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WilkoooooOOOooooOOooooooOOOOOoooooooOOOoooo
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2023 3:57 pm
by blombluss
https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 ... 12000-jobs
I'll miss Wilko. It was good (if not cheap) for all manner of DIY-y things.

Re: WilkoooooOOOooooOOooooooOOOOOoooooooOOOoooo
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2023 11:04 pm
by dng
It's like Woolworths dying all over again
Re: WilkoooooOOOooooOOooooooOOOOOoooooooOOOoooo
Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2023 6:44 pm
by Mrak
I went to wilkos recently for an a4 picture frame and they had loads of not quite a4 picture frames and I thought that was odd
Re: WilkoooooOOOooooOOooooooOOOOOoooooooOOOoooo
Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2023 8:25 pm
by blombluss
ves. most odd. also annoying.
Re: WilkoooooOOOooooOOooooooOOOOOoooooooOOOoooo
Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2023 9:34 pm
by dng
thats because photos are all always printed in stupid sizes that use inches instead of A numbers
Re: WilkoooooOOOooooOOooooooOOOOOoooooooOOOoooo
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2023 12:44 am
by blombluss
I'm glad Wilko are closing down, now.
Re: WilkoooooOOOooooOOooooooOOOOOoooooooOOOoooo
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2023 12:46 am
by blombluss
I've gone to the dark side (Home Bargains).
Re: WilkoooooOOOooooOOooooooOOOOOoooooooOOOoooo
Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2023 5:43 pm
by dng
they've closed the pie and mash shop on the high street down
Re: WilkoooooOOOooooOOooooooOOOOOoooooooOOOoooo
Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2023 5:43 pm
by dng
ultimate essex end times
Re: WilkoooooOOOooooOOooooooOOOOOoooooooOOOoooo
Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2023 7:55 pm
by blombluss
Awww.
Everything is fuckity fucked, in't it?

Re: WilkoooooOOOooooOOooooooOOOOOoooooooOOOoooo
Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2023 7:59 pm
by dng
maybe it'll be replaced with a really expensive pie and mash shop no one can afford to buy anything from
Re: WilkoooooOOOooooOOooooooOOOOOoooooooOOOoooo
Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2023 7:59 pm
by dng
maybe it'll be replaced by nothing at all for 15 years or more
Re: WilkoooooOOOooooOOooooooOOOOOoooooooOOOoooo
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2023 2:26 pm
by blombluss
It is time for the Essex Terror corner shoppe.
Re: WilkoooooOOOooooOOooooooOOOOOoooooooOOOoooo
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2023 2:48 pm
by vom
I went to Wilkos today
Re: WilkoooooOOOooooOOooooooOOOOOoooooooOOOoooo
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2023 2:48 pm
by vom
I bought some "DIY tape" and a set of plastic drawers
Re: WilkoooooOOOooooOOooooooOOOOOoooooooOOOoooo
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2023 2:50 pm
by dng
i still refuse to call them wilko even though they've probably been called wilko for 15 years now
Re: WilkoooooOOOooooOOooooooOOOOOoooooooOOOoooo
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2023 3:20 pm
by vom
do you still use the full name, "Wilko And Sons"?
Re: WilkoooooOOOooooOOooooooOOOOOoooooooOOOoooo
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2023 3:38 pm
by dng
"I am going to wilkinsons, the hardware and homeware store retail chain situated on the high street in several hundred towns, not to be confused with Wilkins and Sons, the essex jam company, who also operate some tea rooms in select Essex locations. Also I am going to wilkinsons to buy Jam. And some tea. And a room. Also some razors (gillette)."
Re: WilkoooooOOOooooOOooooooOOOOOoooooooOOOoooo
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2023 3:54 pm
by vom
haha, jam
Re: WilkoooooOOOooooOOooooooOOOOOoooooooOOOoooo
Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2023 2:10 pm
by blombluss
near a4 sized picher frane made ov frozen jam make britain great!