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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I remember as a student I got my first video recorder from Radio Rentals!
And used to hire videos (and latterly DVDs) from my local Blockbuster.
And, as you mentioned it, surely Woolies was the King of pick and mix!  |
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"Chelsea girl. And Our Price. My favourite shops when I was growing up...and we would always stop off for a bendy sausage in wimpy "
And Friday night video from blockbusters! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Woolies definitely,
Pick up a single, some stick on souls and blakeis to make your shoes last longer, a quick whiz round the pick and mix, and you're Saturday shopping done! (When you were 13 ) |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Chelsea girl. And Our Price. My favourite shops when I was growing up...and we would always stop off for a bendy sausage in wimpy
Snap! "
A Bender in a Bun,
Now a special section in the chat rooms |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
"Woolies definitely,
Pick up a single, some stick on souls and blakeis to make your shoes last longer, a quick whiz round the pick and mix, and you're Saturday shopping done! (When you were 13 )"
You don't see Blakey's anymore.
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"Tammy girl and Andy's records x"
Was Andy's Records national, or just a East Anglian thing? Andys Records was the best place to get music t-shirts.
I also remember Athena being a bookshop, before it just sold posters (before closing down). |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"C&A I used to love shopping there as a teen. I suppose New Look is a bit like that from what I remember "
I hated c&a... then I worked there... until they sacked me  |
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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago
Hereford |
"Tammy girl and Andy's records x
Was Andy's Records national, or just a East Anglian thing? Andys Records was the best place to get music t-shirts.
I also remember Athena being a bookshop, before it just sold posters (before closing down)."
There was an Andy's Records in Aberystwyth when I was a student (1999-2003) |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
"C&A I used to love shopping there as a teen. I suppose New Look is a bit like that from what I remember "
I remember that C&A was the only place we could get salopettes for the school skiing trip.
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By (user no longer on site)
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Tammy girl, mum used to be downstairs in etam and I'd be upstairs in the girls clothes. Woolworths, even BHS where I used to get my global hyper colour t shirts, they'd actually be handy now for the gym so I could see if I'm sweating enough! |
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"Ottakars bookshops were nice and I seem to remember a supermarket in Stamford called ‘Sally Morlands’ although I think I might have just hear my parents talk of it. "
sally morlands was the first supermarket i ever knew. Things where just piled up on the floor dont remember them having any shelves
Think they where just local though. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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M.F.I. worked there for a while, customer services queue was always a mile long from people complaining about the screws missing or bits broken from the packages |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I definitely miss going to Blockbuster Video when I was a kid or BV as I used to call it.
What I miss about BV is renting games there but the lovely smell the place has when you enter is what I'll miss most of all. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Tammy girl and Andy's records x
Was Andy's Records national, or just a East Anglian thing? Andys Records was the best place to get music t-shirts.
I also remember Athena being a bookshop, before it just sold posters (before closing down)."
Not sure but that's where I spent my Saturdays in there with headphones on lol x |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I remember some shops had milk vending machines and Cigarette vending machines outside on the pavement, as nothing, absolutely nothing was open on Sunday afternoon/evening |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"C&A I used to love shopping there as a teen. I suppose New Look is a bit like that from what I remember
I remember that C&A was the only place we could get salopettes for the school skiing trip.
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The c&a shell suit lol (80s child here) x |
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"I remember some shops had milk vending machines and Cigarette vending machines outside on the pavement, as nothing, absolutely nothing was open on Sunday afternoon/evening"
I can still remember chocolate vending machines on the platforms of tube stations. Though 9 times out of 10 they'd take your money and not give you anything in return  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Not sure it was a chain but Take Six had a few shops. Wardour Street London was THE place to get clothes. Made to measure Mohair suits for silly money ...
Childhood memories of the original Woolworths in Cornmarket Street Oxford that had creaky wood floors .... |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I remember some shops had milk vending machines and Cigarette vending machines outside on the pavement, as nothing, absolutely nothing was open on Sunday afternoon/evening"
And egg vending machines in the middle of nowhere ...  |
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By *isa 59Woman
over a year ago
Newcastle |
Woolworths for the donut machine...loved to watch them being made and having them hot out of the sugar.
C&A for the hat dept...used to love trying them all on as a kid.
Littlewoods used to do an awesome chocolate bar with a banana flavoured liquid centre. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I remember some shops had milk vending machines and Cigarette vending machines outside on the pavement, as nothing, absolutely nothing was open on Sunday afternoon/evening
I can still remember chocolate vending machines on the platforms of tube stations. Though 9 times out of 10 they'd take your money and not give you anything in return "
Preparation for a life on Fab, you're choosen pleasure seems tantalising close, only to be let down 9/10.
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"Woolworths for the donut machine...loved to watch them being made and having them hot out of the sugar.
