The Works

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Tue 18 Sep 2018 - 17:11

I went into The Works, yesterday, determined to finally buy some of the fake Lego they always sell, after years of putting it off. Excited

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Tue 18 Sep 2018 - 17:11

And, for the first time ever, they didn't have any fake Lego. rant

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Tue 18 Sep 2018 - 17:11

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Tue 18 Sep 2018 - 17:11

Now where am I supposed to buy my fake Lego from? rant

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Tue 18 Sep 2018 - 17:12

Anyway, this thread is where we can recount our adventures in the high street's most obligatory book/toy/whatever clearance shop. box

by Guest Tue 18 Sep 2018 - 17:46

by Guest Tue 18 Sep 2018 - 17:47

I feel so, so parahumanoidarianised.

by Fangirl Three Tue 18 Sep 2018 - 21:26

I never shop in The Works now, despite having picked up many bargains there in the late 90s. I'll tell you why: i was in there one day, and another customer was trying to get a refund for a double cassette audiobook she'd bought in there which only had one tape in it, and the staff were giving her the 'A-B repeat' treatment about how she had to phone head office etc, and she lost her temper with them, whereat they immediately pulled out a walkie talkie and gave the town centre security goon squad her description, saying she'd threatened them etc, which she hadn't, and I knew, cos I'd been listening.

Ever since that day I have shunned their stores. They can keep their £2.95 audiobooks of The Secret History, cos I ain't buying no audiobooks off no liaaaaaaahs.