Poundland Bargain Thread -

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shoe*gal wrote: »

Mine has been swiped by my 5 year old because he says he needs it to brush his knees and it feels lovely.

Evidence that you don't need to spend much to make your kids happy :T:T:T

In fact I think kids are happier with several low value gifts that one expensive one, until they learn the value of money.

Lisaberry

surfsister wrote: »

hi there what's the kate middleton one called and look like please? my shop has`so many books takes ages to find anything!

I'm pretty sure it was just called Kate. It was a white hardback with a picture of her on the front. Think the writing was in blue but I can't remember for sure.

Crazycrackers

Groove tubes in East Kilbride kingsgate store today. Same as what home bargains were selling for more i think

KrispiiDuck

Brockyman wrote: »

Margi Clarke (or Margox as I remember her) is working as a barmaid in a Liverpool pub nowadays. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2241530/Ex-Coronation-Street-actress-Margi-Clarke-reveals-works-pub-failing-acting-job.html

In Lancaster Poundland a couple of days ago they had a book about the band Genesis. Looked expensive and was a fairly big one at over 350 pages. Covered the Peter Gabriel days too (proper Genesis!!) so pretty comprehensive and looked like it was probably an official authorised product.

Wasn't she Tyrone's mother in Coronation Street?
And what a mother indeed !!

Ellidee

She was also in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_to_Brezhnev

nikkikayj

lots of annuals in scarborough today, i got angry birds and barbie

Shopsavvy

Saw some fun 2013 annuals got some for my son
Family Guy
South Park

there were various books
Sarah Brown biography

A comedy CD with some good stand up acts - good stocking filler
A cute Cup cake box other things I can't remember at the moment

Beetlemama

My son got his grandad a bottle of aftershave i there for £1, it actually smells really nice. I was quite surprised, I only went in for silly character socks. Looked nice in it's wrapped box too. I'll have to go in more.

egyptiangirl

There were some of those make up brushes in Colchester. Hanging.

LouLou

Brockyman wrote: »

Margi Clarke (or Margox as I remember her) is working as a barmaid in a Liverpool pub nowadays. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2241530/Ex-Coronation-Street-actress-Margi-Clarke-reveals-works-pub-failing-acting-job.html

In Lancaster Poundland a couple of days ago they had a book about the band Genesis. Looked expensive and was a fairly big one at over 350 pages. Covered the Peter Gabriel days too (proper Genesis!!) so pretty comprehensive and looked like it was probably an official authorised product.

I saw that Daily Mail article, for my sins. Turns out she doesn't mention Pet Shop Boys AT ALL (looked up the Index at the back) so the book stayed on the shelf. I do like her, though. I remember her in the programme "Making Out" years ago too.

I've been looking for Fireman Sam/Thomas bath crayons, and the mini Monopoly games mentioned on here, in Poundlands for weeks. No joy

All part of the fun. I never come out of there empty-handed.

There was also a (cellophaned) Elaine Paige book that looked quite elaborate and expensive, in Argyle Street. Musicals aren't really my thing, though, but someone would love it.

As for the foundation brush, I bet my three year-old niece spends more time playing with boxes and tissue paper than she does with her actual Xmas presents. I love kids at that age, they're not greedy and thrilled with the smallest of things. (Unlike her teenage big sister...!).

Edit: Also saw a Janet Jackson book in the Union Street, Glasgow, Poundland. "True You". Appears to be some sort of lifestyle-coach-type book.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/True-You-Janet-Jackson/dp/0857206125/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1356117756&sr=1-1