Woolies Pick n Mix.

[Raven]

Remember this, I always loved it when I was growing up and so did my kids.

[Alex]

Yes I remember the Pick & Mix counter in Woolies, you still see them sometimes. I think The Range has a Pick & Mix as I try to avoid it 

[klondike]

I remember light bulbs there. They always tested them before they were sold (no doubt so they could refuse returns).

They also sold children's toys. I loved a clockwork walking bear I had from there. I saw one on antiques roadshow years ago. That bear is still in this house somewhere but I'm unsure where. It was in a sorry state last I saw of it with it's cloth fur worn through but I think the legs were still going. I wish now I'd put it aside and renovated it if I could.

[Scrumpy]

I remember Woolworths and Pick n Mix..
I have seen them recently in another store.. 
They didn't look as enticing as they did many years ago..
Though I must confess I sampled one as I walked by..

[Mups]

I do wish we had our old shops back.   I don't half miss them.
It's hardly worth going in to our town now,  not unless you want your nails done, or a tattoo,  or a daft  hair colour doing.  
I miss a decent hardware shop too.

[klondike]

Town centres are into a death spiral. Few interesting shops means less people bother going into town. Low footfall makes it less worthwhile having a shop in town.

I think a lot of the blame rests with greedy council's. High business rates and inconvenient and expensive parking for a start.

[Mups]

Town centres are into a death spiral. Few interesting shops means less people bother going into town. Low footfall makes it less worthwhile having a shop in town.

I think a lot of the blame rests with greedy council's. High business rates and inconvenient and expensive parking for a start.

Yes,  I agree with all that.  

[Michael Rolls]

Me too

[GrannyMac]

There's an old fashioned electrical shop near here, it sells all sorts of odd bulbs.  A couple of butchers, bakers, and a greengrocer.  Ten minutes away - a proper hardware shop.  But the tattoo parlours, charity shops and nail bars are increasing.  

The charity shop where I volunteer used to be a Blockbusters.  Anyone remember those?

[klondike]

Killed by Netflix. Where do you think all those absent town shoppers are getting their goods? Online is the answer same as the Blockbusters ex-customers and often the same people.

[Michael Rolls]

I'm housebound, but when I could get around, it seemed that every time I went into Perth another shop had closed