Do You Buy In Poundshops?

[sandyRoe]

A new one has opened nearby and I went in to have a look. It's surprising how the pounds can add up. I spent £7 on odds and ends. 80 self-sealing envelopes must be a bargain as must be 20 AA batteries, if they work.

[Buenchico]

I buy loads of stuff from pound shops. My own experience of buying AA batteries from them is that the zinc-carbon batteries that you've bought (because they're what you get when there are 20 for a pound) tend to have very short lives. However the alkaline AA batteries sold in pound shops (often under the Polaroid brand name) are just as good as expensive brands (such as Duracell) and last ages.

They can also be good for buying some 'store cupboard' foods. (e.g. they often have Fray Bentos canned pies, which cost over £2 at full price, for just a quid).

The scanning radios they sell (at £1 including the built in battery and supplied earphones) have often been handy for me when I've been staying away from home and have forgotten to take a radio with me. When the radio stops working you've still got a perfectly good pair of earphones left!

[marval]

Yes, I have bought things from Poundland. They now have competition as a 99p store has opened nearby.

[ChillDoubt]

I shop in them all the time. Best item ever bought?
A head massager, it's absolutely sublime!
This exact same model is a penny off a fiver, so it's a no brainer really:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HEAD-SCALP-NECK-HANDY-MASSAGE-MASSAGER-HEADACHE-STRESS-RELIEF-TENSION-RELAXATION-/111057457075?pt=UK_Health_Massage_RL&hash=item19db8a4fb3

[Barmaid]

Yes, I get stuff from them. Particularly cleaning cloths and stuff. Great for that - you can get a massive roll of old fashioned dishcloths and floorcloths for a quid. The pound shop I use in town is fab - a real Aladdin's cave.

Last time I picked up some hooks (handy for attaching to the shelf Mr BM had just made) and some felt things to protect your furniture. Cost a packet elsewhere.

[joeluke]

'No never! full of crap'

I think they call that 'cheaper shop snobbery', the kind of comment people often say when asked 'Do you shop in Aldi/Lidl/Iceland/Farmfoods?'

Yes there is crap in Poundland but you can say that about most shops

[atalanta]

I was astonished to get a complete manicure set from there for £1. Four tools including scissors in a neat sort of purse. They are still of decent quality after about 6 months use.

[BlackadderV]

I'm not keen on self-seal envelopes as they very quickly dry out and won't seal. You can't lick them so have to resort to sellotape, which rather defeats the object.

[237SJ]

Yes - I get things like toothpaste, handwash and a few other things from there (christmas gift bags etc) Last christmas I went there on christmas eve for something and their website said that they were open. When I got there, they were closed so I emailed and told them that they should put the correct facts on their site. They sent me a £5 voucher. I felt guilty taking a gift voucher from Poundland and told them to give the money to charity but they sent it to me anyway. That`s better service than you get from some supermarkets.

[Maydup]

I rely on the £1 shop for a random list of things:-

Floss picks
Plastic food containers for the freezer
Lemsip max tablets
Notepads
And whatever else I come across while I'm there.

[Canary42]

Yes, reading glasses.

[BlackadderV]

Nothing really new here. In the 19C Marks and Spencer started off the Penny Bazaar, with the slogan, "Don't ask the price, it's 1d". Before WWII Woolworth's was referred to in the US as the "5 and 10 (or nickel and dime)" and in the UK as the "3d or 6d", there being only two prices.

[mazie]

Like canary I buy my reading glasses from there, also foil containers for the freezer... And this speaks for itself......


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2875463/Scramble-Poundland-beauty-potions-Company-bring-extra-stock-cope-demand-cosmetic-range-won-plaudits-Vogue.html

[carolegif]

I get shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, sensitive toothpaste (over twice the price in Sainsbury), and Listerene. All great value.

[Marijn]

In Poundland yesterday,I got some name-brand bubble baths and shampoos, also some name-brand cereals that were half, or even third of the price of supermarkets. Also got some good stocking fillers, like activity and colouring books.

[sherrardk]

I steer clear of all shops but I did watch a series about pound shops and it was really interesting viewing - well worth watching if they get repeated.

[Meg]

My husband cringes cause I go in there, They sell Bathroom Flash Liquid, not the squirty one which is on sale everywhere. Reading the contents they are exactly he same ,but I do find the original liquid one great. And it's a pound!

[trt]

I buy all my bird stuff from there, wild bird seeds, fat balls and bags of peanuts

[Dee Sa]

always buy your tin foil in Lidl or Aldi it is much thicker and looks more like catering foil than the British counterpart, friend told me this ages ago, maybe other countries the regulations ensure this, but its definitely better than ours.

[jd_1984]

Yes we do.
Shake of the stigma of disorganised, un-kept stores with unhelpful staff and, like us, you will be surprised by how far a few quid goes!
Great for everyday supplies such as batteries and envelopes as you purchased