Pound world may be closed Mike, and I believe a lot of 99p stores are closing too.. but Poundland are still going and it irritates me now, that they charge a lot more these days for stuff that was a £1.. in some cases £3 or £4... and many times I've found things much cheaper elsewhere...
The other irritant is the 2 for a £1.00..I want a pack of straws for example..one pack, but I can't buy one, I need to buy 2.....
I rarely go into Poundland these days because simply I can buy better quality for similar prices in other stores.
As for the OP>.. I agree it is clever money making on their part..millions of pennies, add up to a very Pretty Penny indeed... but I think your post was kinda tongue in cheek!!
