B&M deals and bargains thread - post offers here

mummyofonechild

Claire_Bear wrote: »

B&M does not stand for Bargain Madness It wouldn't make sense to have the & still in if they changed the meaning of the name. Although I suppose Bargains & Madness would be a good description of working there :rotfl: I'm sure I read on the website ages ago that it was the initials of the brothers who own the company, that's what our managers say as well because we always get people asking us what it stands for.

In fact, most of the stores I've seen say something completely different on the signs, for example the store I work in says B&M Bargain Madness, Middlesbrough says B&M Bargains and More, some just say B&M. Someone else who works there says she always thinks of Bangers & Mash :rotfl:

Anyway, a bargain.... 6 bags of Niknaks with 100% extra free, so 12 bags for 99p

Robin, Simon and Bobby??

Stargirl29

I got the 'Pure' products just in time then! Phew

PaulaB_3

Im going to cleveleys tomorrow, and i love B&M Bargains! We go in there every time we go up to Cleveleys. :j

Claire_Bear

mummyofonechild wrote: »

Robin, Simon and Bobby??

Ah, website must have just said it was named after the original owners then, didn't realise at the time it was opened by two ladies, I always thought the brothers who had it now started the company. I'm pretty sure they haven't changed it to Bargain Madness though, because on some signs it would say Bargain & Madness, Bargain Madness. You'd think they would have taken the & out. It might as well be called that though because everyone thinks it is anyway!

In Stockton today we had the full range of Shining Star teddies, they're £1.79 each. That had allsorts, from memory:

Lion, tiger, white bunny, dragon, tabby cat, blue bear, pink poodle, elephant, penguin, frog, cow, unicorn, black cat, monkey, pink and blue bears, and loads more

mummyofonechild

Claire_Bear wrote: »

Ah, website must have just said it was named after the original owners then, didn't realise at the time it was opened by two ladies, I always thought the brothers who had it now started the company. I'm pretty sure they haven't changed it to Bargain Madness though, because on some signs it would say Bargain & Madness, Bargain Madness. You'd think they would have taken the & out. It might as well be called that though because everyone thinks it is anyway!

In Stockton today we had the full range of Shining Star teddies, they're £1.79 each. That had allsorts, from memory:

Lion, tiger, white bunny, dragon, tabby cat, blue bear, pink poodle, elephant, penguin, frog, cow, unicorn, black cat, monkey, pink and blue bears, and loads more

The brothers have only owned it for a couple of years and I believe the company is about 30 years old.

Claire_Bear

mummyofonechild wrote: »

The brothers have only owned it for a couple of years and I believe the company is about 30 years old.

Aye, read on the website it opened in the 70s, I'd never even heard of it until a a few years ago. It must have been a small business until recently, apparently the brothers are now multi-millionaires, opening about 5 new shops per week and are planning a couple of hundred new ones by the end of the year. I think it's a bit like Home Bargains where you only seem to get them in the Northern half of the country (I think) but they're planning to expand to be everywhere. They're obviously doing something right!

mummyofonechild

Claire_Bear wrote: »

Aye, read on the website it opened in the 70s, I'd never even heard of it until a a few years ago. It must have been a small business until recently, apparently the brothers are now multi-millionaires, opening about 5 new shops per week and are planning a couple of hundred new ones by the end of the year. I think it's a bit like Home Bargains where you only seem to get them in the Northern half of the country (I think) but they're planning to expand to be everywhere. They're obviously doing something right!

They employed me :rotfl:

Claire_Bear

Which store are you in?

mummyofonechild

Claire_Bear wrote: »

Which store are you in?

Staffordshire/Shropshire area

northern_rose_2

I've met one of the guys who founded the company - the B & M are the first initials of his and his partners surnames.