Noticed this was open today, only open a few days a year and they never seem to advertise when it is open !
Its basically a Lidl outlet shop that sells off old weekly specials, prices start at 50p
Its located in St Marks next to Topps Tiles and Homebase
The link takes you to a you tube video so so can see what sort of things they sell and sort of prices
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richwest
22 Dec 163#1
Went in there once, it was like a post apocalyptic wasteland, only with less charm.
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richwest
22 Dec 163#1
Went in there once, it was like a post apocalyptic wasteland, only with less charm.
katestewart9279 to richwest
28 Dec 161#12
I'm glad I'm not the only one who felt like that. Once was enough. You really need patience to cope with all those boxes.
It's open at 10am but my friend said Polish people queue up hours earlier and fill their trolleys. A Turkish woman on facebook sells this stuff every day. Buys several of the same products and flogs them on facebook sites.
I personally think it should be limited to only so many per person so people can get a chance of an electrical item. An exercise on greed. Not a pleasant sight.
Polar1
22 Dec 162#2
My local Lidl used to do this 2 or 3 times a year, they used to put large cardboard boxes out full of things from 50p and run it over two days. Usually around 90% off retail price, and items were new. They used to run it without publicity so only the regulars really knew about it, then they started advertising it and it was manic with pushing, fighting, arguing as more and more people started turning up. Sadly because of that they had to stop holding them.
deanos
22 Dec 162#3
maybe that's why they don't advertise it then
cikki100
22 Dec 161#4
so lidl bought a store and open it 2 to 3 times a year to sell off junk (unsold junk), and leave it closed rest of the year? how do they make any money :confused:
deanos to cikki100
23 Dec 161#5
Its actually there old store before they moved, maybe they have a long lease ? its all going to be flattened soon anyway for redevelopment
eset12345 to cikki100
28 Dec 161#8
Because storage is expensive and leases are costly to break out of, they likely had a long lease on the site, which they had to pay out anyway, or as someone said the site is up for development, the landlord likely gave them the remaining lease rent free in lieu of costs to break out of the lease
May as well store unsold stock in a closed store and have a sale once in a while to clear it out
Vidgeon
23 Dec 161#6
Thanks for the heads up ... a bit like a jumble sale but I got a few bargains. Apparently it's there until at least April next year.
knack
28 Dec 161#7
There was one of these in Edinburgh for a while and I got some great bargains.
atifprince
28 Dec 16#9
Is it open 7 days or just specific. Thanks
deanos to atifprince
28 Dec 162#10
it was open yesterday, but didn't have any opening dates or anything on the window,
SCOUSEKEVIN
28 Dec 162#11
If you ever get one of these opening near you go along and take a look. When it first opens most of the items will be selling for a lot less than normal Lidl prices. After a few weeks the prices start to come down, a lot depends on how much of a particular item they have. The prices can get ridiculously cheap, I have paid a pound for things that are normally £8-10 pounds. I have purchased items for 50p that are selling in a Lidl a few doors away for a FIver. I have seen people spending hundreds of pounds, buying items that they know they can sell at a massive profit. Wooden dolls house £25 in Lidl, someone bought 70 of them for a pound each, others bought a few things for family friends etc. Far from just selling junk there can be some really good items. I have purchased Stanley tools, electrical items, Parkside power tools and accessories, household goods etc and most of it has been at least 60% of Lidl prices and some of it has been 95% off.
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Its basically a Lidl outlet shop that sells off old weekly specials, prices start at 50p
Its located in St Marks next to Topps Tiles and Homebase
The link takes you to a you tube video so so can see what sort of things they sell and sort of prices
Top comments
All comments (30)
It's open at 10am but my friend said Polish people queue up hours earlier and fill their trolleys. A Turkish woman on facebook sells this stuff every day. Buys several of the same products and flogs them on facebook sites.
I personally think it should be limited to only so many per person so people can get a chance of an electrical item. An exercise on greed. Not a pleasant sight.
May as well store unsold stock in a closed store and have a sale once in a while to clear it out