Profits from seemingly being the usual fast food joint in pretty much every airport?
Iâve often been baffled at the number of wig shops down there too. Madness!
They used to do really good combo pens. I had a nice aluminium one that was black pen/red pen/pencil that looked quite nice. But theyâve downsized their weird stationery, so they donât do it anymore.
True story
Youâre probably right there Theo, once again youâve proven yourself to be a smart and thoughtful presence here on community.drownedinsound.com
Thank you very much, Ant. Coming from you this is better than any badge this site could give me.
Not a shop but hopefully youâll accept it: rickshaws and to a lesser extent people posing as statues etc in tourist areas, why on earth do pay money to get those rickshaws and how on earth are they still entertained by those human statues?
I still use WH Smiths quite a lot. I still much prefer flicking through magazines, papers etc. though I am in a ever dwindling minority of course.
Youâve actually reminded me I need to go to Maplin today.
yes - and people who sit on a silly platform thing like this
Like how is anyone impressed? A guy does it in brighton and doesnât even try and be subtle about getting in and out of the contraption
Dozens of them line up in Trafalgar Square. Usually dressed as Yoda or something.
Theyâre fucking shit and so is anyone thatâs impressed by them.
yeah the brighton guy is a shit yoda
Ah the much coveted âtaking the piss and never spending any moneyâ customer demographic, on which all retailers base their success.
Eh? Sorry, I didnât explain myself. I buy a lot of magazines and newspapers still. The cunts who stand there reading them annoy me/get in the way.
thatâs better
Itâs also one of the few places that sells actual PC components/peripherals. The staff are a bit over eager but I usually go at least a couple of times a month.
