Poundland Reviews 

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TrustScore 2 out of 5

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Considering 128 reviews, most reviewers were unhappy with their experience overall. Many customers frequently complained about rude and unhelpful staff members, pointing out poor customer service, aggressive attitudes, and unprofessional behaviour during their store visits. Shoppers also struggled with low-quality items that broke very easily and experienced major frustrations when trying to process store returns or exchanges. Some reviewers were happy with individual employees, noting that certain staff members went out of their way to provide exceptionally helpful and friendly customer assistance. Consumers additionally mentioned that specific goods offered good value and reasonable pricing for their everyday household shopping needs.

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Poundland Oxford street Swansea has gone rubbish now and isn't the same since they had restructuring with the business and taken away the fresh produce and freezers and now replaced it with sweets pic... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutely appalling behaviour from staff regarding an innocent animal trapped in their store. Zero compassion from staff. Mind blowingly shocking behaviour. They unalived the poor bird even tho there... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very disappointed to see you now only have self-service checkout at your Burnley store with a cashier overseeing this operation. On a positive it brings about conversation amongst shoppers as to wh... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Customer service is DEAD AS FAR AS POUNDLAND ARE CONCERNED. In their Morecambe branch on Monday, in their Cleveleys branch on Tuesday, NOT ONE SINGLE MEMBER OF STAFF OFFERING CUSTOMERS SERVICE AT TILL... See more


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  1. Baby Store
  2. Party Store
  3. Stationery Store

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Everything for £1 was the idea of our founders in 1990 and we're still true to that great vision today, only at Poundland.


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

A selfish company who do not contribute…

A selfish company who do not contribute in any way whatsoever to the local shopping community. Ferndown village Poundland selfishly only provide parking for their customers in a large car park at the back of the shops. Ferndown as a whole has many small shops and traders who benefit from footfall, as does Poundland. When did anyone leave home just to visit Poundland. I suspect the management team at Poundland will never read this, let alone have the ability to understand the problem or have the capacity to contribute to the retail community within which they operate. This is a business simply trading off the footfall of other useful businesses, such as hairdressers, barbers, coffee shops, butchers etc, and yet want to 'hog' the parking for themselves and capture number plates of cars not even using their 'personal' parking facility. A disgrace to the town. This building should be released to a business that contributes to the community rather than take take take.

11 July 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great overall service

I shop regularly in poundland Alloa. Staff are very friendly and shop is clean and tidy. I had to contact customer services today and they were brilliant. Issue resolved very quickly and staff polite and professional. Loving the poundland perks spin to win.

25 July 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Staff are rude

Good prices (only at reduced prices, I only really buy household items, sandwiches and drinks here) and the staff most of the time are quite rude at the one closest to me, they laughed at me once and I actually felt quite insulted. I’d recommend shopping elsewhere, for example home bargains if there is one in your area. :)

30 June 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

AVOID SHOPPING AT POUNDLAND !!!

I had a very bad shopping experience with Poundland.
I bought many items and spent almost £40, but later decided to return most of it.
I asked for a refund, but I had no receipt because at the time I purchased the items, the cashier never gave me a receipt. My bank statement showed that I made a purchase, but despite that, the Poundland manager refused to give me a refund.
I am very disappointed and totally shocked.
I will never again buy anything from Poundland.
BUYERS BE AWARE !!! AVOID SHOPPING AT POUNDLAND !!!

17 July 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Smells like urine

Hi, I went to pound land in Bolton and it stank of urine all through the shop, very disappointed. The staff where okay but the smell! Come on poundland you are letting your standards go it's really bad. You have gone nose blind!

18 July 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

What is the point of having an online…

What is the point of having an online discount store like POUNDLAND where people can only buy small amounts of certain products for example 1 bag-5 packets of fish n chip crisps or 8 pot noodles. People nowadays use online companies to bulk buy and save money plus with PL's £50 for free delivery limit it really restricts the customers choice. If they want to be successful doing this then it really needs sorting out. Personally i have stopped using them and gone elsewhere.

