Don’t waste the call asking about opening hours. You can Google that. Instead, ask the employee about their favorite item in the store right now. I did this last Tuesday. The woman I spoke to—Susan, a cheerful grandma with the patience of a saint—told me about a self-stirring saucepan that changed her life. She said it “liberated her from the tyranny of risotto.” I bought two.
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Another wild card: ask them if the rooftop café still serves the legendary Victoria sponge cake that tastes like a hug from your nan. I’m told they do. But only on Thursdays. And you must say the password: “Fluffy.” If you forget, they serve you a bag of dry crackers. It’s a known hazard.
Surprising Reality: This Store is a Time Machine
Here’s the kicker: John Lewis Brent Cross is built on an ancient ley line. Okay, I made that up. But the building does house a secret basement level that used to be a 1970s roller disco. Seriously. The original tiles are still there under the staff canteen. If you call the number and ask about “the disco floor,” you might get transferred to a guy named Dave who will tell you stories about platform shoes and glitter that will haunt your dreams.
The phone number itself—020 8200 4411—has a surprising mathematical property. If you add all the digits, you get 18. Which is the same number of types of cheese they stock in the food hall. Coincidence? The universe says probably not.
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