SHOPPERS are upset with the news budget retailer Wilko is closing down.
The chain has gone into administration after facing increasing competition from the likes of Home Bargains, B&M, Savers, The Range, Poundland and Poundstretcher.
Consumer expert Kate Hardcastle says where we choose to pick up our bargain buys could reveal quite a bit about us.
So try Georgia Trevitt’s quiz below to find out what your favourite store says about you.
Answers below.
What shop choices say about you
The Range = Crafting champ
YOU are a crafting champion whose motto is: “Why buy something when you can make it?”
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You love Christmas, Halloween and Easter – any excuse to make, bake and decorate.
You pride yourself on your wholesome crafts and are always on trend.
You are the talk of the street when it comes to decorating your home for everyone to see.
You go all-out, whether it’s for trick-or-treaters or home-made Christmas decorations to make your home look like a film set.
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You know every trend in interior decor. If you can DIY it, you are there.
Home Bargains = Hunter gatherer
YOU are a hunter and a gatherer but do not like to look too far.
With Home Bargains, you don’t have to.
You like to have everything to hand and know exactly where to find it all.
Home Bargains is a one-stop shop for you, and usually at better prices than other stores.
One swoop and you have got that list ticked off, from party goods to spice mixes, sauces, sweets, shampoo and laundry tablets.
It is the perfect shop for the laser-focused convenience seeker. You don’t mess about and like to get the job done.
Savers = Appearance matters
APPEARANCE is everything to you, but won’t let it break the bank.
You often find yourself scrolling on TikTok, obsessing over the latest tutorials.
You spend wisely on looks.
If you are getting through that much hairspray, the price needs to be as bang on as the result, right?
Self-care is a full-time job – and you and your clothes always smell good.
Laundry products and fragrances in one place?
Perfect. Savers is the store for you to enjoy bulk-buying.
B&M = Mrs Hinch fan
AN interior lover on a budget . . . with a cleaning obsession.
There is pride in the kerb appeal of your home as much as the inside.
You love the glossy magazine look but without the high price tag.
You follow Mrs Hinch religiously and are the first to share a cleaning hack or two on social media.
If there is a new fragrance in a laundry detergent product, you have got it first.
And you have probably labelled your store cupboards in a way that would make Stacey Solomon proud.
Everything in your life must be organised and gleaming.
Poundland = Dark horse
HERE, you never quite know what you are going to find when stepping inside – or at what price.
Just like your favourite shop, you are a dark horse and like to keep your cards close to your chest.
Nobody can quite figure you out, and that’s just the way you like it.
You like to mix your branded clothes with own-label bargains.
From your holiday wardrobe to the kids’ school uniforms, nobody would know it’s all Pep&Co (and you wouldn’t want them to, either).
A true bargain-hunter who does not compromise.
Poundstretcher = Like rummaging
OLD school, and proud of it.
If it’s where your mum shopped, then you are there.
Why change the habits of a lifetime?
You like your bargains where you can rummage for them.
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You are solid, dependable and reliable and love to get involved – so probably sit on every committee in your area.
You are the person everyone in your circle turns to for a home hack or solution to a problem, and that’s because you have always got the answer.
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