It’s taken a long time coming but it looks like the longest closing down sale in world history might finally be coming to an end. Moneywise, Moseley’s finest outlet for fancy goods and cheap stuff looks like it is finally closing its doors, forever.
The shop has long been shrouded in controversy after recent allegations that all it’s stock is made by an army of Philipino children enslaved in the network of tunnels and bunkers under the premises. This cruel practice has been condemned by Amnesty International and lead to a yearlong investigation by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees. The investigation concluded that all allegations were totally groundless.
In an exclusive interview carried out with Mr Moneywise at his palatial corporate headquarters in Small Heath, we were told “Obviously to get goods of this quality and complexity it is true you need little hands but do you think I’d resort to slave labour? We have a company philosophy that is built on the twin foundations of family and quality. Now can you see that we wouldn’t exploit children in this way? Now if you’ll excuse me I’m expecting 200 of my nephews who are visiting from Angola.”
Eye on Moseley will miss Moneywise mainly because it sold cheap batteries.