Topic: Does anyboby miss Woolworths ?

[jimtheworzel]

i dont for one!!

[tomatoada]

I do.   I got cheap fruit trees for my last garden which did very well and now I would like 2 Victoria plum trees for my allotment I miss them.

[grannyjanny]

Oh yes I do. I always got loads of bargains from them, gardening & otherwise. We got 2 lovely plum trees from Lidls 2 years ago.

[betula]

Miss the Woolworths of my youth............remember the wooden floorboards,loved the hot peanuts.So many things.

The modern day shops were not great.Very sad.

[Mr Smith]

We went past a shop which was one with the new branded name for Woolies and that was shut up,

[lincsyokel2]

Miss the Woolworths of my youth............remember the wooden floorboards,loved the hot peanuts.So many things.

The modern day shops were not great.Very sad.

yes, wooden floorboards and plastic macs, my two endearing memories of Woolworths in the 1960's

*edit*

Holy moly, a picture of Dora Bryan in a Woolies plastic mac took some finding   ;D How 60's Woolworths is this:

I r teh master of teh google

[cornykev]

Bags of broken biscuits.    ;D ;)

[ACE]

Ha ha, a woolies engagement ring, done wonders for your love life. Till her finger went green ;)

[macmac]

I got lost in Woolies when I was 5 I remember being lifted up on to a big counter, heavy polished brown wood so my mother would find me.Strange how you remember stuff  ::)

[gazza1960]

The woolies in Staines Middlesex used to have a brilliant pic N mix for those of us with a sweet tooth(ooops it just fell out)....so yes I miss that I guess.

the link reminds me of all the goodies they had on display...........

http://www.mycandyshop.co.uk/

Back in 67 I brought my first fishiing reel an Intrepid Black Prince fixed spool reel from Woolies in Feltham so yer,I guess it did have good memories for me.

Also every bloomin Christmas for the last 25 years id walk in there and buy Jude a monster sized tub of Maltesers for under the tree.

So thanks for reminding me.

Gazza1960

[Stopp]

Mmmmmm pick 'n' mix ....

http://www.woolworths.co.uk/pic-n-mix/e/b/12422/r/50.end

[non-stick]

Back in 67 I brought my first fishiing reel an Intrepid Black Prince fixed spool reel from Woolies in Feltham so yer,I guess it did have good memories for me.

That's one of my endearing memories of woolies as a child - looking longingly at the fishing equipment that they had. Dreaming of all the big chub, etc I was going to catch from the River Wey. In reality all I got was minnows but happy days.

The woolies of latter years was a sad copy, bit like latter day WH Smiths

And what happended to Timothy White's?

[betula]

Remember Richards shops?

Loved them.

http://youtu.be/WftOH5qDxT0

[tomatoada]

Oh yes I do. I always got loads of bargains from them, gardening & otherwise. We got 2 lovely plum trees from Lidls 2 years ago.

I would settle for a plum tree from Lidl, Aldi of Wilkinsons but never catch when they are in stock.  Woolworths use to put them out side so they could be seen on passing.

[grannyjanny]

I think Manics usually announces when they're in stock at Lidls etc. I'm sure we can let you know Tomatoada ;).

[Melbourne12]

....
And what happended to Timothy White's?

I remember a Timothy Whites & Taylors from my childhood.  They were a sort of cross between Boots and Robert Dyas.  Swallowed up by Boots eventually.

[BarriedaleNick]

And what happended to Timothy White's?

Got taken over by Boots (in 1968) which is in turn owned by Glaxo

[raisedbedted]

Loved Woolworths 30 years ago.

The pick and mix, the bare root roses, Christmas time where as kids you could buy presents for the whole family - Yardley for mum to add to her collection already..

Still have a wooden floor at our house bought from contracters who were replacing the floor of the local woolies 20 years ago, just resand it every 10 years and its perfect.

As a sleek commercial enterprise it was rubbish but it did have a very British feel to it.  That said our local Woolies is now a Wilkos and I love it.

[Deb P]

I too remember the Woolies from when I was little, especially the Christmas decorations, my mum still has some beautiful glass baubles from the early sixties she bought from there. I also remember buying singles from the then very trendy record department as a young teenager.

Our local store was next door to a small Marks & Spencers, I used to hate going in there as it was an 'old ladies' store then...and now I buy a lot of Per Una stuff....how things change! ;D ..and don't you dare suggest I am now an old lady! >:(

[saddad]

 ::) As if I would...  :)