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submitted 2 weeks ago by mysticpickle@lemmy.ca to c/til@lemmy.world

At least they didn't call it poundtown :>

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[-] Technoworcester@feddit.uk 26 points 2 weeks ago

TIL the yanks have a thing called a dollar store.

[-] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

Dollar Store, Dollar Tree, Dollar General (where they couldn't keep prices at $1.)

5 Below - I thought would be a winter clothing/sports store, nope. $5 and below items

[-] Technoworcester@feddit.uk 3 points 2 weeks ago

Ha. I would have also thought 5 below was a temp. thing.

[-] emogu@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

There’s one a few miles from my house and I thought the same until this thread.

[-] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 2 weeks ago

AFAIK, Poundtown is in Poundland, so 🤷🏼‍♂️

[-] mysticpickle@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 weeks ago

TFW your date makes the turn heading towards poundland

[-] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago

PSA: if you pat your brow with sweet, yeasty white bread before joining her in Poundland, you both're gonna have a bad time. 🫣

[-] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 weeks ago

It's so interesting to see how people react to something that is so normal to me 🤣

We also sometimes call it The Pound Shop.

[-] Zedd_Prophecy@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

I watch an electronics guy called Big Clive on YT and I'm always impressed by the stuff he finds at Poundland.. kinda jealous.

[-] milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 11 points 2 weeks ago

In related news, Americans wear thongs on their feet.

[-] mysticpickle@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago

That would explain all the foot fetishists on onlyfans

[-] Delphia@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

One of my buddies has a big time thing for high heels, but only if he cant see toes because he thinks feet are disgusting.

[-] starlinguk@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

And they don't seem to know what "gangbanger" actually means.

[-] Xenny@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

It was also just sold for £1!

[-] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

That's comittment 💯

[-] Goretantath@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

Theres a GREAT channel that covers poundland tat called Ashens you should check out then. Thats where I learned of it.

[-] NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

Hello!

Haven’t seen that guy in years, but was one of the first YouTubers I actually followed.

[-] M137@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

He still does the same thing, just a bit less frequently. He does a lot of other stuff though, including full movies.

[-] Zedd_Prophecy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

I always watch his buying undelivered mail ones... absolutely love that a brown chair is his studio.

[-] Zier@fedia.io 8 points 2 weeks ago

This is also the name of my bedroom. :)

[-] Rednax@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Are you that cheap?

Somebody's gonna watch some Ashens tonight.

[-] Hayduke@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

I know it’s gonna sound weird, but thanks to Big Clive, I am quite familiar with Poundland.

[-] breecher@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago

In my case it was Ashens.

[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

There is also the "Poundstretcher".

[-] daggermoon@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Someone has never watched Ashens and it shows.

[-] altphoto@lemmy.today 3 points 2 weeks ago

Man, Europeans are so sexually mature.

[-] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago

I understood that reference

[-] altphoto@lemmy.today 1 points 2 weeks ago

I just woke up and I will have a very good day all thanks to you! I will dream of this moment, this feeling of accomplishment!

[-] aaron@infosec.pub 3 points 2 weeks ago

The chain going for £1 is obviously the story here.

[-] henfredemars@infosec.pub 2 points 2 weeks ago

We have a dog daycare center around here called Pound Town.

[-] mysticpickle@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago

I don't think I'd have the heart to take my dog to poundtown 😨

[-] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

The Yelp cover picture for Pound Town.

[-] Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Last I heard about this place, it (the whole company) was sold for one pound.

[-] Deconceptualist@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago
[-] NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Two tickets, please, I’d like to ride The Fuck Train to Poundland.

[-] postnataldrip@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago
[-] javiwhite@feddit.uk 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Some of my favourite UK towns/villages etc:

  • cockfosters.
  • petts wood.
  • fingringhoe.
  • bitchfield.
  • shitterton.
  • Twatt.
[-] timewarp@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

How many pounds to get pounded?

[-] swagmoney@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 weeks ago

me and your mum went to the shops last night

[-] muntedcrocodile@hilariouschaos.com -1 points 2 weeks ago

I took your mother there last night. A real bargain

this post was submitted on 13 Jun 2025
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