Woolies - closing down sale tomorrow (11/12/08)

Debt_Free_Chick

Leanne200 wrote: »

I don't know if I can buy another thing from there.... this is disgusting...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7809195.stm

Whilst I don't disagree with you, the Administrator cannot make "unauthorised" payments. If the (local) law doesn't provide for a redundancy payment, then the Administrator has no power to pay one. Unless, of course, the business has enough money to do so. But if it did, then it's likely it wouldn't be in Administration anyway.

moneysaver12

Went woolworths today there was hardly anything left, don't think they will stay open till half five today, lots of people there, but didn't have to queue long.

Leanne200

Debt_Free_Chick wrote: »

Whilst I don't disagree with you, the Administrator cannot make "unauthorised" payments. If the (local) law doesn't provide for a redundancy payment, then the Administrator has no power to pay one. Unless, of course, the business has enough money to do so. But if it did, then it's likely it wouldn't be in Administration anyway.

Yes but the point is, is that the Administrators did consider it and then decided not to give them anything...

I being redundant myself at the end of November and hardly getting anything just feel sorry for those people who still have to pay their bills and mortgages and have given so much of their lives into working for a company that has failed them miserably!

Leanne200

poppy10 wrote: »

Yeah, it's sad for the Jersey staff who aren't getting a redundancy package from the administrators, but to be fair, they hardly pay any tax, so they can't expect the same generosity from the welfare state of the mainland.

Yes thats down to Statutory pay which they are not legally entitled to of course, but the company and the adminstrators can pay them anything they want to though it's down to them...

scottishf

Was in woolies in Hamilton today...they were selling boxes full of assorted items for £5...got a box full of stationary

Mike_J

Woolworths in Warrington is due to close on Tuesday now....No idea what they are gonna sell after the weekend coz thye hardly have anything left and what they do have was junk. Some CDs left but they still overpriced at 50% of the moment.

lanemondo

Jackpot at mine today (Shirley) Solihull.

They brought down all customer returns from the warehouse area

got 2 - 32 inch TVs (one HD) - £10 each!
got pink TV with DVD player - £4!
Gameboy advanced - £11
Two good mobiles - £5
loads of xbox 360 games

all 80% off
Tvs for some reason came up at £50 each

Sold as seen and can only get one of the 32 inch Tvs to work.


People had computers, laptops, cam recorders, portable dvd players

PCs were going through at £7!!!

ridiculous bargains!!
keep looking out - the day before it was more or less empty

Little_Leita

lanemondo wrote: »

Jackpot at mine today (Shirley) Solihull.

They brought down all customer returns from the warehouse area

got 2 - 32 inch TVs (one HD) - £10 each!
got pink TV with DVD player - £4!
Gameboy advanced - £11
Two good mobiles - £5
loads of xbox 360 games

all 80% off
Tvs for some reason came up at £50 each

Sold as seen and can only get one of the 32 inch Tvs to work.


People had computers, laptops, cam recorders, portable dvd players

PCs were going through at £7!!!

ridiculous bargains!!
keep looking out - the day before it was more or less empty

Fantastic!!! well done you! :T

Daz78_2

lanemondo wrote: »

Jackpot at mine today (Shirley) Solihull.

They brought down all customer returns from the warehouse area

got 2 - 32 inch TVs (one HD) - £10 each!
got pink TV with DVD player - £4!
Gameboy advanced - £11
Two good mobiles - £5
loads of xbox 360 games

all 80% off
Tvs for some reason came up at £50 each

Sold as seen and can only get one of the 32 inch Tvs to work.


People had computers, laptops, cam recorders, portable dvd players

PCs were going through at £7!!!

ridiculous bargains!!
keep looking out - the day before it was more or less empty

While it is good for you to have a bargain spare a thought for the staff who might not be getting any redundancy.

Personally I cannot buy anything from Woolies as the thought of these staff losing their jobs is terrible and I cannot bear to gain from this.

The word vulture comes to mind in some examples in this thread.....

Poolie_Girl

Thats a brilliant haul you've got there, very impressed. Was hoping to pick up a console maybe in the ones around here during closing but nothing doing. Was more than pleased with the CDs, DVDs and PS2 games I picked up though and now those around me are all shut I can sit back and say I'm pleased with what I've picked up but sad to see Woolies go.