Woolies down

I haven't actually measured them myself, I must admit. I'm only using
the manufacturers data I find.

Of course there'll be variations between brands, especially where levels
of quality are concerned.

 

'Andy Hewitt' wrote...>

I list the goods by price, low to high, skip past the "rock bottom
price" stuff and choose the cheapest one in the "looks as if it'll last
a reasonable amount of time" for thinks like kettles, microwaves, etc.

Stuff that is more of a hobby, TV, audio, computers, cost isn't a
consideration.

 

Probably. Too many damned coppers with time on their hands.

 

There were a few "Pound" shops oop 'ere not so long ago, but everyone of
them went tits up. It's a bloody shame too, coz 8 rechargeable AA batteries
and 4 AAA's for a quid isn't bad. The sold some great stuff for cleaning
bikes too which in most other shops costs around 4 quid.

The only thing I've bought from Woolies for **** knows how long was a 12v
rattler (impact driver), but the fucker never worked, so I've never bought
owt else.

It's still sad to see 'em go though, coz they were great places to go when I
was a kid and Christmas was a-coming.


--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

It's a convenient way to heat the most oft used room in the house.

 

Reading has a rather cut-throat market in pound shops, to the extent
that it has a 99p shop. Maidenhead, otoh, is a bit classier, with a shop
called "A £ound or Two"

 

Troo. Where will kids nick sweets from now?

 

Reading has 3 such emporia - 2 x Poundland (one much better than the
other) and the aforesaid 99p shop. We are taking our kids club to the
better Poundland on a trip to town to see the lights and do their
Christmas shopping and usually buy all their Christmas presents there.
It's great for kids; they love it.

 

AOL. I hated every minute of it, which is why I left home asap aged 16
and have been completely independant ever since.

 

*snort*

 

I left home at 16 because army food was better than my mum's.

 

Jeezus, that's gott be some kind of record.

 

I'm not kidding, I am deadly serious.

 

Reading has a rather cut-throat market in pound shops, to the extent
that it has a 99p shop. Maidenhead, otoh, is a bit classier, with a shop
called "A £ound or Two"

Heh, excellent name.


--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

Same place they nick their fags from. The corner shop where they KNOW
there's "stuff" in the back and by asking for it, the shopkeeper has to
leave them alone n the main shop for a few seconds.

I wonder if kids still use that old trick?


--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

Yep. I went from 8 1/2 stone to 9 stone in 12 weeks.

 

It's very unusual in army basic training. Most people carry some fat on
them to lose - I had none but ate like a horse because there was food I
could actually stomach available when I neeed it.

 

'ogden' wrote...>

Do you actually go in them? Or worse, shop in them?

 

Pound shops can be great for little bits of computery type stuff.

I've bought numerous USB cables from them over the years and even found
one selling iPod USB cables - which are something stupid like 15 quid
from Apple.

 

I've just been on Amazon, and bought a 10M Ethernet cable for 1p (OK, it
was £3.85 postage).