Argos

Argos is on the top floor of The Galleries shopping precinct and is one of their smaller branches so less range available. There’s also no free car park which people tend to associate with this type of store. It is conveniently located though, being in the middle of the city. Just like other Argos stores, there are long queues to wait for what you’ve bought but it wouldn’t be Argos if there wasn’t a wait.

Everyone remembers that joy when the new Argos catalogue came out and you spent a day looking through at all the things you wanted to buy, even though you were only 8 and you would struggle to put together the funds to buy just 1 thing one your wish list!
Even though the excitment has wained slightly in recen years I still enjoy looking through the Argos catalogue, especially if I am looking for some household item that needs replacing.
This Argos is more impersonal than most, you can almost go through your whole shopping experience without talking to anyone as they have an electronic purchasing point.

We all know the bizarre routine of these places: you go in, wonder where all the goods are, find that everyone is looking at this brightly coloured catalogues, follow suit, spend ages trying to work out their category system, grab a piece of paper to write down a code, take it to the front desk or a machine to pay, then queue for ages in one of three coloured lanes to wait for your number to be called. Why you can’t just ask one of the counter people to get your goods for you is beyond me. It just doesn’t seem all that efficient. However, I’ve never been disappointed. Everything is cheap, guaranteed to break within two years and the service ain’t all that bad once you get used to the drill.

It might not be an Argos extra which is sometimes a bit annoying as some of the things in the catalogue are not immediatley available, but is is however providing you with space and choice… but still, you can add some life to the store!
The staff are relatively lifeless, and sometimes quite brash and rude as they try to work through all the customers as if they are cattle being passed through branding.
Aside from Saturdays you can always find yourself a catalogue without having to fight your way through the hords.