matthews: "Woolworths."
  • David Thomas: "Woolworths."
  • Marguerite Larder: "Woolworths."
  • Valmai Wright: "Debenhams and BHS."
  • Dot Walker: "Woolworths."
  • Dawn Blackborow: "Woolworths."
  • Jez Sessford: "Woolies."
  • Diane Standing: "Woolworths."
  • David Kearsley: "Woolworths."
  • Joan Jones: "Woolworths."
  • Lezli Prime: "Woolies."
  • Wendy Evans: "Woolworths."
  • Jacquie Clarke: "Woolworths."
  • Ceri Gillespie: "Woolworths."
  • Aled Hughes: "Woolworths."
  • Susan Baker: "Woolworths."
  • Dave Powell: "Woolworths, free pic n mix."