I went to the UK and all I got was this lousy, uh, bath rug.

July 13, 2013 10:53 AM

I'm cheerfully ensconced in a dorm room with its own bath. Yay! But it's one of those showers that just sits off in the corner of a tiny stall, with no real separation from the rest of the wash area. Ergo, water everywhere! So where on earth (OK, in London) can a traveling American get a cheap bath rug? If it helps, I'm right next to Victoria Station. Assume that I can navigate the Tube just fine (but would really prefer not to wander all of London looking for a cheap bath rug).
posted by thomas j wise to Home & Garden (8 answers total)

See if Wilkinsons/Wilko have a store near you.
posted by Jehan at 10:58 AM on July 13, 2013

Best answer: Argos, £3. Pick it out, reserve it, pick it up. The Victoria branch is 5 minutes from you.
posted by DarlingBri at 11:03 AM on July 13, 2013 [6 favorites]

I came in to suggest just that, though £3.99 is actually £4.00 (a deal-breaking price difference, indeed!). Though, as this is London, that's about the price of a pint of beer.
posted by Grangousier at 12:14 PM on July 13, 2013

Response by poster: Thanks! That will be a brisk walk for me tomorrow morning.
posted by thomas j wise at 1:01 PM on July 13, 2013

Also an adventure! Argos is its own unique experience; I don't know of any other retail systems like that currently functioning in the English-speaking world. It's more akin to fetching your dry-cleaning than any kind of shopping.
posted by DarlingBri at 1:47 PM on July 13, 2013 [3 favorites]

Nthing Argos. Bizarre set up and worth the trip to pick up the catalogue alone.

The selection of engagement rings always boggled my mind.
posted by arha at 5:08 PM on July 13, 2013 [1 favorite]

The answer to this type of question is almost always Argos. Or Wilko, but probably not in central London.
posted by altolinguistic at 2:11 AM on July 14, 2013

So how was it?
posted by DarlingBri at 9:50 PM on July 14, 2013