'While the random-product shops are a relatively recent development, the idea isn’t new: other supermarket chains have been offering random middle-aisle products for decades.' Photograph: Getty Images
Myself and Daughter Number Four had to get her a small whiteboard for class. This isn’t a high-end piece of equipment, so we knew exactly where to go to get it. In the shopping centre near where we live, there are a number of shops that sell this kind of thing, all of which have unambiguous names like Low Pricez or Supercheapo!
Once we’d located the whiteboard, (€2.50), Daughter Number Four looked
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