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I used to work in a supermarket where the girl on the deli counter cut off the top of her finger in the meat slicer, but was made to finish her shift before going to hospital. You can now pay £100 to shoot zombies in the store's empty shell, haunted by poor dead nine-finger deli girl. Tell us your tales of the old retail experience, from either side of the counter

(I helped save b3ta! Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 10 May 2012, 13:50)
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Poundland is doomed!
There's a shop unit in Derby's Westfield Centre that must be cursed.

Way back, when it was still the Eagle Centre, it was C&A, until they buggered off back across the channel.

Then it became Woolies, and we all know what happened there.

Then came TJ Hughes, and they closed down.

Now it's a branch of the purveyor of the finest quality tat you can buy for a pound. Oh dear.
(marknotgeorge is not worried. It's my natural expression., Fri 11 May 2012, 0:08, 9 replies)
Poundland took over the old Woolies in Fleet.
That one didn't last long...
(I helped save b3ta! joefish It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks, Fri 11 May 2012, 0:20, closed)
Is this Blackpool by any chance?

(wehttamman via B3ta for microwave, Fri 11 May 2012, 1:51, closed)
The line about it being in Derby's Westfiled Centre
makes me think that it is.
(I helped save b3ta! Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Sat 12 May 2012, 14:43, closed)
They
seem to be taking over in my home town. I moved away and there was one, I went back there a few days ago and now there are 5 in the town centre.
(FootOfTim, Fri 11 May 2012, 7:58, closed)
Oh man, shops change in my town too, it's like we're cousins or sutin.

(I helped save b3ta! Amorous Badger NAKED BEA ARTHUR PHOTOS 4U, Fri 11 May 2012, 8:00, closed)
the funny thing is
the first ever poundland was in burton! just down the road!

hahahahahahahaha

er

the one in wandsworth does a roaring trade.
(magictorch, Fri 11 May 2012, 9:47, closed)
This just adds another layer to this fascinating tale.

(I helped save b3ta! Amorous Badger NAKED BEA ARTHUR PHOTOS 4U, Fri 11 May 2012, 10:11, closed)
Interesting* fact #437
Woolworths was started as a "five-and-dime" store - the equivalent of todays Poundland / 99p Stores.

What goes around comes around...

* for a given value of "interesting"
(moon monkey is busy making memories worth repressing, Fri 11 May 2012, 11:26, closed)
Their slogan had used to be that there's nothing over sixpence in the store.
Now there's just nothing in the store at all.
(I helped save b3ta! Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Sat 12 May 2012, 14:42, closed)

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