Does anyone else remember Woodies in it's prime?

Late 1990s.

I thought it went down hill way before it closed.

But during the late 1990s it was the best!

The sales were also great.

Living in London now, but Woodies in it's prime was up there with any store in the UK.

Late 1990s.

I thought it went down hill way before it closed.

But during the late 1990s it was the best!

The sales were also great.

Living in London now, but Woodies in it's prime was up there with any store in the UK.

Yes and it was prob the best designer shop in the whole of Wales in its day, sad its gone.

Saw you in there many times.

Saw you in there many times.

Best shop ever.
Used to come down from Aberystwyth every couple of months to shop there. Kid in a candy shop!
I must of kept it going for two years myself!!!

But it really went down hill when the store got bigger and the stock went to shit.

Where do people shop now?

Loved that store.
Bought my first pair of Chipie jeans there in 1990, then proceeded to blow my wages between there and John Anthonys in Bristol for the next few years

good question, where is good now? Cardiff is pretty shocking these days but still better thsan most.

used to shop in woodies before it went downhill, always felt like the sales staff were eyeing you up when you went in there though..seeing if you could afford the clobber!

Is flannels still going?

The store went down hill when a lot of the old school staff left.

Replaced by a bunch of NEXT wearing fucktards.

Flannels was still around the last time I was in Cardiff.

Flannels is def stil open, gone down. Hill comared to 2 years ago, a lot less busy aswell

Used to save up my paper round money for weeks and go to woodies and spend the money loved it from around 1990 .Went through a stage of Robert barker with those barker Baggies green jeans etc and c17 patches ha ha those were the days a.

Had a store card intrest free there. loved the sales

It's Pretty Green now boys, I like a lot of their stuff so am in there often

Saw you in there many times.

Prob to many times

My honest opinion, there is not a good designer clothes shop left in Cardiff.

I always thought the women serving in there were fit

Yeah loved Woodies in the 90's ,made a few mates in there to. I usually travel around to get some good stuff ,Tessuti (if that's how it's spelt) in Chester is good ,Jingo in Hereford small but always got the right gear. John Anthony Bristol ,I was up Selfridges in London last Xmas & bought a CP Balaclava Don't ask me why cos I ain't got a clue ,just had to have it.

I remember Ray the owner telling me in the end it sold 80% of the kit in the January sales so he told me also I know the old manager off Bristol branch.

The Great days of woodies were 85-90 in my book. the early Emporio Armani,RL,Radio,Nigel Cabourne and Si days.

I thought it closed just before Xmas?

And the staff had no idea it was closing.

Flannels isn't bad but you get pounced on by them Italian wannabe model cunts.

Flannels isn't bad but you get pounced on by them Italian wannabe model cunts.

That's what puts me off going in there.

used to love shopping in woodies as due to me still being a schoolkid at the time, they would let you put a deposit down on an item of clothing and then come back and pay it off a week or later. Also, after shopping there for a while, they just used to knock about 10% off the price when you came to pay as they knew you were a regular, happy days !

Didnt move with the times and that manager was an arrogant prick.

More upset wen drooghi went. top fellas jaz and nelly.

Yeah loved Woodies in the 90's ,made a few mates in there to. I usually travel around to get some good stuff ,Tessuti (if that's how it's spelt) in Chester is good ,Jingo in Hereford small but always got the right gear. John Anthony Bristol ,I was up Selfridges in London last Xmas & bought a CP Balaclava Don't ask me why cos I ain't got a clue ,just had to have it.

All the gear no idea

Yeah loved Woodies in the 90's ,made a few mates in there to. I usually travel around to get some good stuff ,Tessuti (if that's how it's spelt) in Chester is good ,Jingo in Hereford small but always got the right gear. John Anthony Bristol ,I was up Selfridges in London last Xmas & bought a CP Balaclava Don't ask me why cos I ain't got a clue ,just had to have it.

I'm sure you probably already know, but, Tessuti got a website now.

http://www.tessuti.co.uk/

My honest opinion, there is not a good designer clothes shop left in Cardiff.

Pavilion is ok.
Tessuti online is good but its a pain buying stuff without seeing it.

Flannels isn't bad but you get pounced on by them Italian wannabe model cunts.

one or two are actually Italian
good shop but the prices on the majority of clothes is unbelievable

Woodies on the late 80s was top. Shame I could only afford a pair of Burlington socks.

I had a scam going at Pavillion back in the mid late 80 's I used to do Tapes for the shop he gave me £10 a tape.

squids in

I do indeed. Ray left Barkers and Rob was gutted as it was originally his intention to have teh store and Ray nicked his idea
Anybody remember the infamous Woodies fire in the early days? allegedly helped the cash flow