The Discount Store

Thank you Thomas A for his talk thread that has inspired this review. Since the end of Woolies (sniff sniff) this store has filled my bargain needs as and when required. When moving hous this is pretty much my one stop shop, it’s a cross between a pound store on one side and right next door is this discount store that sells things for slightly more but are still a bargain.
Don’t be afraid to haggle too, I always do, and no it never really works they just point at the price tag and shrug but at least I’m trying! I have bought a fabulous soft rug here for my new flat, not the prettiest thing in the world but it was well over 10ft square and only cost £60. Other stuff they do is washing lines, tea pots, random crap that you don’t need but suddenly think you do when you’re in there and more.
Seriously, if you are in the area make sure you pop in. It’s a great random store.

This shop is a bit odd. Some things are a massive bargain, some things are astronomically expensive. That might be a slight exaggeration, there is nothing in the discount store that I couldn’t afford to buy twice, but the point is, you can get so much of it elsewhere for better prices.
Ikea and Argos don’t call themselves ‘bargain stores’ and yet if you wanted to buy a set of ornamental boxes from either of those stores, say for example to store your precious Kodak moments, you could do this for under £10. At the ‘bargain store’ I have seen the same type of Ikea storage at about three times the price. Whack.
On the other hand they do all different kinds of cleaning products for £1, they sell coat hangers, drying racks and hilariously tacky must buy home ware too. It’s not a bad shop, but my advise to anyone visiting it is think calmly and coolly, don’t get too overexcited by the supposedly cheap stuff because some of it is actually really expensive.

I flippin love a pound shop! All those rows and rows of coat hangers and candles for a under a pound! Great when you move into a new place and need things to make the place look and smell pretty; candles, incense, cheap vases etc.
I always bulk buy coat hangers from here as they’re cheap and useful. Great for large quantities of batteries, washing powder and shampoo. Also good for fairy lights and Christmas decoration, a really useful resource for those with no money but will to decorate.
I dare you to pop in and find nothing you want to buy…