Bargain World

My word… is it possible to have this many discount stores on the same street?! Well, apparently so, this being the third one I’ve reviewed. Apparently this epithet applies not only to this one shop, but to the entire Woodstock area…
Bargain World, as Emma (the previous reviewer) rightly notes, is much more of a hardware store — tupperware, tools, kitchen utensils galore — than your run of the mill bargain shop. In saying that, I did find two bottles of deodorant for 99p each, which was notable for three reasons:
1) I’ve never found them for 99p elsewhere.
2) They’re incredibly difficult to find.
3) They were pretty grimy and needed a clean.
I took them anyway (after giving them a rub with a tissue).
Perhaps the most notable aspect of Bargain World is the greeting as you come in the door. I almost jumped the height of myself when I walked in, and a recorded voice said «Hello and welcome» (or something like that… I was too busy nearly wetting myself to remember). Even when you leave, the little detector picks up your movement and says exactly the same thing, which I thought was quite amusing.
Well, you have been warned… watch for that welcoming voice, and prepare yourself to find a few bargains.

Yes, there are bargains here — but not the sort of bargain that normally costs £250 and is £50 in the sale, more like £1.29 for a pack of kitchen towels or a bumper pack of toilet bleach. It’s a bit like an indoor market — and I don’t mean that in a derogatory sense — it’s just not a fancy boutique or upmarket shop. It’s a hardware shop — and I kind of like hardware shops, especially the locally run ones as you can get your cleaning products and household good really cheap here — hence the name. They also sell big plastic planters much cheaper than you would get in a garden centre and I’m sure the gardening enthusiasts would be happy with them. I know if I was getting kitted out for a new place to live, it would be a good place to go for your kitchen bits and pieces as well as cleaning products.