...to not really care about the collapse of Woolworths

[Raalix]

Sure, Woollies has been around for a century and I did shop there on occasions. But I won't miss it if it goes altogether.

Woolworths did not have a unique selling point - there was nothing in there that you couldn't buy somewhere else.

The stores themselves were staffed mostly by spotty teenagers with absolutely no sense of customer relations (a problem not unique to Woolworths). The interiors always seemed dirty and poorly arranged.

They were nothing special and I won't be sorry to see them go. Having said that - I wouldn't wish this situation on anyone, but I'm not going to lose any sleep over it either.

YANBU I don't shop there either.

I do feel bad for all the people losing jobs.

It's not so much the shop itself though is it? It's the fact that the high street is going down the pan. Curries and PC world are reporting staggering losses today are they next?

Woolies certainly has been pushed out by the likes of Wilkos and Matalan even, for the housey things. It does seem rather sad for some reason, but I won't worry about not being able to shop there anymore.

It is very sad that so many people will loose their jobs though. Our local store is always staffed by lots of mums from the school, so it'll hit them hard.

YABU. Will miss Woollies, it sells such a variety of tat. Feel sorry for anybody losing their jobs, more so at this time of the year.

My childhood ambition was to eat in Woolworth's cafeteria, my mother was horrified at the very idea.

i think you op is really rude!

Yabu
Spotty teenagers rule
Nothing wrong with Woolies either

I agree OP very abrupt- I do have a soft spot for Woolies actually and I think it's a shame to see it go

I think the MNers who work for Woolworths (and yes, there are some) DO care about the collapse of Woolworths, especially just before Christmas.

I care especially because Fio works there and she's not a spotty teenager and she's my friend.

notice you've posted on the aibu thread too rather than the ongoing thread.

I flipping love Woolies. Am in quite a state about this.
I love the fact you can get Reece's Nutrageous bars and lo-energy lightbulbs and cheapo children's slippers and furry pencil cases and extension leads and cake tins and Xmas decs all under one roof, three minutes from my house. And there's a Photo-Me in the corner.
Sob.

ahhh woolies, first time I shoplifted off the pic n mix counter when I was about 6 - happy days

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The nice lady in woolies phoned me this morning to tell me they had Mary nativity costumes in stock (dd cried in store last week when we couldn't find one anywhere and she took my mobile number)

So yes you are VU

I don't like to see ANY business go under (that even includes nestle)

I think it depends on where you live. I live in a small town, and along the high street, we have a somerfields, 20 odd estate agents, a couple of tea shops, a chemist, 50 odd sailing equipment or funny little boutique shops, and a Woolworths. It gets used a LOT in this town, and will be sorely missed by all the locals.

I am finding it hard to mourn MFI though I must admit although again I do feel sorry for the staff.

I love woolies, most of the staff in our one are elderly ladies and are lovely.

Every £1 in 3 is spent at tescos.
Woolies never sold anything that you couldn't find at tescos or robert dyas or somewhere else.

But it is another decline of the highstreet.

no sleep lost, but it is a shame.

do you really not care that 30.000 people are about to lose their jobs?

My next door neighbour works for Wooolies on the shop floor - she's not a spotty teenager [anger]
Lucky you aren't losing your job.

YABVU
it is the most useful shop in our high street and all the people that work in ours are lovely.

I care about the Woolies employees who will be out of work, especially this time of year.
I care because it will leave an ugly boarded up empty shop in the high street (because in this climate there is unlikely to be a new shop opening)

But, Woolies in part brought this upon themselves. Up until a few years ago I would regularly pop into our local Woolies adn would almost always be able to buy what I went there fore (especially School uniform)
Now however, it sells sooo many different items, but only a few of each. So instead of stocking 5 different colours of school uniform it now only stocks two. Instead of stocking a large selection of toys it now only stocks a small selection. etc.
So the last few years, every time I have gone to Woolies for something specific, I have come away empty handed.
They were trying to be a jack of all trades, but ended up being master of none.

Shame, but not alltogether unexpected or suprising.

I thought that Woollies had been on the rocks for quite some time. I don't think they responded well to the challenge from the Supermarkets, and there were quality issues too. Our local was very badly run (always long queues, even at quiet times because so few staff were on the tills, and those that were didn't seem very efficient). But I have been to others that have been fine.

It is a bit of an icon, which I guess is why people are particularly affected by the closure (beyond of course those directly employed, for whom this must be a nightmare).

Woolies had been ruined by a stupid management team and lost their way when the rest of the High Street chains were finding theirs and suffered as a result
I will hate to see it go, but I'm sure everything will be done to keep as many open as possible.
To the OP, when the company that you or your dp work for go under, please don't come running here begging for sympathy as I will show you the exact amount you have shown here for all those staff facing job losses. Have you worked in the retail industry at all? Have you any idea of just how shit a job it is sometimes? But it's a job- it pays the bills and puts food on the table.