It's the end of an era.........

 

Goodness me, I am so sad to say goodbye to Woolworths. 

The shop in Pontefract has always been a favourite of mine and I can remember going in there each week, as a little girl with my mum and as a teenager with my friends.  When I got older and went out on the town the taxi was always ordered to pick me up outside woolies and I'm met various friends outside too, over the years. I shopped there when I first set up home and then when had I my two babies for the lovely little Ladybird baby clothes.  Presents for Christmas and various birthday parties the kids were attending throughout the years, I could always rely on finding a suitable gift.  If I needed something that I couldn't find elsewhere Woolies would always have that paper table cloth, clothes dye, pipecleaner etc.  Only the other week, I had looked around for a pack of coloured chalk and when nowhere else had any, I eventually found some in Woolworths. 

I was moved when I read that the staff at some stores had a little group hug when they closed the doors for the final time.

Goodbye Woollies - you will be missed!

Comments

[Gemma]

I am so glad it isn't only me. I am soooo sad that Woolworths is over. As you say, an end of an era.

[dottycookie]

It is terrifically sad. Woolies was part of my childhood and, like you, I used to often find things in there that I couldn't find anywhere else - most recently, flat tealight holders at 29p each, cheap enough to buy lots of them and saving a trip to Ikea!

Our local craft shop closed last weekend too. I did shed a tear when saying goodbye to the ladies there :-(

[Kitty]

It's really sad, isn't it? :-( I used to go in there most weeks - just to have a mooch round, if not to buy something specific. As you say, they were brilliant if you needed a gift for a child's birthday. I used to get the softest socks in there too - perfect for making sock monkeys for babies.

x

[Natalie]

I couldn't agree more - our High Streets will certainly be worse off with no Woolies. I have just read that the childrens chain Adams has also gone into administration, makes you wonder who will be next. - Natalie x P.S - It was nice to hear that you had visited my shop in Filey, have you made anything with the fabric remnants you got?

[Kim]

Hey girl, how are you? Missing you and hoping to chat more in 2009!