This Poundstretcher store

pinkteddyx64 · 21-01-2012, 16:13

Please note that this is NOT intended to be a "what impression do you get of this picture" thread!!!!

http://maps.google.co.uk/?ll=53.6070...,203.21,,0,5.6 Possibly the worse ever one I have ever had the displeasure to set foot in. I went in to have a look inside yesterday (I would have taken some pictures to show how bad it really looked inside, but I forgot my camera) and it felt like I had stepped back in time 12 years!

The wretched building doesn't even have any fire exits at the side that can be seen outside, and when I went inside, there was so much stuff, making the aisles so narrow it would have been a nightmare to escape from in a fire and no fire exits apart from the entrance could be seen. And you can see from the imagery that there is an entrance and exit on the corner of the building, but the exit has been blocked by some of the stock and the entrance is now a combined entrance and exit. Also inside, the carpeting looked ancient and there was no air conditioning whatsoever making the place seem like an oven even with my coat off. Next time I go in (which will be the last ever time just to get some pictures of the inside of the place) I will get some pictures of the inside of the place, and you will get an impression of just how ancient inside it really is! Have you ever seen a worse looking Poundstretcher store anywhere?

Jumbo_Holden · 21-01-2012, 16:24

will keep looking back on this site becuase I want to see inside it now. I can believe what you're saying from the apperance outside.

TelevisionUser · 21-01-2012, 16:31

It looks bad enough from the outside

and it looks like a run down factory shed on an industrial estate rather than being a proper shop. There's a Poundland in my local shopping centre but that's properly lit and stocked and it's fine as a store.

bowland37 · 21-01-2012, 16:42

And on top of all that it's in Scunthorpe.

fat controller · 21-01-2012, 17:16

Its really sad when businesses let their premises run down like this, and its not only Poundstretcher that does it either.

ninjahandfriend · 21-01-2012, 17:21

Is it as mouldy on the inside as it is on the outside?

divingbboy · 21-01-2012, 17:25

Holy shit, that's a genuine Pounstretcher? It looks like a sardine cannery, circa 1971.

elvis_presley · 21-01-2012, 17:32

who put the 'Cu*t' in Scunthorpe..

pinkteddyx64 · 21-01-2012, 17:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by TelevisionUser

It looks bad enough from the outside

and it looks like a run down factory shed on an industrial estate rather than being a proper shop. There's a Poundland in my local shopping centre but that's properly lit and stocked and it's fine as a store.

That is because it was a factory (can't remember exactly what factory it was) and was converted into a Poundstretcher.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ninjahandfriend

Is it as mouldy on the inside as it is on the outside?

Yes it is as mouldy on the inside as it is on the outside!

In fact, someone I know who had been in there before said they would never shop there again after they picked up something off one of the shelves and it disturbed a group of spiders!

Quote:

Originally Posted by divingbboy

Holy shit, that's a genuine Pounstretcher? It looks like a sardine cannery, circa 1971.

Yes, it is a genuine Poundstretcher!

elvis_presley · 21-01-2012, 17:35

So why is it still open & trading if it's a shitehole ?

pinkteddyx64 · 21-01-2012, 17:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by elvis_presley

So why is it still open & trading if it's a shitehole ?

I don't know exactly why. Put it this way though, if Poundstretcher was no longer using that building, and I moved my business into there, the first thing I would do is have the yellow colour on the outside painted over in some variant of blue or maybe a cream colour. Then I would give the inside a complete overhaul even if it took weeks and weeks.

The only slightly good thing that has changed about that Poundstretcher store is that they have replaced the signage you can see with signage that has the most up to date Poundstretcher logo on it!

Bill Clinton · 21-01-2012, 17:50

And just think if on JSA you might even have NO choice in whether you are forced to work in what could potentially be this store - http://graduatefog.co.uk/2012/1786/g...nd-internship/

phill363 · 21-01-2012, 22:19

the area around it was depressing

Froggy88 · 21-01-2012, 22:26

I'm sure most Poundstretcher stores have had a complete refit now. That one clearly got missed!

Edit - I was wrong about the company.

Joey Boswell · 21-01-2012, 22:32

Thats one nasty looking Poundstretchers.

I had one near me but it closed down, its now a card shop.

Orangemaid · 21-01-2012, 23:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by elvis_presley

who put the 'Cu*t' in Scunthorpe..

h hllo ..Ah hu huh

* bows* at The King

lemoncurd · 21-01-2012, 23:20

This is a store not far from me.

iannai · 21-01-2012, 23:34

Wouldn't surprise me at all if there was an "unexplained fire" there in the not so distant future.

