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Fri Jan 13, 2012, 02:46 PM

RockaFowler (7,429 posts)

10 Brand Names Gone But Not Forgotten

http://money.msn.com/investment-advice/10-brand-names-gone-but-not-forgotten-thestreet.aspx?cp-documentid=6846398&ocid=xnetr1-1

1. F.W. Woolworth
2. Amiga
3. Merry-Go-Round/Chess King (I used to wok at Merry Go Round)
4. Diners Club card
5. Tab (Tab, what a beautiful drink. Tab, for beautiful people)
6. Rustler Steak House
7. McCall's (I think the change to Rosie killed it)
8. General Cinemas (I saw Star Wars at one)
9. Pan Am (now it's a cancelled TV show, too)
10. Chiclets

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39 replies	Author	Time	Post
10 Brand Names Gone But Not Forgotten (Original post)	RockaFowler	Jan 2012	OP
Chiclets? I have some at home!	CurtEastPoint	Jan 2012	#1
Yeah, they still make Chiclets. I have some too! nt	Liquorice	Jan 2012	#30
As a kid in Miami, I used to love going to downtown Miami to Woolworth's. n/t	RebelOne	Jan 2012	#2
That was a great store	RockaFowler	Jan 2012	#4
anybody remeber	oldhippydude	Jan 2012	#9
I remember the shiny lunch counter and fountain in almost every Woolies	librechik	Jan 2012	#14
I used to go to the Woolworth's on E.4th Street in Cleveland coming from school and going to work.	Ikonoklast	Jan 2012	#21
Yes!	randome	Jan 2012	#19
Yeah, we had one in downtown Portland.	stevedeshazer	Jan 2012	#22
I used to go to that one, too. Back when Clematis didn't suck like it does now.	Edweird	Jan 2012	#36
Woolworth's was the first chain store in our little town.	csziggy	Jan 2012	#17
Woolworths in Eugene OR.	DiverDave	Jan 2012	#39
Diner's & Tab are still around	joeglow3	Jan 2012	#3
How about a Pepsi Free?	hfojvt	Jan 2012	#10
Haha. As soon as I saw your title, that popped in my head.	joeglow3	Jan 2012	#11
Diners Club and Chiclets are still around n/t	sharp_stick	Jan 2012	#5
Vermont Country Store sells retro products...	JaneQPublic	Jan 2012	#6
$14.95 for Lemon Up and Herbal Essence Shampoos???!!!	no_hypocrisy	Jan 2012	#16
Chess King, home of the SWEATAH!!!	HughBeaumont	Jan 2012	#7
The article seems to contradict itself.	The Genealogist	Jan 2012	#8
Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Buick LeSabre	lpbk2713	Jan 2012	#12
I miss the Oldsmobile	RockaFowler	Jan 2012	#13
I had a 95 LeSabre	lpbk2713	Jan 2012	#15
I have a 1959 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88. Coolest car ever.	Throd	Jan 2012	#25
And now Mercury. nt	Critters2	Jan 2012	#23
And Pluto!	pinboy3niner	Jan 2012	#27
!	Critters2	Jan 2012	#37
Marathan Candy Bar	demtenjeep	Jan 2012	#18
And Slow Pokes, and Sugar Daddies. nt	Critters2	Jan 2012	#24
Then go here...	jmowreader	Jan 2012	#33
Atari	JackRiddler	Jan 2012	#20
Pong!	Critters2	Jan 2012	#26
Bank of America	JackRiddler	Jan 2012	#28
Brew 102	Throd	Jan 2012	#29
A song about Woolworth by Nanci Griffith	IDemo	Jan 2012	#31
Tab had an energy drink	Charlemagne	Jan 2012	#32
I still see Tab around	CatholicEdHead	Jan 2012	#34
Anyone remember Venture?	Logical	Jan 2012	#35
Delsey toilet tissue, beech-nut gum, many more....n/t	PCIntern	Jan 2012	#38

Response to RockaFowler (Original post)

Fri Jan 13, 2012, 02:48 PM

CurtEastPoint (18,167 posts)

