American living in UK visits Poundland for the first time and shares honest verdict
An American in the UK visited Poundland for the first time, a staple on most British high streets, but he's been left feeling a little bit 'suspicious' of the shopping experience. TikTok user @kjordyyy, who is an American living in the UK, shared he had to check out the shop "for the name alone," possibly making the assumption that everything would be just £1.
When he went through the entrance, he said he walked "approximately 10ft" and it was giving "Dollar General vibes," but he said: "Their things aren't a pound, which is kind of crazy" - and it's a conversation Brits have likely had between themselves again and again.
He flipped the camera around to show some laundry detergent that was actually £3, rather than the £1 he thought it would be.
"They also sell clothes as well," he said, as he explored the aisles of the store, likening it to a "low-key mini Walmart".
He continued: "I'll be honest, most dollar stores back home are sort of dirty, dingy, but there's something so clean and sterile about this one.
"Like it's so pristine, everything's so in order for a dollar store - pop off UK."
But he did share he thought it should have a different name other than Poundland, joking it's good it wasn't called "Pound Town".
Exploring some more of the store, he stumbled upon the Party Rings, saying his British friends shared with him they were a "staple" when they were growing up - but he never had them.
He then filmed himself walking round saying he was "living the dream in Poundland" and he was "generally shook with the variety" of things you can buy in the shop.
"It's not a big store from the outside," he shared, but "they have a little bit of everything" for you to buy.
He joked: "I think I've explored every square inch of this store. I don't know what I was expecting from a Poundland, but it's pretty legit."
TikTok user @kjordyyyy ended the video by asking his followers to recommend other "odd stores" to him, so he could visit.
Someone suggested he needs to go to Home Bargains, joking he would "never leave" once he entered the shop, as there are so many cheap things.
A woman wrote: "It used to cost £1 for items, now they're all different prices. I'm 29, but I've seen that change since my childhood. The future is bleak. Party rings are the best, though, so as long as they exist, it will bring me a small joy."
Another pointed out there was actually a shop called Pound Town, saying: "There is genuinely a shop called Pound Town in Kingsbury (on the Jubilee line in London)."
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