Woodsides

The supermarket cum café cum ladies/​mens fashion retailer is a great spot for a bargain. There are two stored locally, one in Ballyclare and one in Carrickfergus (which unfortunately, is closing down as is the clothing section in Ballyclare, damn recession!) I’m quite sad to hear this as it’s a great place to find some lovely clothes, the sort people, say ooh, where’d you get that? Woodsides? Where? And I smile smugly knowing that these fashionistas pay 20 times as much as I did for my very cute and unique (ish) clothes. Seriously, I’ve been here and bought cardigans (my favourite is one with little bunnies and toadstools bouncing everywhere) as well as a lovely butterfly dress and most recently a really comfy baggy stripy jumper. These were all a steal at £5 each! Can’t beat that now can ya! No, it’s not exactly Top Shop but I’d rather come here and not be just another look alike sheep.
Their supermarket area is quite similar to somewhere like Iceland, you get nice quality food in a local shop for cheap prices without the masses of ques and stroppy shoppers! We really don’t appreciate our small community stores which are being run in to the ground by the conglomerate stores (Tesco, Asda etc) which is why the Carrick store is being forced to close. Don’t let the same happen to Ballyclare.