POSH shoppers who would never normally be seen dead in a high street chain store are greedily picking over the bones of discounted stock in Wilko.
The tragic demise of the store and subsequent mass job losses has provided delighted middle-class people with a Mecca for bargains they never knew existed.
Shopper Francesca Johnson said: “I’ve never set foot in the place before, it’s hardly White Stuff, is it, but I’ve been in every day this week.
“Who knew it was full of such useful things? Rubber gloves, washing baskets, shampoo, pet food, cheap tacky mugs for the tradesmen? I’m obviously not going to be buying anything guests will see.
“I suppose it’s a shame for all the poor people who will be out of work, but I’m sure they’ll find jobs in Home Bargains, Iceland, or other low class stores I avoid like the plague.”
Wilko worker Steve Malley said: “It would have been nice if they’d supported the shop before, rather than swooping in like Joules-clad vultures now it’s on its arse. Then maybe we wouldn’t be in this predicament, and they wouldn’t be paying twice the amount for the same products in Waitrose.
“Anyway, to get them back I stuck my knob in the pick ‘n’ mix when nobody was looking. F**k it, I can’t be laid off twice.”
