Thats been there like forever
'Future Brixton' Pound Land
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Thats been there like forever
happyshopper
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Pound Land
The important point to note about Pound Land (which is where Our Price then Virgin and then a women's clothes shop, which my daughters told me was rubbish, used to be) is that it appears that it might be an up-market pound shop - at least they seem to be have proper shop-fitters setting it up.
And for those who miss the late lamented Robill's, I can recommend the shop opposite the public lavatories in Pope's Road - I've never noticed its name.
The important point to note about Pound Land (which is where Our Price then Virgin and then a women's clothes shop, which my daughters told me was rubbish, used to be) is that it appears that it might be an up-market pound shop - at least they seem to be have proper shop-fitters setting it up.
And for those who miss the late lamented Robill's, I can recommend the shop opposite the public lavatories in Pope's Road - I've never noticed its name.
quimcunx
imprimeo, lamino, distribuo
There is a pound shop type thing along the road on the same side but it was burnt out a few weeks back.
There used to be Robills where Sainsburys is now which I still miss sometimes.
Have you not been to Brixton for a while now?
quimcunx
imprimeo, lamino, distribuo
hehehe. Just noticed your post. Snap.
Do they have rubbish pictures in frames a bit bigger than a poscard? I need some.
hendo
Fish finger sandwiches
I go there virtually every day, but I use the tube, woolies, go to the Albert and that's about it. It just shows how unobservant I am.
ethel
Well-Known Member
I have not found that to be the case.Though I never allow myself to go down the biscuit aisle in the likes of Tescos on the rare occasion I go there.
Thinking about it that's a good thing. I can devour a box of teacakes in minutes.
waitrose! they do the dark chocolate ones and snowballs too.
zenie
>^^<
Well that pound shop that you notice has been there for ages and if you don't go in there very often then you wouldn't observe it really would you?
happyshopper said:
Why would you want a pound shop to be upmarket? Beats me?
fjydj
is specified
there's a waitrose in Balham that used to be a safeway, its an easy bike ride from Brixton!
bluestreak
HomosexualityIsStalin’sAtomBombtoDestroyAmerica
Brixton has a Curry's?
How have I not noticed this?
I need some new consumer durables.
How have I not noticed this?
I need some new consumer durables.
zenie
>^^<
You probably don't walk past it. It's (kinda) opposite St. Matthews Church up towards Brockwell Park.
quimcunx
imprimeo, lamino, distribuo
I've never been in a Waitrose, not sure I've ever seen/noticed one anywhere.
I don't have a bike.
It's up effra road, indeed, on the way to the Hobgoblin/Hootenanay
there's a Halfords there too.
Monkeygrinder's Organ
Dodgy geezer swilling vapid lager
innit
c'mon, little life giver
It's worth going just to see quite how badly a shop can be run.
Although the Halfords can give it a run for its money - I tried to buy a bike lock there a few years ago, they said they couldn't sell me one because someone had stolen the keys to the cabinet with the locks in
PacificOcean
Unhinged User
You probably don't walk past it. It's (kinda) opposite St. Matthews Church up towards Brockwell Park.
Didn't there use to be a Curry's years ago up that market road where Argos is by the BR station?
Ms T
Honey-coloured ramparts
They're right - it was full of tat.
I know the shop you mean - I bought fairy lights there two Christmases ago which are still going strong.
I am hoping that Curry's closes down and they open an Aldi in its place.
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
Literally tens of pounds worth of damage was done. So we need a new one. Of course, I'd prefer it if an organic butchers and grocers replaced it. One that's open to 10pm 7 days a week. Of course.
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
twistedAM
Left Of The Dial
What can we replace Halfords with?
Luckily I rarely need to go there cos I get lubes and stuff at the German Swedish French place on Acre Lane; indeed if you have a VW, Volvo, Renault etc check it out.
If I do need a Halfords product I go the Croydon one which has decent stock levels and staff that talk.
quimcunx
imprimeo, lamino, distribuo
Of course, though 8pm would probably be sufficient.
That said we got our first delivery from Abel and Cole last week.
twistedAM
Left Of The Dial
But there's a recession due. We can't afford organic
If you can afford M&S prices for their rough n ready meals you can afford organic veg.
Ms T
Honey-coloured ramparts
Isn't the chicken snack shack still there? The fish stall replaced Kennedy's afaik. To be fair, there are loads of shops in HH that have been there for years, for example the proper, old-fashioned cobbler, the hardware shop etc.
The guy who runs the second-hand furniture shop (who is very nice) told hendo that "they" had made it impossible for him to trade in Coldharbour Lane. He didn't specify who "they" were but you don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to guess.
innit
c'mon, little life giver
Monkeygrinder's Organ
Dodgy geezer swilling vapid lager
The more recent chicken shop is gone. The MFC is still there for some reason.
The mad old lady in the hardware shop still keeps going. Someone I knew once tried to buy something in the middle of the afternoon. He had to bang on the window to get her to let him in because she'd forgotten to unlock the door.
God knows how she stays open.
Brixton is obviously more upmarket and posh than Hocus Town. We had a Pound shop for a while but it closed down. Now we have a 99p store with the logo for the 99p being a rip off from the ice-cream 99 logo.
I went in there last week and bought something. It was very strange getting a penny change from the pound I proffered. I accepted it of course. You posh types from fancy Brixton would probably have refused it with being used to the elite Pound shop you have.
I went in there last week and bought something. It was very strange getting a penny change from the pound I proffered. I accepted it of course. You posh types from fancy Brixton would probably have refused it with being used to the elite Pound shop you have.
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
snowy_again
Slush
The mad old lady in the hardware shop still keeps going. Someone I knew once tried to buy something in the middle of the afternoon. He had to bang on the window to get her to let him in because she'd forgotten to unlock the door.
She's very inventive with her pricing... nothing's marked or priced up, so she tends to invent the cost depending on whether she likes the cut of your job or not, whislt humming gently to herself.
And furniture man must be making much more money now - those West Dulwich types aren't going to venture that far into brixton for his old shop. That and the prices he charges too...
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