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Great 'What NOT to buy in Pound Shops' Hunt

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  • harryhound
    harryhound Posts: 2,662 Forumite
    Energy drink (Red Bull substitute) now costs 33.3 pence a can here in Essex..
  • Cara_xx
    Cara_xx Posts: 157 Forumite
    I bought a pack of nails from a poundshop once (I wanted to hang a few pictures) - I think they must have been made out of play-doh the way they bended! As I was hammering them in, they were simply bending i half!

    Serves me right I suppose, there was about 100 nails for £1!
    I smile because I have no idea what is going on :o
  • MichelleM
    MichelleM Posts: 382 Forumite
    Be VERY careful of electrical items! Especially their 6 plug socket extension that makes buzzing noises when used! :D
    First baby born 10/06/10
    :heartpuls 6lb 10z:heartpuls
    I love my little family
  • Violetta_2
    Violetta_2 Posts: 3,588 Forumite
    Don't bother with Poundland hem it/invisible mending stuff it's rubbish, seems to have dissolved after a few washes.
    Booo!!!
  • Don't buy the cans of instant tyre fix from Poundland that's designed for bicycles. All it does is clog up the valve and does not fix the puncture.

    I sprayed a whole load of it in a bin and it just disappears. It's just a can of suds. Mind you it does smell quite nice, but that's not what I bought it for.
  • harryhound
    harryhound Posts: 2,662 Forumite
    When it leaks above ground then it is dangerous.
    When it leaks underground it is safe.
    ?????????????

    Steps to be Taken if chemicals are spilled:
    If cells are leaking or rupture, prevent skin and eye contact and collect all released material in a plastic lined metal container.
  • Don't buy 'Galpharm Non-Drowsy Hayfever & Allergy Relief' packs of 7 tablets in Poundland. Some LIDL supermarkets sell the same tablets but in packs of 14 for the same price.:cool:
  • damnjet
    damnjet Posts: 89 Forumite
    avoid there adjustable spanners. they adjust themselve loose the moment you try using them. The plyers are as good as useless as well
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