WHISTLESTOP (REDUX)

Following my own, somewhat brief, report on the Whistlestop at Waterloo Station, wardytron adds the following photo:



He also says, incorrectly, "Its official address is 'Unit 28, Waterloo Station, London SE1 7LY'". Unit 28, of course, is actually a branch of Monsoon.

He adds, with more accuracy this time, "Twirls were 70p, which is on the high side, but the shop was well air-conditioned and not as busy as the WH Smith I photographed yesterday. Whistlestop operate a 'Meal Deal' system, where you can buy a sandwich, bottle of mineral water and a packet of McCoys for £3.59. There's also the option to exchange the McCoys for a Mars Bar, although sadly not a Twirl. However, prolonged and intensive lobbying might produce a U-turn, who knows?"

WATERLOO NEWS

Waterloo News
27 York Road
London, SE1 7NJ

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Good
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: 50p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Twirl information and photo supplied by wardytron, who observes "Waterloo News appears to sell the least expensive Twirls in SE1, or at least in the bit I bothered going to. However the shop was quite warm inside and stank of rabbit hutches for some reason". Humorously, he also adds "I expect you're wondering who the man standing outside is, aren't you. Well he's your boyfriend hahahahahaha".

COSTCUTTER

Costcutter
17-19 York Road
London, SE1 7NJ

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Average
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: 59p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Twirl information and photo supplied by wardytron, who comments "They only had 5 Twirls left, although this might have been a result of their 24-hour opening policy. It's possible that 'all-night ravers' had come in and bought most of their Twirls in order to combat 'the munchies,' an affliction that affects drug users, not that I'd know about that sort of thing. Twirls were 59p. I've taken the picture at an angle so that you can see the table and chair provided in the event that customer wish to sit outside on a stinking pavement surrounded by traffic fumes and birdshit".

LONDIS

Londis
Richmond Road
Twickenham, TW1 2DX

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Not available
TWIRL STORAGE: N/A
TWIRL PRICE: N/A
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Twirl information and photos supplied by wardytron who tells the following horror story. "This was a horror story," he writes, "It's a Londis, not that you'd know from the frontage. The temperature inside would have melted chocolate, if they'd had any. It was a disaster, there were a handful of Flakes and maybe 3 or 4 Fry's Turkish Delights. I've taken a picture of the empty space below the till where chocolate was supposed to be. Sorry about the slightly shaky image, but I was being stared at by the owner." Finally, he adds "in my notes, after leaving Londis, I wrote 'Disgraceful.' Clearly I was upset."

RICHMOND NEWS

Richmond News
3 Sheen Road
Richmond, TW9 1AD

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: 55p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Twirl information and photo supplied by wardytron, who also says "Twirls were 55p, which I thought was very reasonable considering the prime location in Richmond town centre, although the temperature inside the shop was a bit high. The quantity of Twirls wasn't great either, however I believe Richmond News can be forgiven as in their prime location space is at a premium. The man in the picture is giving me a funny look, for some reason."

WHSMITH

WHSmith
Unit 17, Waterloo Station
London, SE1 8SW

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: 69p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Photo and Twirl information supplied by @wardytron, who also says "the shop was very busy so it's not somewhere to go if you need a Twirl in a hurry".

BROADWAY STORE

Broadway Store
119 St. Margarets Road, Town Centre
Twickenham, TW1 2LH

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: 59p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Photo and Twirl infomation supplied by @wardytron, who adds "I don't know if St Margarets counts as it's a TW1 postcode (TW1 2LH), but I bought a Twirl there this morning for 59p in Broadway Store. The store was well air-conditioned and there was a plentiful supply of both Twirls and pornography"