{EDIT: The one in the OPs post, I mean}

earthling13 · 21-01-2012, 23:37

I love Poundstretcher. It's my personal mission to get just one of their staff to say hello, thank you or goodbye. I've been at it for 8 years now and I know one day it will happen.

Alt-F4 · 21-01-2012, 23:38

Suits the clientele that frequent these places.

grumpyscot · 22-01-2012, 12:29

Sports shop in Edinburgh was the same - golf clubs and bags propped up against stairways - not even secured. Impossible to walk in a straight line from the back of the shop to the front - you had to walk sideways the aisles were so narrow. A quick phone call to the local council health & safety people and the local fire brigade saw action taken within 24 hours - they were threatened with a closure notice if they didn't improve things.

Lasted about 3 months then got bad again. This time, they were served a formal warning and doors were shut again as their public liability insurance would have been voided because of them obstructing fire regs.

Fire Officer also noticed that there was only one extinguisher in the whole shop when there should have been at least 10.

Never be frightened to report these shops - many years ago many people were killed in a Woolworths fire (Manchester I think) simply because fire regs were not observed.

TUTV Viewer · 22-01-2012, 20:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by grumpyscot

A quick phone call to the local council health & safety people and the local fire brigade saw action taken within 24 hours - they were threatened with a closure notice if they didn't improve things.

Absolutey the right thing to do. Have done it myself a few times, for both shops I've visited and offices I've worked in.

ninjahandfriend · 22-01-2012, 20:13

Actually, I shouldn't laugh, because these are the shops directly opposite my flat:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Aven...=12,98.72,,0,0

Jumbo_Holden · 29-01-2012, 16:56

Any progress of photos from inside?

pugamo · 29-01-2012, 17:06

I like how you are giving us your impressions of the building this time

21-01-2012, 16:13	#1
pinkteddyx64 Inactive Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: North Lincolnshire, UK Posts: 2,391	This Poundstretcher store Please note that this is *NOT* intended to be a "what impression do you get of this picture" thread!!!! http://maps.google.co.uk/?ll=53.6070...,203.21,,0,5.6 Possibly the worse ever one I have ever had the displeasure to set foot in. I went in to have a look inside yesterday (I would have taken some pictures to show how bad it really looked inside, but I forgot my camera) and it felt like I had stepped back in time 12 years! The wretched building doesn't even have any fire exits at the side that can be seen outside, and when I went inside, there was so much stuff, making the aisles so narrow it would have been a nightmare to escape from in a fire and no fire exits apart from the entrance could be seen. And you can see from the imagery that there is an entrance and exit on the corner of the building, but the exit has been blocked by some of the stock and the entrance is now a combined entrance and exit. Also inside, the carpeting looked ancient and there was no air conditioning whatsoever making the place seem like an oven even with my coat off. Next time I go in (which will be the last ever time just to get some pictures of the inside of the place) I will get some pictures of the inside of the place, and you will get an impression of just how ancient inside it really is! Have you ever seen a worse looking Poundstretcher store anywhere?

22-01-2012, 20:13	#23
ninjahandfriend Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Rio de Janeiro Posts: 4,324	Actually, I shouldn't laugh, because these are the shops directly opposite my flat: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Aven...=12,98.72,,0,0 Last edited by ninjahandfriend : 22-01-2012 at 20:17. Reason: Too think to link

21-01-2012, 16:24	#2
Jumbo_Holden Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Telford, Shropshire Posts: 3,362	will keep looking back on this site becuase I want to see inside it now. I can believe what you're saying from the apperance outside.

21-01-2012, 16:31	#3
TelevisionUser Forum Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Storbritannia Posts: 28,930	It looks bad enough from the outside and it looks like a run down factory shed on an industrial estate rather than being a proper shop. There's a Poundland in my local shopping centre but that's properly lit and stocked and it's fine as a store.

21-01-2012, 16:42	#4
bowland37 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4,230	And on top of all that it's in Scunthorpe.

21-01-2012, 17:16	#5
fat controller Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Slightly round the bend Posts: 12,685	Its really sad when businesses let their premises run down like this, and its not only Poundstretcher that does it either.

21-01-2012, 17:21	#6
ninjahandfriend Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Rio de Janeiro Posts: 4,324	Is it as mouldy on the inside as it is on the outside?

21-01-2012, 17:25	#7
divingbboy Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ed Balls Posts: 13,230	Holy shit, that's a genuine Pounstretcher? It looks like a sardine cannery, circa 1971.

21-01-2012, 17:32	#8
elvis_presley Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Memphis,Tennessee Posts: 232	who put the 'Cu*t' in Scunthorpe..

