I don’t know why, but Argos reminds me of the 1980s - I think it’s probably something to do with coveting the Elizabeth Duke jewellery on offer (these days I have slightly more expensive tastes when it comes to bling!) My memories are also of it being a slightly disorganised place. I have to admit, I don’t tend to think about shopping at Argos these days - it’s nothing personal - it’s just it doesn’t really figure on my radar. Today, therefore, I was pleasantly surprised. I was trying to track down a Bouncing Tigger for my youngest child’s first birthday next week and over the weekend I drew a blank at Toys R Us and Mother care (which surprised me), so today I decided to consult my catalogues. I’m a bit of a horder so I pulled out all the catalogues from my magazine rack and discovered an Argos catalogue. Bingo - there he was - the Bouncing Tigger. Ok, the catalogue was from last year, but I thought it was worth a try so this afternoon I headed off to my local Argos store. Do you know, the whole experience was stress-free and painless and I’d definitely try to remember to go back there. It helped that the store was relatively quiet, but even so, I walked in, found what I was looking for (although it’s now an updated version), went straight to the credit card payment post and easily paid for my purchase. Two minutes later Tigger was ready for me! Good old Argos - it’s not just there for cheap jewellery!