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B&M is opening a store opposite my work...

40 replies

Thorilicious · 25/01/2022 19:12

I may as well just ask work to pay my wages directly to them Grin

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orio · 25/01/2022 19:13

That's the only option you have Grin

alexdgr8 · 25/01/2022 19:15

oh, lucky you.
how i wish for a lidl near me; i've even written to them to plead for one.

Aposterhasnoname · 25/01/2022 19:15

Ooofff. That’s gonna be tough.

SnoozeAllDay · 25/01/2022 19:19

It’s a home bargains next door to my work.
I come out with all sorts of crap I don’t need.

seekinglondonlife · 25/01/2022 19:24

I'm not that keen on B&M, queues are always massive and they have one till on. OTOH I should have shares in Home Bargains. I go in for Skyr and spend at least £30 every.bloody.time.

PattyPan · 25/01/2022 19:25

@alexdgr8

oh, lucky you. how i wish for a lidl near me; i've even written to them to plead for one.
I live 2 minutes from a Lidl. I have to argue with myself daily not to go to the bakery!
Georgeskitchen · 25/01/2022 19:37

Wel jel, although our local B&M is 10 minuted walk from my house 🤣

BringYourOwnBoris · 25/01/2022 19:42

Home Bargains is in a different league to B&M, its a totally better class of crap! Who doesn't love a sparkly reindeer tablecloth and star shaped serving dishes?

thefirstmrsrochester · 25/01/2022 19:44

My last office was next door to a home bargains, I was in multiple times a day, as were my colleagues, we spent so much money in there.

toppkatz · 25/01/2022 19:47

This happened to me last year.

Don't worry, the irresistible urge does wane eventually. Grin

Boood · 25/01/2022 19:47

I used to work near a B&M. We had a ream tradition that anyone leaving would get £20 worth of the tackiest crap we could find there. One person got a padded, floral design toilet seat. Another a moving waterfall picture.

happyjack12 · 25/01/2022 20:19

my son has a part time job at a B & M, I pick him up from work.... the stuff I buy that i never knew I needed......probably negates the board he pays me from his wage....

Foxyloxy1plus1 · 25/01/2022 20:22

We have B&M, Home Bargains, Lidl and Aldi a five minute drive away. As well as the usual supermarkets and Food Warehouse. It’s a nightmare!

CopperLily · 25/01/2022 20:25

I was giddy with excitement when I discovered that the empty shop unit over the road was going to be a Poundland. I still haven't come to terms with it not opening up again after lockdown.
There is a Home Bargains a few doors down from it though so that softened the blow slightly.

MaybeHeIsMyCat · 25/01/2022 20:26

Last time I went in for a mooch I came out with this lot Confused
Dunelm, TK maxx are the same. Go in for nothing, come out with everything

B&M is opening a store opposite my work...
Holothane · 25/01/2022 20:28

I need travel,stuff can’t get them here. Trip to Tamworth soon I think.

MorrisZapp · 25/01/2022 20:29

Those Nairn oat biscuits are AMAZING

IAmSantaOhYesIAm · 25/01/2022 20:29

Now you know where you will be spending your lunch breaks….

TheVolturi · 25/01/2022 20:29

Home bargains have a really gorgeous mirror at the moment for £6.99! I do not need a mirror but nearly bought it anyway.

Cigfree · 25/01/2022 20:31

@BringYourOwnBoris

Home Bargains is in a different league to B&M, its a totally better class of crap! Who doesn't love a sparkly reindeer tablecloth and star shaped serving dishes?
Grin I bought a star shaped dish from Home Bargains at Xmas because it was in a sale.

I’m new to Home Bargains - it’s great for toiletries and cleaning stuff, wish I’d discovered it years ago.

Namechangeforthis88 · 25/01/2022 20:35

A Lidl opened opposite my work...after we started working from home. I've been back once to get stuff out my locker. What a waste of a Lidl!

Horizons83 · 25/01/2022 20:37

Think yourself lucky, my old office was opposite a Whole Foods Market!

Ruralbliss · 25/01/2022 20:39

Our pampered lockdown pup has an overflowing dog toy box no thanks to B&M and coats. He had more coats than I do.

OhWhatFuckeryIsThisNow · 25/01/2022 20:49

We are getting Lidl as well as B&M across from my work.
Could be worse, there might be tk maxx as well.

GTAlogic · 25/01/2022 20:52

We buy all of our cleaning and household stuff from Home Bargains - their loo roll is cheaper and much nicer than the stuff from Tesco.

I got a load of matching photo frames from B&Ms and put a whole range of pictures in them for the walls and the fireplace. I daren't go in there too often though because I'm drawn to their twinkly lights section.