Pound Stores

[poliphilo]

I don't like pound stores. There's a kind of metaphysical griminess about them  They make you feel poverty-stricken even if you're not.  The lighting is dim, the aisles are oppressive, the music is intrusive.

But...

Yesterday we bought two alarm clocks (two alarm clocks!) for 99p. 

Comments

[artkouros.livejournal.com]

We have dollar stores here. A sign in a local one says, "Due to increased transportation costs everything is now $1.09. And yes, it causes quite a bit of existential angst among their customers.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

$1.09 is a silly price.