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27. my mum did, when I was a kid and when we were in America

Thu May 19, 2022, 05:30 PM

May 2022

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Did you ever shop from the Sears catalog? [View all] mia May 2022 OP

Sears booster seats. Love it! mia May 2022 #4

Back in the 1950s the Sears catalog was our Amazon.com. Binkie The Clown May 2022 #2

Did you ever save up stamps in a book Boxerfan May 2022 #3

Yes! S&H Green stamps. I traded them for a spice rack. mia May 2022 #7

I used to shop from the Sears Craftsman Tool Catalog. House of Roberts May 2022 #5

Yes. Harker May 2022 #6

I remember the view from the top of the Sears Tower. mia May 2022 #15

As big cities go, Chicago has a lot to offer... Harker May 2022 #26

Sears catalogs were a big deal in the outhouse days underpants May 2022 #9

And the pages kept mia May 2022 #11

The irony underpants May 2022 #12

In Canada it was the Eaton's Catalogue ironflange May 2022 #19

Don't Know We Did ProfessorGAC May 2022 #10

So true about what they could have been. mia May 2022 #16

None Near Us ProfessorGAC May 2022 #22

Yes! PXR-5 May 2022 #14

I recall it was a big deal when the catalog would arrive! SheltieLover May 2022 #17

My wife was both Montgomery Wards gibraltar72 May 2022 #18

Yes, up until they stopped the catalog. sinkingfeeling May 2022 #20

That was a really informative & entertaining movie 🎥 ty questionseverything May 2022 #23

Yes! mia May 2022 #24

I just read it for the underwear pictures. Midnight Writer May 2022 #25

my mum did, when I was a kid and when we were in America Skittles May 2022 #27

Yep, the new Sears catalog was an event. Chainfire May 2022 #28