Anyone else remember this store..

[JoeChalupa]

http://www.murphymemories.com/images/morgantown_87.jpg

I heard somebody mention this place today and it took me back to my youth.

Or was this store a mid-west thing..I grew up in Ohio.

Just wondering. I used to get my albums and Jovan Musk there.

[Shelly]

I grew up in Ohio and I've never heard of it.

[2Blonde]

I'm from Oklahoma & I've never heard of it.

[Sapphire]

We didn't have that particular store, but our five and dime was SS Kresge or something like that--pre K-Mart, if I recall correctly. I mean I think they grew into the K-Mart chain. Ours was located in the old part of downtown, and by the time I started having disposable income (allowance), I was more interested in the mall! I guess they were pretty popular at one time.

[2Blonde]

SH Kress. We had one in my hometown too.

Here is a link....
SH Kress (http://www.nbm.org/Exhibits/past/2000_1996/Main_Street.html)

[Sapphire]

http://www.mootgame.com/ballast/N10F0D.html

Thanks, 2Blonde! I think this is the one I had in my hometown, but we are going way back now! I just remember it was OLD when I was a kid, but I will never forget the creaky wooden floors.

[batman2883]

Does anyone remember Winnies?

[Sapphire]

I remember Winn's here in SA. They went bankrupt about 17 years ago, I think.

[Spurminator]

Remember BEST?

[batman2883]

I remember Winn's here in SA. They went bankrupt about 17 years ago, I think.
They use to have the best icee's in the world

[SWC Bonfire]

Oops.

[Sapphire]

I remember BEST! It was so weird how you "ordered" your stuff. I never quite understood their concept. Guess no one else did, either. :lol

[2Blonde]

http://www.mootgame.com/ballast/N10F0D.html

Thanks, 2Blonde! I think this is the one I had in my hometown, but we are going way back now! I just remember it was OLD when I was a kid, but I will never forget the creaky wooden floors.

I just looked at your profile. You're younger than me. :lmao So please don't call yourself old.

[Sapphire]

I NEVER call myself old--the store was old when I was a kid! People in their 50's and 60's are so young still--when you get to be our age!

The best is yet to come! :elephant

[Shelly]

I remember BEST! It was so weird how you "ordered" your stuff. I never quite understood their concept. Guess no one else did, either. :lol

I remember them too! Wasn't Service Merchandise the same idea? And then there was Gemco, but that may have been a CA store only.

[JoeChalupa]

I'll take that as a no. :lol

Oh, and I remember Kress too..but we pronounced it "Kress".

[samikeyp]

I remember Winns, and Woolco and Woolworths. All very cool if you were a kid.

[davi78239]

Remember The Sizzler steak house and Luther's BBQ where 35 and walzem are?

[JoeChalupa]

No..but I remember eating at Burger Chef and Big Boy.

[samikeyp]

Remember The Sizzler steak house and Luther's BBQ where 35 and walzem are?

I do...as well as the Sizzler where Tom's Ribs on Vance Jackson and 410 is now as well as the one on Bandera and 410 where the IHOP is now.

Damn...Burger Chef...nice.

Joe..remember First Mate?

[Spurminator]

BEST

[Sapphire]

BEST
:lol

[Kori Ellis]

I remember Winns, and Woolco and Woolworths. All very cool if you were a kid.


We had Woolco and Woolworths in Phoenix too.

And before it was BEST, it was LaBelle's in Phoenix - same concept .. going into the store but ordering it. Weird system.

[Duff McCartney]

What about Bonanza?

[Shelly]

It was a weird system. And I think atBEST, there were some items that you didn't have to fill out that stupid form for.

How exciting it was to see your purchase come down that ramp!

They took a 15 minute shopping experience and turned it into an hour :lol

[Shelly]

Holy cow! Service Merchandise (http://store.yahoo.com/yhst-5194590550830/) is still around!

[ChumpDumper]

Now that I think about it, Circuit City does much the same thing except the salesman fills out the form for you.

[Sapphire]

But they have electronics--usually high-ticket items. BEST made you wait for things like ink pens and staplers! :lol

[JoePublic]

http://www.pigglywiggly.com/mfy/templates/pigglywiggly/images/oldstore.jpg

I remember going here.

[ChumpDumper]

But they have electronics--usually high-ticket items. BEST made you wait for things like ink pens and staplers! :lolRight, I only bought electronics and stuff like watches when I went there. Does seem pretty goofy in hindsight.

[SpursWoman]

Gibson's ... which is now the Eisenhower Rd. Flea Market :fro

[maxpower]

Our parents bought my brother and me http://www.toyarchive.com/He-Man/Displays/CastleGreyskullNethLight1a.jpg

here
http://www.wtv-zone.com/dpjohnson/60sdiscountstores/woolco.jpg

The Woolco picture looks very much like the shopping center on old hwy 90 and Gen. McMullen. There even seems to be a street divider on the right part of the pic. However the picture was taken in Des Moines.

[gay abc]

i worked at Pigley Wigley back in the 70's

:lol

[gay abc]

Gibson's ... which is now the Eisenhower Rd. Flea Market :fro


we had a gibson's in corpus :smokin

[hussker]

No..but I remember eating at Burger Chef and Big Boy.


Burger Chef, Burger Queen (before BK), Krystal, Big Boy (Shoney's, Bob's or Frisch's).

When I first played little league baseball in 1970. I played for United Grocery. That was in Burkburnett TX. We beat Piggly Wiggly for the championship. Our parents called it the Grocer's Battle. Heck, we just played ball as kids, and wondered why the workers in the store did not bow to us when we came in to get an ICEE. I thought we were stars!

[rl64tx]

What about Centeno's Supermarkets???

[rl64tx]

i worked at Pigley Wigley back in the 70's

:lol

Yes.........there was one in Universal City and mom used to save the S&H green stamps and then we would go to the S&H store in Seguin and get our goodies!! Just like HEB used to have Texas Gold Stamps!!!

[KEDA]

3 letters


T G & Y


used to be a retailer that my Mom and I would go to all of the time

[Solid D]

I remember GC Murphy's and also Murphy's Mart (same company). Also McCrory's.

I also used to go to:

Ben Franklin, Kresge's, T, G & Y (thanks for reminding me KEDA!), Woolworths.

As kid's we didn't call them variety stores...we would simply say:

"Mom, I going up to the dime store!"

[The sone]

What about Bonanza?


zstomp and i both had our first jobs at a bonanza.... :lol