We take to Walsall to see how hardcore the shoppers are in the rain.

Express & Star

It's raining but yet some are determined to crack on and shop, we take to Walsall to meet the hardened few.

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00:00This is Adam Smith for the Express To Start. We're in Walsall. It is raining but it's not putting people off shopping.

00:07We have got a Walsall shopper here.

00:09Hi, my name's Nikita.

00:11Hello Nikita, whereabouts in Walsall are you from?

00:13I'm not from Walsall, I'm from Darleston.

00:15Darleston?

00:16I've come to visit for the town centre.

00:18Great stuff. Does the rain put you off shopping?

00:20Not really, because if you've got to get a job done then it needs doing regardless of the weather, doesn't it?

00:26What is the most important thing to keep warm on a cold day at Walsall?

00:30Definitely something with a hood.

00:32With a hood?

00:33Yeah, with a hood.

00:34I've got a hat.

00:35So we're going for hat and hood. Great stuff.

00:37What have you come out to buy today?

00:39I've bought some Christmas presents. I took my boyfriend with me to the gallery because he's from downtown.

00:44So he's not usually up here much, which is nice.

00:48I did some grocery shopping. I'm going to go home and cook a nice late roast.

00:52Have a nice Sunday night.

00:53Thank you, you too guys.

00:54Right, we've got a Walsall shopper here. What's your name?

00:57Kirsty.

00:58And what have you come out to get today?

01:00Nappies, Christmas gifts, a bit of everything to be honest.

01:04And the rain doesn't put you off?

01:05No.

01:06And what is the most important thing you wear out in the cold?

01:10Usually a coat, but I'm in the car, so...

01:13You're in the car?

01:14Yeah.

01:15Okay, and whereabouts are you from in Walsall?

01:17No, I'm from Stone Cross, West Brom.

01:19Oh, Stone Cross, West Brom.

01:20Yeah.

01:21And what's his name?

01:23Kenzie.

01:24Okay, Kenzie.

01:25He's got some Christmas presents coming up, hasn't he?

01:27He has.

01:28Great stuff.

01:29Yes.

01:30What have you come out to get today?

01:31I'm going to choir practice.

01:32Going to choir practice?

01:33Yeah.

01:34Great stuff.

01:35And it's quite warm. It's wet, but warm.

01:36What's the choir called?

01:37It's the Reunion Choir in Dudley.

01:40Reunion Choir in Dudley.

01:41Yeah.

01:42Fantastic. What's your name?

01:43Brenda.

01:44Brenda.

01:45Thank you very much.

01:46And what's the most important thing for you is a hood?

01:47Yes, yes.

01:48Okay.

01:49Okay then, thank you guys.

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