I Do Miss…..

We have a Wimpy within 10 minutes walk from us.

I really miss Top Shop as their jeans fitted me to perfection and they always had a good selection of sweaters and shirts (a bit different from the norm)

Marydoll was posting yesterday

I like the factory outlet shop too but they seems thin on the ground near me anyway.

There are still quite a few Wimpys about.

There was a superb one in Düsseldorf when we lived there, with an amazing Ski / Winter sports section.
TillyTrotter I bought DD her ski wear from the one in Cardiff when she went to work in Switzerland, all excellent quality.

Parsley3

I think of Home Bargains as the new Woolworths. It is especially good for gardening things. I miss BHS as I bought nice towels from there.

I got some lovely towels from Dunelm.

Auntieflo

Must concentrate more, me that is!

I read the OP title as in "I do miss"..... as in a classroom and speaking to a teacher.
Bring in Marydoll, now please.

I will now go off, drink my tea and apply myself to preparing the meal for later on.

That's how I read it too, Auntieflo!
I shall join you in the corner, hands on our heads, for the whole thread

I do miss Woolies and the variety of goods they sold. Ladybird children's clothes always seemed to be good quality.

Wilko is good but doesn't sell the range as it's mainly hardware, gardening and toiletries.
The Factory Shop is ok as a replacement but it's just not the same.

The staff in our local Woolies were lovely, too.

I miss Wimpy too. They have even closed the one in Lowestoft

Ladybird clothes were lovely, I really think they could have made more of the brand. They just had no money though did they? The American daughter took all the money out of it or something and then they had to rent all the stores at an extortionate rate.

I think the range is a bit like a bigger woolworths

sodapop I used to buy Ladybird clothes there for my children too.
We came across a few C&A shops in France, memories!
I miss Wimpey burger shops, they were a treat when out shopping…yawn…with Mum and Dad, came across on in Ryde a few years ago but didn’t try it out.

Parsley3

I think of Home Bargains as the new Woolworths. It is especially good for gardening things. I miss BHS as I bought nice towels from there.

I loved their range of towels too. Lots of colours and sizes, good quality, so soft and thick.
I used to like Woolworths too, but Home Bargains, B&M and Wilko make up for it.

I miss Adams childrens wear shops, they had good quality clothes at great prices.

We had a large C&A store, very useful, but it closed.
After having a presence in the UK High Streets since 1922 they withdrew from the UK in 2001, although there are still many stores across Europe.
There was a superb one in Düsseldorf when we lived there, with an amazing Ski / Winter sports section.

I had a Saturday and holiday job at Whitby Woolworths, across from the harbour. The cellar would flood regularly and anybody with a quiet counter would be given wellies and a bucket and have to stand on the cellar steps scooping up the water and running across the road to pour it back into the sea. It always struck me as a pointless exercise!

It was a lovely place to work. I had spells on haberdashery (the quiet one!), the delicatessen, toys and the sweet counter. We had a free dinner from the wonderful canteen upstairs, and used to go home regularly with staff discounted food at the end of the day. Happy days!

I bought the best photograph albums ever at Woolworth. They are still in use. Much larger than the tiny ones you buy now so can't be replaced! I used to shop there quite often, and was a big C&A customer too. I miss them both.

Must concentrate more, me that is!

I read the OP title as in "I do miss"..... as in a classroom and speaking to a teacher.
Bring in Marydoll, now please.

I will now go off, drink my tea and apply myself to preparing the meal for later on.

I think of Home Bargains as the new Woolworths. It is especially good for gardening things. I miss BHS as I bought nice towels from there.

I miss Maplins, the electronics shop, which has closed its outlet on our High Street. It made a good creche where I could leave DH on shopping trips.

I still have a much-battered laundry basket, given to me as a wedding present. I also still have several dolls that I was given or bought, that came from Woolworths. We also had some furniture that we bought when first married and which, although inexpensive, lasted for years

I worked in Woollies in the Archway in London in the early 60s. It was my first job as a Saturday girl while still at school and I was paid the princely sum of 10/-. I was on the toilet roll counter. It was a friendly place and a happy introduction to the world of work.

My go to place for lighting was BHS and for children’s clothes was Adams. I didn’t really shop in Woolworths although I had a Saturday job there on haberdashery which could have started my love of crafting.

I bought Ladybird clothes there for my grandchildren as well. When I was young I used to buy their hard backed books with my birthday & Christmas money.
I also miss BHS their soft furnishings were excellent.

I think WILCO is the best replacement for Woolworths. I love having a walk round there - I always find things to put in my basket. The last thing I bought was a nonslip bath mat - it's by far the best one I have ever had - much better than the one from M&S

Our Wollies! Again it conjures up memories of our teenage years and when we were young mums!

I remember going into Woolies and writing a cheque, I said to the girl behind the counter 'do I make it out to F W Woolworth' and she hadn't got a clue what I was talking about

I miss C&A my oh liked their shirts when we visited son in Germany he bought several shirts .

C & As I really miss it although it’s been gone years, I worked there when I left school at Marble Arch branch, bought my wedding dress there and you could buy everything from underwear to hats at reasonable prices.