Poundland Not Just £1 Anymore

I think a poundshop should be stuff £1 or less i worked at poundworld before they went under and think they got greedy then look what happened i think poundland will be next especially now they've opened one below stores.

I feel like they’ve been this way for quite a while already, they’ve had the £2 and £5 ranges for years now.. all they are doing different is adding a 50p line... there’s a pound world next to poundland in my local shopping centre and they have 50p / 75p lines already, I think there’s too many poundshops at the moment...

Lot of stuff they used to sell at £1 they no longer sell because they have tight margins and the lower value of the pound means no longer profitable but I'd rather some of those items came back at £1.25 rather than disappear completely. Also the thing where they keep reducing pack sizes to hit £1 so you used to get 6 batteries for a £1 and now its 5 or 4 etc. No doubt in the future it might reduce to 3 batteries but many of my devices take 4 batteries so I'd rather it went up 10p.

I get irritated with the space that £5 items are taking some of which are actually poor value compared to some other shops.

Personally I'd rather it was a everything under £2 shop.

They have been selling items at £2 and £5 for a few years now

I do have a real bugbare with this . If Poundland charges more than a pound for something then I have for many years thought they need to change there name as it just feels wrong on so many levels.

I think most people realise that Poundland is just a trading name and sells cheap stuff, most of it for £1 - its not a cast iron promise that everything is £1. I shop at Boots - but I've never bought boots there. They have been sellling at other prices for some time now. Its like anywhere else - there are some bargains to be had but something are just as cheap elsewhere - or they are slightly smaller here. You just need to be careful.

There's lots of stuff for £2 in my local Poundland these days, it's still good value so I don't mind really. They also have a clothing section at the back that has all kinds of different prices.

Poundland is a low margin high volume seller and that is the real benefit to consumers as other types of retailers rely on higher margins because of their lower turnover to make a profit. In the past I've seen items in poundland at a £1 that other retailers would charge up to £3 for which is a huge difference. I'm a big fan of poundland but like any store the value does vary, sometimes a supermarket can be cheaper or stores like Home Bargains offer better value for some items.

For me the real value stuff is items that compete with stores that put on a very high margin. Bicycle parts and tools etc. Bicycle shops operate on a very high margin for accessories.

Pound shops should sell things for a pound there is far too much in them that costs more I think that's why some went bust

Poundland's been selling items for £2 £3 and £5 for years now, I don't see why that is an issue.