Today i made the mistake of going into Woolworths.

Definately a big mistake. Being the geek i am, i was vey excited about picking up the Dark Knight today on DVD as its the day of release. I decided i would try out Woolworths because of their good prices on chart DVDs and the like. When i arrived at the door there was a weird mood to the place. Obviously due to it being Christmas it was pretty packed out. People floundering around like wounded chickens on their way to the bucket. Im sure the fact that Woolworths is in gradual decline didnt help much.

"50% off *up to* EVERYTHING in store!" WOW i thought. 50% off "everything" in store? surely i will get the dark knight for about £6! but no. Not only was the "up to" written incredibly small but they didnt have the Dark Knight at all. On its day of release, Woolworths doesnt have the years more anticipated DVD? It seemed to then make sense that they werent ordering anything else in. The DVD chart was now redundant and destined to never be updated in this particual Woolies. Could it be that Woolworths was actually getting ready to close its doors after Christmas? The look on the staff's faces seemed to suggest so. They all looked frustrated and in no mood to help. Perhaps they were waiting to be laid off and hang up their red polo shirts for the last time.

While being witness to the depressed staff, madness and sounds of screaming children i couldn't help but imagine that this must be like having your house reposessed. Just on a nationwide scale. I couldn't get out of there fast enough.

I can't say i will honestly ever miss Woolworths, but i cant help but feel a bit dissapointed.

Where else will i get my coca cola "buy one get one free"?