B&M Bargains

The amount of counterfeit products that this company may be selling is truly shocking! They were recently featured on the TV consumer awareness programme ‘Fake Britain’ for selling potentially life threatening counterfeit children’s night lights which could easily set on fire. I fear that this is definitely not an isolated case & that this company may be buying & selling mass amounts of counterfeit goods mostly purchased from China; which is now known as the counterfeit capital of the world & it’s said that 70% of the world’s seized counterfeit goods come from China. It’s not just toys that are being counterfeited; air-​fresheners that have carcinogenic chemicals in them, fake medicines & tablets, beauty products, food & drink, even petfood –all these things are being counterfeited on a massive scale. Look at the alarmingly huge amounts of bad reviews of the products that this company buys & sells & it appears clear to me that there is a real issue with cheap, bad quality, faulty & potentially dangerous, possible counterfeit goods being off-​loaded onto the un-​suspecting public; who are just trying to save money in this time of economic trouble. This company sells a lot of what appears to me to be very under priced products ranging from paracetamol tablets to vitamins & medicines, from air fresheners to beauty products & from hair dryers to children’s toys to televisions. Why is all this stuff so cheap? Imagine if, like the 70% of all seized counterfeit goods coming from China, that 70% or more of the products that this company sells is indeed counterfeit, & poses a real danger to people & animals, families & their children’s lives.

B & M Bargains is probably one of the best things to come out of Blackpool, since… well… anything… This store in particular is located inside The Stretford Mall.
This B and M bargains is slightly smaller than some other warehouse type stores I am aware of, hence they do cram a lot of things into one place, with isles on the narrower side, which can make it seem like a jumble sale.
Most items I have noticed are good price, with some being fantastic — For example Mango Lipton Iced teas, which I do like and are quite hard to source, normally available for between £1.19 and £1.99 (more common) can be bought for 39p here! This meant me checking the label a good few times as I was speechless!
I didn’t have a look around all the products but most things seemed to be good priced, with big brands being stocked here for example Lipton (as mentioned)
The layout of this store is not very nice, and although it isn’t old fashioned, it doesn’t strike me as modern.
The staff didn’t seem to be too helpful, they just seemed average.
I do really want to give this store a good rating, but still I fail to give more than 2 stars because
— The layout of the store, with everything crammed onto shelves and narrower isles, makes it feel like a cheap, jumble sale with rubbish, although they is some great products here at good prices, it ruins the vibe and makes you want to not visit here.
— The staff could appear to be friendlier and stand out more
— The store could be slightly extended hence more spacious
— To visit here you will have to pay at least 50p parking which adds to the price of the bargains, if you just plan to visit here, but if you buy an item or two, it should still be worth your while to visit here