Britpick Question

[amberfocus]

Do you have mega warehouse stores like we have here in the states, like Costco and Sam's Club?  If so what do you call them? 

Edited to add:  Basically I need the name of a store where a very large package of condoms could be purchased from.  And I don't mean a twelve pack, I mean a larger bulk pack than that.  Or do they even sell them in larger bulk packs there?

Thanks.

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[fishface44.livejournal.com]

This is what Wikipedia said under the topic "Big-Box Store" Hope it helps! :)


United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland

In the UK and Ireland large warehouse style general merchandise stores along the lines of U.S. superstores are not a traditional part of the retail sector. In Ireland, Dunnes Stores have traditionally had a supermarket-plus-household-and-clothes model and now have some large stores. Some large-scale retailers are developing, e.g., Tesco Extra stores in the UK, and the largest branches of ASDA, but these are supermarkets which have evolved into hypermarkets selling a broader range of non-food goods. The term superstore is not much used in the UK or Ireland. When it is used, it may refer to a supermarket that is larger than a convenience store but smaller than a hypermarket, but such establishments are nearly always referred to as "supermarkets" in practice. It is also sometimes used by non-food retailers for stores which are larger than their normal store, in which case the meaning varies from company to company, but usually bears no resemblance to the U.S. definition. It is mainly used by downmarket retailers and confers little prestige.

Across Britain and Ireland, large-scale shopping malls on the edges of towns and cities, containing "hypermarket" (e.g., large ASDA or Dunnes Stores) anchor stores are increasingly popular, since the 1980s in the UK and the early 1990s in Ireland.

[crimedoc1.livejournal.com]

They have hypermarts in some places, but those are more like a Target sort of place - food plus other stuff (clothes, toys, etc.) I've never run across a warehouse store over there and I know that when I've taken visiting friends from the UK to Sam's Club they generally faint with shock or stammer things like... "but... but... but... it's so.... BIG!" They do tend to enjoy the hot dogs though! *grin*

[millylicious.livejournal.com]

TK-Maxx? Tesco?

ETA: They do have Costco in the UK http://www.costco.co.uk/

[hezmanagirl.livejournal.com]

My uncle always calls them cash and carry stores. He gets big boxes of candy bars for his office staff there.

[apurplepatch.livejournal.com]

well... I can't answer that but I did find these...

http://www.britishcondoms.co.uk/condomi-condoms-bulk/condomi-banana-condoms-bulk.html

Banana flavoured condoms - bulk pack - free delivery on UK orders. ... yeah I need to go back to work now, because my dirty mind is running rampant.

P.S. - this is a question for Zepplins right?

[amberfocus.livejournal.com]

Yes, it is. How did you know? And banana flavored, hmm? I may have to work that in.

[apurplepatch.livejournal.com]

Is "always take a banana to a party" taking it to somewhere a little too off-colour?

[taliah-rose.livejournal.com]

Wow, someone's plannimg on having a LOT of sex! Yippeee!

[hermya.livejournal.com]

We do in fact have Costco's here in the UK, where you would probably be able to bulk buy for all your needs.

There's one in Watford, which is on the outskirts of London. Well it's within the M25 and many would argue that anything within this domain is London. Hehe!

[capemaynuts.livejournal.com]

What about a medical supply store? Someone has to supply college health centers and Planned Parenthood type centers.I've never seen huge boxes of condomes at either Sam's Club or BJ's. Of course I've never actually looked either. LOL

[10-rose.livejournal.com]

I bet they'd be next to the super sized boxes of sanitary napkins and tampons at Sam's Club, since that's where the normal sized boxes are located at Wal mart.

(And how big of a jug of lube would go with those boxes?)

[salimali.livejournal.com]

Or MAKRO, which is a cash and carry type place, for business and general public. You need a special card to get in but thats obtainable at the door.
Zeppelins?! Oh wow! once they star they just can't stop eh? ;o)

[morrighangw.livejournal.com]

*giggles* Someone's randy.... XD

Hee, sorry I can't be helpful. Just had to express my amusement there. XD

[solarflar3.livejournal.com]

Yeah we have Cosco. We also have Makro too which is similar (but a bit shit actually).

BTW have you seen that YouTube video of Christopher Eccleston in Cosco? He was in there recently and got accosted by the mother of a fan!

[solarflar3.livejournal.com]

Oooh and another thing. Family Planning clinics supply free condoms. Ten a month!

[amberfocus.livejournal.com]

So between the two of them they could get 20? Hmm...I think they're going to need more than that when they start making love! *snerks*

[blackcat-1.livejournal.com]

Basically I need the name of a store where a very large package of condoms could be purchased from.

OMG, this must be for Zeppelins!!!!!!!!! Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!

And in answer to your question, we have Costco.

[crimedoc1.livejournal.com]

Oooh.. this is for Zeppelins?? That means a new chapter soon!

*hits refresh... repeatedly*

[crimedoc1.livejournal.com]

Four hours later......

*refresh... refresh... refrezzzzzzzzzzzzzz*

[amberfocus.livejournal.com]

Give me a couple more hours.