The Who Shop at East Ham

[duncan]

I was at East Ham today and popped into the Who shop International to see if they had the latest 5 inch action figures that I was after.

They did.

But they are charging 5 quid more than everywhere else! And to top it all the woman that works there was so rude when I asked why. Needless to say I left empty handed.

Anyone else had a bad experience there?

[Jon Masters]

Yes

Many years ago, on a day trip to London, I decided to waste my time visiting said shop.
The astronomical prices on the videos were enough to convince me never to bother again. I fully expected to be handed a bill on the way out for any oxygen I had used up during my visit.

[Paul Monk]

Yep. No bad experiences there as such but you do have to remortgage your house to buy anything there.

[Si Hunt]

The woman, if still the same, is called Eileen Loosley and is notorious. Last time we went in there she was marshalling her daughter into correctly displaying some "In Vision"'s.

Si.

[Larry]

I was at East Ham today and popped into the Who shop International to see if they had the latest 5 inch action figures that I was after.

They did.

But they are charging 5 quid more than everywhere else! And to top it all the woman that works there was so rude when I asked why. Needless to say I left empty handed.

Anyone else had a bad experience there?

and people say Galaxy 4 is expensive..

[Pip Madeley]

Cause it is - they too sell DVDs for the RRP price.

[Stuart Wallis]

Ebenezer Wallis denies owning either shop!

Never had any bad encounters there, but i haven't visited for some time.

[duncan]

I wont go back again. Unless I cannot get one of the rare items. You expect to pay over the odds for the rare stuff. But the everyday stuff being over priced is just a rip off. It's not even the RRP it's more expensive than that.

[Anthony Williams]

given how cheap a lot of the stuff is online, I'm surprised that shops like The Who Shop haven't gone under yet...

[Paul Clement]

given how cheap a lot of the stuff is online, I'm surprised that shops like The Who Shop haven't gone under yet...

Does the Who Shop do signings? If so, I expect that is how it keeps its trade going. I doubt Tenth Planet would do anywhere near as well without the signings. The few times I've been there when there hasn't been one on, the place was empty.

[duncan]

I was the only one in the shop yesterday.

[Rob McCow]

I last went when I was 10. The place was a treasure-trove of delights, smells and amazing, beautiful, Doctor Who stuff. But then, I was 10!

[Stuart Wallis]

Does the Who Shop do signings? If so, I expect that is how it keeps its trade going. I doubt Tenth Planet would do anywhere near as well without the signings. The few times I've been there when there hasn't been one on, the place was empty.

I will agree that customers have often been outnumbered by the staff when I've been there, and it hasn't always been because of something I said.

[Jonno]

Despite living only a few miles away, I have never set foot in the place. And certainly have no need to, in this age of online discounted shopping.

[WileyKat]

Is that the shop that used to be in a warehouse? And you had to press a button to get in?

[Pip Madeley]

Sounds very seedy...

[Dirk Gently]

Sounds very seedy...

No, that would be the garden centre, Pip.

[P-Bal]

I have had dealing with Alex Loosely Saul of the Who Shop at conventions and she's a right crooked old cow.

That is all.

[Antony Cox]

[P-Bal]

Mr C's still got marvellous action in his left arm!