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The rise of the Pound Shop

Posted by Clive Bull on August 19, 2010 at 15:54PM

... a sign of recession?

Another night of amazingly contentious issues. The only one people agreed on was pound shops. Most popular items from the pound/99p stores were: 

 

Pet care items

Pet food 

Tea bags

Reading glasses

Sun cream

Make up

Coffee

DVDs

 

Is the rise of the pound shop a sign of the recession?  Well if it is, it's one sign people like. Mixed opinions on average speed cameras - would they really be better than speed humps. Overall yes, I think. Great call from a dentist last night, explaining why some dentists earn more than the PM - but most earn more like half. And they study for nearly as long as doctors. She felt bemused that we will pay highly for an electrician or a plumber - but resent paying for an expert to look at our mouths. 

 

Back tonight at ten - my last show for a couple of weeks