Poundland Bargain Thread -

minimad1970

LouLou wrote: »

My local Poundland(s) have Toblerones in - it's a bit of a tradition that I put one in with my brother's Xmas pressie every year.

Was tempted to try Twin Peaks but my experience of Poundland's own-brand chocolate hasn't been good - awful, in fact, and that's what influenced my purchase of old faithful.

Poundland's version of Minstrels are better in my opinion. I've not tried Twin Peaks although I do love a Toblerone.

catswiththumbs

dlusman wrote: »

Avoid the Toblerone rip-offs they have in store at the moment called "Twin Peaks". I thought the chocolate was very hard and very poor flavour. Worth paying a bit more for the proper stuff -
Twin Peaks £1 for 180g
Toblerone £1 for 150g

I bought a Twin Peaks today and once it warmed to room temperature it was fine. Was rock hard when I first came back from shopping but it was 0° outside today! I used to love Toblerone until Mondelez got their hands on it and changed the recipe/quality. I have to say that I enjoyed the Twin Peaks and it's so long since I had a decent Toblerone that I couldn't taste the difference. If I was to try them both at the same time I may be able to pinpoint a difference but on the whole I couldn't fault Twin Peaks.

Doc_N

LouLou wrote: »

My local Poundland(s) have Toblerones in - it's a bit of a tradition that I put one in with my brother's Xmas pressie every year.

Was tempted to try Twin Peaks but my experience of Poundland's own-brand chocolate hasn't been good - awful, in fact, and that's what influenced my purchase of old faithful.

You might be surprised.

Toblerone's made by Mondelez these days, and inevitably they've cheapened it to such a point that it's barely recognisable as a chocolate product - a greasy sort of concoction.

The Poundland product tastes better - and it's actually got a slightly higher cocoa solids content.

Given the two in a taste test I'd reckon most people would think that the Toblerone was the impostor - maybe that's why Mondelez were so keen to stop it getting onto the shelves. I've bought my last ever Toblerone now!

ladybabe

Doc_N wrote: »

You might be surprised.

Toblerone's made by Mondelez these days, and inevitably they've cheapened it to such a point that it's barely recognisable as a chocolate product - a greasy sort of concoction.

The Poundland product tastes better - and it's actually got a slightly higher cocoa solids content.

Given the two in a taste test I'd reckon most people would think that the Toblerone was the impostor - maybe that's why Mondelez were so keen to stop it getting onto the shelves. I've bought my last ever Toblerone now!

i feel the same about aldi chocolate against cadburys, aldi far superior and higher cocoa and lower fat

catswiththumbs

ladybabe wrote: »

i feel the same about aldi chocolate against cadburys, aldi far superior and higher cocoa and lower fat

Cadbury - another one Mondelez got their hands on and ruined.

LouLou

Was quickly in Argyle Street before closing last night - they have Clover* or Utterly Butterly 500g for £1 (not too bad, though I preferred it when they sold Country Life Butter 250g - the price of butter has skyrocketed lately)!

Found the Ping Pong Set mentioned on HUKD ages ago, at the Xmas section (smaller than I thought, hanging from a display).

Also there are the rude "What A Bunch Of C*cks" or "What A Bunch Of Pr*cks" mugs, in various other charming mottos too. Mentioned on their Facebook yesterday!! https://www.facebook.com/Poundland/videos/10159744131320397/

A sachet of Garnier Skin Active PureActive Self-Heating Sauna Mask (with Eucalyptus Extract + Zinc + Salicyclic Acid) - twin pack 2 x 6ml (sachet rips in half, not that visible in this picture).

Turns out there's a similar one on Superdrug for £1.29 (!) https://www.superdrug.com/2-for-%C2%A35-on-selected-Garnier/Pure-Active-Self-Heating-Clay-Mask-for-Oily-Skin-2-x-6ml/p/125113 so, not bargain of the century. Thought it would be useful for my niece who has skin breakouts.

Succumbed to my lemming urges and bought a Twin Peaks bar - let's see what I think.

Edit: Oh, and there was one annual I missed out from this store - Despicable Me 3 Annual 2018.

Another Edit: Twin Peaks is actually pretty nice (and I'm quite fussy about chocolate!) - made by Walkers Chocolate. The original packaging (that Mondelez threw the book at them over, and delayed its launch) was like this http://i3.birminghammail.co.uk/incoming/article13203470.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/poundland.jpg

The chocolate of Poundland's (not sure who makes this) that's disgusting is this, "Sweet Heaven" chocolate (only tried the Milk variety)

*Clover is £1 in Tesco for 500g at the moment, too - though I much prefer real butter

VfM4meplse

LouLou wrote: »

The chocolate of Poundland's (not sure who makes this) that's disgusting is this, "Sweet Heaven" chocolate (only tried the Milk variety)

Agreed with bells on. Should be illegal to sell it.

Am inclined to try the Twin Peaks though. For just £1 it’s worth it, but I take the tip about room temp on board.

LouLou

From Argyle Street, Glasgow earlier: Grafix Weird Science Science Activity Sets (The Mad Scientist, Glow Lab, The Perfume Lab, Stink Bomb), 2 Mad Experiments In Each Box, 8+ Years (didn't buy the Stink Bomb Set).

*Those* "Mug Off" mugs (there's also a "Merry Christmas You Filthy Animal" and "Merry Elfin' Christmas", can't remember the rest!)

Re the "Sweet Heaven" (or Sweet Hell, depending on your opinion) Milk Chocolate - it's one of the few bars I've ever thrown away. Mind you, Hershey's "chocolate" bars are similarly grotty.

catswiththumbs

catswiththumbs wrote: »

I bought a Twin Peaks today and once it warmed to room temperature it was fine. Was rock hard when I first came back from shopping but it was 0° outside today! I used to love Toblerone until Mondelez got their hands on it and changed the recipe/quality. I have to say that I enjoyed the Twin Peaks and it's so long since I had a decent Toblerone that I couldn't taste the difference. If I was to try them both at the same time I may be able to pinpoint a difference but on the whole I couldn't fault Twin Peaks.

The easiest way to eat the chocolate (it's chunky!!) is to break a piece off, bite off the peaks which leaves you with a flattish bit (the bottom of the piece). This is then easier to bite in half - or shove it all in your mouth if you have a big one!!

VfM4meplse

Has anyone heard of this product?



It’s the product Meghan Markle uses and apparently gives lift and bounce yet leaves no white residue. It also costs £41, but I reckon we’ll see a me-too in Poundland in 2018. Ladies, please keep your eye out.