Oh NO Woolies has to have closure sale Page 3

Quote: chipolata @ December 11 2008, 10:13 AM GMT

Very sad if Woolies do go, although it's been struggling for a long time.

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I've always thought you're not officially a 'town' unless you have a Woolies.

Suppose that's a capitalist society for you. Personally, I think if the Excel spreadsheet's bracketed numbers have nine digits, you should really have sorted yourselves out a long time ago (this applies to lots of businesses and not just Woolies). Woolies never competed on-line and I suspect Seefacts is right in that WHSmith (who don't even compete price-wise on the high-street) will also struggle in this financial crisis (but the bastards robbed me blind of £35 so good). HMV and Virgin (now Zavvi) were both *very* late to the on-line party, so it remains to be seen how they'll cope.

And I guess it's closure will just be one more step on the slow march to total supermarket domination.

In the future, we will all be working for either Microsoft, Google or Tesco.

Dan

Quote: Lee Henman @ December 11 2008, 10:17 AM GMT

Booo. Waste of time. All TVs have mysteriously dissappeared (probably for staff) and nothing was 50% off. There were about 100 people waiting in a queue to get in and they all made a frenzied beeline for the electrical dept. Some were even running. Then they found out nothing's changed, electricals are still only 10% off. Which at Woolies prices isn't cheap anyway.

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Boooooooo, and, indeed, hissssss!

Quote: Lee Henman @ December 11 2008, 10:37 AM GMT

A big fat woman said to her fatter mate, without pausing for breath "Well it said on the f**kin' news everyfin' was half f**kin' price and I took the f**kin' mornin' off f**kin' work for this', f**kin robbin' c**ts."

It was wortth going to see her distress.

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Quote: swerytd @ December 11 2008, 10:45 AM GMT

In the future, we will all be working for either Microsoft, Google or Tesco.

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Or AaronCorp.

Quote: Lee Henman @ December 11 2008, 10:37 AM GMT

A big fat woman said to her fatter mate, without pausing for breath "Well it said on the f**kin' news everyfin' was half f**kin' price and I took the f**kin' mornin' off f**kin' work for this', f**kin robbin' c**ts."

It was wortth going to see her distress.

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Aren't common people funny.

I may stick a sign outside my local Greggs tonight,

"All steak bakes 50% off tomorrow if you're a fat, spotty, chav. Free sack of jam donuts for the loudest swear,"

I'll be chortling into my Americano and Guardian over the road.

Well more likely trying to get a free donut.

Quote: sootyj @ December 11 2008, 11:43 AM GMT

Aren't common people funny.

I may stick a sign outside my local Greggs tonight,

"All steak bakes 50% off tomorrow if you're a fat, spotty, chav. Free sack of jam donuts for the loudest swear,"

I'll be chortling into my Americano and Guardian over the road.

Well more likely trying to get a free donut.

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Just seen pics on the news..... grim, it's like a Chav pilgrimage. They could have 100% off and reserve it for me.....there's still nothing in there that is worth having to mingle with that lot for!

Quote: Pete @ December 11 2008, 12:26 PM GMT

Just seen pics on the news..... grim, it's like a Chav pilgrimage. They could have 100% off and reserve it for me.....there's still nothing in there that is worth having to mingle with that lot for!

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What about DVDs of sitcoms that have done very well in polls?

Quote: chipolata @ December 11 2008, 12:32 PM GMT

What about DVDs of sitcoms that have done very well in polls?

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Never bought a TV show on DVD in my life (for me) so no plans to start yet! And if I did I wouldn't go to that shit hole for it!

Only Harrods for you!

Will anybody else be pissed off if they get Woolworths vouchers for Christmas?

Quote: Ned1984 @ December 12 2008, 12:59 PM GMT

Will anybody else be pissed off if they get Woolworths vouchers for Christmas?

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Most definitely. Although there's a credit crunch some of us have standards that we'd like to maintain. Who wants to bump into Kerry Katona whilst spending their vouchers at Iceland?

Seriously though, did anyone shop at Woolies before all this? I didn't, except at Christmas so you know..dead horses and all that.

Quote: oldcowgrazing @ December 12 2008, 1:06 PM GMT

Most definitely. Although there's a credit crunch some of us have standards that we'd like to maintain. Who wants to bump into Kerry Katona whilst spending their vouchers at Iceland?

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I've got to say, she doesn't look half bad since she got all that surgery.

Quote: Ned1984 @ December 12 2008, 1:10 PM GMT

I've got to say, she doesn't look half bad since she got all that surgery.

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Well I'm a very straight woman but if I was *that* way inclined, I still wouldn't.

Quote: oldcowgrazing @ December 12 2008, 1:15 PM GMT

Well I'm a very straight woman but if I was *that* way inclined, I still wouldn't.

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Well I could say that I wouldn't, but I know that I would.

Quote: Griff @ December 12 2008, 1:17 PM GMT

I like WH Smiths as well. They stock the widest range of magazines outside the megastores like Borders. Whatever you're into - comic books, music, computer mags, history, arts, science magazines, WHS usually stock it. Mind you, magazines are a complete f**king waste of money so it'd probably be a good thing for me if WHS closed down.

Ned mate it was Charlotte Church the other day, Kerry Katona today... Who's going to be top of your list, Jade Goody?

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Borders is not doing all that well in the finance area either.

Quote: Griff @ December 12 2008, 1:17 PM GMT

I like WH Smiths as well. They stock the widest range of magazines outside the megastores like Borders. Whatever you're into - comic books, music, computer mags, history, arts, science magazines, WHS usually stock it. Mind you, magazines are a complete f**king waste of money so it'd probably be a good thing for me if WHS closed down.

Ned mate it was Charlotte Church the other day, Kerry Katona today... Who's going to be top of your list, Jade Goody?

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Haha, no I think Jade Goody would be pushing it. What can I say, I like girls with a bit of something to hang on to.

I read last night that bookshops are having a crap Christmas because none of the celebrity books are selling as well as they have done in recent years.