C&A for the hat dept...used to love trying them all on as a kid.
Littlewoods used to do an awesome chocolate bar with a banana flavoured liquid centre. "
Ooh and the cafeteria attached to littlewoods aour Saturday treat a doughnut and milkshake lol x |
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"I remember some shops had milk vending machines and Cigarette vending machines outside on the pavement, as nothing, absolutely nothing was open on Sunday afternoon/evening
I can still remember chocolate vending machines on the platforms of tube stations. Though 9 times out of 10 they'd take your money and not give you anything in return
Preparation for a life on Fab, you're choosen pleasure seems tantalising close, only to be let down 9/10.
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On a brighter note, do you remember those toy Cadbury chocolate vending machines |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Woolworths - I won a £250 trolley dash in there in 1990, that was a shit load of money then especially to a 13 year old kid.
Tandy and Dixons
Which aisle did you go to first? Lego?"
Yep, I got the lego technic car, Loads of action man stuff, Michael Jackson cassettes |
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"More (some slightly obscure): Home & Colonial, Irwins, Dewhursts, Lewis's (Liverpool), C & A, MacFisheries, Dixons, Jessops"
My first job was as a Saturday girl in Dewhursts. I worked there from age 13 and when I quit my A levels aged 17 I asked them to take me on full time as an apprentice butcher. They said no, girls can’t train as a butcher it’s a mans job. Being a gobby little cow I told em to stick their Saturday job where the sun don’t shine
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By *ady LickWoman
over a year ago
Northampton Somewhere |
"Woolworths - I won a £250 trolley dash in there in 1990, that was a shit load of money then especially to a 13 year old kid.
Tandy and Dixons
Which aisle did you go to first? Lego?
Yep, I got the lego technic car, Loads of action man stuff, Michael Jackson cassettes"
Wow, you must of been in heaven!! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Woolworths I miss, used to get all my record singles in there.
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I bought my first ever single in Woolies, David Essex it was. Very small me asked the lady "Hold Me Close, please", and she came round the counter and gave me a hug.
I was too young to remember but it's the sort of story my mum loves to tell |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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C&A is still going in most of mainland Europe.
United Colours of Benetton is common there too.
What I miss is not a chain but a type of shop. A proper, old school, car accessory shop.
Many an hour spent in my yoof in the local ones and that’s only 15 years ago. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I’m off down Rumbelows on my Raleigh Grifter, see you knobbers later.
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Sent from ZX Spectrum"
I had it’s little brother the Raleigh Boxer which had a pedal brake! |
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Kardoma, coffee shops.
Maypole, northern grocers.
Redmans, bacon shops.
George Glass. "Look through a Glass window". Gents outfitters.
John Collier, Weaver to Wearer. Gents outfitters.
Timothy, White and Taylor's. Chemist chain.
Montague Burton. For the original "Full Monty". Which was a made to measure 3 piece suit.
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"I’m off down Rumbelows on my Raleigh Grifter, see you knobbers later.
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Sent from ZX Spectrum
I had it’s little brother the Raleigh Boxer which had a pedal brake! "
I had a Budgie, a Boxer then a Tommahawk- Choppers little bro aaaahhh the memories.... |
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"We're Reddingtone rare records a chain or just in Bham ?
Have they gone then, thought they were still on the Bristo Road
Reddingtons
Oh I thought he sold up and went online only? "
It's the Diskery on the Bristol Rd, Reddingtons went years ago..... |
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"We're Reddingtone rare records a chain or just in Bham ?
Have they gone then, thought they were still on the Bristo Road
Reddingtons
Oh I thought he sold up and went online only?
It's the Diskery on the Bristol Rd, Reddingtons went years ago....."
Just did some research.
He sold up in 2014, 75,000 vinyls in one big sell off.
There is another place where the old Davenports brewery was. |
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"Victoria Winesoff licences have become a thing of the past
Outdoors.....anyone remember those, attached to a Pub or Brewery.... "
Remember the one attached to the Golden Cross pub in Harborne from when Inwas a child.
Coming from an Irish family would often be sent down to fetch them some Sherry off the wood as they called it 
No one batted an eyelid about serving us back then either. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Victoria Winesoff licences have become a thing of the past
Outdoors.....anyone remember those, attached to a Pub or Brewery.... "
Yep local pub had a door at end where you could get off sales |
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"Victoria Winesoff licences have become a thing of the past
Outdoors.....anyone remember those, attached to a Pub or Brewery....
Remember the one attached to the Golden Cross pub in Harborne from when Inwas a child.
Coming from an Irish family would often be sent down to fetch them some Sherry off the wood as they called it
No one batted an eyelid about serving us back then either."
Bloody Hell the Golden Cross that takes me back....... |
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"Victoria Winesoff licences have become a thing of the past
Outdoors.....anyone remember those, attached to a Pub or Brewery....
