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

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

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

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

I feel so, so parahumanoidarianised.

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.

Yeah that kind of thing can really put you off a place.

I too thought this was a thread about the Queen LP. 

Imagine my disappointment...