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25. Wow! I can relate to your story.

Sun Oct 21, 2018, 06:54 PM

Oct 2018

Grew up in a suburb of Cleveland in about the same era I presume. The classic movie "A Christmas Story" brings back so many memories and is why I watch it every year.

The only difference in my story is that we just went down to see Santa, and not every year, plus we never got anything bought for us that day. Just window shopped. Sterling Linder was the best!

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With each department store that closes, a world vanishes [View all] TeamPooka Oct 2018 OP

...and another world replaces it. brooklynite Oct 2018 #1

Yes. Remembering, btw, that Sears was the Amazon of its day Hortensis Oct 2018 #10

My town is experiencing this... Adrahil Oct 2018 #18

That's happening here too FreeState Oct 2018 #32

This is nice to hear, you guys. Hortensis Oct 2018 #44

That is actually happening obamanut2012 Oct 2018 #55

Next step, reconfigure into communities that can develop Hortensis Oct 2018 #58

And Jeff Bezos' fortune grows by: $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Initech Oct 2018 #11

Was at a Sears closing yesterday kimbutgar Oct 2018 #2

I got two great deals at one closing here underpants Oct 2018 #3

Malls also used to be big hang out places for suburban teens underpants Oct 2018 #4

Those were some my teen years TeamPooka Oct 2018 #6

Unfortunately the death of brick and mortar doesn't mean the death of wasteful consumption KentuckyWoman Oct 2018 #5

Yep. Garrett78 Oct 2018 #20

Amen! llmart Oct 2018 #22

Even delivery drivers will be an endangered species Totally Tunsie Oct 2018 #42

So true customerserviceguy Oct 2018 #52

google "dead malls". videos of malls on decline or closed, tours of closed/closing stores Demovictory9 Oct 2018 #7

I rarely go to malls but my experience on my last trip to one was the same. llmart Oct 2018 #24

I remember Ohiogal Oct 2018 #8

Wow! I can relate to your story. llmart Oct 2018 #25

Do you remember Ohiogal Oct 2018 #37

You know, I can't say that I do. llmart Oct 2018 #43

Isn't this sort of an economic evolution? Throck Oct 2018 #9

but sears could have benefited from the internet also JI7 Oct 2018 #15

Actually the Sears catalog sold on credit and layaway for 100 years before the internet. TeamPooka Oct 2018 #34

many businesses were destroyed by shitty ceos and other execs looking JI7 Oct 2018 #12

+1 WA-03 Democrat Oct 2018 #40

"bending to pick up bits of invisible fluff from the carpet" PSPS Oct 2018 #13

The shopping experience isn't what it used to be, that's for sure. llmart Oct 2018 #27

Wards had a excellent training program for any new hires. Wellstone ruled Oct 2018 #14

Retail being replaced with warehouse Johnny2X2X Oct 2018 #16

I remember Woodies (Woodward & Lothrop) in the DC area NastyRiffraff Oct 2018 #17

We have Woodies flatware from their tea room kwassa Oct 2018 #30

Yep, those were good stores. I actually have a couple of... SMC22307 Oct 2018 #31

I remember all and miss DC stores. One summer I worked at Lord & Taylor appalachiablue Oct 2018 #36

It is a shame -- it was quality stuff. I still use a hand-mixer... SMC22307 Oct 2018 #38

Lord & Taylor is still around in the NYC area kcr Oct 2018 #39

There are a couple in my area, too. SMC22307 Oct 2018 #41

Trillion dollar amazon has taken their place elmac Oct 2018 #19

one can walk around Lowes for 30 minutes and no employee will say a thing to you msongs Oct 2018 #21

One cause of their demise was the lack of quality, proprietary merchandise Raven123 Oct 2018 #23

You are correct. Their merchandise buyers are all buying the same crap TeamPooka Oct 2018 #48

In 3 locales... DAMANgoldberg Oct 2018 #26

Where we lived during the 1970's...we're still here but these stores.... Tikki Oct 2018 #35

I remember White Front ... their stores had a particular arched roof ... mr_lebowski Oct 2018 #53

Here in north New Jersey, these department stores were venerable years ago no_hypocrisy Oct 2018 #28

I grew up in Bergen County, NJ and hit the Paramus Malls hard at Rt4 x Rt17 aikoaiko Oct 2018 #45

Oh yeah, I forgot Alexanders. Thanks. no_hypocrisy Oct 2018 #46

And Crazy Eddie's -- not really a mall store, but always close by to one. aikoaiko Oct 2018 #47

There is a growing new world out there in used goods. safeinOhio Oct 2018 #29

Shopping and dinner was family time bucolic_frolic Oct 2018 #33

What they are describing happened almost 50 years ago AwakeAtLast Oct 2018 #49

im 54 and I did. TeamPooka Oct 2018 #50

I am a couple years older than you and barely did obamanut2012 Oct 2018 #57

I loved department stores and hate buying online. You can't judge quality Liberty Belle Oct 2018 #51

thnk you for the wonderful post TeamPooka Oct 2018 #54

Ones that don't suck stay open obamanut2012 Oct 2018 #56

I don't like buying clothes online. Ilsa Oct 2018 #59

miss enid602 Oct 2018 #60