[floppybootstomp]

Nostalgia slide show

[Nobody in particular]

Just seen that on the BBC site Flopps

There will probs me a mad rush for last minute bargins

[Taffycat]

Wow, that was a trip down memory lane... I can remember when there were people (mainly women) serving behind the counters too. Does anyone remember the "loose" chocolate flakes? They weren't wrapped, but just sat on the counters on a thin paper cases. They had such a good taste. Woolies was also where I bought a black plastic, guitar-shaped brooch, with a circular b&w pic of the "Fab Four" on the front.

In our local shop, they used to have really small transistor radios playing all day, they were attached to small, barrel-shaped single speakers. I really, really wanted one of those radios lol, and used to lurk hopefully, ever hopeful that my mum would buy me one.

At one time, "Which" voted Woolies paint as being the best.

Their own brand vinyl records might not have been up to much, but does anyone remember their "Aspects" label CDs? I bought a few and they weren't bad at all. In fact, every year we bring out the "Christmas Spectacular" CD which I probably bought in the early 90s. It's still a favourite and sounds great.

Big sigh, gazing off into the middle distance

[murdoch]

Just come back from visiting my local Woolies.
Loads of people in the shop & seem to be doing good business, but sadly they may be out of stock by Saturday.
Seems however their retail sites are big business with Lidl, Aldi & others after them.

And did you know a lot of Woolies sites are old cinemas that closed in the late 60's!

[psd99]

According to the video here:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7776634.stm

it doesn't look like a lot of the items are 50% off looks more 20% off. If only they did a buy one get one free on the pick n mix......

[historian]

Yes it is sad that Woolies is to be no more.My wife and I always would call into Woolies if we had a few moments to kill while up the high street shopping. Eight times out of ten she would buy some little thing. And I think that is were the trouble was.The prices were far to low.Thought they might have sold loads of low cost items,they were not really money earners. But I feel so sorry for the shop staff who face redundency at this time,what a rotten thing to happen.
If Gordon Brown could safe is chums in the banking world why not Woolies?
historian

[Abarbarian]

They reported the biggest ever in their history takings today. Shame to see it go but it is only a shopping chain after all. there is always new blood around to fill in the gaps. new day new store chain.

Progress it is a wonderful thing.