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Dispatches "secrets of poundland" Tonight 8pm

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    Gordie1Gordie1 Posts: 6,993
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    #27
    HAAA, well donr you idiot, you got a great bargain removed from sale!!!!
    £20 makeup for a £1!!!!!
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,501
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    koantemplation wrote: »
    Those inflation busting prices are definitely a con.

    I suppose this must be a difficult thing about this business model. How can they maintain their £1 price with inflation.
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    Fowl FaxFowl Fax Posts: 3,968
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    Such a poorly made documentary, comparing warburtons bread and sugar puffs on sale at Asda against Poundland prices.

    The warburton bread I tend to buy every week is usually £1.35, yet this documentary insists on giving it a price of £1.

    The presenter seems incredibly bias.
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    John DoughJohn Dough Posts: 146,595
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    That looks delicious............:eek:
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    BelligerenceBelligerence Posts: 40,613
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    #31
    Instant cupcake. :eek:
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    LollytrollLollytroll Posts: 369
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    I so want a poundland cupcake . Will be looking out for that this weekend
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    Gordie1Gordie1 Posts: 6,993
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    That toy is clearly dangerous
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    googlekinggoogleking Posts: 15,006
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    yeah what he's missing is that you can cook those delicious looking cupcakes when you want them! fresh out of the (microwave) oven at 2am!!!
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,501
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    Fowl Fax wrote: »
    Such a poorly made documentary, comparing warburtons bread and sugar puffs on sale at Asda against Poundland prices.

    The warburton bread I tend to buy every week is usually £1.35, yet this documentary insists on giving it a price of £1.

    The presenter seems incredibly bias.

    They mentioned the loaf was on offer. Not comparable in my opinion really, but there you go.

    The Nutella which they didn't say was on offer as far as I'm aware is actually £1.29 from Tesco too...

    http://www.tesco.com/groceries/Product/Details/?id=259802530
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    koantemplationkoantemplation Posts: 101,293
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    Treble wrote: »
    I suppose this must be a difficult thing about this business model. How can they maintain their £1 price with inflation.

    Too true, it'll cost them every few years to change to £2 pound land and then £3 pound land.
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    RobertfitzRobertfitz Posts: 2,732
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    Because poundland is the only business in the country that uses those techniques
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,501
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    Lollytroll wrote: »
    I so want a poundland cupcake . Will be looking out for that this weekend

    Lol, yeah, it looks interesting. Something tells me that it won't taste very nice though! :eek:
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,050
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    Treble wrote: »
    They mentioned the loaf was on offer. Not comparable in my opinion really, but there you go.

    The Nutella which they didn't say was on offer as far as I'm aware is actually £1.29 from Tesco too...

    http://www.tesco.com/groceries/Product/Details/?id=259802530

    I think it said the prices where from July.
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    Gordie1Gordie1 Posts: 6,993
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    What a load of old tosh, badly researched, biased and badly presented.
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    Calibans DreamCalibans Dream Posts: 3,768
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    Lollytroll wrote: »
    I so want a poundland cupcake . Will be looking out for that this weekend

    They also do stomach pumps at only £1 as well! You'll be needing one! :D
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    Gordie1Gordie1 Posts: 6,993
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    Treble wrote: »
    Lol, yeah, it looks interesting. Something tells me that it won't taste very nice though! :eek:

    they probably hunted for one of those cupcakes for days, they are by far the worst thing poundland sell, they are vile.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 0
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    has Dispatches always been so crap? The last one I watched on the job centre seemed insistent on clutching-at-straws-to-get-desired-outcome too. :yawn:

    Won't be watching again. Bring back proper consumer investigation programmes!
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    Calibans DreamCalibans Dream Posts: 3,768
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    Gordie1 wrote: »
    That toy is clearly dangerous

    Only if your child also has a blowlamp! :D
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    workhorseworkhorse Posts: 2,836
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    Lord burns is chairman of channel 4 and also chairman of marks and spencers.market jealousy about poundlands profits.it's laughable.
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    googlekinggoogleking Posts: 15,006
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    Gordie1 wrote: »
    they probably hunted for one of those cupcakes for days, they are by far the worst thing poundland sell, they are vile.

    bet they sell out tomorrow though

    prime time advertising! even if it is dispatches!
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    Fowl FaxFowl Fax Posts: 3,968
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    Is this show sponsored by Asda?

    The presenter keeps comparing the Asda offer items against poundland items.

    What he should be doing is getting a price average and comparing those to poundland.
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    Ed R.MarleyEd R.Marley Posts: 9,157
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    What an absolute waste of half an hour: Prattling on about chocolate spread while ignoring other issues like zero-hour contracts for staff or workfare. Dispatches has become really poor since moving to the half-hour format, a bit like how Panorama dumbed down when it moved from Sunday nights to Monday primetime:rolleyes:
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    Louise-annLouise-ann Posts: 1,110
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    I tried to buy one of those toys on Saturday, there was loads on display, got to the till to be told they can't sell the item.

    Guess this show explains why, but they could have just moved them off shop floor.

    If you be clever about what you buy, you won't actually be ripped off by poundland.
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    cosmo crumbcosmo crumb Posts: 127
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    That was awful, truly embarassing. Dispatches used to be relevant but that was probably the worst TV expose ever
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    NewcastleNewcastle Posts: 4,666
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    What a hatchet job. So biased. I'm amazed they've even broadcast this.
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