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rudiatemyhamster Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 I found it really unfunny, but other people I know loved it. Maybe I’m just an old grump 👍😊😍😷❤️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GinRummy Posted September 19, 2020 Author Share Posted September 19, 2020 1 minute ago, rudiatemyhamster said: I found it really unfunny, but other people I know loved it. Maybe I’m just an old grump 👍😊😍😷❤️ Some of it was just vulgar because he runs out of ideas but other bits were pretty funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudiatemyhamster Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Just now, GinRummy said: Some of it was just vulgar because he runs out of ideas but other bits were pretty funny. Was talking to someone the other day about Cameron Toll - mind when it flooded. Being the one of the few Mall style shopping centres it was big news. I grew up nr Wester Hailes Shopping Centre not been back since I was a kid but the wee market bit I used to love 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GinRummy Posted September 19, 2020 Author Share Posted September 19, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, rudiatemyhamster said: Was talking to someone the other day about Cameron Toll - mind when it flooded. Being the one of the few Mall style shopping centres it was big news. I grew up nr Wester Hailes Shopping Centre not been back since I was a kid but the wee market bit I used to love 👍 Used to work in Presto at wester hailes centre 😂. Remember the market bit as well. Not too familiar with Cameron Toll tbh but the sing could be about any shit shopping centre. Edited September 19, 2020 by GinRummy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudiatemyhamster Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 The Presto bought Safeway and I was like wtf that shit whole of a place can take over another company. Being a wee gadgey I knew nothing of corporate takeovers 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
been here before Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 2 minutes ago, rudiatemyhamster said: I grew up nr Wester Hailes Shopping Centre not been back since I was a kid but the wee market bit I used to love 👍 1 minute ago, GinRummy said: Used to work in Presto at wester hailes 😂. Remember the market bit as well. The Forum. Which for some bizarre reason was officially opened by Lewis Collins of The Professionals fame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
been here before Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 1 minute ago, rudiatemyhamster said: The Presto bought Safeway and I was like wtf that shit whole of a place can take over another company. Being a wee gadgey I knew nothing of corporate takeovers 👍 The Presto used to be called Ailsa and had both the upstairs and the downstairs bit that became Lewis Collins favourite indoor marketplace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tott Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Driven by it a million times,but had never ventured into till last year. Like Livi centre in 1982...minus the punks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GinRummy Posted September 19, 2020 Author Share Posted September 19, 2020 (edited) 5 minutes ago, been here before said: The Forum. Which for some bizarre reason was officially opened by Lewis Collins of The Professionals fame. Edited September 19, 2020 by GinRummy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GinRummy Posted September 19, 2020 Author Share Posted September 19, 2020 https://hailesmatters.wordpress.com/2012/11/29/pages-from-the-past-31/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GinRummy Posted September 19, 2020 Author Share Posted September 19, 2020 (edited) 7 minutes ago, been here before said: The Presto used to be called Ailsa and had both the upstairs and the downstairs bit that became Lewis Collins favourite indoor marketplace. When I worked there they had a store detective called Glenn who was the most obvious store detective imaginable but thought he was deep, deep undercover. I was a daft teenager but even I wouldn’t have pinched anything with him around. Edited September 19, 2020 by GinRummy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Camazzola Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Funny but would have been better if shortened a touch. Some old school references to Fourbouys (sp), InterSport, Fosters, Our Price, Safeway, Dixons, Clydesdale etc would have been fitting with video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroondevo52 Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 54 minutes ago, Tott said: Driven by it a million times,but had never ventured into till last year. Like Livi centre in 1982...minus the punks. Now packed with Goths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tott Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 11 minutes ago, maroondevo52 said: Now packed with Goths. Only goths could cheer that shithole up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Was it always called Cameron Toll, I've only ever been in a handful of times but always referd to it as The Sava? