Police called to 99p store sale
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http://www.wrexham.com/news/police-called-as-99p-s...
Not sure this reflects badly on Wrexham or society itself.
Not sure this reflects badly on Wrexham or society itself.
From the website said:
Police were called to the 99p Store on Wrexham’s Regent Street this afternoon due to large numbers of shoppers chasing a 50p discount.
The store had advertised a ‘half price’ sale via a window poster, however had forgotten to state it was time limited causing word to spread around Wrexham with hundreds turning up at the shop.
Wrexham.com saw several shoppers leave laden with bags full of items as shelves soon started to clear of goods.
Products that seem to have been the best seller of the day were cleaning products along with toilet roll. There were also a fair few empty crisp and drink shelves.
Deary me!The store had advertised a ‘half price’ sale via a window poster, however had forgotten to state it was time limited causing word to spread around Wrexham with hundreds turning up at the shop.
Wrexham.com saw several shoppers leave laden with bags full of items as shelves soon started to clear of goods.
Products that seem to have been the best seller of the day were cleaning products along with toilet roll. There were also a fair few empty crisp and drink shelves.
robuk said:
This will be great market research for free - expect 49p shops to pop up around the country now!
Products would be naff.Most independent pound shops buy stuff by the container load (after choosing from a list of thousands upon thousands of products normally) and last time I checked it works out about 36p per item in the UK. Add VAT, wages, rates, energy, etc and there's not much scope for making money unless you're in the sort of area where you have queues outside in the morning for example.
Art0ir said:
robuk said:
This will be great market research for free - expect 49p shops to pop up around the country now!
Products would be naff.Most independent pound shops buy stuff by the container load (after choosing from a list of thousands upon thousands of products normally) and last time I checked it works out about 36p per item in the UK. Add VAT, wages, rates, energy, etc and there's not much scope for making money unless you're in the sort of area where you have queues outside in the morning for example.
I wish I'd set one up a few years ago...
Blue Oval84 said:
Art0ir said:
robuk said:
This will be great market research for free - expect 49p shops to pop up around the country now!
Products would be naff.Most independent pound shops buy stuff by the container load (after choosing from a list of thousands upon thousands of products normally) and last time I checked it works out about 36p per item in the UK. Add VAT, wages, rates, energy, etc and there's not much scope for making money unless you're in the sort of area where you have queues outside in the morning for example.
I wish I'd set one up a few years ago...
rpguk said:
I am amazed at what you can pick up in a 99p store and always leave with at least £4.95 worth of stuff. Often I don't even need anything, just can't go by without taking a peek.
Last time I went in a pound shop, bought a pack of 1,000 cable ties - bundled by the 100 in sizes from 100mm to 300mm.That was about 2 years ago and I'm still using them now, probably the best quid I ever spent.
phil-sti said:
OzzyR1 said:
Last time I went in a pound shop, bought a pack of 1,000 cable ties - bundled by the 100 in sizes from 100mm to 300mm.
That was about 2 years ago and I'm still using them now, probably the best quid I ever spent.
I'm off for a look this weekend as I need some of them :-)That was about 2 years ago and I'm still using them now, probably the best quid I ever spent.
OzzyR1 said:
Last time I went in a pound shop, bought a pack of 1,000 cable ties - bundled by the 100 in sizes from 100mm to 300mm.
That was about 2 years ago and I'm still using them now, probably the best quid I ever spent.
But just think, if you'd bought them for 49p you'd feel twice as good!That was about 2 years ago and I'm still using them now, probably the best quid I ever spent.
What I don't understand is that at 99p it's still very cheap and surely not a deal breaker. But at 49p suddenly hoards of people can't get enough! Really? So not interested at 99p but massively at 49p?
Proof that the word "Sale", no matter what the starting price, has people going bonkers!!
Proof that the word "Sale", no matter what the starting price, has people going bonkers!!
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