Author Topic: The wonder of Woolies (Read 11547 times)

shirlton · « **Reply #20 on:** November 27, 2008, 09:19:08 »

I used to love the little dried paper flowers that you had to put into a jar of water and they would open. Most of all I liked the Christmas cards. I could spend all day looking at the glitter when I was little. All my Tony can remember doing was pinching elastic bands from there and his dad using them to put on the cos lettuce. He wasn't amused. I don't think I have been in Woolies much at all in the last 10 years.

twinkletoes · « **Reply #21 on:** November 27, 2008, 09:29:47 »

ooooooohh the glitter......... ;D ;D ;D I still love sparkly stuff. You'd buy a tube of glitter and take it home and make cards with that horrible smelly glue stuff and end up getting told off because there was glitter just about everywhere. Oh bliss.
twinkletoes

Deb P · « **Reply #22 on:** November 27, 2008, 09:34:55 »

Talking about Pick n' Mix reminds me of this Scallywagga sketch.....hope the link works ok, if not I'll post the BBC page, select Pick n'mix from the watch box on the right hand side.....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/comedy/scallywagga/ram/sweets?size=16x9&bgc=000000&bbwm=1&bbram=1&nbwm=1&nbram=1&st=no

Lauren S · « **Reply #23 on:** November 27, 2008, 11:59:01 »

Found this link...It has some wonderful old pictures of Woolies and how I remember some of the layouts as a kid.

As a teen I remember our town Woolies closing down for a short while for refurbishments. When it did re-open the excitement was huge as it had an escalator....wow....never been on one before ::)

http://museum.woolworths.co.uk/

shirlton · « **Reply #24 on:** November 27, 2008, 13:47:54 »

My word Lauren that takes me back. I looked at the 50's Woolies and when I saw the calenders hanging up it brought it all back

froglets · « **Reply #25 on:** November 27, 2008, 13:53:16 »

Me too! I'd completely forgotten that on out annual trip to Edinburgh, mum, gran & I would have lunch in the Woolies canteen on the top floor of their store at the Bridges end of Princes Street. Glass of orange juice, fish, chips and peas, and tinned fruit salad. Mum wouldn't drink the water tho - too sooty.

It was sooooo Big City to go to a restaurant like that, huge room & bright lights & I got to carry my own tray.

caroline7758 · « **Reply #26 on:** November 27, 2008, 13:59:35 »

So will this be the end of Ladybird clothes too? :(

Heldi · « **Reply #27 on:** November 27, 2008, 14:14:34 »

Caroline you are thinking what I was thinking. Ladybird clothes! I remember wearing Ladybird and have bought them for my own children.

luckydog · « **Reply #28 on:** November 27, 2008, 15:16:21 »

My first Saturday job was at Woolies - worked all day for a £1 and paid for my bus fare out of that aswell. ;D

They put me to work on the gardening & electrical counter. How many 14 year olds know the difference between a garden rose & a ceiling rose? ::) ;D

carolinej · « **Reply #29 on:** November 27, 2008, 16:08:14 »

I always used to look forward to the Woolworth christmas adverts.

My favourite went a bit like.......Have a happy christmas, with wooloworth ....dadadadadada christmas tree. With woolworth prices is it any wonder, christmas woolworth is the place to be.

No wonder I am so daft, my brain is filled with useless information ::)

They werent so 'magical' in latter years.

cj :)

betula · « **Reply #30 on:** November 27, 2008, 16:17:06 »

Yes,could find yourself humming That's the wonder of Woolworth's ;D

I love some of the old tunes,I,d like to buy the world a coke and something it with love.Apple trees and honey bees and great big turtle doves,it's the real thing.

Remember Tick a tick a Timex tra la laaa..........

Getting a bit carried away ;D

Lauren S · « **Reply #31 on:** November 27, 2008, 17:09:45 »

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=RJNJCarL5ik&feature=related

Woolies ad

honeybee · « **Reply #32 on:** November 27, 2008, 18:08:54 »

I remember in the early 60's my Mum used to always go in for her sewing patterns so that she could make me a new dress ;D

I also remember being so excited to use my spends up buying a new pen or a new pencil case, they had a fab selection of stationery.

Black and white photo booths were two bob when I were a lass ;)

debster · « **Reply #33 on:** November 27, 2008, 18:15:34 »

i worked for woolies for 8 years wonder what will happen with my retirement trust fund ????

never ate pick n mix after i stopped working there cos they regularly had infestations of moth larvae :-X

beckydore · « **Reply #34 on:** November 27, 2008, 19:15:24 »

20% off voucher for Woolies until Sunday.....
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/deals/discount-voucher-codes#newdeal

RSJK · « **Reply #35 on:** November 27, 2008, 20:06:57 »

Never thought i would see the day Woolies went.

valmarg · « **Reply #36 on:** November 27, 2008, 20:45:36 »

I just remember the store being like an Aladdin's cave.

Two of the things I loved were the hot roasted cashew nuts, and from the snack bar the beefburgers.

valmarg

betula · « **Reply #37 on:** November 27, 2008, 20:58:35 »

Oh yes,I had forgotten about the hot roasted cashews........lovely.

ACE · « **Reply #38 on:** November 27, 2008, 21:01:07 »

I just remembered woolies and littlewoods were always next to each other. Littlewoods always had the better cafeteria. Where did they go! slipped away with C&A I expect, though you can still get C&A abroad.

valmarg · « **Reply #39 on:** November 27, 2008, 21:05:39 »

I remember the 'alternative' names for shops. C&A was cheap and awful. and MFI was made for idiots.

valmarg

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