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Re:'It's just vape, nail, charity shops': Can anything save ... by waiwai933 on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @11:58AM (#50368390)
There have been a number of suggestions in various threads that some high street shops are money laundering; for what it's worth, London Centric investigated and found that the likely crime was tax evasion, not money laundering: https://www.londoncentric.media/p/asf-aziz-london-candy-shop....
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Re:'It's just vape, nail, charity shops': Can anything save ... by lifestyleguru on Thursday November 05, 2026 @02:47AM (#50376339)
"Souvenir megastore"?! I mean, seriously...
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Re:'It's just vape, nail, charity shops': Can anything save ... by Havoc on Thursday November 05, 2026 @02:56AM (#50376393)
Yeah they’re crazy. Big space very nice. Two staff. Heated space (with open door).

…we were the only customer there. There is no way in hell there isn’t something dodgy afoot. Would be surprised if they have 50 bucks of legitimate revenue a day

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Re:'It's just vape, nail, charity shops': Can anything save ... by distances on Thursday November 05, 2026 @04:59AM (#50377312)
The linked article established that they indeed get a lot of sales that should make them viable businesses. In the given location, at least.
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Re:'It's just vape, nail, charity shops': Can anything save ... by lifestyleguru on Thursday November 05, 2026 @05:33AM (#50377519)
Who is buying pack of cheetos for 12 GBP?!
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