Poundland

i gave this ³⁄₅ stars because you can get a few bargains in here but the customer service is terrible but then again i suppose many of you may be thinking what more can you expect.
this is quite a large poundland and queues are normally quite long. the aisles are overcrowded and the clientele are, as you can expect, in there for a reason so they are generally quite rough, lack manners and are just annoying.
the shop assistants leave a lot to be desired from customer service. They are generally not in a good mood and lack packing ability. last time we went in there we bought some fizzy drinks and the cans were dropped into the bag rather than placed into the bag. there’s a girl in their with frizzy hair Asian looking and a nose ring who actually shouts at you and goes out of her way to be nasty and the manager, lol, looks and acts as if he has stepped out from an episode of little Britain. he throws his weight about, thinks he is the big i am, never has an ironed shirt and is generally rude.
However, going to poundland, what more can you expect? there’s a reason why you can get things in their for a pound which may be £2.50 in other shops and employing staff who are cheap to employ helps to achieve that.

This place is very good for getting a bargain. It is however full of half of the inhabitants of Bedford as it is always crowded, they need larger premises. Also the service is not friendly nor helpful.

This is an absolute nightmare and I would avoid this shop at all costs. I don’t know what poundland may do to the people of Bedford, but it seems to me that it turns them into nutters who have run out of manners. Too many times have I been in this shop to have been shoved and pushed in every direction, I have even been sworn at on occasions.
If you can get in there when it’s quiet then it’s great, they do have some good stuff and lots of branded goodies but i’m starting to wonder if it’s worth it!
It’s the perfect place to go to get sweets for halloween or little stocking fillers.

This shop is an absolute nightmare to visit. It’s always packed, the staff never know what’s what, and the place always seems to have stuff virtually thrown all over the place so it’s falling off the shelves onto the floor and being trodden on etc.
Having said all that, it really does have some rather good bargains if you can brave the turmoil and try and visit on a ‘quiet’ day (I’ve not yet managed to figure out when it’s quiet so if anyone knows please share with me but errr not the rest of the world eh ;) or it won’t be quiet then anymore lol). Also I’d say this is not a place to go if you get claustrophobic, or if you find it hard to deal with lots of people for any other reason like being unstable on your feet or anything. This is one shop where I insist on using my wheelchair even if I’m feeling fit enough to walk because otherwise I’m liable to get knocked over and trodden on!