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Come Inside... => Saloon Bar => Topic started by: GROWLER on November 19, 2008, 01:35:41 PM
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High street business Woolworths confirmed it is in talks over the possible sale of its retail business.
While the company did not identify the suitor, the Times newspaper said Woolies was in discussions with Hilco, the retail turnaround specialist, about the sale of the high street business for £1.
Woolies recently rejected a proposal from Iceland retail founder Malcolm Walker.
The retailer, which has been a presence on UK high streets for nearly 100 years, has more than 800 stores but has been battered by competition from supermarkets and internet retailers.
Another great British institution disappearing? sad32:
I bet Wenchy loved them too. The original shop of top quality tat. Tat heaven in fact. cloud9:
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Used to say they sold nothing over sixpence (old money). Saucepan cost sixpence and the lid cost sixpence.
Mind there is hope ~ they have changed hands several times over the years ~ but still the seem to plug on. They have shut a number of shops in this area over the last two years.
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Go and get nostalgic Growler.
Woolies virtual museum (http://museum.woolworths.co.uk/)
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Do you remember the days when almost every Woolies was next door to a Timothy Whites? I often wondered how that came about.
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Go and get nostalgic Growler.
Woolies virtual museum (http://museum.woolworths.co.uk/)
Ahhhhh, good old Winfield! cloud9:
I've still got some of those 45's on the Embassy label. angel1
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I'll take over teh Pick n Mix section if they are looking for volunteers cloud9:
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I'll take over teh Pick n Mix section if they are looking for volunteers cloud9:
Pick 'n mix... cloud9:
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I remember seeing a 'woolies' in Chicago and thinking "They have Woolworths here too"... redface:
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I'll take over teh Pick n Mix section if they are looking for volunteers cloud9:
But you'd eat all those chocolate buttons coated in 100s and 1000s. eeek:
What is the proper name for those BTW?
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But you'd eat all those chocolate buttons coated in 100s and 1000s. eeek:
What is the proper name for those BTW?
Yuk - don't like them . They are called white gems - or were - probably not allowed to call them that now
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aquarterof.co.uk%2Fimages%2Fwhitegems.jpg&hash=348fd6615055253f800d5a5b54880857439dc892)
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But you'd eat all those chocolate buttons coated in 100s and 1000s. eeek:
What is the proper name for those BTW?
Yuk - don't like them . They are called white gems - or were - probably not allowed to call them that now
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aquarterof.co.uk%2Fimages%2Fwhitegems.jpg&hash=348fd6615055253f800d5a5b54880857439dc892)
Agreed, sick2: All white chocolate is sickly in my opinion, the darker the better for me.
I was thinking of milk chocolate, but in essence the same thing.
Brown Gems perhaps?
That sounds a bit Barrymore though. . .
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Brown Gems perhaps?
Isn't that coal ??
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What is this shite?
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A homage to the best bits of Woolies - do keep up old chap
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Just got back from Brum noooo:
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Did you visit Woolworths whilst there ~ if not we will listen to your moans elsewhere. We are into Ladybird schoolwear and such here.
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Gym Slips? cloud9:
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Gym Slips? cloud9:
Have you got the right shop ...we are talking childrens things here Nicholas
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But you'd eat all those chocolate buttons coated in 100s and 1000s. eeek:
What is the proper name for those BTW?
Yuk - don't like them . They are called white gems - or were - probably not allowed to call them that now
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aquarterof.co.uk%2Fimages%2Fwhitegems.jpg&hash=348fd6615055253f800d5a5b54880857439dc892)
Agreed, sick2: All white chocolate is sickly in my opinion, the darker the better for me.
I was thinking of milk chocolate, but in essence the same thing.
Brown Gems perhaps?
That sounds a bit Barrymore though. . .
Niggah Gems...? rubschin:
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Gym Slips? cloud9:
Have you got the right shop ...we are talking childrens things here Nicholas
scared2:
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But you'd eat all those chocolate buttons coated in 100s and 1000s. eeek:
What is the proper name for those BTW?
Yuk - don't like them . They are called white gems - or were - probably not allowed to call them that now
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aquarterof.co.uk%2Fimages%2Fwhitegems.jpg&hash=348fd6615055253f800d5a5b54880857439dc892)
Agreed, sick2: All white chocolate is sickly in my opinion, the darker the better for me.
I was thinking of milk chocolate, but in essence the same thing.
Brown Gems perhaps?
That sounds a bit Barrymore though. . .
Niggah Gems...? rubschin:
Obama allsorts?
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Just got back from Brum noooo:
When you goin' back like?
Most stuff has been well on topic..........until NOW! cussing:
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Has anybody made the joke about Woolworth being for sale in the Pound shop yet...? Shrugs:
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Fortunately not.
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Fortunately not.
