Name Of Shop

[maggiebee]

Can anyone remember the name of the chain of shops (don't think they exist any more) that sold bri-nylon sheets, pillowcases etc. Very popular in the 70s. Sometimes got an electric shock when you got into bed ha ha.

[Captain2]

Brentford Nylons?

[Fibonacci]

Brentford Nylons ?

[tonyav]

Yep, it was them alright Cap'n.

[Captain2]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/brentfords-buyer-insists-on-a-clean-sheet-1589944.html

[Calibax]

Classic advert!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=he32H-lQo7s

[Jackdaw33]

Correct. I remember them and their products well. In my late teens I sweated like a pig in bri-nylon shirts which my mother insisted I wore because they were drip-dry and needed no ironing.

[maggiebee]

Thanks folks, been racking my brains all day and just couldn't remember. I do remember the static though ha ha

[atalanta]

Their nylon sheets wee so thin that if you had woollen blankets on top of them, the scratchy bits of the wool would scratch you right through the sheets.

[Maydup]

.... and the whole lot would slip off overnight, ending up in an electrifying heap on the floor!

[Zacs-Master]

And woe-betide anyone who hadn't cut their toenails!

[sunny-dave]

.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h1VOgn1nQ8

[janbee]

They sold bright orange brushed nylons sheets. I remember brushed nylon sheets. Soooo many people had them, even some hotels. OMG, they were vile.

[Mosaic]

Blue flashes if you got into / out of bed in the dark...

[ferlew]

Not to mention the two layered babydoll sets ;)