Woolworths - Saxperience

mattchewone · 26th November 2008, 23:19

What are your thoughts on what is/has happened to woolies.

Cant believe they are going into administration tbh. 99years they have been around thats a damn long time. Used to love going in there for sweeties and all sorts of things.

The government are trying all these things to help boost spending etc to try and get the economy on recovery but soon enough if people dont start spending they wont be any shops for people to buy. Its insane, especially as you think 30,000 more people will be made unemployed when they go, so surely the government should be helping them stay afloat as more unemployed people isnt really helping the economy as people are not going to be spending.

All this madness at xmas as well.

Discuss

HollyAnne · 26th November 2008, 23:21

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Originally Posted by mattchewone

What are your thoughts on what is/has happened to woolies.

Cant believe they are going into administration tbh. 99years they have been around thats a damn long time. Used to love going in there for sweeties and all sorts of things.

The government are trying all these things to help boost spending etc to try and get the economy on recovery but soon enough if people dont start spending they wont be any shops for people to buy. Its insane, especially as you think 30,000 more people will be made unemployed when they go, so surely the government should be helping them stay afloat as more unemployed people isnt really helping the economy as people are not going to be spending.

All this madness at xmas as well.

Discuss

no more pic n mix

Prickle^p · 26th November 2008, 23:22

woolworths, never been good in peterlee, its ok in hartlepool imo, but never bought anything from there, hmmm, maybe its crap shop ??

stompin-sarah · 26th November 2008, 23:22

its crazy if you ask me. uk is totally fuked at the mo though and probably will be for a few more years yet

VTRacer · 26th November 2008, 23:23

kinda shit how everyone is just crumbling, used to love woolworths

Barry123 · 26th November 2008, 23:23

fuked up!!!

jonc · 26th November 2008, 23:23

Been along time comming tbh. Theres always a shop with better selection and cheaper prices really. e.g. Games and Dvd's HMV ect wins. Also they have lost alot of money with the internet out sites like Play and Amazon taking a huge market share. WHS Smith can't be far off!.

mattchewone · 26th November 2008, 23:23

The one in Crawley is pretty good but i dont shop in town very often tbh.

Just not really going to be helping the economy with all these extra people unemployed on top of all the already unemployed.

Craddock · 26th November 2008, 23:24

I used to nick sweets without paying when I was young. I wasn't a thug, I just didn't know you had to pay. I think it's people like me that putting them in a situation like this.

mattchewone · 26th November 2008, 23:25

Cant see why they needed to borrow 385million earlier this year? Just madness tbh.

I blame the directers tbh its been fine for nearly 100years then it just goes into thin air.

Mr_X · 26th November 2008, 23:25

we need to stop spending, so the gov (imo) shouldn't encourage it. woolworths has got shite recently anyway, full of cheap crap. anyhoo theyre in £300+ million in debt.

The last thing i want is tax payers money being used to help save it.

mattchewone · 26th November 2008, 23:29

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Originally Posted by Mr_X

we need to stop spending, so the gov (imo) shouldn't encourage it. woolworths has got shite recently anyway, full of cheap crap. anyhoo theyre in £300+ million in debt.

The last thing i want is tax payers money being used to help save it.

Why?

If they dont get saved and that amount of people get made unemployed its going to cause even more madness for everyone as the government will be paying even more JSA and there will be people loosing there homes etc etc.

Mr_X · 26th November 2008, 23:31

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Originally Posted by mattchewone

Why?

If they dont get saved and that amount of people get made unemployed its going to cause even more madness for everyone as the government will be paying even more JSA and there will be people loosing there homes etc etc.

theyre uncompetitive and shit. why throw way money, when its inevitable?

why spend tax payers money? the good people of woolies will find another job.

+ we are running a HUGE deficit

jonc · 26th November 2008, 23:32

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Originally Posted by mattchewone

Why?

If they dont get saved and that amount of people get made unemployed its going to cause even more madness for everyone as the government will be paying even more JSA and there will be people loosing there homes etc etc.

Lol i'd rather the gov kept the 300mill or whatever the amount is. since this is only the beginning of the recession wait in 2years time when maybe banks will need that money like Northern Rock did not a stupid shop like Woolworths.

mattchewone · 26th November 2008, 23:37

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Originally Posted by Mr_X

theyre uncompetitive and shit. why throw way money, when its inevitable?

why spend tax payers money? the good people of woolies will find another job.

30,000 people will find a job just like that. How comes there are plus of 1million unemployed? Companies are not employing people as they are cutting costs.

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Originally Posted by jonc

Lol i'd rather the gov kept the 300mill or whatever the amount is. since this is only the beginning of the recession wait in 2years time when maybe banks will need that money like Northern Rock did not a stupid shop like Woolworths.

Are you saying you have never shopped in woolworths? Why are people only considering about loosing the shop? Its the poeple working there and the state the economy is in. This is going to make it even worst tbh.

They need to help them out tbh or the economy isnt going to get better, not that saving them will make it instantly better.

Mr_X · 26th November 2008, 23:40

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Originally Posted by mattchewone

30,000 people will find a job just like that. How comes there are plus of 1million unemployed? Companies are not employing people as they are cutting costs.

Are you saying you have never shopped in woolworths? Why are people only considering about loosing the shop? Its the poeple working there and the state the economy is in. This is going to make it even worst tbh.

They need to help them out tbh or the economy isnt going to get better, not that saving them will make it instantly better.

judging by the state of the economy do you thing there is much money to be given away?

Dez · 26th November 2008, 23:47

In all fairness Woolworths have been shit for years, since the bigger supermarkets started selling toys, games and cds woolworths knew they were fuck*d.

What gets me is that these fat cats that are paid loads should of realised this earlier, but oh well.

jamiecee · 26th November 2008, 23:50

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Originally Posted by Mr_X

we need to stop spending, so the gov (imo) shouldn't encourage it. woolworths has got shite recently anyway, full of cheap crap. anyhoo theyre in £300+ million in debt.

The last thing i want is tax payers money being used to help save it.

couldny agree more

it was like a pound shop altho everything was more than a pound =))

Prickle^p · 26th November 2008, 23:26

tbh i prefer asda ftw

craig180^p · 26th November 2008, 23:30

They have been going down the pan for about 7-8 years. It was only a matter of time