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[somedevildawg]

I can assure you she went hungry before she would allow the kids to......it’s a common trait amongst the better half of our population. Dad would make us “fend for ourselves”....dogs wasn’t real fat either, lean and trim, wasn’t a whole lot of scraps....momma would put all the leftovers in soup on Friday. I sure wish we woulda known or had access to fresh milk. I hated that powdered milk, wasn’t too bad in cereal....
Speaking of Sears and Roebuck, did y’all have a candy “kiosk” in the store? Mom would give us each a quarter to get some candy in a bag.....man was it delicious. I always got dipped peanuts or malted milk balls.....needed .26 cents tho, had to pay Uncle Sam too
Sears used to wrap a lot of presents too....they had expert wrappers. Of course Santa was taking pictures a lot at Sears too.....I miss Sears and Roebuck, the store, the catalogue....their merchandising method of “good”, “better” “best”. They just never adapted.....

[JOR Farm]

I don't think ours had the candy but I still would have spent my quarter on the little plane ride out by the front door. Darn thing never got off the ground.

[Aaroncboo]

I've said for years that Amazon is the new age sears. If sears would have gone to the internet and did what the catalog did it would still be here.

[RockmartGA]

I miss Sears and Roebuck, 

 

I miss the old Craftsman hand tools.   Nothing better on Christmas morning to see something shiny under the tree with "Craftsman" written on it.   

[r82230]

.I miss Sears and Roebuck, the store, the catalogue...

 

Especially the catalogue, seems as a young boy I might have looked at more than just the toy section.    No not the tool section either, give you a hint, most of them were white. 

 

Larry

[somedevildawg]

I learned a lot about the human anatomy from them as well.....

[stack em up]

Especially the catalogue, seems as a young boy I might have looked at more than just the toy section.    No not the tool section either, give you a hint, most of them were white. 
 
Larry

I wouldn’t have guessed you were looking at refrigerators....

[r82230]

I wouldn’t have guessed you were looking at refrigerators....

 

Something that I thought was 'hotter', stoves??? 

 

Larry

[broadriverhay]

Yes , the one in Five Points , Columbia SC had a candy counter. My Dad always got hot cashews when we went in and ate them while walking around.

[Troy Farmer]

The one in Augusta, GA had a candy and nut counter too.  Those hot cashews were great!  It was always a big deal to go.  We would go on Sunday cause GA didn't have blue laws and the stores were open.  SC was dead silent on Sunday.  Not anymore.

[broadriverhay]

We are telling our age here.