ROSS FOOD & WINE (REDUX)

Further to my previous visit to Ross Food & Wine, hencehemmo recently visited and took this exciting night time shot:



However, while I had no problem finding the (warm, overpriced) Twirls, on this occassion, hencehemmo was not so lucky.

She filed this AUDIO report*. "I'd rather be blind than not have a Twirl" she says. Yes, it's dramatic, but I can understand how she feels.


*With technical support from mixmasterfestus.

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.

FOOD & WINE

Food & Wine
38-40 Thurloe Street
London, SW7 2LT

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Not available
TWIRL STORAGE: N/A
TWIRL PRICE: N/A
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I was convinced this place would have Twirls and was trying to guess how much they were going to be, when I was shocked to discover they don't even sell them!

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.

KENSINGTON FOOD & WINE

Kensington Food & Wine
14 Old Brompton Road
London, SW7 3DL

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: 60p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: The man in the shop was quite jolly and as I left he said "Thank yooooouuuuuuu!" in a way where he seemed even to surprise himself.

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.

GLOBAL NEWS

Global News
11 Harrington Road
London, SW7 3ES

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: 60p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Before you get excited, that giant ice cream to the left of the picture isn't real. It's made of plastic. It still tasted quite nice though.

AP FOOD EXPRESS

AP Food Express
48 Harrington Road
London, SW7 3ND

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: 69p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: This shop is open 24 hours you'll be pleased to know. I felt a bit sorry for the guy behind the counter who was forced to wear an "AP Food" visor. He didn't look very comfortable in it, and I suspect AP Food don't care very much about their staff, otherwise they wouldn't make them wear such silly uniforms.

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.

BERRY'S NEWS

Berry's News
58 Gloucester Road
London, SW7 4QT

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: 59p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Ignore the scaffolding, Berry's News is open for business as usual. The layout of this shop is a bit odd. It's very long and thin and is separated in two by a central shelving unit, photocopier and Lottery counter.

THE EMPEROR STORE

The Emperor Store
48A Gloucester Road
London, SW7 4QT

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Not available
TWIRL STORAGE: N/A
TWIRL PRICE: N/A
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Despite its rather grand sounding name, The Emperor Store fails even to have a single Cadbury's Twirl.

SAGGARS NEWS

Saggers News
46B Gloucester Road
London, SW7 4QT

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: 59p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: A nice little store with a good selection of confectionery and even room for a small range of newsagent toys (tennis balls, small plastic drum kits, toy guns etc).

ROSS FOOD & WINE

Ross Food & Wine
16 Gloucester Road
London, SW7 4RB

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Good
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: 69p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: This shop is very close to where I used to work, however it's a bit warm and too expensive. For my lunchtime Twirl, I used to go to Saggars Newsagent nearby.

UPDATE: Following this visit, hencehemmo filed this AUDIO report of a later trip to Ross Food & Wine.