Popped into the closing down sale at my local Woolworth's today ,no real bargins ,they still had Van Morrison stuff at £11.98 and Elvis " The Sun years" at £9.99 but amongst all this they had several copies of Frank Sinatra's classic Capitol album"come dance with me " for £2 a shot !!! I would imagine if Frank could see this, it would break his heart,there was all manner of crap there with barely 10% off but it would seem they cant give this one away and I might add with bonus tracks ! By the way ,is the same thing happening over in America ,is it a world wide shutdown of Woolworth's ?
The last cd's at Woolworth's
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Re: The last cd's at Woolworth's
I didn't see anything like that in the local branch at the weekend; I'll pop in later today when I visit town.
The UK Woolworths spun off from the US parent back in the early 1980s. The US company now only exists as Foot Locker.
The UK Woolworths spun off from the US parent back in the early 1980s. The US company now only exists as Foot Locker.
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I think Woolies closed down over here years ago. I've been here 15 years and travelled around most of the country and I've never seen one.
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Yeah I remember Woolworth's as a kid, but they all closed down. There was a sit-in at the Woolworth's counter in Greensboro, NC back in 1960. Part of that counter is in the NC history museum and another section is now in the new Smithsonian.
There's a ex-Woolworth's building in Asheville, NC (still has the sign) that has a great art gallery with many booths from local artists. A lot of great art can go for real cheap here, so my wife and I always stop there when we visit.
There's a ex-Woolworth's building in Asheville, NC (still has the sign) that has a great art gallery with many booths from local artists. A lot of great art can go for real cheap here, so my wife and I always stop there when we visit.
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Re: The last cd's at Woolworth's
Anyway - now you've got this place which serves EXACTLY the same purpose:
(apart from the CDs)
(apart from the CDs)
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Re: The last cd's at Woolworth's
CharliePalloy wrote:Popped into the closing down sale at my local Woolworth's today ,no real bargins ,they still had Van Morrison stuff at £11.98 and Elvis " The Sun years" at £9.99 but amongst all this they had several copies of Frank Sinatra's classic Capitol album"come dance with me " for £2 a shot !!! I would imagine if Frank could see this, it would break his heart,there was all manner of crap there with barely 10% off but it would seem they cant give this one away and I might add with bonus tracks ! By the way ,is the same thing happening over in America ,is it a world wide shutdown of Woolworth's ?
Apropos of nothing, Frank looks like a nonce on this cover.
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