Poundland

I am a huge fan of Poundland because unlike other pound shops in the UK you know you’re buying good quality products for an excellent price, and this store is one of the largest I’ve seen with a good array of products and some fantastic bargains.
However, a store is only as good as its staff and the staff in this particular store are about as bad as it gets. During the past few months I’ve visited the store on four occasions and on each occasion I have been disappointed in the standard of customer service.
On my first visit a staff member appeared to be going to extraordinary lengths to keep a customer happy — she had her tongue firmly embedded in his throat in one of the aisles. It’s not the public display of affection that aggravated me so much as the attitude I got from the pair when I asked if they could step aside so I could access a product on the shelf they were blocking.
On my second visit I went in to buy an annual my wife had requested and there were only two copies remaining. As I reached for one copy a member of staff nudged me out of the way and took it for another customer, who then proceeded to fondle it aggressively, tearing the cover, before the staff member put it back on the shelf replacing it with the only remaining perfect copy.
On my third visit two staff members were talking at the back of the store. Now, I have no problem with staff in shops taking a break to chat and I’m hardly prudish when it comes to bad language, but I certainly feel loud profanity in the presence of children is inappropriate and when I called them on it I was instructed to mind my own business or leave.
My fourth and final visit, however, has convinced me never to set foot in the store again. Anyone who visits a Poundland store knows that in spite of the multiple checkouts at the front of the store there are rarely more than two or three manned at any one time, so the queues are quite long. On this particular occasion there were three tills open, but one was accepting cash only not because the credit card machine wasn’t working but because the staff member in question hadn’t been trained in their use — a fact he noisily broadcasted.
After queuing for several minutes I was still third in line, with four people behind me, when the staff member in question finished serving a customer, stepped out from behind the till and announced he was going for a cigarette. So those of us who had been queuing were left to rejoin the long queues at another till while he sauntered off towards the back of the shop without calling for someone to take over from him.
If you’re a psychologist interested in studying displays of ignorance and general incompetence or you have the patience of a saint, I’m sure you’ll be fine in this store. If, however, you don’t enjoy being abused, ignored or subjected to semi-​pornographic displays in the aisles, steer clear of this branch. There are plenty of other Poundlands in the city — no need to inflict this place on yourself.

I always go into Poundland for one thing and end up coming out a tenner poorer. It’s due to the things the shop stock around the till that you have never bought before but suddenly realise you have always needed. Like Christmas wrapping paper (in July) and Vimto flavoured bon bons.
Although Poundland is never going to be the classiest joint in town, this branch in Clydebank isn’t too bad. It’s clean and brightly lit and the staff are generally pretty efficient.

Good old Poundland, always a trooper if you’re looking for wrapping paper or gift bags which can be as much as £5 elsewhere, £1 will do me fine thanks very much.
I think the name says it all really, items all priced at a pound and therefore I feel it needs to be judged for what it is, it’s not Harrods, so I’m amazed why so many people turn their noses up at these shops, it’s not as if they’re trying to be something they’re not. The items they sell are a pound so big deal if some of it’s tat? It can actually be quite amusing looking at some of the items they stock, such as crazy multi coloured feather dusters and £1 DVDs. I saw one a while ago that was a Halloween DVD and the stories were «House on The Haunted Hill» and «The Skeletons» oooohhh, they looked as though they were made by some lonely old guy with his home video camera. I kind of regret not buying it as I’m sure the comedy factor would have been awesome.
I usually get really into the spirit of Halloween and Poundland is great for decorations, they have all sorts of things and I even noticed they had some rubbery severed limbs last year which looked hilarious. This is the same for Christmas party decorations and things for Birthday parties, especially if you have children you can get party bags and goodies to fill them with here.
Overall, Poundland stocks the kind of items you would expect but it’s not all tat in this shop and for household goods and party accessories this is a great shout.

Shops with the word «pound» in the title always conjure horrible images. However, Poundland in Clydebank is really handy for little bits and bobs you can’t find anywhere else. Case in point; last Christmas I was looking for a nice ribbon to wrap my gifts with. I couldn’t find what I was looking for anywhere, until I popped into Poundland and found three metres of the nicest ribbon I had seen so far for only a pound.
Poundland isn’t one of those scabby pound shops filled with junk either. It is clean, brightly decorated and the staff are helpful. Oh dear, I’ve just realised I’ve turned into one of those people who go on about how great pound shops are. Next I’ll be wearing tracksuit bottoms outdoors.

great shop for a bargain. You’ll find all sorts of weird and woderful things in here. Long queues a lot of the time, and the credit card facility has been down quite a few times when I’ve been in.

Quite like this Poundland, they seem to be popping up all over the place nowadays maybe its to do with the (dramatic music) CREDIT CRUNCH … but they are good value for money on a lot of stuff and this ones better stocked than most.
Plenty of items for all types of uses, home, garden DIY, the list goes on
You can and will find some of the items cheaper elsewhere, but they have to make money somehow though dont they? Its a great place to pick up bargains and you’ll no doubt end up spending more than you came in to spend, picking up all sorts of things you dont need!
Its has been a bit messy and with a lot of stock lying around the floor when Ive been in, this is probably more due to the fact that its a Friday afternoon though, so is pretty busy.
All in, a good shop, staff helpful but the queues have been quite bad some of the times ive been in.