Credit Cruncher

Appearances can be deceptive and while Credit Cruncher’s tacky green façade may correctly suggest cheap, that doesn’t mean it’s not also just great. A treasure trove of random items picked up for low prices, if you need anything for your home and don’t want to shell out, this is your safest bet short of making the trek to Ikea.
It’s especially good for the legions of students who inhabit the surrounding area. Any temporary grimy digs can be transformed into a palatial pad with the help of Credit Cruncher’s army of low quality goods, both functional and decorative.
Ok I exaggerate because whatever you buy you won’t cherish forever and it’s unlikely the outlive your temporary accommodation, but nevertheless it serves a purpose and does so very well.

No trip to Gloucester Road is complete without a quick dip into what is now known as Credit Cruncher. This latest incarnation, of what is essentially a pound shop, owned by a pretty savvy opportunist, with an eye for market trends and public sentiment, is no different in terms of stock to its forerunner, run by the same owners.
I have bought a fair amount of plastic from this shop including washing up bowls, washing up brushes, as well as the containers that carry the cleaning fluids that I’ve purchased on a reasonably regular basis. I think it’s pretty safe to say that whatever you buy from here it’ll put your carbon footprint very firmly on the map!
A surprisingly large shop, there’s plenty of low-​end, cheap and cheerful, as well as cheap and nasty, product on offer. Everything from kitchenware to pet paraphernalia is crammed onto the over burdened shelves. As you’d expect, here are plenty of bargains, but over the years I’ve noticed that it’s possible to get quite a lot of this kind of stuff cheaper elsewhere.

Pet food, garden gnomes, children’s toys, tea, coffee, kitchenware and camping gear all under one roof? Are you sure?
If this über practical minimart doesn’t sell it, it doesn’t exist and whatever you’re looking for you saw it in a dream. I don’t know if you’d replace your local supermarket with Credit Cruncher and start doing your weekly shop here but they sell certain items at such a good price I will be here for those.
Randomly I bought a pad of paper from a well known newsagent chain (begins in WH and ends in the band Morrissey was in) for £1 today and then found 4 of the same pad for £1 in Credit Cruncher. Now that’s budget.
Somebody should create a scavenger hunt themed game based around this shop, where with a small sum of money you have to buy all the items you would need on a desert island. I might play it tomorrow, but I probably won’t.

This is a brilliantly named shop for the sort of items it sells — cheap and cheerful household essentials. Need loo roll? Toothpaste? Shampoo? They’ve got it! And at a fraction of the supermarket price.
The most handy item I’ve bought here is 8 Litre storage boxes at just £4 each which were an absolute lifesaver when I moved house. The shop itself is messy and unorganised but you can’t have everything!