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Reports in The Sun and on the BBC today claim that the average family is now spending almost £20 a week more on food than they were a year ago. That’s an extra £1,000 a year!!!

But with some savvy shopping at Poundland, customers can SAVE money instead of spending extra. Our amazing Food and Drink section has a great Grocery range with all your everyday essentials and the odd treat too!

Heinz soups 2 for £1 , John West Rice 3 for £2, Princes Tinned Tomatoes 3 for £1,  and that’s just a few of the amazing offers, check out more on our Grocery webpage but even better, head into your nearest store and get all your grocery for less!!!

If you go into a store this weekend get involved with our ‘Summer of Love’. As part of our Charity Partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support, we are having a summer fun day to raise much needed funds. No matter what the weather outside it will be glorious in Poundland!  Staff will be dressed in their bright and colourful summer clothes and any donations you can make to this much deserved charity will be welcome.

Well it was bitter sweet last night for England fans, the England football team were back on form with a 2-1 win over Hungary at Wembley, yeh!  but then came the news that David Beckham’s international career is over because “he is probably, little bit old” according to Fabio Capello. Click here to read the article in The Sun. How sad we won’t get to see Beckham wearing the Three Lions again, do you think it is the right decision?

He can always come and play for the Poundland football team, we don’t have any age restrictions!

Beckham will always be a star, and talking of stars, this weekend we’re giving them away for FREE! Well… Haribo Starmix! Click the link here to download the voucher which will entitle you to your free pack. To get your hands on the FREE Haribo Starmix, all you have to do is spend £2 in store. With all the amazing offers and top brands that will be easy to do!

Firstly, I just want to send my condolences to Stephen Gately and his family and friends. What a huge and tragic shock! Stephen was a top entertainer and had many fans across the country and what a shame it is for him to die at such a young age.

Moving onto a more positive topic I think that Halloween is a great time of year as fancy dress really spices up the party and everyone always seems to be in a good mood. Poundland is here to put you in a better mood with the fantastic range of Halloween items available at just £1. I have to admit that the masks are brilliant for £1 and kids will love them for trick or treating! You can also pick up many other items for parties, dress up, trick or treating and room decoration – for just £1 each! This is amazing value for your pound! Make sure you pop into Poundland today and stock up on our scary Halloween range!

Click here to see the full range

I am starting to get excited about getting the house decorated for Halloween. I am thinking about being a bit creative with pumpkins this year, most year’s I leave them uncarved. However, I came across Walyou.com which has given me HUGE inspiration to carve all sorts of characters – well have a go anyway. They have pumpkins carved into Star Wars characters, Horror movie stars and randomly some geeky faces. I’ll keep you updated with how I get on.

The Daily Mail reported on Christina Aguilera taking her son Max to a Pumpkin fair in America. The USA really do go to town on Halloween, sometimes I think us Brits should make it another holiday each year too. We tend to get a bit ‘scrooge’ about the whole thing. It would be great to hear about any Halloween parties you are holding.

Make sure you enter our Halloween competition on our website where you could get the chance to win £25 worth of Poundland vouchers to spend on anything in store. It’s easy too as all you have to do is find how many bats there are in the picture and submit your answer!

Poundland are yet again opening more stores across the UK, this time bringing amazing value to Aberystwyth and Airdrie. Both stores will be opening 27^th August 2009 both with their own fun packed family days on Saturday 29^th August 2009.

• £50 worth of Poundland vouchers to be won in checkout challenge
• DJ & entertainer there from 9am – 4pm
• Antony Cotton (Coronation Streets Sean Tully) to officially open the store, sign autographs and have pictures taken from 10am – 1pm
• Antony to give away 50 x £1 Poundland vouchers
• 500 packs of Kodak AA batteries to give away

• £50 worth of Poundland vouchers to be won in checkout challenge
• DJ & entertainer there from 9am – 4pm
• Andy Whyment (Coronation Streets Kirk Sutherland) to officially open the store, sign autographs and have pictures taken from 10am – 1pm
• Andy to give away 50 x £1 Poundland vouchers
• 500 packs of Kodak AA batteries to give away

With Poundland opening so many new stores this year, there are plenty of jobs going. So if you find you are struggling to get a job at present, why not apply to your nearest Poundland store. Poundland is working with The Sun as part of the ‘Sun-employment’ campaign - click here to see the jobs available.

Poundland have lined up two Coronation Street stars to open the stores to ensure you have a fantastic day and there will be opportunities to talk to the stars in store! If you would like to catch up more on the street check out the Corrie blog.

Here at Poundland we are also teaming up with the Daily Mirror to give away free Doritos for every reader. Simply cut out this coupon and present it at your nearest Poundland store to claim your FREE Tangy Cheese Doritos. This coupon entitles the bearer to one bag of Tangy Cheese Doritos (169g), normally sold for £1, only on 26^th and 27^th August 2009. Only one coupon per person may be redeemed once, while stocks last. Please note; this offer is subject to availability. This gives you one more reason to pop into your local Poundland store today!

Love sweets? Then voice your opinion on what are the best sweets out there! Poundland are due to launch a new bagged sweets range and would like to know which are your favourites. One lucky person will win £25 worth of Poundland vouchers to spend on anything in store (maybe even 25 bags of sweets?). All you have to do is log onto the Poundland website at www.poundland.co.uk and click on the link to vote for your favourite sweets and pick 3 from the list and submit the form! The list consists of Juicy Strawberry Gums, Fizzy Fish, Choc Tops, Hard Rock, Pear Drops, Fizzy Cola Bottles, Milk Chocolate Buttons, Jelly Beans, Midget Gems, Sour Laces and Teeth and Lips. For the direct link to the page click here.

Why not leave a comment and let’s see if we can get a discussion going on what is the best sweet! Let me get the ball rolling by suggesting pear drops or maybe cola bottles.

Are you a Big Brother Fan? It looks like Sophie aka Dogface was nearly sick from eating far too many sweets! Ha ha, I love the show and reading The Sun’s ‘Big Brother Rolling News Day’. I think I would go insane if I had to go into the house. It would be great to hear from bloggers that have spotted previous BB contestants in Poundland stores!