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[Tessa the Duchess]

I am very upset to hear that Woolworths have gone bust Where am I going to buy my favourite pick and mix from now???

 

Tessa

[Redwing]

The cinema if you fancy getting a second mortgage

[rachel19]

www.aquarterof.com

[Tessa the Duchess]

I never buy anything at the cinema, I take my own snacks and drink

 

Tessa

[Cinnamon]

Shame about Woolies - every town seems to have one

Can't speak really as I never shopped there, but it was a bit of a national constitution.

[Egluntyne]

I am very upset to hear that Woolworths have gone bust Where am I going to buy my favourite pick and mix from now???

 

I mentioned in the curious job thread that a schoolfriend of mine used to have to pick the rat droppings out of Woollies pick and Mix....so I haven't touched it in years.

 

Sad news though, because of the job losses.

 

They just always seemed grubby and dingy and not in touch with the times.

[Tessa the Duchess]

I mentioned in the curious job thread that a schoolfriend of mine used to have to pick the rat droppings out of Woollies pick and Mix....so I haven't touched it in years.

 

Sad news though, because of the job losses.

 

They just always seemed grubby and dingy and not in touch with the times.

 

 

to the rat droppings

 

Very sad about the job losses, they and MFI (also went bust today) employ 26,000 people in all

 

I guess that's why I liked Woollies, I'm not very in touch with the times either

 

Tessa

[hillfamily]

A few of DS friends have Saturday jobs at Woolies - the biggest shop in our high street

[Egluntyne]

Didn't know about MFI. Looks like I'm not in touch with the times either.

 

How awful for all these decent working folk...a month before Christmas.

 

Somehow having to tighten one's belt a bit doesn't seem such a sacrifice, compared to that.

[Lesley]

Woolworths will still be trading until the New Year - but they will all have that hanging over them over the Christmas break

[Guest]

 

....and MFI (also went bust today) ...

 

that's who Ian worked for for 20 years. He took voluntary redundancy just at the right time. Some of his ex colleagues decided to stay and now they'll get nothing, awful

[madchickenlady]

I work for woolworth's, and nothing is yet certain. We have gone into administration, but that was going to happen regardless if we got a buyer or not. There are actually 30,000 jobs on the line, 817 stores It's very difficult to go into work and have customers gleefully tell you that you'll be out of a job. It's quite scary at the moment

[Lesley]

It's very difficult to go into work and have customers gleefully tell you that you'll be out of a job. It's quite scary at the moment

 

- what an awful thing to do!

[Cate in NZ]

Oh no

Woollies always felt like a great British instution, one on every high street and a great place to nip into for those essential bits & pieces (that, like pick n' mix probably weren't really that essential at all ).

I'll be thinking of all those workers, and their families from both Woollies & MFI who are facing a very uncertain future now

[Olly]

.. and, pick-n-mix apart, Woolworths is one of the few places that I know I can get things like sewing materials, Dylon, plant pots, etc without going to a specialist shop or a garden-centre. Their housewares have always been a bargain as well.

 

I can't imagine a High Street without a Woolies!

[Cinnamon]

I suspect a fair few will turn into Starbucks

[KAZAROO]

I am very upset to hear that Woolworths have gone bust Where am I going to buy my favourite pick and mix from now???

 

I mentioned in the curious job thread that a schoolfriend of mine used to have to pick the rat droppings out of Woollies pick and Mix....so I haven't touched it in years.

 

Sad news though, because of the job losses.

 

They just always seemed grubby and dingy and not in touch with the times.

 

All those poor rats too out of worthwhile jobs.....

[redfrock]

.. and, pick-n-mix apart, Woolworths is one of the few places that I know I can get things like sewing materials, Dylon, plant pots, etc without going to a specialist shop or a garden-centre. Their housewares have always been a bargain as well.

 

I can't imagine a High Street without a Woolies!

 

Me too Ollie - it was the one place I knew I could get those odds and ends that the little shops that are no longer used to sell. Certainly it was the only place to get sewing things and they were fav for childrens presents - well down here at least where we had no toy shops (past tense as a huge one opened a couple of weeks ago)

[Lesley]

Nor can I - it sells such useful items.

 

I can remember the days of buying broken biscuits from big silver tins, angled towards the buyer but served by a person behind a counter ( ) and it was in Woolworths that I became 'lost'.............and when I was reunited with my Mother she slapped me hard on the back of the legs........ you couldn't do that now!

[Egluntyne]

Nor can I - it sells such useful items.

 

I can remember the days of buying broken biscuits from big silver tins, angled towards the buyer but served by a person behind a counter ( ) and it was in Woolworths that I became 'lost'.............and when I was reunited with my Mother she slapped me hard on the back of the legs........ you couldn't do that now!

 

I can remember a similar experience in Stockport Market. I was carried on the shoulders of a policeman who happened to be around, who shouted "has anyone lost this child" My mother did just what yours did, Lesley, when I was returned to her.

[chelsea]

I've bought woolies gift vouchers for some friends children for christmas presents (so they can get cd's, games and stuff) - do you think i should take them back and get my money back?

[Lesley]

I've bought woolies gift vouchers for some friends children for christmas presents (so they can get cd's, games and stuff) - do you think i should take them back and get my money back?

 

No, I wouldn't a difficult choice though.......the stores are staying open and trading until well into the New Year and prospective buyers are coming forward. The Administrators will be looking to keep the chain operating as it is.

 

Edit: - I only 'know' this from the BBC though

[Helly Welly]

Thing is, we lost our Woollies a couple of years ago and tbh i don't think anyone really noticed. We only used to look at school uniforms and there are so many shops that can give a wider, cheaper range. WHSmith used to have the same problem, too many products so that they weren't doing any one thing well. It's tough times out there and you've got to have your act together to survive. We were in London on Saturday and it was heaving but there weren't big queues at the tills. Lot of window shoppers but not many buyers.

[Seagazer]

I think its really sad. I worked in a Woolies as a saturday girl whilst in the 6th form. I also worked as a xmas temp about 5 years ago.

 

We have a smallish high street with a Woolies and if it goes then the rest of the high street might as well pack up and go. We've got about 5 cafes and restaurants up there and not a lot else. I use it quite a bit for toys, cards and odd bits and bobs that you always knew woolies would have.

[chickencam]

We have got a big Woolies here and tend to use it for bits and bobs for birthdays like banners and wrapping paper and balloons and of course pick and mix on the way to the cinema which I then have to hide in my bag to get in. A friend of ours recently bought some pick and mix in a cineworld cinema and it came to £25 for two bags

 

Really though Woolies has no clear identity or niche market and has changed very little over my lifetime, not moved with the times

 

When I was a teenager we had a small Woolies in our town and it was where we all bought our records and it was where I first saw the Thriller video and we got thrown out for watching instead of buying