Argos

I’m sure everyone in the UK by now has experienced the amazing thing that is Argos. I’m the United States, and when I first moved to the UK I was absolutely amazed. Indeed, the whole Argos system is built around easy browsing and great prices.
Therefore, this review isn’t for the company as a whole because in reality, I am a huge fan. However, comparatively speaking to other branches this particular Argos fails to deliver.
Atmosphere:
Really what you’d expect to be honest. A basic looking shop with little to no décor, just loads of large catalogs about with all the stock.
How It Works:
If you’ve never been to an Argos shop before, you walk in, head towards one of the many catalogs and get browsing. It’s all organised pretty easily and when you have the product number from the catalog of the item you want to purchase, you can punch the number into a few machines about to see if the item is in stock. If it is, fill in an order card and pay at the cash register. Then pick it up immediately from the store.
I came here to have a look at some computer monitors and the problem was… nearly everything was out of stock. Not joking, pretty much every single computer monitor bar 1 was completely out of stock. Checked a few other items and stock was also limited then.
As a whole, pretty frustrating. I guess I would recommend searching online instead to reserve your order because it seems that as a whole, the stock would be very limited. The Pontypool branch seems to be a bit better than this one, so if it’s possible I would head over there instead.