I was listening to "Sonic the Comic the Podcast" recently and they were reminiscing about Woolies and I was trying to remember what they sold. But all I could think of was ZX Spectrum tapes and pick & mix. I guess... drills...?
Ah, now you're reminding me of the Woolies quandary back in the day. Buy pick and mix or save up for a 1.99 Mastertronic Speccy game. Which were, with one or two exceptions, invariably utter shit. Should have gone for the sugar fix.
I got banned for life from Woolies in 1996 for stealing a Kinder Bueno. I'd never been so mortified in all my life and I always had the absolute terror whenever my maw would take me in when we went in to town after that.
That brings back memories! Got my first ever Yo-yo from woollies! Used to be a weekend visit to that place for me. I think they still sell online don't they? 🤔
15 Comments
EmrysOfTheValley@beehaw.org · 7 pts · 3y
It belongs in a museum
rubikfrog@feddit.uk · 7 pts · 3y
I was listening to "Sonic the Comic the Podcast" recently and they were reminiscing about Woolies and I was trying to remember what they sold. But all I could think of was ZX Spectrum tapes and pick & mix. I guess... drills...?
TeaHands@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 3y
CD singles! A whole wall of them!
Loccy@feddit.uk · 5 pts · 3y
Ah, now you're reminding me of the Woolies quandary back in the day. Buy pick and mix or save up for a 1.99 Mastertronic Speccy game. Which were, with one or two exceptions, invariably utter shit. Should have gone for the sugar fix.
rubikfrog@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 3y
Well, Finders Keepers and Kickstart 2 were okay. But the rest, not so much.
ianovic69@feddit.uk · 1 pts · 3y
ScorpionFrog@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
Tat, lots and lots of tat
TeaHands@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y
A relic of the ancient world
Loccy@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 3y
An elegant weapon, for a more civilised age.
Finnbot@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
I got banned for life from Woolies in 1996 for stealing a Kinder Bueno. I'd never been so mortified in all my life and I always had the absolute terror whenever my maw would take me in when we went in to town after that.
RoblyMcPerkins@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
We used to steal batteries and stuff from there. I was caught (the only one out of a group of 4 .. doh!) and suspended from school for two weeks.
tomhellier@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 3y
Corded drills are like Henry hoover, ol' reliable
Fog@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
That brings back memories! Got my first ever Yo-yo from woollies! Used to be a weekend visit to that place for me. I think they still sell online don't they? 🤔
Baba_au_rhum@fedia.io · 2 pts · 3y
I had no idea they did power tools!
mykl@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
Christmas decorations and cheap gifts and Halloween crap are all I can remember ever buying in there.
ginge@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 3y
That thing looks like it would be more use hammering in nails!