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Laura PourMeADrink

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110. Wow. Well sure it's paradise to actually live there. I hope it doesn't

Thu Oct 11, 2018, 10:49 PM

Oct 2018

change. Strong local government? I know...my favorite place on earth is Block Island off Rhode Island ..a step way back in time. McDonald's offered them millions...and they (citizens and govt) said no.

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Anyone else with childhood memories of Sears feeling sad? [View all] Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2018 OP

They missed their chance to become Amazon... JCMach1 Oct 2018 #1

That is really the astounding thing about Sears jberryhill Oct 2018 #6

Ya, you are right ! Instead they invested in an unbelievable amount of brick Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2018 #9

I thought that as well. elocs Oct 2018 #14

Sad thing is, it was the catalog business that built the company JCMach1 Oct 2018 #25

Reminds me of IBM getting out of the software business so that they could just sell hardware. grantcart Oct 2018 #66

They didn't actually MISS the Internet. Straw Man Oct 2018 #74

and walking into a Sears is like walking back in time, it has the same look year after year Demovictory9 Oct 2018 #88

A lot of jobs are going to be lost. brush Oct 2018 #2

Not really! at140 Oct 2018 #52

What? All of those people are going to go from a decent paying Sears job... brush Oct 2018 #56

$15 /hour and up at Amazon? at140 Oct 2018 #63

and of course the ceo haxd nothiong to do with it DonCoquixote Oct 2018 #72

What? CEO is #1 at fault every time at140 Oct 2018 #83

Overpaid employees? "Competitive economy"? Good grief Bradshaw3 Oct 2018 #101

Not correct, retail jobs are bigger than ever at140 Oct 2018 #102

Your post makes no sense Bradshaw3 Oct 2018 #103

I never blame the victims of CEO stupidity at140 Oct 2018 #104

You certainly blamed the employees with this statement Bradshaw3 Oct 2018 #107

I can agree at140 Oct 2018 #108

Yep ProfessorGAC Oct 2018 #3

That's funny !! Think it would be a good niche to bring back under Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2018 #15

I didn't get a Confirmation gift either! Kittycow Oct 2018 #30

Bad On Me! ProfessorGAC Oct 2018 #46

LOL..."SO special". You made me think of something SO unrelated Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2018 #53

Yeah, That Is Funny! ProfessorGAC Oct 2018 #57

Ewww. Altar boys ! :) My vivid memory is of mean Father Hussey gathering Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2018 #67

LOL. Really? Could have sworn they gave us some kind of robes to wear. My nephew Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2018 #51

In my case, we just wore our "dress-up" clothes. Kittycow Oct 2018 #62

Oh forgot...the fun part picking a name. I was Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2018 #69

I wore a blue dress! Rhiannon12866 Oct 2018 #96

My dad bought golf clubs for me at Sears Awsi Dooger Oct 2018 #94

In The City Where I Grew Up... ProfessorGAC Oct 2018 #98

Used to look forward to getting the Christmas "Wishbook" Va Lefty Oct 2018 #4

Yes! tymorial Oct 2018 #8

Me too YessirAtsaFact Oct 2018 #16

Likewise! nt IphengeniaBlumgarten Oct 2018 #21

Me too, along with Wards! Kittycow Oct 2018 #31

Me too!! CountAllVotes Oct 2018 #5

Yes. I will always remember the Christmas catalogue arriving tymorial Oct 2018 #7

I cut out all the kids modeling clothes - paper dolls womanofthehills Oct 2018 #60

Their catalogs were similar to on-line shopping today. Kenmore appliances were good, as were tools. Hoyt Oct 2018 #10

I spent hours going thru the Sears Wishbook as a little kid. MontanaMama Oct 2018 #11

That's a very sweet memory of your dad. I have it too - of such simple Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2018 #20

Going to Sears was an event kacekwl Oct 2018 #12

Funny what the mind remembers - smells, sounds, sights. I will need to ask my sisters if ours Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2018 #23

Back in the day we'd go from the parking lot into the popcorn/nuts area spiderpig Oct 2018 #73

They had fabric, which my Mother shopped for all the time... northoftheborder Oct 2018 #13

You are so right ! Why places like Marshalls do so well, I guess. But Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2018 #29

the fabric shanti Oct 2018 #43

Glad I bought that Kenmore sewing machine decades ago. Lasts a lifetime. lindysalsagal Oct 2018 #17

"You only needed to buy one Kenmore anything". So it seems! PearliePoo2 Oct 2018 #58

I have been feeling sad about Sears for years. GoCubsGo Oct 2018 #18

They sold house plans thru 1940 Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2018 #19

