State of the world today rant part 542

Henry Irving

People going to the closing down sales at Woolies abusing the staff cos they don't think the sale prices are low enough.

Yeah, don't worry that those people are going to be out on their arses without a job at Xmas, just moan that things arent cheap enough. Easy problem to solve. Don't buy it.

falconwood_1

Just spoke to the mrs and she was in Woolies at Bexleyheath today and most things were only down by 10%. Which you would say is a bit odd considering they are closing tonight.

So she took your advice.

adamtheaddick

was in wollies in bexheath on monday, took one look around the shop and who was in there fighting over Reduced JML sponges and just walked out... shame, was brought up with woolies.

LenGlover

Woolworths and High Streets generally have suffered from local authorities, both blue and red, shafting the motorist with exorbitant charges with government, again both blue and red, approval.

People don't want to be shafted in town centres when they already pay a lot of tax on their cars one way or the other and council tax on their homes.

It is a tragedy that an essentially working class friendly chain is forced to close after 99 years and one more sign of government incompetence (both blue and red) as mentioned above.

AFKABartram

Absolute codswallop Len, i'm starting to really worry about you. I think you need a holiday !

Woolies failed because it failed to progress with the times. It has been one step behind for a good ten years and failed to specialise like most other chains, or make its broader product line attract enough to tempt customers.

And nothing else.

JWADDICK

[cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]People going to the closing down sales at Woolies abusing the staff cos they don't think the sale prices are low enough.

Yeah, don't worry that those people are going to be out on their arses without a job at Xmas, just moan that things arent cheap enough. Easy problem to solve. Don't buy it.

Henry don't even get me started. Today is my 50th birthday and even though I have had Meldrewish tendecies for some years, for some reason today I really can't take the majority of humankind.

falconwood_1

Henry is right, also the internet killed Woolies cd/dvd sales off.

DA9

[cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]People going to the closing down sales at Woolies abusing the staff cos they don't think the sale prices are low enough.

Yeah, don't worry that those people are going to be out on their arses without a job at Xmas, just moan that things arent cheap enough. Easy problem to solve. Don't buy it.

I've said it before and will say it again (as I deal with the feckers every day) the general public are moronic twats, thats unbelievable, whoever was dishing out abuse deserves a dry slap IMO, idiots.

Goonerhater

How strange it is when Banks and Bankers are nationalised (after their own f**k up) by a Labour Gov but a working class institution like Woolies can go to the wall and not be saved by a Labour Gov.

Barn Door Varney

[cite]Posted By: JWADDICK[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]People going to the closing down sales at Woolies abusing the staff cos they don't think the sale prices are low enough.

Yeah, don't worry that those people are going to be out on their arses without a job at Xmas, just moan that things arent cheap enough. Easy problem to solve. Don't buy it.

Henry don't even get me started. Today is my 50th birthday and even though I have had Meldrewish tendecies for some years, for some reason today I really can't take the majority of humankind.

Happy Birthday!

Rothko

[cite]Posted By: LenGlover[/cite]Woolworths and High Streets generally have suffered from local authorities, both blue and red, shafting the motorist with exorbitant charges with government, again both blue and red, approval.

People don't want to be shafted in town centres when they already pay a lot of tax on their cars one way or the other and council tax on their homes.

It is a tragedy that an essentially working class friendly chain is forced to close after 99 years and one more sign of government incompetence (both blue and red) as mentioned above.

What a stinking pile of horse poo

Henry Irving

[cite]Posted By: Barn Door Varney[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: JWADDICK[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]People going to the closing down sales at Woolies abusing the staff cos they don't think the sale prices are low enough.

Yeah, don't worry that those people are going to be out on their arses without a job at Xmas, just moan that things arent cheap enough. Easy problem to solve. Don't buy it.

Henry don't even get me started. Today is my 50th birthday and even though I have had Meldrewish tendecies for some years, for some reason today I really can't take the majority of humankind.

Happy Birthday!

Start a new thread please ; - )

Happy Birthday JW

Goonerhater

seee i bet you could have broought 1 of those in Woolies



and if Di Canio was CEO he could turn it around

Rothko

and as for Woolies surviving or not, they couldn't compete with Tesco, Asda or the new fangled internet, they didn't adapt and died. It's a shame, a good friend has lost her job today, and I feel for her. But she had been saying for years that they were trading on reputation, and hoping that would get them through.

Heath Hero

Its not really strange though is it. If Woolies goes down the tubes it will be a shame but my life will be unaffected by the fact that I am all of a sudden unable to buy pick and mix and overpriced CDs. If my bank goes down the tubes and takes the life savings of thousands of people with it then it make a big difference.

Henry Irving

[cite]Posted By: Goonerhater[/cite]How strange it is when Banks and Bankers are nationalised (after their own f**k up) by a Labour Gov but a working class institution like Woolies can go to the wall and not be saved by a Labour Gov.

Not sure how an multinational retail chain is a working class institution.

The local pub, the corner shop maybe but big chains like Woolies put the locally owned independent shops under pressure in their heighday just as Tesco and Sainsbury do now.

