Occasionally I miss this shop. Years ago there was a nice one based in West Ealing I used to go too!! Loved their CD section & their famous ''pic in mix'' sweet section.
Anyone else here still misses woolies?
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Occasionally I miss this shop. Years ago there was a nice one based in West Ealing I used to go too!! Loved their CD section & their famous ''pic in mix'' sweet section.
Anyone else here still misses woolies?
S.
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In the States we had them back in the 70s kind of like a drug store with a soda fountain where you could get milk shakes. They sold pets as well
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Amazon for the pre internet age.
We used to buy almost anything there. For me it was Airfix kits which got me into putting stuff together. I used to throw the instructions away as it was much more fun figuring out how it all went together. I still want to know!!
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Given the huge market that has been created by the pound stores, it's hard to see how Woolies could have gone wrong.
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They tried to move with the times. They just got the time wrong.Originally Posted by Covenant
Our local Woolies had a very good music department with staff who actually knew their stuff, I miss that...
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Occasionally I miss this shop. Years ago there was a nice one based in West Ealing I used to go too!! Loved their CD section & their famous ''pic in mix'' sweet section.
Anyone else here still misses woolies?
S.
x2 Miss loads about the 70', 80's as the Blur album says; "Modern life is Rubbish"
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Amplification and loudspeaker set up is at the moment being split into two groups, comprising the following;
1. Same sources as above; SONY TAF-770ES/SONY CDP761E/Cable Talk 3.1 loudspeakercable/ Harbeth Compact7ES2/ Stands
2. Virtue Audio Sensation M451battery PSU, ClarityCaps upgrade/ Sensation M901/Russian PIO caps with Teflon bypass caps upgrade/ JT Dynamic PSU with various tweaks/ Connex Audio 5N Litz loudspeaker cable, Impulse H6 Loudspeakers.
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Woolworth's sold a brilliant range of paints in the '70s. Equally as good as Crown paint. Someone once told me Crown made it for Woolworth's. Who knows...
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Ditto. You could also buy 'Embassy' records, which were anonymous cover versions of hit records, some featuring artists who later became famous (eg Elton John).
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