Great 'What NOT to buy in Pound Shops' Hunt

dobbie82

DJBramich wrote: »

dont buy baby wipes from the pound shops - they are usually 6 for 5 quid in Asda or Sainsbury's:j

aldi's ones are really good and 99p for a twin pack

Vikki_74

I don't rate their bags of chocolate mis-shapes, even for £1 - the chocolate's not very nice and the pack I got were all toffees like the ones everyone leaves at the bottom of the Christmas tin of Quality Street! Nowhere near as good as the yummy could-be-Thorntons bags they have in Quality Save for £1 (or are they 99p?).

wend33

Hair Gel today in the 99p shop is exactly the same as the 69p one in Home Bargains! But they can be good for 'tupperware' type containers

debikt

I bought some catnip in Poundland. It was quite a large size so thought I was getting a great bargain. Well, I don't know what is really in the packet but it is definitely NOT catnip. My cats took a sniff and then wandered off! Noramally they go crazy for the stuff.


And please, enough about the weight of the sugar bags!!!!!

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Just because it's 4 cans for a £1 it doesn't mean you can have 1 for 25p.

quoia

far wrote: »

.... Poundland sell 1.5KG bags which work out pretty cheap but 1KG bags would be dear - in any case you can currently get 1KG of sugar from Poundstretcher for 59p.

jamespir wrote: »

the bags of sugar are cheaper than anywhere thyre 1.5kg

Sinede wrote: »

In our pound shop the sugar is 1.5kg not 1kg like you normally buy in the supermarket for ninety odd pence, so is a bargain.

humblebumble wrote: »

FACT: POUNDLAND bags of sugar ARE 1.5kg which work out at 67p per kg :-)

1.5kg bags of sugar in mine also - WHITWORTHS

Exactly as per their website

http://www.poundland.co.uk/product-range/a-z/whitworths-granulated-sugar/



Not that I buy it from here.

I get mine from either COSTCO or MAKRO at just 52p & 53p a kilo

Applejack

I agree the cheaper batteries are rubbish - go for alkaline, avoid 'heavy duty'/Zinc.
The GU10 bulbs (2 for a pound) are the cheapest I have found and have been fine. They have certainly had as long a life as more expensive ones.
I would also avoid the packs of screws - they might as well be made from paper as the metal seems to disintegrate when they are being screwed in.

bigjon1968

Cadburys chocolate fingers, bought some towards the Christmas hamper I am making for my dad the other day, then saw them 20 minutes later in my local freezer shop for 69p (

fabmumof2

Hanna Montana and High school musical watches

disney store 10.00

so the design may be slightly different but for a 6 year old who cant tell the time anyway..im happy !

jenniewb

blonde36er wrote: »

To be fair to the staff, even if they can divide £1 by 4 I don't think they have the option of selling you one can for 25p!

"staff" doesn't just include shop floor staff.

Someone somewheres making up the prices- even if they don't ever visit a store its still someones responsibility.