tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post272054544454913256..comments2024-03-18T11:43:53.754+00:00Comments on No Rock And Roll Fun: That's the wonder of WoolworthsSimon Hayes Budgenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-14497427566820570922008-05-28T13:27:00.000+00:002008-05-28T13:27:00.000+00:00Ah..the 79p ex-chart bargain bin at Woolworths; so...Ah..the 79p ex-chart bargain bin at Woolworths; some of my first single purchases came from that: Self Control by Laura Branigan, Wood Beez by Scritti Politti, Ain't Nobody by Rufus and Chaka Khan...them were the days...jrjbcnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17115101148966516822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-21444106209241065022008-05-28T12:05:00.000+00:002008-05-28T12:05:00.000+00:00Now that floorspace can be used to push those bags...<I>Now that floorspace can be used to push those bags which you vacuum the air out of, and microwave dishes that promise to cook like proper cooking but, erm, don't.</I><BR/><BR/>Gah, what is Woolworths' new obsession with those ropey gadgets? It wouldn't be so bad, but every display is accompanied by a TV blaring commercials for the things on an endless loop. They put them right by the counters too, so whenever I'm queuing up, I get flashbacks to groggily becoming semi-conscious on the sofa at 3am, woken up by the 'Teleshopping' programme that takes over from Paramount. I've come *this* close to ordering a Jack LaLanne Juicer before now, you know...<BR/><BR/>*recalls dodgy exercise machine 'infomercial' starring fake Californian voxpop woman yapping "My biggest problem are my thighs and my butt"*<BR/>*wonders whether her biggest problem is now her inability to get another acting job ever*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com