SAVE OUR WOOLWORTH'S CAMPAIGN - who's in?

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Right MNers. While it's not my favourite shop in the world and it's business strategy is probably a bit screwed up; I think it's going to be a sorry day if Woolies leaves the high street.

I have just been for a last-ditch supportive shop and strongly suggest you do the same if you can this week.

You could get some gift-wrap, chrimbo cards or bargainiferous toys, a lady-themed toolkit or a strange gimmicky household cleaning item. C'mon!

they will still be doing refunds while they remain open won't they? i was going to take some stuff back there tomorrow.

nappyaddict, everything is as normal instore

Oh I will be so sad to see Woolies go - I am in there most weeks for party presents and basic clothes for the DDs. When it closes I will have to buy my party presents either in the expensive toy shop or in Sainsburys (which I really object to, it's a food shop FFS!).

I will miss woolies
I buy most toys there and ds' uniform.
It will be sorely missed in our town.

grim news for their workforce
but the reality is pretty much everything they sell you can buy elsewhere quite easily

What a shame. I have done quite a bit of shopping in woolworths recently. I got a bike for ds for £10 down from £50 a few weeks back and I didnt even have to pay for delivery as i collected it from the store. I hope they can manage to get through this. There are a lot of people who are going to lose jobs otherwise and just before chirstmas. Its quite frightening really. I thought wollies were a good strong company.... whos going to be next?

Oh, I used to work in Woolies. that it is going under.

I heart Woolies and will miss them, especially their January sale where I usually get all my housey-stuff. Pyrex dishes, cutlery, knives, scissors EVERYTHING!
Now what am I gonna do??

it was the only place round here where you could buy sewing equipment/dyes etc.

even our huge tesco only has a small sewing section.

it's a shame i visit the harrow branch quite alot, it's huge and always heaving this time of year!

ds(7) visits it everytime he sees his nan .

where else will he get his toys? you can't see them at argos and toysrus type places are too big and in stupid retail parks.

retail parks aren't nan friendly

I love Woolies. Always a bargain to be had.

and retail parks aren't often bus accessible

I love ours. Fio so sorry to hear about it
I can't understand it - whsmith is next door and is far worse. I went in there today because it is the only post office in town and you have to go upstairs to PO in a tiny lift with pram etc. Queue for ages and then get served by some child because they sacked the people with experience when they closed the old one

anyway I picked up a couple of cheap (ish) dvds to get and went down in the lift, went to pay and was told I'd have to go upstairs to get them as the discs were there.

He said he would get them for me but couldn't leave the shop floor - there was NO queue, and about 3 other assistants there waiting to serve people

so I dumped them with him and decided not to bother. Up in that lfit again just to pay for two sodding dvds?

Woolies lady went all the way to back of shop to get me a roll of sellotape when I forgot it, she was so kind. I shop there every week.

I love Woolies. I feel very sad it may go.

We have a small one in our little town and I'll be very sad if it goes. I bought Dh an i-tunes card in there the other day. I will continue to do my bit and buy my tat there for as long as it stays open.

Another one here who loves Woolies and shops there alot. It will be really strange if ours goes as it is quite a big store.

Just watching Channel 4 news, and the reporter was outside a branch which has a sign up saying they won't be open tomorrow. It is a pity, as I did used to buy a lot there. There is no other one shop on the high street that has all the random things that Woolies used to stock (before our branch decided to stop replenishing the shelves at some point earlier this year). Maybe I'll start my own chain.

I'm really sorry about those who work in Woolies who may lose their jobs. I really mean that, as it's nothing to do with them what's been going on with the business.

But it is a shite store with a very poor business - and they have dithered for years about how they should operate. They have failed to keep up with what's going on in the high street and retailing in general.

No great loss IMO.

But still a shame to see it go down the drain.

I'll miss it too - it's one of the few useful shops left on our v hum drum high street. I go there for school uniform, party presents, homeware, DIY stuff, cards and wrap - you name it. The kids clothes aren't too bad either if you're selective. V sad to see it go. And there'll be yet another empty shop on the high street, so we'll all be forced to drive to the horrible tescos out of town instead.

I like Woolies. Reminds me just a little of an old-fashioned ironmongers, with a strange assortment of goods. Can while away a good half an hour strolling around looking at irons and garden tools and DVDs and kids' clothes.

But I don't actually go there very often or spend much money when I do. The owners have neglected the stores, most of 'em look terrible, with worn carpets and peeling signs.

the one in harrow though is always popular, i wonder if they're going to keep those types open and shut the more 'dusty' type stores (edgware anyone!)

I love Woolies and will be really sad to see it go, and really sorry for all the people who look like they're going to lose their jobs. Our small market town will really miss it - it's the only place where you can buy school uniform and all the basic kids clothes, shoes, wellies, etc. Our only supermarket is Waitrose and Woolies is the last reasonably priced shop on our high street, which is otherwise crammed with overpriced gift shops, branches of Crew, White Stuff, Fat Face, DP etc. People here are already fed with the vast majority of the shops being at the "high" end of the market, and now Woolies is going too.

For us it's (apart from The Entertainer which I find has very limited range) the only wide variety toy shop in town and it's a large town. i suppose Argos is up the road but it's not the same. Also where do you buy chocolate and sweets from if you haven't got woolies?

sorry about your job fiofio

I will miss Woollies. It is a 5 minute walk from my house and I buy something most weeks. So handy for parties etc.

Ethel Austins went into administration last year and eventually got saved. Hopefully the same will happen.