'Last' Woolies pic'n'mix on eBay

[4me2]

'Last' Woolies pic'n'mix on eBay


Funds raised will go to the Retail Trust, a charity for retail workers


Online bidders have pledged more than £300 for the "last" bag of Woolworths pic 'n' mix bag.
Ed Adams, a Woolies store manager, snapped up the pic'n'mix just before his shop in Petts Wood, Bromley, south London, closed for the last time.
Mr Adams is auctioning the sweets to raise funds for Retail Trust, a charity for retail industry workers.
The bag has been officially certified by Woolworths' administrators, Deloitte, as the last one.
The 800g bag includes fizzy cola bottles, rhubarb & custards, strawberry bon bons, Turkish delight, white mice and pineapple cubes.
So far it has attracted 68 bids with the price currently standing at £331. "I spotted at least a bag's worth of pic'n'mix was left in the counter just before I closed the shop for the last time," he said. "I then decided to bag it up before contacting Retail Trust to see if it could be auctioned on their behalf."


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[greens117]

fuck me imagine all the bogeys in that ,jokeing of course good cause

[4me2]

'Last' pic'n'mix fetches £14,500



Inside the bag of sweets which cost £14,500


The "last" bag of Woolworths pic'n'mix has sold for more than £14,500 at an online auction.
The souvenir from the collapsed retail chain received 115 bids before finally being sold to the highest bidder on eBay at midday on Saturday.
Ed Adams, a Woolworths store manager, filled the pic'n'mix just before his shop in Petts Wood, Bromley, south London, closed for the last time.
The money will go to the Retail Trust, a charity for retail industry workers.
"I am really proud and excited to see such an enormous sum has been raised for the last bag of pic'n'mix," said Mr Adams.
"Retail Trust is a fantastic organisation that has helped so many people like me."
Worthwhile cause
The 800g bag includes fizzy cola bottles, rhubarb & custards, strawberry bon bons, Turkish delight, white mice and pineapple cubes.
Nigel Rothband, Retail Trust chief executive, said: "It's taken us by surprise. It's very exciting and much more than we were expecting."
The bag has been officially certified by Woolworths' administrators, Deloitte, as the last one.
A spokesman said: "The administrators of Woolworths PLC have consented to the sale of this item for the benefit of Retail Trust. "They are pleased to be supporting this worthwhile cause and hope the proceeds will make a difference to those workers helped by the charity." An eBay spokesman said they were working with the charity to "finalise payment" from the winning bidder.


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[B B Leo]

yeah and £3.50 p+p

[GTI]

Its not even real charidee mate...

[Nikki]

shocking... how do you exactly know it was the last pick and mix from their really??

[B.I.G.]

My bird worked in woolies in her teens and we'd never eat the pick and mix from there as it was fucking riddled with ants.

The ants walking around on my sweets i can cope with but i wasn't going to pay for the fuckers when it got weighed in.