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Opposite platforms 9 and 10,
Clapham Junction station
St. Johns Hill
London, SW11 1SP

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: 85p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: If this was an airport, this unnamed newsagents would be considered "airside". This shop is in the tunnel linking all the platforms, so you would already have passed through the ticket barriers at this stage. If you decide you want a Twirl, you have no choice but to pay the absurd 85p price. Aggressive abuse of position. This sort of thing sickens me. They are obviously so ashamed, they didn't even have the guts to give the shop a name.

GOOD NEWS

Good News
Clapham Junction station
St. Johns Hill
London, SW11 1SP

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: 60p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Chocolate bars are out of reach in this crowded kiosk, but considering its location inside a busy train station, a reasonable price. Especially when you consider what happens just fifty yards away on the other side of the ticket barriers.

SWEET EXPRESS

Sweet Express
Bank Station, Cornhill
London EC3V 3LA

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: 70p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Above average price, but not surprising considering the lack of competition in this station. Anyone wanting to buy a Twirl in Bank Station has no choice other than to buy one from here and this guy is abusing his monopoly.

NEWS BOX

News Box
Bank Station, Cornhill
London EC3V 3LA

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Not available
TWIRL STORAGE: N/A
TWIRL PRICE: N/A
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: An odd little kiosk, which serves both platforms on the Waterloo & City line at Bank. Despite two openings (one on each platform), they still don't have any Twirls. This is the only place I have visted which has failed to sell Twirls twice at the same time.

GRAB-A-BITE

Grab-A-Bite
Bank Station, Cornhill
London EC3V 3LA

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Not available
TWIRL STORAGE: N/A
TWIRL PRICE: N/A
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: The second Grab-A-Bite I've visted recently, and neither sell Twirls. I can only assume this is a company wide policy and will be writing to Head Office to complain.

GRAB-A-BITE

Grab-A-Bite
Putney Bridge Underground Station,
Station Approach,
London, SW6 3UH

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Not available
TWIRL STORAGE: N/A
TWIRL PRICE: N/A
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Unfortunately, I was unable to "grab a bite" whilst at Putney Bridge station. I waited a very long time for that woman to move, but she was there for ages. She was getting a coffee and the guy was a bit slow.

VICTORIA NEWS

Victoria News
The Terminus Place, Victoria Station
London, SW1V 1JU

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: 65p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Twirl information and photo supplied by mapsadaisical, who contrasts this store with the nearby WHSmith: "a mere two minutes walk upstairs saves at least 4p".

WHSMITH

WHSmith
Unit 32, Victoria Station
London, SW1V 1JU

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: 69p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Twirl information and photo supplied by mapsadaisical, who adds "big shop, big price: 69p. Loads of them, almost an entire shelf".

SWEET EXPRESS

Sweet Express
Unit 30, Victoria Station
London, SW1V 1JU

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Not available
TWIRL STORAGE: N/A
TWIRL PRICE: N/A
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Twirl information and photo supplied by mapsadaisical, who says "Express? Took me at least 30 seconds to see they had no Twirls".

WHISTLESTOP

Whistlestop
Unit 36, Victoria Station
London, SW1V 1JU

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: 70p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Twirl information and photo supplied by mapsadaisical, who comments that Whistlestop are "abusing their dominant position near barrier".

A&M CONFECTIONERY

A&M Confectionery
South Kensington Station
London, SW7 2NA

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: 60p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: This was the last shop I went to, after a long and exhausting day of Twirl Spotting. 60p is an OK price for the location - especially as, if you look to the right of the picture, you can see how close it is to Treats who charge 69p. A difference of 9p in a matter of mere yards.

TREATS

Treats
South Kensington Station
London, SW7 2NA

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: In fridge
TWIRL PRICE: 69p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: The chocolate bars are all kept in a fridge at the back (I can imagine it gets hot inside the station in summer). While I was checking the Twirls, there was another man nearby with a clipboard taking notes and counting how many of each item they had. He either takes this activity more seriously than me, or possibly he works for Treats and was doing a stock check. I let him get on with his business and left.

SNAX EXPRESS

Snax Express
Station Arcade
Pelham Street
London, SW7 2NA

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Not available
TWIRL STORAGE: N/A
TWIRL PRICE: N/A
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Chocolate bars are kept in a fridge, but there aren't any Twirls. Large selection of chocolate raisins though.

FINLAYS

Finlays
Station Arcade
Pelham Street
London, SW7 2NA

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: 60p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: This place describes itself as a "family newsagent", which makes me think of Happy Families ("Mr Bun the baker" etc). "Finlays" isn't really a name I'd associate with newsagenting in the same way I'd associate buns with baking. The occupation I associate most with the name "Finlay" is doctor.

LUNCH 4 U

Lunch 4 U
Unit 1, Gloucester Road Station
London, SW7 4SF

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Good
TWIRL STORAGE: In fridge
TWIRL PRICE: 65p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: This place is mainly a sandwich shop, although they have a small selection of chocolates in the fridge, including Twirls at 65p.