Wednesday, 7 July 2010

*NEW YORK SPECIAL* ECONOMY CANDY



Economy Candy
108 Rivington Street
New York, NY 10002

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: $1.49
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: A fantastic little shop selling all kinds of candy and sweets and chocolate and god knows what else. Long queues as it's such a popular store. The woman in front of me complained to her friend that she wasn't feeling well, although I don't think this was anything to do with the shop itself.

*NEW YORK SPECIAL* MYERS OF KESWICK



Myers of Keswick
634 Hudson Street
(between Horatio and Jane St.)
New York, NY 10014

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Don't sell
TWIRL STORAGE: N/A
TWIRL PRICE: N/A
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I had high hopes for this store. As I walked in I saw a big display of Walkers crisps and then on top of the counter, a row of glass jars containing Cadbury's Buttons and Aeros. On another counter, they had Time Outs and Twixes.



I looked around, hopeful. I couldn't see any Twirls. I asked the woman behind the counter if they sold Cadbury's Twirls. She shook her head. I managed to hold back the tears until I was out of the shop and at least a block away.

*NEW YORK SPECIAL* CARRY ON TEA & SYMPATHY



Carry On Tea & Sympathy
108 Greenwich Avenue
New York, NY 10011

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: $1.75
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: This small store is next to a small cafe/restaurant which sells traditional English food. The store itself is in the style of those old fashioned grocery stores which probably don't actually exist in England any more.



Quite expensive ($1.75 is about £1.15, which is the most I have ever spent on a Twirl) although it is the first time I have ever bought a Twirl overseas, so that's quite exciting.

Sunday, 4 July 2010

WHSMITH





WHSmith
Terminal 4,
Heathrow Airport, TW6 3XA

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: 70p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Twirl information and photo supplied by @gillpea.

I recently went to Terminal 3 at Heathrow and checked the WHSmith there. They still have the "2 for 99p" offer, but a single bar is 55p:



They also sell giant boxes containing 48 bars:



As I was going to be out of the country for a couple of days, with no guarantee of Twirl availibility in New York, I bought two boxes.

ANIKA NEWS



Anika News
5 The Broadway, Friern Barnet Road
London, N11 3DT

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: 59p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Normally, I have to look up the address details for shops when I'm writing up a report. Anika News kindly list their full address (including post code and telephone number) on their signage. They also sell a very impressive range of pornography:

KINGSTON UNIVERSITY



Kingston University
Penrhyn Road,
Kingston Upon Thames KT1 2EE

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: In fridge
TWIRL PRICE: 60p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I'd been warned about the Twirl pricing policy by @amygeorgina. Essentially, the Picton Room operates a "two tier" pricing structure. Snickers, Mars Bars, Bountys, Twixes and Kit Kats are all 50p, while Dairy Milk bars, Twirls and Galaxy bars are all 60p.



This does somewhat reflect the reality of pricing in standard convenience stores, but seeing it laid out in such brutal terms is quite disturbing. I would recommend a flat 55p rate for all bars.

KC PATEL



KC Patel
72 Parish Lane
Penge, SE20 7JP

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: 60p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: The woman was on the phone the whole time during my transaction. I'm not sure who she was talking to, I didn't like to ask.

ROSE MINI MARKET



Rose Mini Market
The Broadway
Friern Barnet Road, Bowes Park
London, N11 3DT

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: 55p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: It was very warm in the shop (it was a warm day generally). The on shelf Twirls were suffering badly in the heat and so instead, I bought a can of R Whites lemonade (50p). It was cold and refreshing.

COSTCUTTER



Costcutter
24-26 Eden Street,
Kingston Upon Thames, KT1 1AA

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: 60p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: As you can see from the address, which stretches all the way from 24 to 26 Eden Street, this is a large store and was very well stocked. Air conditioned too.

NEWSMART



Newsmart
15 Apple Market
Kingston Upon Thames, KT1 1JE

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: 59p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: A man, possibly a member of the homeless community, went into the shop as I was taking this photo. He had a big dog with him. I tried to take a photo of the dog, but at the same time, I didn't want him to know I was taking a photo of the dog. As a result, I failed to take a photo of the dog.

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