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnrazor Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 3 minutes ago, Alex said: Was it always called Cameron Toll, I've only ever been in a handful of times but always referd to it as The Sava? It was called Savacentre when it opened if I remember correctly, I was at high school at the time so it was a while ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montgomery Brewster Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 7 hours ago, Dawnrazor said: It was called Savacentre when it opened if I remember correctly, I was at high school at the time so it was a while ago. Savacentre was a joint venture between Sainsbury’s and Bhs. Basically selling food from Sainsbury’s and clothes and home furnishings etc from bhs. sainsburys eventually bought out bhs and savacentre was renamed to sainsburys where they did exist . https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SavaCentre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnrazor Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 2 hours ago, Montgomery Brewster said: Savacentre was a joint venture between Sainsbury’s and Bhs. Basically selling food from Sainsbury’s and clothes and home furnishings etc from bhs. sainsburys eventually bought out bhs and savacentre was renamed to sainsburys where they did exist . https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SavaCentre 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der Kaiser Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Shouldn't this thread be in The Terrace? Yes I know its a tenuous link..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirt of 98 Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Remember going there as a kid and doing the weekly shop in Sainsbury’s. Looking back we must have been posh back then. Firmly an Aldi shopper now 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad Magic Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Used to work there in Forbouys (no idea how it was spelled). One of my co workers was a guy called Garry who was a massive Jambo. Is he on here I wonder? Would be in his 50’s now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costanza Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Won European Shopping Centre of the year in 1984 but looks quite tired and outdated these days. The Aberdeen FC of the shopping mall world I guess. Still, fond memories of browsing Our Price records whilst my mum shopped at Savacentre, and then getting a Spud-U-Like up at the Terrace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Never been there for years, probably never again, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Sidious Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 I used to stay at my Gran's in Prestonfield. Save my 50p pocket money and then walk to Savacentre and Our Price to but the budget ZX Spectrum games for £1.99. How we lived back in the day...lol. Forbouys was that not the spelling? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Better call Saul Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 It always looked cool back in early days with the red light around the middle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westbow Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 I’m sure it had a benetton when it opened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 On 19/09/2020 at 21:41, Lord BJ said: ****ing Presto that a blast from the past. worked there for a month in 81 until confirmation came through that I had a Ferranti apprenticeship. First experience of a jobsworth boss who took pleasure in bullying junior staff. Only job I have ever told the boss where to stick it and walked out. Highlight was being the dairy stacker, hidden away from customers in a big fridge and loading everything from behind the scenes. Never scoffed so many yogurts in my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locky Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 On 19/09/2020 at 23:20, Alex said: Was it always called Cameron Toll, I've only ever been in a handful of times but always referd to it as The Sava? It wasn't til I worked with a couple of people from that side of town a few years back that I heard Savacentre. Went over my head completely until I finally got where they meant. Just like Fort Kinnaird getting called 'The Fort'. Until I started seeing my ex who lived in Niddrie, The Fort to me was a housing scheme. Sadly that's mostly gone and I've spent most of my time since living relatively close to Fort Kinnaird, so even find myself calling it The Fort out of habit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirt of 98 Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 On 20/09/2020 at 11:50, jonesy said: We live nearby. Somehow my wife manages to spend the same amount in Aldi as she did in Sainsbury's thus avoiding any savings to be made by shopping in a cheaper supermarket Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greedy Jambo Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Thought it was very decent, not laugh out loud uncontrollably decent, but quite funny, and let's face it, who else is going to mention cameron toll, ever again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debut 4 Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 (edited) 23 hours ago, Costanza said: Won European Shopping Centre of the year in 1984 but looks quite tired and outdated these days. The Aberdeen FC of the shopping mall world I guess. Still, fond memories of browsing Our Price records whilst my mum shopped at Savacentre, and then getting a Spud-U-Like up at the Terrace. Nipped in there for a coffee just before lockdown as I waited on my car being fixed. Makes Wester Hailes Centre look like Harrods. 😛 Its a shame in all honesty. At one time they were decent places. The Forum(mentioned earlier) in Wester Hailes was a place you could actually go and get yer football strips,( I’m talking back in the 80s) it had decent shops at one time. Now the best it gets in there is a Greggs. As part of my nostalgia trip at Christmas around the area, I actually drop in at the Wester Hailes Centre Card Factory shop just to pick up bits and pieces. Otherwise you blank the place as you walk through. Edited September 21, 2020 by Debut 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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