tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524462613774767993.post1065173373531389623..comments2023-11-02T06:55:15.609-07:00Comments on Let's Look Sideways: Nobody Needs a Woolworth's Store These DaysPhil Normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05506041961526914294noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524462613774767993.post-51841819203620844202008-12-16T16:22:00.000-08:002008-12-16T16:22:00.000-08:00Louis - I used to live near a Woolco. We had one ...Louis - I used to live near a Woolco. We had one in Cwmbran up until the mid-80s and a sad loss it was.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05375434069218752733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524462613774767993.post-84561311959099257822008-11-26T11:44:00.000-08:002008-11-26T11:44:00.000-08:00And now, at the time of writing, the game is up. T...And now, at the time of writing, the game is up. The government should buy it on behalf of the nation. And MFI. It'll only cost a half dozen bags of pic'n'mix. Where's that old I'm Backing Britain spirit?Ian Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10220962051392602822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524462613774767993.post-66740363806372811872008-11-25T03:31:00.000-08:002008-11-25T03:31:00.000-08:00Ha, that's great! Do the modern chains allow quirk...Ha, that's great! Do the modern chains allow quirks like that to get through their database? I doubt it. Big bookshops make a big deal about 'staff choices' and suchlike, but Woolies just got on with it.Phil Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05506041961526914294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524462613774767993.post-77067745427442431892008-11-24T06:15:00.000-08:002008-11-24T06:15:00.000-08:00Genius post - most of the Woolies I used are still...Genius post - most of the Woolies I used are still in business and have the same - just few rungs up from a 'market shop' vibe.<BR/><BR/>There must have been a stoner working in my local branch though, as they had cassettes and non chart albums from the The Doors and <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Its-Beautiful-Day/dp/B000000DPF" REL="nofollow">It's A Beautiful Day</A> in the racks.<BR/><BR/>Love the 'Diversification and rationalisation in the 1970s' chapter on the websiteMondohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199468951602465556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524462613774767993.post-44946658713894383212008-11-23T04:53:00.000-08:002008-11-23T04:53:00.000-08:00I have to say I've no idea what the last thing I g...I have to say I've no idea what the last thing I got from Woolies was. Maybe a toy for a young relative in the last few years. Before that, Lord knows - maybe a cheap and cheerful VHS of something ancient - from the bargain basket, of course.Phil Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05506041961526914294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524462613774767993.post-49787459325691713172008-11-23T04:30:00.000-08:002008-11-23T04:30:00.000-08:00The slightly alarming thing about my relationship ...The slightly alarming thing about my relationship with Woolies is that, in the past 20 years, virtually everything I've bought from there has been from the clearance section (latterly known as 'Price Crash'). In the late 80s/early 90s, they would slash the price of anything that left the top 40 almost the moment it did so. So I would tend to buy singles six weeks after most people bothered. <BR/><BR/>What was the last thing you bought from there? I'm finding it hard to remember. It might have been the S1 DVD of The IT Crowd, priced at £4.97. And that was the best part of a year ago. But if it does close, I'll miss it. The Brixton branch was a favourite (or only) shop to browse and realise I didn't want anything they stocked while I was waiting for a bus home.Brian Rowlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00238181874485297068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524462613774767993.post-78193240298677952002008-11-23T03:58:00.000-08:002008-11-23T03:58:00.000-08:00The only thing I ever seemed to buy at Woolworths ...The only thing I ever seemed to buy at Woolworths was wrapping paper. It was the default store for it.Matthew Ruddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05842392964784000029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524462613774767993.post-85253549252650716962008-11-22T08:13:00.000-08:002008-11-22T08:13:00.000-08:00You're bang on about the signage purge, Louis. Alt...You're bang on about the signage purge, Louis. Although when I lived in Stourbridge in 2000, there was still a Woolies with the characteristic looped logo. To add to the effect, it was located in a partially tiled concrete underpass.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and I now have the phrase 'do a Rumbelows' echoing in my head to the strains of Van McCoy.Phil Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05506041961526914294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524462613774767993.post-48376818210594218772008-11-22T07:43:00.000-08:002008-11-22T07:43:00.000-08:00For me, Woolies have been in trouble ever since th...For me, Woolies have been in trouble ever since they modernised the signage and tarted up the branches in the mid-1980s. It was also telling that they flogged their Winfield-in-excelsis flagship Blackpool store and moved to a smaller outlet nearby. If the now-thinkable happens and they 'do a Rumbelows', someone should make sure that the Wayback Machine has that history site logged.<BR/><BR/>Just one thing - did anyone actually live near a Woolco? In my extensive childhood travels - to, er, Blackpool, Great Yarmouth and Portsmouth - I never saw one.Louis Barfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09500085182214151483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524462613774767993.post-89527871319675918462008-11-22T07:42:00.000-08:002008-11-22T07:42:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Louis Barfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09500085182214151483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524462613774767993.post-51642411981639039542008-11-21T11:57:00.000-08:002008-11-21T11:57:00.000-08:00For the classic Woolies experience, I recommend th...For the classic Woolies experience, I recommend the video for See You by Depeche Mode, the highlight of which is Dave Gahan actually buying the single of the song, from the big singles rack thing.<BR/><BR/>http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Gur4n-XKBmsChris Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17988864556891737896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524462613774767993.post-76955691067331852008-11-21T08:56:00.000-08:002008-11-21T08:56:00.000-08:00I'll fight you for it. I want to go back to the da...I'll fight you for it. I want to go back to the days of wooden counters and floors, and when Woolies smelt like balloons.Clairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01914896847679973163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524462613774767993.post-65914682889463158572008-11-21T08:22:00.000-08:002008-11-21T08:22:00.000-08:00The best thing about buying a single from Woolies ...The best thing about buying a single from Woolies was that they always stuck a sticker inside the sleeve on which they written the date you bought it. I still have plenty of these. <BR/><BR/>And those very long Christmas ads with the likes of Anita Harris welcoming us to the wonder of Woolies. Oh those salad days. <BR/><BR/>It's only going for £1. I might buy it.Jon Peakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04471926651090670258noreply@blogger.com