Poundland had the ultimate comeback to a campaigner who compared it to a crap railway station
Taking the name of one of the high street’s discount shops in vain has become quite an effective way of slagging people off – Nigel Farage is a Poundland Enoch Powell, that sort of thing.
Except Poundland – we’re pretty sure there aren’t any Poundshops left anymore – is mad as hell and it is isn’t taking it anymore.
So when a transport campaigner called David Redgewell described Bristol Temple Meads railway station as the “Poundland of national rail stations” it thought it would do something about it.
So it went on Twitter and did this.
Don’t bring us into your rail fail @RedgewellDavid @networkrail
Link to article: https://t.co/KdXtrKqWR7 #Proudland pic.twitter.com/f1F1aDrTf0
— Poundland (@Poundland) June 24, 2019
Which is both a clever defence of its own reputation while managing to double down on criticism of the generally pisspoor state of the national railways.
Nicely done, Poundland.
Lmao i love poundland on twitter 😂😂😂 as my 10 year old would say… mr redgewell you got roasted
— Olivia j (@Olivia56153973) June 24, 2019
He might want to get some Savlon from the local poundland
— Mark Hughes (@markphughes17) June 24, 2019
And then there was another unexpected twist.
👥 @Poundland can’t we be friends?
🚆 Train performance in the west is the best it’s been for years and the ‘mythical timetable’ will change in December with journeys from Bristol up to 17 minutes quicker – all without the use of any unicorns!
❤️ See below, with love. pic.twitter.com/f1L1MBYI2y
— Network Rail Western (@networkrailwest) June 24, 2019
Except there was only one winner here.
Savage AF 😂 nice one @Poundland
— 🌈 Nerd Princess 🌈 (@FoxOnTheRunway) June 24, 2019
Proof once again that Poundland may be great value but their social media team are the hottest in the country. https://t.co/wHmkyFjXIv
— Marcus Green (@marcusinstroud) June 24, 2019
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