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.