Oh... redface:
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But you'd eat all those chocolate buttons coated in 100s and 1000s. eeek:
What is the proper name for those BTW?
Yuk - don't like them . They are called white gems - or were - probably not allowed to call them that now
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aquarterof.co.uk%2Fimages%2Fwhitegems.jpg&hash=348fd6615055253f800d5a5b54880857439dc892)
Rainbow Drops is what they are called in our neck of the woods.
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But you'd eat all those chocolate buttons coated in 100s and 1000s. eeek:
What is the proper name for those BTW?
Yuk - don't like them . They are called white gems - or were - probably not allowed to call them that now
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aquarterof.co.uk%2Fimages%2Fwhitegems.jpg&hash=348fd6615055253f800d5a5b54880857439dc892)
Rainbow Drops is what they are called in our neck of the woods.
Indeed that is what I know them as ~ they are revolting.
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Think we've always called them midget gems.
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These are Midget Gems ~ made by Lions
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bahhumbugs.com%2Fshopimages%2Fproducts%2Fnormal%2FLion-Midget-Gems.jpg&hash=29e500cad044af452da7da93ab0b66be762c9b4b)
Maynards make them too
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.britsuperstore.com%2Facatalog%2FMaynards_Midget_Gems_215g.jpg&hash=cd7230f75671674a54c1e8352b8514a7bf4035b9)
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Think we've always called them midget gems.
noooo: (https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wilkinsonplus.com%2Fcontent%2Febiz%2Fwilkinsonplus%2Finvt%2F0256463%2F0256463_m.jpg&hash=900c58be601bfc2ca324cef483657d14ec424436)
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Not to be confused with Iced Gems ~ a toothbreaking confection if ever I found one
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.simply-communicate.com%2Fdownload%2F214%2Ficed-gems.jpg&hash=d9048f8f4ecb25a2727d186317c98f22f6b376eb)
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SNOWIES THAT'S WHAT WE CALLED THEM!
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SNOWIES THAT'S WHAT WE CALLED THEM!
All right dear, no need to shout - you've got yourself all in a fluster haven't you...? noooo:
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She was thinking about cucumbers again, I spect
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SNOWIES THAT'S WHAT WE CALLED THEM!
All right dear, no need to shout - you've got yourself all in a fluster haven't you...? noooo:
WELL! I'm certainly glad we've cleared that up ~ anywhoo back to Woolies ~ "Snake" Belts, beloved of all school boys. I had a hell of a job finding these for my two. Woolies told me they no longer stock them AND that, in a nutshell, is what has gone wrong with Woolies.
For the uninitiated
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.perryuniform.co.uk%2Facatalog%2FTPP-17-ACC_ny.jpg&hash=8e6daa8fba0f8ba587dfad489057bac58bf65426)
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SNOWIES THAT'S WHAT WE CALLED THEM!
All right dear, no need to shout - you've got yourself all in a fluster haven't you...? noooo:
WELL! I'm certainly glad we've cleared that up ~ anywhoo back to Woolies ~ "Snake" Belts, beloved of all school boys. I had a hell of a job finding these for my two. Woolies told me they no longer stock them AND that, in a nutshell, is what has gone wrong with Woolies.
For the uninitiated
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.perryuniform.co.uk%2Facatalog%2FTPP-17-ACC_ny.jpg&hash=8e6daa8fba0f8ba587dfad489057bac58bf65426)
Snake belts... cloud9:
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SNOWIES THAT'S WHAT WE CALLED THEM!
All right dear, no need to shout - you've got yourself all in a fluster haven't you...? noooo:
WELL! I'm certainly glad we've cleared that up ~ anywhoo back to Woolies ~ "Snake" Belts, beloved of all school boys. I had a hell of a job finding these for my two. Woolies told me they no longer stock them AND that, in a nutshell, is what has gone wrong with Woolies.
For the uninitiated
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.perryuniform.co.uk%2Facatalog%2FTPP-17-ACC_ny.jpg&hash=8e6daa8fba0f8ba587dfad489057bac58bf65426)
Snake belts... cloud9:
Great weren't they and part of most school uniforms, in the right colours of course, when I was a boy.
Parents loved them too as being (i) elastic and (ii) adjustable they fitted any kid from 4 to 15 so, as long as you didn't lose it, one belt took you right through junior school and with a change of colour the next took you through to school leaving age. The sample shown is in my old school colours.
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SNOWIES THAT'S WHAT WE CALLED THEM!
All right dear, no need to shout - you've got yourself all in a fluster haven't you...? noooo:
WELL! I'm certainly glad we've cleared that up ~ anywhoo back to Woolies ~ "Snake" Belts, beloved of all school boys. I had a hell of a job finding these for my two. Woolies told me they no longer stock them AND that, in a nutshell, is what has gone wrong with Woolies.