1. Chiclets? I have some at home!

http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/901672/Chiclets-Gum-Box-Of-200/

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Fri Jan 13, 2012, 08:51 PM

Liquorice (2,066 posts)

30. Yeah, they still make Chiclets. I have some too! nt

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Fri Jan 13, 2012, 02:51 PM

RebelOne (30,947 posts)

2. As a kid in Miami, I used to love going to downtown Miami to Woolworth's. n/t

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Fri Jan 13, 2012, 02:54 PM

RockaFowler (7,429 posts)

4. That was a great store

The one in downtown WPB was just as good. I kind of miss that store. It had a little of everything

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Fri Jan 13, 2012, 03:05 PM

oldhippydude (2,514 posts)

9. anybody remeber

how woolworths used to smell.. it didnt make any difference where you were, they all has pleasant "dime store" smell

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Fri Jan 13, 2012, 03:24 PM

librechik (30,597 posts)

14. I remember the shiny lunch counter and fountain in almost every Woolies

those were the days, right?

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Fri Jan 13, 2012, 08:16 PM

Ikonoklast (23,973 posts)

21. I used to go to the Woolworth's on E.4th Street in Cleveland coming from school and going to work.

I would get off the Rapid at the Terminal Tower and walk over.

It was great in bad weather, as I could walk in one end of the building, and go out the other and be one city block closer to where I wanted to be, helpng to keep the wind and snow blowing off Lake Erie from freezing my ass off.

You could get two hot dogs with chili and a Coke for $0.79.

Boy am I old.

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Fri Jan 13, 2012, 08:01 PM

randome (34,845 posts)

19. Yes!

Same for the Woolworth's in downtown St. Louis.

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Fri Jan 13, 2012, 08:20 PM

stevedeshazer (21,653 posts)

22. Yeah, we had one in downtown Portland.

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Sat Jan 14, 2012, 12:13 AM

Edweird (8,570 posts)

36. I used to go to that one, too. Back when Clematis didn't suck like it does now.

It used to be edgy down there at night and it was AWESOME. Respectable's, O'Shea's and the Roxy.
Oh, and the Arts Bar. And eventually Lost Weekends.
Wasn't there also one in the Palm Beach Mall at one time?

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Fri Jan 13, 2012, 08:00 PM

csziggy (34,018 posts)

17. Woolworth's was the first chain store in our little town.

They bought the local five and dime store. It was a big deal when it happened. I remember going in there and wishing for some of the things they sold, but more often than not, we could not afford them.

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Thu Jan 19, 2012, 08:58 AM

DiverDave (4,832 posts)

39. Woolworths in Eugene OR.

That lunch counter, it was a very cool place to a little guy...

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Fri Jan 13, 2012, 02:53 PM

joeglow3 (6,228 posts)

3. Diner's & Tab are still around

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Fri Jan 13, 2012, 03:10 PM

hfojvt (37,573 posts)

10. How about a Pepsi Free?

"I'm not giving you a Pepsi free, if you want a Pepsi you can pay for it, like everybody else."

"Okay, give me a Tab."

"Tab? How can I give you a tab if you have't ordered anything?"

"McFly!!!"

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Fri Jan 13, 2012, 03:12 PM

joeglow3 (6,228 posts)

11. Haha. As soon as I saw your title, that popped in my head.

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Fri Jan 13, 2012, 02:54 PM

sharp_stick (14,400 posts)

5. Diners Club and Chiclets are still around n/t

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Fri Jan 13, 2012, 02:55 PM

JaneQPublic (7,113 posts)

6. Vermont Country Store sells retro products...

...I thought were long gone. For example, Lemon Up shampoo:

http://www.vermontcountrystore.com/store/jump/Health_&_Beauty/Hair_Care/Shampoos_&_Conditioners/100100

They also have candy and remedies from years past.

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Fri Jan 13, 2012, 07:57 PM

no_hypocrisy (43,789 posts)

16. $14.95 for Lemon Up and Herbal Essence Shampoos???!!!