21-01-2012, 17:33	#9
pinkteddyx64 Inactive Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: North Lincolnshire, UK Posts: 2,391	Quote: Originally Posted by TelevisionUser It looks bad enough from the outside and it looks like a run down factory shed on an industrial estate rather than being a proper shop. There's a Poundland in my local shopping centre but that's properly lit and stocked and it's fine as a store. That is because it was a factory (can't remember exactly what factory it was) and was converted into a Poundstretcher. Quote: Originally Posted by ninjahandfriend Is it as mouldy on the inside as it is on the outside? Yes it is as mouldy on the inside as it is on the outside! In fact, someone I know who had been in there before said they would never shop there again after they picked up something off one of the shelves and it disturbed a group of spiders! Quote: Originally Posted by divingbboy Holy shit, that's a genuine Pounstretcher? It looks like a sardine cannery, circa 1971. Yes, it is a genuine Poundstretcher!

21-01-2012, 17:35	#10
elvis_presley Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Memphis,Tennessee Posts: 232	So why is it still open & trading if it's a shitehole ?

21-01-2012, 17:37	#11
pinkteddyx64 Inactive Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: North Lincolnshire, UK Posts: 2,391	Quote: Originally Posted by elvis_presley So why is it still open & trading if it's a shitehole ? I don't know exactly why. Put it this way though, if Poundstretcher was no longer using that building, and I moved my business into there, the first thing I would do is have the yellow colour on the outside painted over in some variant of blue or maybe a cream colour. Then I would give the inside a complete overhaul even if it took weeks and weeks. The only slightly good thing that has changed about that Poundstretcher store is that they have replaced the signage you can see with signage that has the most up to date Poundstretcher logo on it!

21-01-2012, 17:50	#12
Bill Clinton Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: SouthWirral 1986-2002 & 2004-? Posts: 7,082	And just think if on JSA you might even have NO choice in whether you are forced to work in what could potentially be this store - http://graduatefog.co.uk/2012/1786/g...nd-internship/

21-01-2012, 22:19	#13
phill363 Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Birkenhead Posts: 21,845	the area around it was depressing

21-01-2012, 22:26	#14
Froggy88 Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 1,020	I'm sure most Poundstretcher stores have had a complete refit now. That one clearly got missed! Edit - I was wrong about the company.

21-01-2012, 22:32	#15
Joey Boswell Inactive Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Down South Posts: 21,866	Thats one nasty looking Poundstretchers. I had one near me but it closed down, its now a card shop.

21-01-2012, 23:05	#16
Orangemaid Forum Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sat at computer with heatin on Posts: 45,573	Quote: Originally Posted by elvis_presley who put the 'Cut' in Scunthorpe.. h hllo ..Ah hu huh bows* at The King

21-01-2012, 23:20	#17
lemoncurd Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Bristol Posts: 46,988	This is a store not far from me.

21-01-2012, 23:34	#18
iannai Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 4,482	Wouldn't surprise me at all if there was an "unexplained fire" there in the not so distant future. {EDIT: The one in the OPs post, I mean}

21-01-2012, 23:37	#19
earthling13 Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 10,268	I love Poundstretcher. It's my personal mission to get just one of their staff to say hello, thank you or goodbye. I've been at it for 8 years now and I know one day it will happen.

21-01-2012, 23:38	#20
Alt-F4 Inactive Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 10,128	Suits the clientele that frequent these places.

22-01-2012, 12:29	#21
grumpyscot Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 8,958	Sports shop in Edinburgh was the same - golf clubs and bags propped up against stairways - not even secured. Impossible to walk in a straight line from the back of the shop to the front - you had to walk sideways the aisles were so narrow. A quick phone call to the local council health & safety people and the local fire brigade saw action taken within 24 hours - they were threatened with a closure notice if they didn't improve things. Lasted about 3 months then got bad again. This time, they were served a formal warning and doors were shut again as their public liability insurance would have been voided because of them obstructing fire regs. Fire Officer also noticed that there was only one extinguisher in the whole shop when there should have been at least 10. Never be frightened to report these shops - many years ago many people were killed in a Woolworths fire (Manchester I think) simply because fire regs were not observed.

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22-01-2012, 20:09	#22
TUTV Viewer Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 5,319	Quote: Originally Posted by grumpyscot A quick phone call to the local council health & safety people and the local fire brigade saw action taken within 24 hours - they were threatened with a closure notice if they didn't improve things. Absolutey the right thing to do. Have done it myself a few times, for both shops I've visited and offices I've worked in.

29-01-2012, 16:56	#24
Jumbo_Holden Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Telford, Shropshire Posts: 3,362	Any progress of photos from inside?

29-01-2012, 17:06	#25
pugamo Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 17,247	I like how you are giving us your impressions of the building this time