Mum mercifully mocked for ‘hack’ to work out what anything costs in Poundland – and people say the clue is in the name
A mum was mocked on Facebook after claiming she had figured out a way to know the prices of different products in Poundland.
The woman took to the Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK group to post a couple of pictures of a Halloween wig she had purchased.
Sharing a front and back image of the packaging for the black accessory, she had circled the number two on the back.
Jo captioned the post: “If u ever go to poundland and wonder how much somethin is there’s a trick if there’s no price on it, there’s a number on some things on the back which is how much it costs in pounds (sic).”
However, fellow Facebook users were quick to mock her and claimed the clue is in the name of the high street store.
One person sarcastically commented: “….in Poundland…” while others mocked the wig for being described as “luxury” despite costing just £2.
However, other shoppers pointed out that the shop is called “Poundland” not “One Poundland” and therefore it doesn’t mean that everything will cost £1 and could be £2 or £5.
Another member of the group claimed to work at Poundland and said the woman’s claim simply wasn’t true and that numbers on packages did not equate to how much something costs.
The post comes after other Poundland customers raved about the store’s new bath range – which they claimed is dupe of high street store Lush.
Charlotte Longstaff captioned her Facebook post: “Poundlands version of lush products! (sic).”
The first image showed what appeared to be tubs of body creams, one called Cocoa Loco and the other Berry Swell.
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A smaller pink pot was called Berry Jelly, while another tub of body scrub was labelled Berry Nice.
The Poundland range also includes a charcoal face mask called Slay The Clay.