Poundland

Shunned by snobs, Poundland in Stevenage is a nice little haven for bargain hunters and those on a budget.
Yes the signs outside with the offers on can make the place look a little tacky, but ignore it and you’ll find a great store with good items for only a pound.
They sell items for, gardening, food & drink, beauty, pets, clothing, cleaning, health, art, dvds and cds, headphones and more. There are often offers for 2-​for-​1 on items too so it can be even cheaper.
This is a great place to stock up on essentials such as toothpaste, mouthwash, tea and coffee, plasters. So a good place to stop before a holiday or a festival.
The only thing I’d say is go to Poundland first before doing the rest of your shopping because the place gets packed and you won’t be able to move about otherwise.

Poundland in Stevenage is always a busy store because you can get some of your home essentials there at a pound. Everything I have been in there is been a stampede. The layout doesn’t seem very big as the isles are quite close together and it’s very difficult to navigate your way through the store. I go in hear for the forenamed essential. Such as batteries, lightbulbs ECT. They do have other products such as some food items and beauty but I have always been some what reluctant to get my hair dye so cheap.

This shop has some good bargins in it. Everything is a pound as the name suggests. I brought some watch batteries here for a pound, and even if they don’t last as long watch batteries are so expensive you could probably buy 2 or 3 loads for the price of one battery.
Worth popping in for a bargin as long as you are prepared for crowds and the shop being a bit of a mess.

Please dont let the name put you off. This shop is not full of useless stuff. It is packed full of high street named brands at knock down prices. Fair enough, they do sell some tat but the majority of it is full of great bargains. Go have a peek!

Excellent high street names at vastly cheaper prices. I always go here for my cleaning stuff, and cupboard stock (crisps, biscuits etc) Recently got a pack of quaker oats from here that was retailing at £3 at the Supermarket.

The word Poundland probably makes most people think that this place is full of tat. Far from it. Yes there is the odd dodgy item, that looks cheap, but this is the place to come for bargains. It is particularly good for the following, cleaning items, toiletries and sweets and crisps. It certainly undercuts all the high street shops on these items. I also like it for stocking fillers, and my kids love to spend their pocket money here.
Well worth popping in if you are passing. Oh, and they now take bank cards as well.