ESSENTIA NEWSAGENTS

Essentia Newsagents
1-3 Cheapside,
London, EC2V 6AA

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: N/A
TWIRL STORAGE: N/A
TWIRL PRICE: N/A
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: You can imagine how excited I was when when I saw the sign "Essentia Newsagents Now Open". I got to the door and they were closed. The only thing keeping me going is the idea that it is now spring, just look at those lovely daffodils.

WEST 9 FOOD & WINE

West 9 Food & Wine
81 Gipsy Hill
London, SE19 1QL.

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: 55p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Despite being located firmly in SE19, the owners of this shop, in a somewhat surreal move, have decided to name it after the postcode area W9. I imagine this is like when you see those nail bars in Dalston called "Hollywood Hair & Nails". They're trying to associate themselves with somewhere glamourous, like Hollywood or Harrow Road. And it is a pretty glamourous area. One time I saw a couple outside the Prince Of Wales pub on Harrow Road. They shouted at each other, then she slapped him, then he slapped her, then they snogged and then they went and got pizza.

Also, "West 9 Food & Wine" rhymes, which is always a sign that you're dealing with somewhere classy.

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".

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.

CAVENDISH DELICATESSEN

Cavendish Delicatessen
5 Cavendish Place
London, W1G 0QA

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Out of stock?
TWIRL STORAGE: Supposedly on shelf
TWIRL PRICE: Would have been 60p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: There was a price tag for Twirls on the shelf, but they didn't actually have any - instead they had some packets of dried fruit. They hardly had any chocolates, I'm not sure if they're restocking or something. Not really a "delicatessen" either.

SOHO FOOD STORE

Soho Food Store
12-13 Greek Street, Soho
London, W1D 4DL

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: 70p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: By "food store", what they pretty much mean is "chocolate bars and packets of crisps". Possibly that would have been too long to fit on the sign.