Sally’s dash to bag 99p bargains (From Daily Echo)
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Sally’s dash to bag 99p bargains
12:20pm Wednesday 13th May 2009 in
A HAMPSHIRE mum bagged bargains galore to mark the opening of Southampton’s newest credit crunch-beating store.
Mum of two Sally Cooper had 90 seconds to race round the new 99p Stores in Shirley after winning a trolley dash competition in the Daily Echo.
The only thing Sally, from Park Gate, missed out on was breaking the 99p Stores’ trolley dash world record of 102 items – she only managed 65.
The 32-year-old said: “It was a great experience.”
Dozens of people queued for the official opening of the shop, which has moved into the former Woolworths store in Shirley High Street.
First in the queue was 69- year-old former Woolworths employee Dilys Ferrett, who had been waiting since 7.30am.
Dilys, from Shirley, said the opening of the 99p Stores was “the best thing to happen to Shirley”.
Comments(12)
Reality-man
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12:39pm Wed 13 May 09
Martin Wellbourne
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1:01pm Wed 13 May 09
World record - according to who?
Miles Way
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1:26pm Wed 13 May 09
Wordsfailme
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1:50pm Wed 13 May 09
One Dollar
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5:24pm Wed 13 May 09
m11
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8:31pm Wed 13 May 09
King Mush
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8:42pm Wed 13 May 09
lol @ surreal images.
I can just imagine the 99p shop staff arriving to open up and reporting seeing a ferret in the queue!
"Dilys, from Shirley, said the opening of the 99p Stores was “the best thing to happen to Shirley”. Aw bless.
Since a Luftwaffe strike 1943?
sarah_lou
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10:24pm Wed 13 May 09
sarah_lou
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10:24pm Wed 13 May 09
Red & White Never Blue, Bitterne
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10:51am Thu 14 May 09
sarah_lou wrote:....who wants to be on the doll! No one!!....Does that include blow up dolls?
I would like to just say i used to work at Woolworths in Shirley i worked there for 2 years and was out of work for 5 months until last friday when i got a job at the 99p store in Shirley, anyway if the company wanted to do a trolley dash its up to them and so what if people was waiting for the shop to open its up to them with everything going on with the credit crunch we all need help as much as we can with money wise. To be honest im glad in back in work i mean who wants to be on the doll!! No one !! Anyway it cant be that bad of a shop as you people make out to be just because its a 99p shop if we made £17,000 in the first day can it ??!!!
Miles Way
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12:19pm Thu 14 May 09
sarah_lou wrote:I agree with your comments S-L but be careful you might find your career there short lived if you reveal the trading figures too often..
I would like to just say i used to work at Woolworths in Shirley i worked there for 2 years and was out of work for 5 months until last friday when i got a job at the 99p store in Shirley, anyway if the company wanted to do a trolley dash its up to them and so what if people was waiting for the shop to open its up to them with everything going on with the credit crunch we all need help as much as we can with money wise. To be honest im glad in back in work i mean who wants to be on the doll!! No one !! Anyway it cant be that bad of a shop as you people make out to be just because its a 99p shop if we made £17,000 in the first day can it ??!!!
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Red & White Never Blue, Bitterne says...
12:37pm Wed 13 May 09