I have one of those books with the plans kimbutgar Oct 2018 #45

You do? cool. I know - and if you look at that pic - useful features that modern designs Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2018 #47

Wasn't just plans... SeattleVet Oct 2018 #50

My dad bought a barn kit from Sears to store his antique cars. procon Oct 2018 #79

That's hysterical Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2018 #89

They still have a Sears store at South Hill Mall in Puyallup, Washington. Aristus Oct 2018 #22

Not sad, but they used to have an awesome catalog Zing Zing Zingbah Oct 2018 #24

Was in a Sears store snowybirdie Oct 2018 #26

Wow. That memory would burn into my mind for sure. Kittycow Oct 2018 #32

I think I like your Dad, a lot. BeckyDem Oct 2018 #27

Ya, thinking back now, it being Christmas time, I am sure it probably Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2018 #35

Don't be sorry. I like hearing about good people, all is not lost! BeckyDem Oct 2018 #38

I remember the fluoroscope X-ray machine in the shoe department. MineralMan Oct 2018 #28

They Didn't Have One In The Sears ProfessorGAC Oct 2018 #78

Yes, they could have dominated the Internet. But, they didn't MineralMan Oct 2018 #81

Making Amazon Like An Insurance Company ProfessorGAC Oct 2018 #82

Except that Amazon is also heavy into retail warehousing and MineralMan Oct 2018 #85

Reminds Me Of A Bill Maher Line ProfessorGAC Oct 2018 #86

There best sporting goods items were "Ted Williams Approved". nt mobeau69 Oct 2018 #33

Hah. Did they have their own brand? or was it like Spaulding? Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2018 #36

Licensing agreement mobeau69 Oct 2018 #64

Interesting. Thanks Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2018 #92

The Wishbook, natch! lanlady Oct 2018 #34

Holy cow, girl - I grew up in Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2018 #37

I miss Sears. Used to buy a lot via their catalogs. sinkingfeeling Oct 2018 #39

Count me in on the nostalgia. 3catwoman3 Oct 2018 #40

Everything I loved is gone. Drahthaardogs Oct 2018 #41

No, not crazy. I think there are still pockets of US that are Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2018 #48

I live in the mountains just South of there. My back deck looks up at Skyline Drive. williesgirl Oct 2018 #105

Wow. Well sure it's paradise to actually live there. I hope it doesn't Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2018 #110

YES!!! I still rely on LandsEnd cally Oct 2018 #75

Oh the memories... shanti Oct 2018 #42

As a kid we'd go to sears to buy big appliances and it was like a mall then kimbutgar Oct 2018 #44

"I got my first pair of blue jeans there..." Different Drummer Oct 2018 #61

I used to love the Wish Book.... Adrahil Oct 2018 #49

in the late 50s and mid 60s we got the catalog and turned to the fabric section.. my mom would let samnsara Oct 2018 #54

i remember looking through the thick Sears catalog at Christmas LastLiberal in PalmSprings Oct 2018 #55

sears was a destination...like going to a mall dembotoz Oct 2018 #59

Loved the Christmas catalog and then one year for Xmas TlalocW Oct 2018 #65

All I remember is a bad experience at Sears in 1969 at140 Oct 2018 #68

Sears & Roebucks!! KT2000 Oct 2018 #70

Sears, Woolworth's, Pan Am, Horn & Hardart... brooklynite Oct 2018 #71

They made great paper doll stuff when I was a kid. WhiteTara Oct 2018 #76

I used to make paper dolls out of the models in both leftyladyfrommo Oct 2018 #97

Yep. Us too. I had 4 sisters and WhiteTara Oct 2018 #100

I loved their fruitcake at Christmas time. in2herbs Oct 2018 #77

Our local Sears has a "Now Hiring" sign posted doc03 Oct 2018 #80

Yes I have fond memories of going to Sears with my mom when they still had the candy counters melman Oct 2018 #84

me. but I felt sad when Montgomery Wards shut down. Demovictory9 Oct 2018 #87

At our local Sears in Connecticut in the '50s kskiska Oct 2018 #90

Where in CT! Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2018 #91

Norwalk kskiska Oct 2018 #111

Make Sears Great Again tRump pstokely Oct 2018 #93

VERY sad Raine Oct 2018 #95

Sears was a rite of passage for newlyweds. Vinca Oct 2018 #99

My parents were shopping at Sears when my mom started to go into labor. VOX Oct 2018 #106

Julius Rosenwald built 5,700 schools for black children. He made his fortune at Sears. kwassa Oct 2018 #109