The wonder of Woolies?

So Woolies is no more........ Very sad to see this institution decline over the past few years. As a child in the 50's, I remember my local Woolies very fondly - old wooden creaky floors and the counter with lots of little compartments on it containing anything and everything! It was the only place that my brother and I could afford to do our Christmas shopping - 2/6 a week pocket money didn't go very far, even in those days! My poor Mum and Dad were given many a tatty ornament/ashtray from there: they never complained though! It was the only shop you could buy odds and ends like zips, cottons, elastic etc. I fear that other institutions may go the same way..........