Henry Irving

[cite]Posted By: Heath Hero[/cite]Its not really strange though is it. If Woolies goes down the tubes it will be a shame but my life will be unaffected by the fact that I am all of a sudden unable to buy pick and mix and overpriced CDs. If my bank goes down the tubes and takes the life savings of thousands of people with it then it make a big difference.

Yeah, what HH said before I could think of it ; - )

Goonerhater

several million people lost their jobs when the state de-nationalised 45,000 in the indusry i worked in.

DA9

Woolworths are like the Working Mans Club with flock wallpaper, compared to your Lloyds or Wetherspoons bars, old fashioned, crying shame though, really hope there is a late late solution/buyer.

stilladdicted

If the government had to bail out every failing company, we'd pretty soon complain. I am however prepared to allow a bail out of Charlton plc. But the good side, an awful lot of folk in our Woolies were commiserating with the staff.

Henry Irving

[cite]Posted By: Goonerhater[/cite]



and if Di Canio was CEO he could turn it around

I think he blew his interview for the job when he suggested that all staff sing "the boys behind the wire" while giving a Roman salute every morning to gee the staff up.













I'm joking!!!!!!!!

Goonerhater

do give us the words to that 1 Henry

Henry Irving

[cite]Posted By: Goonerhater[/cite]do give us the words to that 1 Henry

Don't know them. Not an IRA sympathiser so why would I.

Rothko

The internet doesn't have a car park

Barn Door Varney

[cite]Posted By: Rothko[/cite]and as for Woolies surviving or not, they couldn't compete with Tesco, Asda or the new fangled internet, they didn't adapt and died. It's a shame, a good friend has lost her job today, and I feel for her. But she had been saying for years that they were trading on reputation, and hoping that would get them through.

This is spot on. Same as when we were discussing pubs closing a little while ago, it's natural selection.

The good places (be they shops, pubs whatever) will survive, the badly run/rubbish places will go under.

Henry Irving

[cite]Posted By: Vezza[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: Rothko[/cite]and as for Woolies surviving or not, they couldn't compete with Tesco, Asda or the new fangled internet, they didn't adapt and died. It's a shame, a good friend has lost her job today, and I feel for her. But she had been saying for years that they were trading on reputation, and hoping that would get them through.

You will find that most Tescos and Asdas have their own car parks so there is some truth is what Len Glover has said. I'd rather go to Bluewater than drive to Bexleyheath and have all the hassle of trying to park.

But there is a knock on effect that if a few shops close people stop going to that High St and so don't pop in the newsagent next door or get lunch in the cafe, etc, etc.

What we need to do is tax cars MORE so limiting the amount people drive. they will then use their local shops more. That's me being flippant but the car is the problem not the parking. I solve it by walking into Bromley Town Centre more often than not. Helps me kept my slim figure as well.

We could also do what they do in France which is zone areas so that essential shops such as bakers and butchers get reduced rates and their premises can only be used for those purposes. Means every village and district has a local bakers and butchers.

Henry Irving

[cite]Posted By: Vezza[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: Vezza[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: Rothko[/cite]and as for Woolies surviving or not, they couldn't compete with Tesco, Asda or the new fangled internet, they didn't adapt and died. It's a shame, a good friend has lost her job today, and I feel for her. But she had been saying for years that they were trading on reputation, and hoping that would get them through.

You will find that most Tescos and Asdas have their own car parks so there is some truth is what Len Glover has said. I'd rather go to Bluewater than drive to Bexleyheath and have all the hassle of trying to park.

But there is a knock on effect that if a few shops close people stop going to that High St and so don't pop in the newsagent next door or get lunch in the cafe, etc, etc.

What we need to do is tax cars MORE so limiting the amount people drive. they will then use their local shops more. That's me being flippant but the car is the problem not the parking. I solve it by walking into Bromley Town Centre more often than not. Helps me kept my slim figure as well.

We could also do what they do in France which is zone areas so that essential shops such as bakers and butchers get reduced rates and their premises can only be used for those purposes. Means every village and district has a local bakers and butchers.

If I worked from home then I'd have time to walk to the local shops.

LOL I drive during the week as the roads are empty. Walk at the weekend.

DA9

[cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: Goonerhater[/cite]do give us the words to that 1 Henry

Don't know them. Not an IRA sympathiser so why would I.

Dido knows the words

Goonerhater

All Celtic fans do as well mate.

Henry Irving

[cite]Posted By: Goonerhater[/cite]All Celtic fans do as well mate.

I don't but I'm a plastic Bhoy. Didn't even get the title right.

I wonder it that was the song Di Canio was meant to have sung?

LenGlover

Any businessman in town centres will tell you that exorbitant parking charges adversely affect trade. Indeed in an attempt to obviate this some will refund your parking charges if you spend over a certain amount. Deal in Kent is one place which does this.

There is massive anti motorist propaganda in the media so I am not surprised that people disagree with me. However hatred of the motor car should not get in the way of commercial facts.