99p Stores

Retailer - 99p stores 99p red balloons go buy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Store owner, Nadir Lalani ‘s clever ideology of bringing the 99p Store to the High Street is a piece of marketing genius, as the 99p is a DNA force that magnifies the need for bargains that have been in-built in the human psyche since we were in African tribes. Making 99p Stores more than just picking up a bargain, but being part of what we already are collectors of tat. We are inundated with media storms of credit crunching, greed and total mayhem amongst our authoritarians. Nothing is shock worthy anymore. News items of ... more

I had never really heard of 99p stores until my boyfriend and I went Christmas shopping in Birmingham recently. My boyfriend joked (well at least I think he was joking) that my eyes lit up when I saw the store, because it was one whole penny cheaper than shopping in Poundland. Obviously I just had to go in and see if there were any bargains to be had. There are currently 117 stores across the UK by an Entrepreneur named Nadir Lalani, according to the website he has an aim to have at least 200 stores open by 2010. ***The Store*** The particular store that I went in was really quite big ... more

Review of 99p Stores The concept of 'cheap' stores is not a new one, Poundland, Poundsavers, Poundstretchers have all paved the way towards cheaper than High St shops and become familiar in our towns. 99p Stores were new to me however. I first visited a branch last year in the Weston Favell shopping centre near Northampton and have become a devotee. The shop was a delight! Row upon row of stock all at the magical figure of 99p. Now I may be a cheapskate, but I'm not stupid and I am well aware that the 99p pricing is a psychological weapon, it's under a pound so we think we've got a bargain and ... more

Soon after Woolworths shut in our small town centre, the 99p Store opened in their place. I thought that I would miss Woolworths, but the great value items that I have bought from the 99p Store over the past 18 months have changed my mind. MILD Disadvantages Good bargain hunting is an art, wherever you try to practise it. Not everything the 99p Store sells is great value for money. Some items can be a little dearer than might be found in other shops, while the quality of others is suspect. If you are on a tight budget, but have time to shop around, you should check out all your local shops' ... more

Picture a typical winter scene. Not the snow filled and lamp-lit Victorian Christmas scene. Rather, The Boyfriend in a thin jumper and me in a Parka and hipsters combination which leaves an unpleasantly chilly gap, walking between 1960's buildings in a freezing wind. Eyes down on the damp concrete to avoid grit in our faces and a general demeanour of determination. I realise that I have been a bit stressed lately. Settling into a new job is difficult, as is the journey involved, Christmas is impending and I am still broke from my pan-European jaunt. Despite my denial of it all and my ... more