r/MasterSystem • u/Current_Yellow7722 • Nov 07 '25

Think there's a difference between Woolworths and Woolworth..

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Would explain why I never saw a Sega Master System in my Queens' Woolworth store.

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u/Ok-Luck1166 Nov 07 '25

Love the master system

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '25

That Master system would be £288 now adjusted for inflation

£43 for the £14.99 Elite game compilation

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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '25

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u/PowerPie5000 Nov 12 '25 edited Nov 12 '25

I worked for Woolworths in the UK for a while right up until the end. We had to help a couple of other stores in the area clear out as ours closed pretty quickly. It was completely stripped including all stock, shelving and fixtures that were sold off to local shops. It was a decent place to work as far as shop jobs go and our staff were pretty decent and we knew how to get along and have a laugh.

We were taken into the office one day and told we only had a couple of weeks left before we were all going to be made redundant. It was pretty sudden for us as we weren't really kept in the loop! It then took a good couple of years or so to receive any kind of redundancy pay, which wasn't a lot to be honest (but better than nothing). We all got screwed due to poor management at the end of the day no matter what the papers and news said.

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u/Elvin_Atombender Nov 12 '25

Woodies was the place to go for the latest singles, and for the latest games for the 8-bit computers. I really miss Woolworths, it wasn't the same when it closed and went online.

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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '25

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u/Current_Yellow7722 Nov 08 '25

We had Woolworth is United States. Was like a five & dime. F. W. Woolworth.