What do You Miss????

Major

Major

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I was sitting in the back yard today and my wife and I began to riminess over some of the things we miss that we never ever considered not being there.
Here is a few we thought of..............

Sears!
Zayer's.
W.T Grants.
McCrory's
Radio Shack
Blockbuster
Toys r US
Photo Mat
Service Merchandise
Montgomery Wards.

OK...........YOU name some that you remember that are no longer around.
 
Major said:
I was sitting in the back yard today and my wife and I began to riminess over some of the things we miss that we never ever considered not being there.
Here is a few we thought of..............

Sears!
Zayer's.
W.T Grants.
McCrory's
Radio Shack
Blockbuster
Toys r US
Photo Mat
Service Merchandise
Montgomery Wards.

OK...........YOU name some that you remember that are no longer around.
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Wow.......Just as I posted this.....A & P popped into my mind.

Gimples.

What about TV Stamps?????
 
Major said:
I was sitting in the back yard today and my wife and I began to riminess over some of the things we miss that we never ever considered not being there.
Here is a few we thought of..............

Sears!
Zayer's.
W.T Grants.
McCrory's
Radio Shack
Blockbuster
Toys r US
Photo Mat
Service Merchandise
Montgomery Wards.

OK...........YOU name some that you remember that are no longer around.
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I missed the fact all but Blockbuster, Grants,and Toys-R-Us no longer exist!
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Remember the Monkey Wards catalog?
 
I remember Montgomery Ward issuing first credit card ($500.00) in 1978

I remember A&W Rootbeer restaurants but today there are only a few left in the US.
The Good Guys Electronics Retailer
Circuit City Electronics Retailer
Tower Records
Woolworths

I remember buying candy at the Five and Dime Stores or The 5 and 10.
 
Those video vans. They used to rent us videos for a week at a time.

The pop man who used to deliver pop on a Saturday morning. I used to love the American cream soda flavour. We then got money back for our bottles.

The milk man. I loved to see the milk top pecked off by the birds. The cream was missing and little peck marks adorned the lids haha

The rag and bone man…

Boy was it good riding on the back of his horse and cart back in the day. My dad used to give him our old clothes and he would let us ride on the waggon around the streets for free.

Aah, the good ol’ days…
 
Major said:
Wow.......Just as I posted this.....A & P popped into my mind.

Gimples.

What about TV Stamps?????
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TV stamps? Were those also called Green Stamps?

I thought of one, McCrorys.

Gimbles. We never had one of those stores in my hometown.
 
bobinfaith said:
I remember Montgomery Ward issuing first credit card ($500.00) in 1978

I remember A&W Rootbeer restaurants but today there are only a few left in the US.
The Good Guys Electronics Retailer
Circuit City Electronics Retailer
Tower Records
Woolworths

I remember buying candy at the Five and Dime Stores or The 5 and 10.
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YES.........The old A & W rootbeer and the TEEN BURGER! - Good one!
 
Damascus said:
TV stamps? Were those also called Green Stamps?

I thought of one, McCrorys.

Gimbles. We never had one of those stores in my hometown.
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NO-----The TV stamps and the GEEN stamps were compition.

Here in Fl. the yellow TV stamps were in Winn Dixie and the GREEN was in Publix.
My mother used to drive me crave licking those stamps.
 
Via dolarossa said:
Those video vans. They used to rent us videos for a week at a time.

The pop man who used to deliver pop on a Saturday morning. I used to love the American cream soda flavour. We then got money back for our bottles.

The milk man. I loved to see the milk top pecked off by the birds. The cream was missing and little peck marks adorned the lids haha

The rag and bone man…

Boy was it good riding on the back of his horse and cart back in the day. My dad used to give him our old clothes and he would let us ride on the waggon around the streets for free.

Aah, the good ol’ days…
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Yea boy!

Remember walking around with your little wagon picking up soda pop bottles and taking them to the store for 2 cents a piece???
 
bobinfaith said:
I remember Montgomery Ward issuing first credit card ($500.00) in 1978

I remember A&W Rootbeer restaurants but today there are only a few left in the US.
The Good Guys Electronics Retailer
Circuit City Electronics Retailer
Tower Records
Woolworths

I remember buying candy at the Five and Dime Stores or The 5 and 10.
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Just remembered another one..........T G & Y

KRESGE 5 and 10

I am on a roll........(actually my wife said) Thom McAn Shoes.
 
Major said:
NO-----The TV stamps and the GEEN stamps were compition.

Here in Fl. the yellow TV stamps were in Winn Dixie and the GREEN was in Publix.
My mother used to drive me crave licking those stamps.
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S&H Green Stamps! I remember my late Mom used to fill the books.

Does anyone remember the back of comic books would have a catalog of all kinds of junk you could purchase? Like the Sea Monkeys for $13.95 or the Nuclear Sub for $6.98? lol!

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