For the uninitiated
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.perryuniform.co.uk%2Facatalog%2FTPP-17-ACC_ny.jpg&hash=8e6daa8fba0f8ba587dfad489057bac58bf65426)
Snake belts... cloud9:
Great weren't they and part of most school uniforms, in the right colours of course, when I was a boy.
Parents loved them too as being (i) elastic and (ii) adjustable they fitted any kid from 4 to 15 so, as long as you didn't lose it, one belt took you right through junior school and with a change of colour the next took you through to school leaving age. The sample shown is in my old school colours.
I assumed it was your campaign ribbon for the Crimea. whistle:
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SNOWIES THAT'S WHAT WE CALLED THEM!
All right dear, no need to shout - you've got yourself all in a fluster haven't you...? noooo:
WELL! I'm certainly glad we've cleared that up ~ anywhoo back to Woolies ~ "Snake" Belts, beloved of all school boys. I had a hell of a job finding these for my two. Woolies told me they no longer stock them AND that, in a nutshell, is what has gone wrong with Woolies.
For the uninitiated
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.perryuniform.co.uk%2Facatalog%2FTPP-17-ACC_ny.jpg&hash=8e6daa8fba0f8ba587dfad489057bac58bf65426)
Snake belts... cloud9:
Great weren't they and part of most school uniforms, in the right colours of course, when I was a boy.
Parents loved them too as being (i) elastic and (ii) adjustable they fitted any kid from 4 to 15 so, as long as you didn't lose it, one belt took you right through junior school and with a change of colour the next took you through to school leaving age. The sample shown is in my old school colours.
I assumed it was your campaign ribbon for the Crimea. whistle:
'Fraid not DS ~ Mine looks like this
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.justmedals.com%2FMedalImages%2FINUSE%2FCSM.jpg&hash=cf7e786fad1bf7171ef56d8543eb580c80f5d858)
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SNOWIES THAT'S WHAT WE CALLED THEM!
All right dear, no need to shout - you've got yourself all in a fluster haven't you...? noooo:
WELL! I'm certainly glad we've cleared that up ~ anywhoo back to Woolies ~ "Snake" Belts, beloved of all school boys. I had a hell of a job finding these for my two. Woolies told me they no longer stock them AND that, in a nutshell, is what has gone wrong with Woolies.
For the uninitiated
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.perryuniform.co.uk%2Facatalog%2FTPP-17-ACC_ny.jpg&hash=8e6daa8fba0f8ba587dfad489057bac58bf65426)
Snake belts... cloud9:
Great weren't they and part of most school uniforms, in the right colours of course, when I was a boy.
Parents loved them too as being (i) elastic and (ii) adjustable they fitted any kid from 4 to 15 so, as long as you didn't lose it, one belt took you right through junior school and with a change of colour the next took you through to school leaving age. The sample shown is in my old school colours.
I assumed it was your campaign ribbon for the Crimea. whistle:
'Fraid not DS ~ Mine looks like this
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.justmedals.com%2FMedalImages%2FINUSE%2FCSM.jpg&hash=cf7e786fad1bf7171ef56d8543eb580c80f5d858)
worthy:
The Crimea was as close as I could get to the yellow and blue of the snake belt in the picture.
http://www.royalengineers.ca/Crimea.html (http://www.royalengineers.ca/Crimea.html)
This was as near as I got.
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.postimage.org%2FgxHEtBS.jpg&hash=d44ddfdf7b0ea00603e8898dbf6cd05e6100ac3f) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=gxHEtBS)
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Mine was only a general service with a South Arabia clasp. They handed them out to everyone who did more than 30 days in Aden during the trouble there. Most of us refuse to wear it in protest at the way they were issued to us by Wilson's Government who pulled us out to save money. Typical Labour "Let's treat the troops like sh*t".
I have no idea where the medal went ~ think my first wife had it.
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Did you serve in India?
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.postimage.org%2FPq1zkKfS.jpg&hash=11105948c43dced1d8ad9911ec6e80db5f17877c) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Pq1zkKfS)
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Who me?
SHADUPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!
No noooo:
But I did spend some time carrying a pace stick and shouting at people.
Fine pair o shoulders lad ~ Show 'em off, show 'em off.
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Those belts, both the originals and the remakes cost a fortune now as they are a "vintage" item. ::)
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Those belts, both the originals and the remakes cost a fortune now as they are a "vintage" item. ::)
You just wait until some part of your everyday clothing turns up on 'Antiques Road Show'. cussing:
I think spats are very elegant anyway whistle:
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Mrs JOM managed to get a cheapo advent calendar from Woolies. All the windows were boarded up drumroll:
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lol: lol: lol:
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Mrs JOM managed to get a cheapo advent calendar from Woolies. All the windows were boarded up drumroll:
happy001 happy001