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Woolies - feckin USELESS again



Easy 10

Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Jul 5, 2003
62,426
Location Location
Last week I went in on the offchance and asked if they had any Mario Karts for the Wii in stock or due in. "NO" was the answer (obviously), until one of the urchins behind the counter then said "oh hang on though - we had one ordered a while back but the customer then cancelled without paying for it - that one should still be in on Thursday".

"Alright then" says I. "I'll have that one please". I paid for it, they took my mobile number, and said I'd get a confirmation text when it arrived. Thursday came and went, no text, so I phoned on Friday. Girly says "I thought I saw it, I swear I saw it come in, but I can't find it now". Rolling eyes heavily I said I'd pop in tomorrow and hopefully they'll have "found" it.

So I go there on Saturday, with receipt, and say "I should have a Mario Kart here to collect ?" Urchin behind the counter fetches an apologetic manager who informs me that the Mario Kart did indeed come in - but they went and sent the confirmation text to the ORIGINAL customer who had ordered it but then cancelled it. This wanker had received the text, sauntered into Woolies, showed the text message, and fecked off with MY Mario Kart, that I'd paid for, without paying.

Once this was realised, the manager phoned him back on his mobile and said what he'd done was theft - either he brings the game back, or he pays for it, or they get the police involved. Wankchops then came down, avoided the manager, left the £35 on the desk and scarpered.

Long and short of it is I still have no Mario Kart, and nowhere has it.
Why do I BOTHER ordering stuff from Woolies. They are the very definition of SHIZER when it comes down to it.

*sigh*
Thanks for listening.
 






alan partridge

Active member
Jul 7, 2003
5,256
Linton Travel Tavern
Last week I went in on the offchance and asked if they had any Mario Karts for the Wii in stock or due in. "NO" was the answer (obviously), until one of the urchins behind the counter then said "oh hang on though - we had one ordered a while back but the customer then cancelled without paying for it - that one should still be in on Thursday".

"Alright then" says I. "I'll have that one please". I paid for it, they took my mobile number, and said I'd get a confirmation text when it arrived. Thursday came and went, no text, so I phoned on Friday. Girly says "I thought I saw it, I swear I saw it come in, but I can't find it now". Rolling eyes heavily I said I'd pop in tomorrow and hopefully they'll have "found" it.

So I go there on Saturday, with receipt, and say "I should have a Mario Kart here to collect ?" Urchin behind the counter fetches an apologetic manager who informs me that the Mario Kart did indeed come in - but they went and sent the confirmation text to the ORIGINAL customer who had ordered it but then cancelled it. This wanker had received the text, sauntered into Woolies, showed the text message, and fecked off with MY Mario Kart, that I'd paid for, without paying.

Once this was realised, the manager phoned him back on his mobile and said what he'd done was theft - either he brings the game back, or he pays for it, or they get the police involved. Wankchops then came down, avoided the manager, left the £35 on the desk and scarpered.

Long and short of it is I still have no Mario Kart, and nowhere has it.
Why do I BOTHER ordering stuff from Woolies. They are the very definition of SHIZER when it comes down to it.

*sigh*
Thanks for listening.

:D

worth it as it made me chuckle. but, why buy anything from Woolies apart from pic and mix? Go to a shop that sells games.
 








Peteinblack

Well-known member
NSC Patron
Jun 3, 2004
4,146
Bath, Somerset.
:D

worth it as it made me chuckle. but, why buy anything from Woolies apart from pic and mix? Go to a shop that sells games.

Yes, the pic'n'mix was the only reason I ever shopped at Woolies, but about 18 months ago, they had the usual store 'makeover', rebranded pic'n'mix as 'Candy King', and half of the sweets I used to indulge in, like Cadbury's Roses and Quality Street, they've withdrawn from stock.

Woolies are absolute shite, and the soooner they go out of business, the better.

:rant::rant::rant::rant::rant::rant::rant::rant:
 


vulture

Banned
Jul 26, 2004
16,515
I used to be a manager for woolies...shit firm stuck in the 1960s...losing shit loads of money...shit staff....shit everything
 


Jul 5, 2003
23,777
Polegate
:lolol: Which store was this?

Typically shambolic really, somes the place up!
 




Juan Albion

Chicken Sniffer 3rd Class
Yes, the pic'n'mix was the only reason I ever shopped at Woolies, but about 18 months ago, they had the usual store 'makeover', rebranded pic'n'mix as 'Candy King', and half of the sweets I used to indulge in, like Cadbury's Roses and Quality Street, they've withdrawn from stock.

This is serious news. Much more important than all this Adams nonsense. Can you still get sherbet fruits? ???
 


Frutos

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Helpful Moderator
NSC Patron
May 3, 2006
36,311
Northumberland
I used to be a manager for woolies...shit firm stuck in the 1960s...losing shit loads of money...shit staff....shit everything

Which store were you the manager at???

Right now, I'd agree entirely with your assessment. The sooner I get out of the f***ing hellhole, the better.
 








vulture

Banned
Jul 26, 2004
16,515
Which store were you the manager at???

Right now, I'd agree entirely with your assessment. The sooner I get out of the f***ing hellhole, the better.

Trained at Eastleigh with Dave Goble was do to go to leigh park but quit as the firm is shit and like I said stuck in the 60s.Justin was my area manager
 


vegster

Sanity Clause
May 5, 2008
28,273
Does anyone know if they got the foam bananas covered in chocolate back in again yet ?
 






Stoichkov

The Miserable Bulgarian
Jul 26, 2004
1,335
Brighton
If Woolies didn't already exist - no one would invent them. They are mediocre at everything they sell and it can't be long before they vanish from the high street.

That said, a few months ago I went hunting for xbox 360 wireless adaptor - none to be found anywhere in Brighton except Woolies. They also came up trumps with my Wii Fit a few weeks ago when everywhere had sold out so perhaps they aren't all bad...
 


MattBackHome

Well-known member
Jul 7, 2003
11,876
I bought 2 very comfortable, lightweight, adjustable SUN LOUNGERS from Woolies last week and they are fantastic in every way. And they were reduced.
 


The Clown of Pevensey Bay

Well-known member
Jul 5, 2003
4,340
Suburbia
I used to be a manager for woolies...shit firm stuck in the 1960s...losing shit loads of money...shit staff....shit everything

A chum of mine used to work in the London Road branch. Apparently they had NO security locks on the front doors, or CCTV cameras. As a result the only way they could prevent overnight break-ins was leaving lots of large items up against the front doors.

As you might realise, this was NOT very sucessful.
 




Easy 10

Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Jul 5, 2003
62,426
Location Location
:lolol: Which store was this?

Typically shambolic really, somes the place up!

Southwick Square.
They f***ed me over with my Guitar Hero a couple of years ago as well when I ordered it and it came in about 3 weeks after they said it would (and before you ask - I had some Woolies VOUCHERS in my wallet to use up, which is the only reason I ordered it from them).

I'm going to go there this afternoon and do a big smelly fart by the pic-n-mix.
 


Everest

Me
Jul 5, 2003
20,741
Southwick
You can borrow mine if you want. I got it at my local Woolies. Nearly got it for free too.
 


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