Big building on West Street used to be a furniture shop workmen in there now extertior painted yellow sign gone up today just says Cow anyone any ideas bar or restraunt ?

Big building on West Street used to be a furniture shop workmen in there now extertior painted yellow sign gone up today just says Cow anyone any ideas bar or restraunt ?

an auction house for cattle?

That'll be the new cattle market to go with Varsity, Wetherspoons et al

That'll be the new cattle market to go with Varsity, Wetherspoons et al

oh yes, I thought I spotted a few farm animals in there last night:hihi:

Big building on West Street used to be a furniture shop workmen in there now extertior painted yellow sign gone up today just says Cow anyone any ideas bar or restraunt ?

Cheap drinks bar?

Vintage Clothing Shop.

Wonder if they need staff.

It's been put up by one of the workmen whose ex wife goes past there every day on the bus.

It used to be Hartley Seeds didn't it? It was an excellent bookshop.

"COW" is actually an acronym; it's going to be a Country And Western live music venue.

Surely it would then be called CAW?

Surely it would then be called CAW?

They wanted to but the name CAW had already been copyrighted by a company planning on introducing a chain of crow-themed bars across Lancashire.

Maybe it's Country or Western?

It's nothing to do with country and western - it's already got the vintage clothes in it so I would go with that option!! :hihi:

Yeah see local company marserellas no longer in meadowhall the site down by Argos going to be another Costa jow many do they want still we have 3 Game shops 2 Orange shops just how much more duplication can you get in one shopping area ?

Big building on West Street used to be a furniture shop workmen in there now extertior painted yellow sign gone up today just says Cow anyone any ideas bar or restraunt ?


I thought you meant there was a real cow on West Street :blush: saying that you do see plenty of cow's on West Street on a Friday night & the weekend :o ;)

I went in today and the stuff is ace! Reasonably priced too with plenty of bargains to be had. I got a pea coat in there today for £28, I look proper dapper in it! :thumbsup:

Quite how a company that has only two stores can be deemed a chain is beyond me. It's hardly in the same category as Starbucks! I'm pretty sure this is an independently run business.

Freshmans up until only very recently had two stores in one city. Surely it's a case of customer CHOICE. The more the merrier.

It's saddening to here that people like SarahPR can't bear the fact that cow is offering affordable vintage clothing, sold by cool and friendly staff.

How independents that charge exorbitant prices for second hand clothing can be deemed reputable is laughable.

This shop is clearly introducing vintage to a whole new market and for that I commend them.

Considering i'm a student and pretty hard up it is great that there is now an affordable vintage shop that doesn't seem intent on ripping me off!

PS. The shop looks bloody fantastic!

I went in today and the stuff is ace! Reasonably priced too with plenty of bargains to be had. I got a pea coat in there today for £28, I look proper dapper in it! :thumbsup:

Pea coat?????

I usually boil mine in water and coat them in butter....is that what you mean?

Pea coat......clothing for little vegetables - now there's a thought :hihi:

Why did u buy something from a "Chain vintage shop" then if you are so worried about protecting local businesses?!

I popped in to COW and spoke to one of the staff who told me the owners were from Yorkshire!

Really sad that some people are bitter at others success. If other Vintage shops can't be bothered to source affordable product then that's up to them.

how fab!! just been in today and was amazed...the staff were lovely and informed me they used to be on division street but have moved there and are doing really good. Iv never really been into vintage clothes but i bought things and i have to say how much better made the clothes/boots are than these days. ill defo be going back and taking friends with me. what a shame there are people out there who dnt want others to make money and like to see people wearing there items. good on ya cow!!!

I've found COW an excellent shop; I don't think it will harm any other vintage clothing shops in the slightest, as the market for cheap vintage clothing is booming, thanks to the economic situation.
I've gotta give COW (formerly 'Vintage' on Division Street) Top Marks for their awesome range of lycra leggings; I love wearing bright leggings with my drag outfits!

Went in to COW again at the weekend, personally not overly impressed.
Being a large store service seemed a bit to impersonal for me, and for every nice item there seemed to be another 5 pieces of tat on the over filled rails.
Still prefer the more selective and customer service orientated shops such as Bang Bang Vintage and Freshmans.
Having said that good to have another vintage shop in Sheffield, all good news for the vintage buyers out there.

Aw thank you icehockeyjoe, we do try!

Cow has only affected our trade in making us busier! :) we've had record sales the past 2 weekends at the shop because there are so many people in the area now!

