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Pound Shops - What's The Point?

Stig
Stig Posts: 29,116
edited June 2008 in Not Sports Related
I write this in frustration having tried for the best part of 20 minutes to sharpen a pencil with a crap pencil sharpener that my wife bought from a pound shop. I'd like to know, is there anything that can be bought as a safe bet from a pound shop or is it all complete garbage? As far as i see it, the only point in them is to walk around annoying the shop assistants by asking how much everything costs.

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  • Goonerhater
    Goonerhater Posts: 12,677
    As in the Kathern Tait show when gran is in the £1 shop " wot a load of shit"
  • F-Blocker
    F-Blocker Posts: 3,409
    I bought a big ball of green garden twine in the place that used to be Tesco in Eltham - works fine for me! :-p
  • addick1965
    addick1965 Posts: 5,092
    I always buy my jiffy bags in a poundland shop it's a damn sight cheaper than other stationery retail outlets.If you want a decent pencil sharpener i've got loads.
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,125
    I thought £1 was a lot of money for a pencil sharpener?
  • T_C_E
    T_C_E Posts: 16,427
    I recommend the shampoo in them places, trust me!!! : )
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,501
    Pound Shops - What's The Point?

    Yeah.especially when there's a 99p shop round the corner!
  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,599
    [cite]Posted By: T.C.E[/cite]I recommend the shampoo in them places, trust me!!! : )

    Agreed, you may not be able to read the instructions but top brands for a quid can't bad
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,116
    [quote][cite]Posted By: FOD[/cite]I thought £1 was a lot of money for a pencil sharpener?[/quote]

    It's certainly a lot for one that doesn't work!
  • Stu_of_Kunming
    Stu_of_Kunming Posts: 17,127
    [cite]Posted By: FOD[/cite]I thought £1 was a lot of money for a pencil sharpener?


    This was my first thought also.
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,116
    [cite]Posted By: Stu of SE7[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: FOD[/cite]I thought £1 was a lot of money for a pencil sharpener?


    This was my first thought also.

    But it was one of those ones with a hopper and a handle.

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  • bingaddick
    bingaddick Posts: 8,184
    edited June 2008
    [cite]Posted By: Stu of SE7[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: FOD[/cite]I thought £1 was a lot of money for a pencil sharpener?


    This was my first thought also.

    I used to be in the retail trade and we used to do some "£1 line" items. The point is that some are good and some are crap but the price sells them all. They make their money because some of the stuff they sell is relatively expensive at a £1 - like, dare I say, the pencil sharpener which would/could be sold for 50p or maybe less. On the other hand stuff like toothpaste and certain branded stuff they do, the margins are pretty low for them to sell at that price point.

    The other main retail advantage is the saving in staff costs from not having to price things up all the time.

    With producer price inflation running very high at the moment, it must be bringing into question the whole £1 shop model. They are going to be selling less quality items (I know it's hard to believe) to keep their margins up.
  • aylesfordaddick
    aylesfordaddick Posts: 264
    decimal
  • ChicagoAddick
    ChicagoAddick Posts: 4,401
    Come to Chicago - they have $1 shops here, you could have got a pencil sharpener for half price. The air fare may have made the whole thing not viable but depends on how much value you put in having a sharp pencil.

    By the way, I used to steal mine from Ladbrokes.
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    I steal my pencils from Ikea.
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,509
    edited June 2008
    Maybe you're turning the pencil the wrong way or (and more likely), you're trying to sharpen the wrong end.
    I always make a point (no pun intended) of buying the ones with the big f'off rubbers on the end so I don't have that problem, it normaly works for me and the guys in the office anyway.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,301
    use a pen knife. Swiss army is good but other brands are available.
  • MCS
    MCS Posts: 8,404
    whats wrong with good old fashioned whittling!??!
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,922
    I went to the 99p shop and bought some vouchers for the pound shop.
  • leftbehind
    leftbehind Posts: 8,581
    They are great for businesses

    Were i used to work they were a life saver as we dealt with Licenced childrens bath and hair stuff

    Of course you have 8-10 licences a year they are not all going to work so to clear dead stock which barely covered teh cost of the product and licence fee, it saves paying teh warehouse teh monthly fee for the pallet space.

    Also come end of year helps push numbers up to hit sales targets even though them lines did not make profit seeing a £60-70 grand invoices going through kept corperate happy

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