What's the best thing you've ever bought in a POUND shop?

[droopsnoot]

drivin_me_nuts said:

A greenhouse. Well, it was one of those flimsy things with a plastic cover - think condom with a zipper in it. Anyway, it came with three shelves and was robust enough (with about half a dozen bricks on the lowest shelf) to survive a year. Did the germinating bizzy lizzies fine.

I'll have to have a look for one of those. Also known as "portable sandblast cabinet for small items".

[zeb]

How much do they charge in these shops.....?

[Thankyou4calling]

Never heard that one before

My IPad cover, original Apple costing £29.99 was looking worse foe wear so I went into the 99p store thinking you never know.

I bought a Belkin Snap fit cover for the price over the door, remarkable.

It even has the Apple logo on the back as authorised supply.

[toohangry]

Thankyou4calling said:

Never heard that one before

My IPad cover, original Apple costing £29.99 was looking worse foe wear so I went into the 99p store thinking you never know.

I bought a Belkin Snap fit cover for the price over the door, remarkable.

It even has the Apple logo on the back as authorised supply.

I've heard that due to the complications of the logo, it's almost impossible to fake that so you can rest assured you're buying genuine articles.

[Thankyou4calling]

toohangry said:

I've heard that due to the complications of the logo, it's almost impossible to fake that so you can rest assured you're buying genuine articles.

I guess you're being sarcastic but without a doubt it's a Belkin cover which is approved by Apple 100%. To be honest even if it were as fake as a fake thing in a fake shop I wouldn't be fussed, it's a smart looking thing that protects my IPad for 99p.

[SickAsAParrot]

Poundland got a whole bunch of Belkin stuff a few months ago, some pretty decent leads and cases, don't know where it came from.

I go in and have a root around the refurb DVD's on occasion, they sometimes have some interesting books too.

[Soov535]

I love Poundland.

Same as shopping at CostCo. It's superb and third of the price of Waitrose. This goes some way towards allowing me to have five holidays a year and send my son to private school.....


Any fool can waste money.

[Thankyou4calling]

Here you go.

99p.

Beat that.

[carreauchompeur]

Thankyou4calling said:

Here you go.

99p.

Beat that.

V
Bloody hell, that's amazing. I need one. Which shop?

[BigBen]

Thankyou4calling said:

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Lol , where do you think apple products are made ?

Maybe he thinks Johnathon I've, Cheif of design at Apple personally handcrafts every item at a studio in Southern California.

I suspect that Apple actually have quite rigorous QC on products made on their behalf in China and a CE mark on an Apple charger is what you think it is rather than 'China Export'. Other generic Chinese suppliers may not.

[Thankyou4calling]

carreauchompeur said:

V
Bloody hell, that's amazing. I need one. Which shop?

Max99p store
Lincoln Road Peterborough.

If you like PM me your address and I'll nip down, get you one and put it in the post.

I've a business immediately above.

Happy to do.

[dirty boy]

Soov535 said:

I love Poundland.

Same as shopping at CostCo. It's superb and third of the price of Waitrose. This goes some way towards allowing me to have five holidays a year and send my son to private school.....


Any fool can waste money.

Impressive to think what you would have theoretically spent in Waitrose.

Very impressive.

[eliot]

bimsb6 said:

Lol , where do you think apple products are made ?

Search youtube for iphone charger teardowns.
The quality and physical separation of mains voltage from the low voltage side is shocking.

Leaving one of those unattended for hours on end is asking for trouble.

Please avoid all cheap clone electrical items.

One of many teardowns:
http://www.righto.com/2014/05/a-look-inside-ipad-c...

Edited by eliot on Tuesday 7th July 17:30

[bimsb6]

eliot said:

bimsb6 said:

Lol , where do you think apple products are made ?

Search youtube for iphone charger teardowns.
The quality and physical separation of mains voltage from the low voltage side is shocking.

Leaving one of those unattended for hours on end is asking for trouble.

Please avoid all cheap clone electrical items.

One of many teardowns:
http://www.righto.com/2014/05/a-look-inside-ipad-c...

Edited by eliot on Tuesday 7th July 17:30

So where are they made ?

[Schmy]

Soov535 said:

I love Poundland.

Same as shopping at CostCo. It's superb and third of the price of Waitrose. This goes some way towards allowing me to have five holidays a year and send my son to private school.....


Any fool can waste money.

How much do delusions cost in Poundland?

[TREMAiNE]

Schmy said:

Soov535 said:

I love Poundland.

Same as shopping at CostCo. It's superb and third of the price of Waitrose. This goes some way towards allowing me to have five holidays a year and send my son to private school.....


Any fool can waste money.

How much do delusions cost in Poundland?

Probably about the same as jealousy.

[jas xjr]

Thankyou4calling said:

Never heard that one before

My IPad cover, original Apple costing £29.99 was looking worse foe wear so I went into the 99p store thinking you never know.

I bought a Belkin Snap fit cover for the price over the door, remarkable.

It even has the Apple logo on the back as authorised supply.

Probably phones4u stock

[carreauchompeur]

Thankyou4calling said:

Max99p store
Lincoln Road Peterborough.

If you like PM me your address and I'll nip down, get you one and put it in the post.

I've a business immediately above.

Happy to do.

PM sent. Another gent on PH

[The Mad Monk]

toohangry said:

I would honestly rather die alone in a pit of misery and despair that even walk into one. I thought they were actually there just for the homeless.

You will probably die in a pit of misery and despair anyway.

[The Mad Monk]

griffin dai said:

Lol! Load of bollokcs.

I'm fking far from poor and shop there for a few bits & pieces!

No. I don't think so.

I think you are very, very poor.