Been musing on Twitter recently about WH Smith and what a rubbish shopping experience it is.
Definitely time for a full-length rant.
Firstly,their offers are always shit.Who really wants 3 for 2 on books when you are just catching the train to work?
The queues are always a mile long:
"Sod it ! I will just get Metro for free instead of standing in that line for an hour!"
If you do make it to the front of the queue they always try and flog you some huge slab of chocolate (Usually Dairy Milk or Fruit and Nut) for which you would need a seperate extra-strong bag to carry. Has anyone ever bought these monstrous bars of choccy? Ever? It's half seven in the morning for heaven's sake. I am going to work very grudgingly. No I bloody don't want your rotten chocolate.
Another one is if you buy a bottle of water or any other soft drink they always say you can have two bottles for some ridiculous amount like 13p.This entails going back to the fridge and annoys the hell out of those in the queue behind you unless you take the warm bottles that they sometimes have on the counter. All for 13p and to get a bottle of pop you don't want really.
Then they give you a fistful of useless vouchers for crap like "Ink cartridges 5 for the price of 4. Tuesdays only" and a £5 Off voucher that,once you read through all the excuded items, can only be spent on wrapping paper and sealing-wax.These vouchers invariably go in the bin instantly or take to the air immediaetly as new litter.
My Twitter buddy @katzenzungen also points out that on your receipt you will find vouchers have been scanned with value £0.00 though you never ever receive them or know what they are.What the heck is that about?
The WH Smith shops in motorway services are even worse...but that is another tale
