9 retro scenes of Blackpool's bargain store Pricebusters from the 80s to 00s

And there was nowhere better to shop for cut price goods than Pricebusters which occupied one of Blackpool’s prime sites on the corner of Bank Hey Street for the best part of three decades.

By Claire Lark

Published 17th Jan 2023, 04:55 BST

Updated 17th Jan 2023, 08:05 BST

This small clutch of pictures remind us of the familiar shop and how it changed through the years, as well as memorable scenes inside.

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Blackpool Pricebusters as it was in 2007

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Blackpool Pricebusters as it was in 2007 Photo: Mark Pearson

Inside Pricebusters, 1985

2. Pricebusters

Inside Pricebusters, 1985 Photo: National World

Sat Navs for fifty quid back in the late noughties

3. Pricebusters

Sat Navs for fifty quid back in the late noughties Photo: Rob Lock

The popular Blackpool store in the 1980s

4. National World

The popular Blackpool store in the 1980s Photo: Pricebusters

Handbags in the sale

5. Pricebusters

Handbags in the sale Photo: Rob Lock

Pricebusters as it was in 1985. The cafe and grill was in the basement. So were the 'records and tapes', ' 50p take your pick and 'pop t-shirts'

6. Pricebusters

Pricebusters as it was in 1985. The cafe and grill was in the basement. So were the 'records and tapes', ' 50p take your pick and 'pop t-shirts' Photo: National World