Tag Archives: woolworths

Credibility issues

By 6000 | 6000 | March 29, 2012

As Sarah Britten penned an article documenting Helen Zille’s slow but steady meltdown on Twitter and with political commentator Eusebius McKaiser even suggesting: For its own sake, the DA might need a new leader. suddenly the rug has been smartly pulled from beneath DA supporters’ feet, as their previously solid and reliable leader seems almost to be [...]

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Woolies Pineapple & Papaya Chunks Have Surprising Inclusions

By 6000 | 6000 | May 16, 2011

Who would have thought that a simple two part fruit salad could be so complicated? Thank goodness they have clarified the ingredients for us. Pineapple & Papaya Chunks, including Pineapple & Papaya. Who knew?

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TRY ME!!!/Don’t try me!!!!!

By 6000 | 6000 | August 20, 2010

More shelf-edge goodness comes to us courtesy of Woolworths who are becoming confusingly selective when offering freebies in their fruit section. Take this example which I spotted (in their fruit section) just this morning: What Woolies appear to have done is to alter their policy on the TRY ME!!! freebies which they use to tempt [...]

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It’s all lies – the myth of the unripe nectarines

By 6000 | 6000 | November 17, 2009

Never believe a thing they tell you. It all began when the buyer, new to the job, went out to the nectarine farms. His inexperience was quickly detected by the evil nectarine farmers who had barns filled with dud fruit. They’re not ripe, they’ll never be ripe. But the buyer didn’t know that. He’ll take the [...]

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littleworld update

By 6000 | 6000 | June 19, 2009

Incoming from Nicole – who commented on the original littleworld post: I received a (short and sweet) reply from Anita Scott, Customer Service Head at Woolworths to the email I sent her about this issue. “Dear Nicole  Thank you for bringing this to our attention. I will respond to the customer.” Her email was sent at [...]

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