Woolworths
As a 'floor walker', or trainee Woolworth's manager, one was expected to work quite a lot of unpaid overtime especially over the Christmas period. For the anticipated Christmas rush much larger amounts of stock were ordered, resulting in huge piles of unpacked cartons. I remember working throughout the night to reduce one of these mountains and at two o'clock in the morning was well ahead of schedule when disaster struck as I struggled with a 1cwt box of marbles. I tripped and the box burst, releasing a veritable tsunami of marbles that bounced through the store and out in to the street, on its way filling and immobilising the lift well. Instead of being 'two steps ahead" I was suddenly five steps behind and my managerial potential took a huge nose dive.
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RE: RE: Woolworths
I worked for Woolies for a few months in 1986 just to get my airfare to move to Denmark. I was on the pic"n" mix and I loved it. Everyone was very sweet and no one stressed me. Always sad whenever I come home and Woolies is no longer there. Bring back Woolies I say! I remember wearing a navy pinafore dress and a navy and white striped shirt which wasn't very flattering, lol.
Comment from Karen Villadsen on Friday, 12th August 2011.
RE: RE: Woolworths
I loved walking round Woolies as a small boy, there was a different smell that was unique to Woolworths. I recall looking through the glass at the toy soldiers, if I remember rightly they cost 6d (six old pennies), a fortune to a small boy. When I got married 1969 we were looking for a small brush & shovel because we had a coal fire, we needed the shovel to remove the ashes, I felt then that Woolies was changing, they tried to adapt to the new market and I believe that they fell between two stools. The heart was ripped out of Woolies. The Woolies I knew had gone. In its place was a shop trying to compete, with shops already designed for the future and the now. Woollies could not change. RIP WOOLIES, you will always have a place in my memories.
Comment from JOHN MAC DOUGALL on Tuesday, 17th January 2012.