Remember the one attached to the Golden Cross pub in Harborne from when Inwas a child.
Coming from an Irish family would often be sent down to fetch them some Sherry off the wood as they called it
No one batted an eyelid about serving us back then either.
Bloody Hell the Golden Cross that takes me back......."
Used to get sent up the shops for Number 10 fags by my mom too and no probs getting served....how innocent we all were then ! |
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"Victoria Winesoff licences have become a thing of the past
Outdoors.....anyone remember those, attached to a Pub or Brewery....
Remember the one attached to the Golden Cross pub in Harborne from when Inwas a child.
Coming from an Irish family would often be sent down to fetch them some Sherry off the wood as they called it
No one batted an eyelid about serving us back then either.
Bloody Hell the Golden Cross that takes me back......."
Then thevlazy fox and think it’s back to the Cross again now.
Haven’t been up that way for years now. |
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"Victoria Winesoff licences have become a thing of the past
Outdoors.....anyone remember those, attached to a Pub or Brewery....
Remember the one attached to the Golden Cross pub in Harborne from when Inwas a child.
Coming from an Irish family would often be sent down to fetch them some Sherry off the wood as they called it
No one batted an eyelid about serving us back then either.
Bloody Hell the Golden Cross that takes me back.......
Then thevlazy fox and think it’s back to the Cross again now.
Haven’t been up that way for years now."
It’s where Mr M and I first met too. |
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"Victoria Winesoff licences have become a thing of the past
Outdoors.....anyone remember those, attached to a Pub or Brewery....
Remember the one attached to the Golden Cross pub in Harborne from when Inwas a child.
Coming from an Irish family would often be sent down to fetch them some Sherry off the wood as they called it
No one batted an eyelid about serving us back then either.
Bloody Hell the Golden Cross that takes me back.......
Then thevlazy fox and think it’s back to the Cross again now.
Haven’t been up that way for years now."
Yes it was the lazy fox, then cross again I think then the Florence & Firkin and now alas it has gone, new build student flats now....  |
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Woolworths, Global Video, Ottakers,
Blockbuster, MFI, Road Chef (only because a group of us stopped to have breakfast after a day out to Alton Towers and the woman made a complete arse of the order...we laugh about it to this day!) |
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"Victoria Winesoff licences have become a thing of the past
Outdoors.....anyone remember those, attached to a Pub or Brewery....
Remember the one attached to the Golden Cross pub in Harborne from when Inwas a child.
Coming from an Irish family would often be sent down to fetch them some Sherry off the wood as they called it
No one batted an eyelid about serving us back then either.
Bloody Hell the Golden Cross that takes me back.......
Then thevlazy fox and think it’s back to the Cross again now.
Haven’t been up that way for years now.
Yes it was the lazy fox, then cross again I think then the Florence & Firkin and now alas it has gone, new build student flats now.... "
I worked behind the bar there when it was the Florence & Firkin.......I was also having a fling with the Manageress......but that's another story ! |
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"Victoria Winesoff licences have become a thing of the past
Outdoors.....anyone remember those, attached to a Pub or Brewery....
Remember the one attached to the Golden Cross pub in Harborne from when Inwas a child.
Coming from an Irish family would often be sent down to fetch them some Sherry off the wood as they called it
No one batted an eyelid about serving us back then either.
Bloody Hell the Golden Cross that takes me back.......
Then thevlazy fox and think it’s back to the Cross again now.
Haven’t been up that way for years now.
Yes it was the lazy fox, then cross again I think then the Florence & Firkin and now alas it has gone, new build student flats now....
I worked behind the bar there when it was the Florence & Firkin.......I was also having a fling with the Manageress......but that's another story ! "
Wow it must be years then since I last went past there.
Think they were still building the new QE back then. |
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Pearce and Cutler glazing shops
W H Smith Do-it-All
The old Oasis in Brum.
Unit Sales diy chain
Brentford Nylons
Opening it out to pubs and clubs
Barbarellas
Edwards 7+8
Millennium
Elbow Room
R&Js
Cedar Club
The Barrel Organ Digbeth
The Railway Curzon Street
The Grapes Hill Street Brum
Bogarts Birmingham
Lordy there are so many
The Mercat Cross , all old band haunts.
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"Pearce and Cutler glazing shops
W H Smith Do-it-All
The old Oasis in Brum.
Unit Sales diy chain
Brentford Nylons
Opening it out to pubs and clubs
Barbarellas
Edwards 7+8
Millennium
Elbow Room
R&Js
Cedar Club
The Barrel Organ Digbeth
The Railway Curzon Street
The Grapes Hill Street Brum
Bogarts Birmingham
Lordy there are so many
The Mercat Cross , all old band haunts.
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Kaleidescope, Hill Street, next to Sam Wellers |
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