It has turned West St/Division street into a vintage shopping area and is bringing a lot more vintage shoppers into the area and i hope it carries on. We've even had out of towners come in saying how great the vintage shopping has become in Sheff which is great news because it's something we've been seriously lacking for a while.

Cow, Freshmans and us (Bang Bang Vintage) are different shops providing different shopping experiences i think and you can't get the same piece in all three shops so if someone sees something they like they'll buy it regardless of where it comes from!

I can understand some points raised, being a small new business we can't source our stock as cheaply so our prices can't go as low as Cows and Freshmans, but we do hand pick everything (which is slightly more costly again) to make sure we only have what we consider to be nice vintage pieces.
If we started trying to match their low prices you'd soon find our shop was filled with cheap tat and not the nice vintage we keep picking because we wouldn't be able to afford to buy the best we can get. I think people that know their vintage realise this. We're not sourcing our stuff as cheap as the others and then sticking a larger price tag on it than them

Anyway, more shops in Sheffield are a good thing, other cities have loads of shops and all ours are stuck in meadowhell, the centre needs stuff like this

Louise x

Is this the bright YELLOW building on the corner of ORANGE street I saw this the other week I laughed when I saw it.

so what kind of vintage do they sell?

old stuff mainly.....

well yeah... but is it like 70's, 80's or is it like freshmans with a mix of old and new pieces?

Is it a rodeo place then - fits in with the Wild West West Street :shocked: :hihi:
:P

Vintage is best. What is true vintage? my friend always argue about this.

terrible shop. i tried on a coat and the previous owners dirty gloves were still in the pockets :S

When I went in it was full of some right old tat, the kind of stuff my mum and dad wore in the 80s. Vintage clothing has got worse since 50s and 60s gear went out of vogue or wore out.

The stuff is ace in there, a jumper for a £5!

I'm afraid I'm not a 'Cow'-fan. At all. I've set foot in the shop a couple of times, but somehow it doesn't feel right - it's way too bright and too new, more like topshop than a vintage clothes shop. Shame also that some of the staff are so damn unfriendly and pretentious (at least one girl, who made me feel the opposite of a valued customer, when I asked a simple question).

I do like the fact that there's some vintage clothes shops in Sheffield, though. Shame the retro shop near John Lewis has closed. I think it's because they had some flooding and money problems? Wonder what's happening to the remaining stock from that...

Shame the retro shop near John Lewis has closed. I think it's because they had some flooding and money problems? Wonder what's happening to the remaining stock from that...

If I remember rightly, COW is run by the guys who used to own Vintage (the one near JL) as a friend of mine worked for both. So most of the COW stock would be sourced from the same place, I'd assume.

I quite like it, I'm too tiny for a lot of vintage stuff, so I'd rather go to cheaper place like cow and have more money to spend on alterations. I love the shoes and bags there too.

Overall though, nothing matches the thrill of trawling round charity shops for hours on end. That's where the real bargains are to be found :love:

I went into 'Cow' a few days ago and bought a skirt and a jumper. I was expecting the prices to be high cos it's quite a fancy looking shop but it was a proper bargain! I liked the bright lighting cos you can see what you're buying! I'll definitely be going again.

it's not vintage it's just stock what clothes shops couldn't sell that has now gone out of fashion and they thought they could make a profit from it

it's not vintage it's just stock what clothes shops couldn't sell that has now gone out of fashion and they thought they could make a profit from it

and second hand gear.

I was looking for the 70's80's shop what was near where the old reflex was and I googled it and this thread came up. Im looking for Cow Telephone number as I then put Cow retro shop sheffield west st in the search and nothing came back. I am looking for some 80's stylie Leather trousers and where abouts on west st is the shop exactly thanks:thumbsup:.

HAve been in, it was rubbish. That one next to Flares is so much better, forgot what its called now....

HAve been in, it was rubbish. That one next to Flares is so much better, forgot what its called now....

I will go and have a gander in there then.

I will go and have a gander in there then.

oh whats it called now......I go there all the time too:loopy: Much better range of clothing and very friendly staff

oh whats it called now......I go there all the time too:loopy: Much better range of clothing and very friendly staff

Is it next to what is now that new 90's club just off west st what use to be reflex? oh and dont worry you cant be as loopy as me Im a lost cause:hihi:

Freshmans Calver st it has only took me 1hr to search google with different words to do with retro clothing in sheffield to find it:hihi:

Anyone know what time COW is open til, and do they open on Sundays at all? Thanks :)