I worked on the sweet counter in Woolworths every Saturday in 1965 when I was 15. It was the store in the market place Leicester and I vividly remember the polished wooden floor. There was no pic n mix. Everything had to be weighed out accurately and I can remember being watched by the stern store manager who told me off for putting a few too many cashews on the scales.Truth was I didn't know he was watching and I had taken pity on an elderly lady who had asked for 2oz of cashew nuts.Naughtily I did that a few times. Shame on me. LOL

Sad to see Woollies go, but maybe it had it's day,still online though I think?

BlueBellwoods1122' the Newbury branch of Woolies was the last one I ever entered shortly before they all closed. I have never worked in Woolies but have spent hours wandering in them, especially the one in Sidcup when I was a child/teenager. Happy days.

My first ever Saturday job was on a fruit and Vegetable stall. It was freezing. I was scared to death of the owner and all for the princely sum of £4.50! It was 1979, oh the good old days

Sweetcakes, how sad that Bhs has gone to the wall. How many others went into good old Bhs and had such fun trying on all the hats? Mum and I did and it brings back happy memories.

I liked the five centre bar too.

Right of course, d..n tablet.

I could eat a Fry's chocolate cream bar tight now!.

I remember I had saved £1.00 for Christmas presents, and got something for everyone in Woolworths.

I worked on a Saturday in BHS Lewisham London 1974 and I loved it I got £5 and I use to get the left over ham and egg pie reduced and anything else mum loved it.
I was on Hats and women's clothing and was training to be a window dresser but left to work in Eaton square

I worked in Woolworths on a Saturday in 1967 in Newbury. I earned 12/6d. This is now the price (roughly) of a first class postage stamp! Out of that, I paid bus fare and bought lunch.!!!

I worked in Woolworths on a Saturday in 1967 in Newbury. I earned 12/6d. This is now the price (roughly) of a first class postage stamp! Out of that, I paid bus fare and bought lunch.!!!

I works in woolies at Clapham junction, London, early sixties.

I was on the glass counter.

I remember there was sawdust on the floors.

It was only temporary as went on to train in secretarial work, but thoroughly enjoyed my time there.

I had a Saturday job at a little local shop at the top of the road we lived in, that sold tobacco, sweets, and some pharmaceutical items. I think i was 13 or 14 when I started in the middle of winter with snow on the ground, and when I arrived they asked if I would mind taking the dog for a walk first! ( of course I was happy to). At first I was a bit embarrassed when asked for items such as suppositories but now I'm on the other side of the counter! I loved weighing the sweets from the jars and tipping them into paper bags. I was also doing a peoer round mon- sat plus a Sunday one. It paid for the records I bought along with the tizer and spaceships, blackjacks, sherbert fountains, Fry's chocolate cream bars, etc

Worked at Littlewoods as my Saturday job - I ended up on the Wool Counter which they trusted me to run on my own.

I was a Saturday girl in our local pram and toy shop, it felt great to be earning my own money,I cannot remember how much it was now.

My first saturday job was in Woolworths 1962. I was 14 going on 15, and was put on the ladies underwear counter. The fashion at the time was for huge net, hooped skirts, which hung and floated above the counter on hangers that hung from some invisible rain high up over the counter. We used hooks to get them down. Beautiful, frilly and sugar and spicy. I loved it! Then one saturday I got in and was told that I was to change departments. I was put on the loose vegetables! Can you imagine! My long painted nails, high heels etc etc. serving up dirty, muddy potatoes and onions that were full of little flies and bugs!! My next step was out of the door. Promptly went over the road and got a job in the Co operative department store. Back on Underwear. Loads of jobs then, you could get a job anywhere. Hairdressers were always popular, but didn't pay as much.

My youngest son had a Saturday job in Sainsbury and I was surprised when he said "it's a funny job mum,I have to scrape off all the mouldy cheese and repack and price them"I would never have thought there was such a job. Waste not want not I suppose

Yes, my first Saturday job was at Woolies, aged 15. I was on the sweet counter and ate my own weight in chocolate brazils the first day.

Never had a Saturday job, left school at 15 and went straight into a full time job.My daughter did stayed on at school till she was 18 and had a couple of jobs one in Sainsburys as a cashier on a Wednesday and Saturday in primark

I worked in Woolworths in Carlisle from 1968-69. When I started there, the pay for us Saturday girls was 19/6d. After working there for a few months we had a pay rise and earned £1.01d. I loved working at Woolies and my regular counter was loose sweets. I did get moved around though, Bar lines was okay and I quite liked ice cream and roasted peanuts. I soon got the hang of putting the correct amount of ice cream into the cone. I didn't care for greetings cards, as you worked on them by yourself. I loathed having to work upstairs. Broken biscuits was awful. Our direct superior was an older lady called Miss Potts. I was rather afraid of her as she was stern and rather intimidating. She must have liked me though, as she recommended me for a full time position when the spring school term ended. I'm afraid I had higher aspirations though, and went off to Secretarial school, which I absolutely hated. I should have stayed at Woolworths.

Such wonderful memories. Thank you for sharing and I hope you enjoy reading The Woolworths Girls xx

my saturday job was working on the dodgems at belle vue and occasionally working in the kitchens at belle vue

I worked at Woollies in Leyton on Saturdays in 1963, pay was 18/- less 3d for NI. I was on the Easter Egg counter and we were allowed to eat the broken ones, I also did the pick n mix counter and loved those cheapo choc buttons with 100s and 1000s on them. We could buy lunch for 9d in the canteen; we had to add up all the purchases in our heads-there were no notebooks for us!
At Christmas we were given overtime after school for a few hours, the extra money came in handy for presents, and I was on the Christmas card counter so really busy. I mourned the day Woollies died .

Like many I had a Saturday job at woolies in Coventry city center in the mid 60's I worked on the butter counter, very busy but the experience gained was well worth it, mental arithmetic no calculators back then.. A £1.00 for a Saturday a lot of money in those days and my spending money stopped at home.
I recall one Saturday an older lady who I served said your hair will never turn grey with auburn hair, oh how I wish I could tell his wrong she was.
The yellow nylon belted overalls I remember very well, asking colleagues to check change when given a pound note and on the odd occasion a fiver. Those were the days, "the wonder of woollies". Oh how I miss the store.