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When I was growing up they had these little devices by the catalogues in the shop as well. You could go in, flip through the catalogue and find something, then
by bluehatbrit 6y ago
When I was growing up they had these little devices by the catalogues in the shop as well. You could go in, flip through the catalogue and find something, then type in the code the this device and see how many were left in stock. My brother and I would each try to find an item with the highest amount of stock.
The idea of walking into a shop, seeing everything they had while standing in one place, and then finding out how much stock they had was magical as a child in the late 90's/early 2000's. It also meant you wouldn't queue up to pay unless you knew the item was in stock which saved a lot of time. Sometimes the queues got pretty huge on a Saturday just because of the sheer range of items.
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- globular-toast 6y agoYeah, I liked the stock checker devices. I would just type in random digits to see if I could find a valid code. Also I sometimes stole one of the little blue pens.
- dan1234 6y agoI'm sure everyone in the UK has at least one Argos pen and Ikea pencil somewhere!
- sammorrowdrums 6y agoThey have checker machines now that can also put through the order. I've used them withinn last 5 years. It's an interesting hybrid or warehouse and retailer. Very handy. Lived across the street from one. Walked home with new TV in my hands the day I moved in.