Poundland Bargain Thread -

LouLou

Trongate, Glasgow:

Marvel Avengers Eau De Toilette 20ml, Thor, Hulk, Iron Man, Captain America, £1

VfM4meplse

I was on the hunt for dimmable light bulbs yesterday - I can save anyone else the pain of looking in Poundland for them, because although they do many varieties of bulbs, not the dimmable ones. No Maybelline lippie either but they did have small bottles of L'Oreal nail varnish, which tbh looked like they had seen much better days!

I was actually quite impressed with the range of DIY bits available for £1. They had reinforced tape (which I am guessing is a Duct tape copy), 10m rolls, some "Smart Strips" which I think are a Command me-too, and also some grips which can be used in the same way as tacking for wires etc, that don't make a mess of your wall - all good buys IMHO.

Resisted any of the Christmas"goodies" on account of the fact that they didn't actually look that good

LouLou

Argyle Street, Glasgow (some of the household items may be old news!).

Fisher Price Octonauts Figures, £1

Tear pack Octonauts, also Nickelodeon Spongeez, £1

Christmas-y stuff:

(Top to bottom)
£1 Bennett's Luxury Fragrances (Frankincense, Mulled Wine, Pine & Berries)
Glass Candle
Votive Gift Set
6 Votive Candles, Room Scents
Reed Diffuser, 30 Incense Sticks With Holder

Oreo Biscuit Tins, £3 (Edit: It's 350g)

Cards
Xmas Boxes £1

Lily Blush Little Petal EDP 50ml, £1 (quite nice, for those who like rose fragrances)

20 (Festive) Paper Plates, 20 Paper Cups, 8 Paper Platters
Various Xmas Mugs
Glittery Plates of some sort - £1

£1 ElfMates display at the end of an aisle:

Top-Bottom:
Card Matching Game, Bunting, Toy Maker Sweater
Felt Tips, Tree Decorations, Festive Tape, Night Shirt, Blanket & Pillow
Christmas Rewards Chart
Elves Behaving Badly Message Board, Chalkboard, Christmas Bumper Pack, Cobbler Vinyl Window Clings
ElfMates figures, £2​

More of the StickTiles I've seen in other Poundlands - £2

Metal Money Tins, £1

My Little Pony, Friends
Superman and Gringotts (Harry Potter)


Plastic chopping boards - Green, Grey, Blue, £1 (was looking for one!)

Various microwaveable/storage containers, £1 (the huge ones at 5L and 4.2L are a particularly good buy).
(Micro Fresh containers say: Dishwasher Safe/Microwave Safe/Freezer Safe/Leak Resistant)
(Store Fresh containers say: BPA Safe/Dishwasher Safe/Leak Resistant/Freezer Safe)

10 pack Food bag clips, £1

LouLou

Quick one from Trongate, Glasgow on Sunday afternoon (ripped it out its pack then realised I should've taken a picture)

Rimmel Ink Me Eye & Body Liner (liquid eyeliner) Golden Gang 3.5ml, £1

Didn't see any Black, which I'd prefer, but my nieces can play around with it. Font very similar to Kat Von D's liner

fozziebeartoo

LouLou I love your posts! Please don't stop!

I used to enjoy a good mooch around Poundland, but since ending up in a wheelchair, it is so much harder to actually see what there is, I rarely make the effort.

But I can shop vicariously through your photos

VfM4meplse

fozziebeartoo wrote: »

LouLou I love your posts! Please don't stop!

I used to enjoy a good mooch around Poundland, but since ending up in a wheelchair, it is so much harder to actually see what there is, I rarely make the effort.

But I can shop vicariously through your photos

That is such a pity. All I can say is that Poundland's aisles are DDA compliant and I have seen people in mobility scooters and wheelchair users shop instore, and staff are generally helpful. I would suggest giving it another go if you can, perhaps taking a patient and trusted person with you to pick objects that are too high or low to select yourself? Part of the fun of Poundland in person is finding new and crazy stuff, equally important is the ability to scrutinise the item before you commit your pound to it. That in no small part adds to the sense of value for money.

Your post has made me realise just how much I take for granted.

catswiththumbs

VfM4meplse wrote: »

In the sweetie department, I spotted the elusive orange Bournville but at £1 for 100g I decided it was too pricey to try. Twin Peaks also has a new variety in light blue packaging: popping candy. Its a "special edition" and is retailing at silly prices on eBay.

Heron are advertising Bournville Orange for 79p - I saw it on their facebook page today. I saw it and thought of you (VfM4meplse) in case you are near a Heron store.

Middy_Oil

Paul Frank vinyl art Julius figures in Crawley - there were 5 editions (Halloween Pumpkin, Valentine, Clear, Vampire, and Skate) . They were in the Christmas gift section £1 shelf, but came up at till as 50p each! (There appear to be lots of other designs in the collection so possibly other branches might have other ones) (For ages 15 and up; adult collectible. Not a toy)

LouLou

Argyle Street, Glasgow:

QT Made With Love Newborn Baby Christmas Bootees - Baby's First Xmas (also, Ho Ho Ho, Santa Baby, Christmas Pudding Design, Rudolph), £1

WellJell Raspberry Flavour Giant Jelly 'Mingo, Jellai Llama Strawberry Flavour Giant Jelly Llama, Dreamy Jelly Cola Flavour Giant jelly Sloth, JellyDream Magical Giant Jelly Unicorn
Gummi-Cola Cola Flavour Gummy, Jelly Baby Strawberry Flavour Gummy, Gummy Gingerbread Man Cola Flavour and Choco Lolly, £1

Llama Pop Strawberry Flavour Lollipop, Unicorn Poopz (!) Magical Chocolate Raisins
Sloth Pop Cola Flavour Lollipop, Mingo Pop Raspberry Flavour Lollipop, Unicorn Pop Strawberry And Cherry Flavour Lollipop,£1

A new price-point for Poundland (or I've just not noticed?) - £1.50!

Also got Galpharm Ibuprofen 200mg x 16 (3 packs for £1) - probably always in Poundland, but had to buy some tonight.
(edit 10th November, Here's a photo of some of them - seems to apply to Paracetamol as well, but none on display at the moment)

LouLou

Union Street, Glasgow:

Melitta Cappuccino 400g, £1
"Flavoured drink powder with soluble coffee"

Swisspers Body Blending Sponge (for smooth blending of foundation, lotion and other cosmetics/latex-free), £1

Self-adhesive decorative vinyl (didn't this used to be called fablon? - probably giving away my age!), £1

I have a Homebase/Argos "Guild" brand screwdriver with bits, wonder what this one's like - mine is AC-powered, this appears to be battery-powered, £5 -I think

Loads of these - 20L grey storage boxes, £1

Annoyingly it's at the £1 section, a few left. Gorilla Mould-Resistant Sealant, scans at £2.

Found an Iron Man Avengers Power Bank (only seen Captain America recently).