27 June 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Staff are shockingly terrible at their…

Staff are shockingly terrible at their jobs at the Camberley store. Rude, can’t tell anyone’s ages. I’m in my 30s and got ID’ed for red bull. They honestly haven’t got a clue, and it shows. Their google reviews also show this a repeat problem.
Train your staff better!

15 July 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I found the women on the till at…

I found the women on the till at Poundland in Exeter very helpful and kind when I needed to exchange a T shirt I had accidentally picked up in the wrong size. They chatted about the products with enthusiasm and their positive attitude was a credit to the store.

10 July 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Never any problems

I've shopped online with poundland and have never had any issues with the service or the products. Given their circumstances I will always be happy to shop here.

20 June 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I'd like to give Zero

I'd like to give Zero, but can't. Complete waste of time contacting them we're useless just kept telling me that I knew already. Issue never resolved gave up dealing with them through e msil for 2 weeks!

2 July 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

From the time customer service did deal…

From the time customer service did deal with a complaint to ripping people off, to charging £5 for items that should be £2, to selling items that were a £1 to selling the same items for £2, and then to show everyone how they have ripped you off, they then sell the bussness for £1 that show how they made their trillions by ripping the public off, they are able to sell the company for £1, ypu can't make this stuff up im glad I stopped shopping there years ago, I been waiting for this day, that they would close down

30 June 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Product a plate priced at one pound at…

Product a plate priced at one pound at till came up as as three pound i said it with all other matching crokery
as a pound had got one day before at a pound he was ignorant and said well it says three pound huffed when i said no check price would not go and check liskeard be ashamed

29 June 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I've used this shop more or less since…

I've used this shop more or less since it opened and no it's not perfect but who is ?
However I know they're filling their shelves with allsorts of stuff and it's hard to get out without spending a fortune but the staff are fantastic just a pity there isn't a few more of them because they're run ragged trying to keep on tol of everything. Shelf filling, few tills open, customers having problems on these flaming automatic tills, they're a nightmare and if I'd to listen to that voice telling me to do this and do that all day long I'd have punched it's screen in long ago.
I picked up a couple of items I've bought in a well known Chemist's brand for years. Prices have of course doubled since I went in last but Poundland now have them for less than the original price so I grabbed several of each to make sure I don't run out ! Probably the best value lunch deal I've ever found too. £3 for the lot !! Fantastic prawn salad box which would fill a giant and really good brands to go with it so why anyone would go anywhere else for dinners beyond me !!

24 June 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poundland riverside Northampton

Went to Poundland yesterday. Got to the checkout with a large queue. Two people on. One finished her sale and then left leaving the other poor girl (Kim) on her own. Kim kept pressing her bell for assistance but no one came. I wanted to walk out, but my wife would not let me. Kim did brilliantly under the circumstance greeting all the customers with a friendly smile while pressing the bell. The lady who left should have finished at 12 but had stayed on for half an hour because no one came to assist. It says in store and on the receipt fill in a review on our website tell-us. Went to the website but there is nowhere to fill in a review another con.

23 June 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Poundland Online service

This is for Poundland Online service:
I have mobility issues and can't carry a lot of shopping, so I do most of mine online once a month, I was really pleased when Poundland finally jumped on board and offered a delivery service, as they hadn't previously done this, however, when I filled my basket to make my monthly order, (which is usually 4 lots of everything for my bathroom and kitchen) it refused to allow you to purchase more than 1 or 2, items at a time, things like washing up liquid or toilet tissues that people need to stock up on for the month... one of the points of getting an online delivery, is that you can don't have to carry your own shopping and can stock up monthly; do they expect people to get a weekly shop at £5 for every delivery? Absolutely ridiculous

23 June 2025
Unprompted review

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