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42. Repainting is easy and a white background makes the place look bigger

Sun Dec 13, 2020, 01:05 AM

Dec 2020

Plus, most people that buy end up repainting anyway.

My husband finally sold his mother's house - she died nearly four years ago. The first year his siblings argued over what colors to repaint the house. Eventually, after Hurricane Michael, a new roof, and other issues, the house was sold to a company that gutted it and totally redid everything. If they had simply painted it white and put it on the market quickly, they would have cleared more money and gotten rid of the house much sooner.

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It's little wonder Sears went out of business [View all] True Dough Dec 2020 OP

Those are for laughs True Dough Dec 2020 #1

That poncho looks like somebody's grandmother's bedspread Wicked Blue Dec 2020 #4

I crocheted an Afghan one time in those colors. Arkansas Granny Dec 2020 #22

My first mother-in-law made one in those colors too Wicked Blue Dec 2020 #26

Lol! There is that possibility. Arkansas Granny Dec 2020 #30

I made an afghan with that pattern... 2naSalit Dec 2020 #33

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Good one! LOL Dream Girl Dec 2020 #7

Ahh, Sears. I worked in the catalog department for awhile as a teen and remembered the hlthe2b Dec 2020 #2

They did stock some good quality mattresses True Dough Dec 2020 #16

They had a guarantee on kids' clothes when my boys were little. Laffy Kat Dec 2020 #18

They used to have a lifetime guarantee on Craftsman tools... Wounded Bear Dec 2020 #35

No thanks! True Dough Dec 2020 #3

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Are you kidding me? All those threads are fly AF ... mr_lebowski Dec 2020 #10

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The pornstar look,lol The Figment Dec 2020 #41

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This is the world into which I was born. The Genealogist Dec 2020 #12

I miss colors Freddie Dec 2020 #17

Don't forget red cars Wicked Blue Dec 2020 #27

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I miss colors I_UndergroundPanther Dec 2020 #43

Mom had a '75 AMC Hornet Freddie Dec 2020 #46

That guy's suit would totally still work. underpants Dec 2020 #15

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Back to the men. BAHAHAHA!!! True Dough Dec 2020 #9

I'm tellin ya I stroll into the bedroom looking like dude #2 there ... mr_lebowski Dec 2020 #11

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When my nephew was 3 years old, he was so envious Arkansas Granny Dec 2020 #24

I was 20 years ahead of the times in the 1970s Cirque du So-What Dec 2020 #14

My father was in the cotton business. Laffy Kat Dec 2020 #20

I cannot for the life of me figure out frazzled Dec 2020 #19

I'll bet the flashers loved them. A great accessory for a raincoat. Arkansas Granny Dec 2020 #25

A three piece suit. Two pant legs and a raincoat. keithbvadu2 Dec 2020 #34

Those aren't real - but for real '70s fashion was horrible enough The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2020 #29

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Takes all of the mystery out life doesn't it? n.t Yavin4 Dec 2020 #39

Sears went out of business because Romney's Bain Capital bought them and loaded them w/debt. Nt Fiendish Thingy Dec 2020 #28

It was actually Edward Lampert and his company ESL Investments that did it. Angleae Dec 2020 #31

I thought at one point Bain was involved with K Mart, which Sears owned. Nt Fiendish Thingy Dec 2020 #32

ESL bought KMart, then had it merged with Sears. Angleae Dec 2020 #36

Also, they're NOT "out of business"... regnaD kciN Dec 2020 #37

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The Girthy Tie? LMAO! nt Quixote1818 Dec 2020 #44

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