I paid $1.95 in 1971 for them.

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Fri Jan 13, 2012, 02:58 PM

HughBeaumont (24,461 posts)

7. Chess King, home of the SWEATAH!!!

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Fri Jan 13, 2012, 03:00 PM

The Genealogist (4,723 posts)

8. The article seems to contradict itself.

These are products that are "gone but not forgotten." Of Tab, it says "Tab, which hit shelves in 1963, never regained its popularity. Nevertheless, it is still available in the United States if your grocer is inclined to carry it"

Of Diner's Club "Those feeling nostalgic for their first charge card can take some solace in the fact that Diners Club, though rarely seen, still exists."

Of Chiclets: "Chiclets are no longer easy to find in the United States."

I am a very nostalgic person, and often long for, or remember fondly, brands or products that are still around. Many of these in the article, however are not really "gone."

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Fri Jan 13, 2012, 03:18 PM

lpbk2713 (42,330 posts)

12. Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Buick LeSabre

Many other auto brands.

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Fri Jan 13, 2012, 03:22 PM

RockaFowler (7,429 posts)

13. I miss the Oldsmobile

Loved that big old car

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Fri Jan 13, 2012, 03:24 PM

lpbk2713 (42,330 posts)

15. I had a 95 LeSabre

Nice ride. Gave me hardly no trouble at all after driving it ~ 60,000 miles.

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Fri Jan 13, 2012, 08:27 PM

Throd (7,208 posts)

25. I have a 1959 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88. Coolest car ever.

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Fri Jan 13, 2012, 08:26 PM

Critters2 (30,889 posts)

23. And now Mercury. nt

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Fri Jan 13, 2012, 08:33 PM

pinboy3niner (53,339 posts)

27. And Pluto!

Well, maybe it wasn't a brand name. But it used to be a planet...

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Sat Jan 14, 2012, 04:16 PM

Critters2 (30,889 posts)

37. !

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Fri Jan 13, 2012, 08:00 PM

demtenjeep (31,997 posts)

18. Marathan Candy Bar

one foot of yummy chocolate covered caramel

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Fri Jan 13, 2012, 08:26 PM

Critters2 (30,889 posts)

24. And Slow Pokes, and Sugar Daddies. nt

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Fri Jan 13, 2012, 11:24 PM

jmowreader (49,906 posts)

33. Then go here...

http://www.oldtimecandy.com/curly-wurly.htm

Turns out the Marathon Bar is a US-made copy of the British Curly Wurly bar, which they still make and the Old Time Candy guy imports. Not cheap. Still good.

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Fri Jan 13, 2012, 08:10 PM

JackRiddler (24,979 posts)

20. Atari

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Fri Jan 13, 2012, 08:27 PM

Critters2 (30,889 posts)

26. Pong!

I remember the first time I saw Pong. I found it amazing!

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Fri Jan 13, 2012, 08:33 PM

JackRiddler (24,979 posts)

28. Bank of America

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Fri Jan 13, 2012, 08:35 PM

Throd (7,208 posts)

29. Brew 102

"Perfected After 101 Brews" Said so right on the can!

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Fri Jan 13, 2012, 11:03 PM

IDemo (16,926 posts)

31. A song about Woolworth by Nanci Griffith

"Love at the Five and Dime"

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Fri Jan 13, 2012, 11:04 PM

Charlemagne (576 posts)

32. Tab had an energy drink

a few years ago. It was that bad...but it wasnt very good either.

[http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR1nD8joBMy8uJNn-Wozy897iu4UYfhLATAyUtrcn_I8Snn8hlz]

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Fri Jan 13, 2012, 11:34 PM

CatholicEdHead (9,740 posts)

34. I still see Tab around

Supermarkets have 3-4 12 packs on the shelves around here and in WI.

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Sat Jan 14, 2012, 12:06 AM

Logical (22,457 posts)

35. Anyone remember Venture?

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Thu Jan 19, 2012, 08:43 AM

PCIntern (24,448 posts)

38. Delsey toilet tissue, beech-nut gum, many more....n/t

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