FATHER’S Day is on Sunday and if you haven’t got a gift yet, it could actually work in your favour.
Shoppers have shared how Poundland has slashed the prices of its gifts to just 25p ahead of the big day.
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A bargain hunter uploaded a photo of the discounted products that they spotted in store, including 25p ‘best dad’ badges and 50p ‘dad’s taxi’ signs for the car.
Also discounted were beer bottle gift bags, themed mugs and beer openers.
They wrote on the Facebook group Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK: “Poundland this afternoon loads of Father’s Day stuff reduced to 25p/50p.
“Some nice little bits to get from the kids.”
Her post has racked up numerous likes, from fellow bargain hunters.
However, some made the joke about the “best dad” items being put in the clearance section.
One commented: “Says it all really.”
Another added: “They never have appropriate gifts for the deadbeat dads!
“Always just amazing dad and superheroes.”
Father’s Day is on Sunday, June 15 and there are a number of free or small cost activities to guarantee your dad has the best time.
There are many places across the country that are giving dads free entry for one day only.
Dads go free all weekend at the Whitehouse Farm Centre, 30 minutes north of Newcastle. An adults entry costs £15.95 online or £16.95 on the day as a walk-in.
“Superhero dads” will also get free entry to Woodlands Leisure Park in Devon if the ticket is bought online in advance and with a child’s ticket. Tickets for an adult range from £20.93-£26.78 according to the website.
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Other parks that offer similar deals include Twinlakes Park and Wheelgate Theme Park, Powderham Castle and Dartmoor Zoo.
The Eden Project in Cornwall is not only letting dad and grandads in for zero on Sunday, but they get a free pint if they dine in. A standard ticket is £38 online or £42 on the day.
If your dad prefers to open a gift on his big day, then there are some ways to get cheap presents for him.
Vodafone customers can get free socks from Sockshop and only pay £2.95 for postage. The offer is available until June 12 or until 30,000 pairs have been snapped up.
Co-op is giving away Walk a Mile with Dad t-shirts from July 11. There are 5,000 available and can be picked up on Co-op’s website.
There are also a number of restaurants doing special Father’s Day deals.
An ex employee on Poundland’s prices
Holly Laing, 22, from Northampton, has revealed she used to work in Poundland and often heard customers say the same annoying thing.
Holly claimed she worked for Poundland in 2015 for three months as a Christmas temp.
She said that customers would get annoyed when products cost more than £1 individually.
In a comical video, Holly acted out a scenario that often occurred on her shift at the bargain store, where customers were always baffled and irritated that items could cost over £1.
Holly uploaded her video with the caption “I heard this a lot” as she said: “POV: Not everything’s £1 in Poundland”.
Holly explained that customers would often say to her: “But this is the pound shop, is it not?”
“That’s very misleading, I’ll only pay for that if it’s a pound.”
