Question of the Day, Saturday, April 22

[Winchester]

Happy Weekend!

Is there a store that's no longer around in your area that you particularly miss?

With me, it's JCP. I used to buy most of my clothes there. We bought towels and such at JCP. I loved their tablecloths. I really liked the St. John's Bay brand as well as Worthington for my work clothes. There's no longer a JCP close to us and, while I do shop online there, it's not the same. We live in a rural area, so there are a lot of stores that have closed here, but I do miss JCP.

What store do you miss? Are there any?

 

[NY cat man]

In my case, it's Sears. I bought a lot of Craftsman tools there over the years, and still have most of them. I never bought much in the way of clothing, but a lot of housewares and small appliances.

 

[strider rose]

we used to have a kmart but it was closed down two years ago ...

 

[Winchester]

N NY cat man We used to buy a lot of stuff at Sears, too. Not clothing, but other stuff. Years ago, that was where we bought appliances and Rick has a lot of Craftsman small items. I bought my first treadmill at Sears.

 

[denice]

There used to be a Kmart close to where I live. I thought they were the cheapest on laundry and cleaning supplies. I used to go two or three times a year. I would walk out of there with a cart full of those supplies. Checkout there was always slow but since it was only two or three times a year the money that I saved made it worth it.

 

[neely]

Most of the Bed Bath & Beyond stores here are closing. I always found what I was looking for and appreciated their coupons.

 

[MonaLyssa33]

I loved going to Frank's Nursery and Crafts as a kid. I always begged my mom to let me get a plant when we went there even though I nearly always killed them. I also liked Linens N Things even though I was just a kid. I'd probably enjoy it more as an adult.

 

[Jem]

So many...Sears, BiWay, Zellers, White Rose....I know there are a few more but that's all I can remember right now.

 

[JamesCalifornia]

~ Sadly many independent "Mom & Pop" stores are gone where I live. I too miss Sears and JC Penny. Anyone remember Woolworths , JJ Newberrys ?
Nice memories.

 

[NY cat man]

~ Sadly many independent "Mom & Pop" stores are gone where I live. I too miss Sears and JC Penny. Anyone remember Woolworths , JJ Newberrys ?
Nice memories.

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My late mother-in-law worked at the lunch counter of JJ Newberrys until the local store was done in by 'urban renewal' in the early 70s. A lot of other stores were extinguished at the same time, never to return.

 

[misty8723]

KMart. Also some of the mall stores like JCP and Sears, no more mall at all now.

 

[Margot Lane]

There really are no stores to miss near me, but our only diner just closed, so, we’re all wondering what it will be.

 

[denice]

I always liked the setup for Santa Claus at the malls for Christmas. Even after the kids were too old for Santa Claus, I enjoyed that. I would watch the little kids with Santa.

 

[cassiopea]

Blockbuster! I know makes it sound dated, but I miss when going to get a movie was a special outing. Get snacks and drinks, have fun browsing around and/or grab that movie you always wanted to see. Often with friends or family, after school or after work, or during the weekend.

And ironically, despite the much easier access to all sorts of movies thanks to streaming, I have watched waaaay less movies than before. Just for whatever reason doesn't have that same ommph if that makes sense Plus not many movies have sparked my interest anyways lately. Maybe it's just me!

And a lot of shows have really up their game in production quality where they are like movies themselves albeit with more time devoted to things like the story with episodes and seasons.




Other stores that have closed around would include Sears, Laura Secord, Fabricland and Zellers.

 

[margecat]

I loved going to Frank's Nursery and Crafts as a kid. I always begged my mom to let me get a plant when we went there even though I nearly always killed them. I also liked Linens N Things even though I was just a kid. I'd probably enjoy it more as an adult.

We used to have both of those stores near us where I used to live. I miss Frank's especially.

 

[muffy]

I miss Sears. I brought all of my appliances, house hold stuff and clothes there. I also miss Woolworth's. Every week when I got my allowance my mother would take us there. I brought candy, baseball cards, etc.We would also eat lunch there. I always had a coke, fries or a grill cheese. I also miss G C Murphy's, Kreskies and Ben Franklin stores. I sure wish I had all of the baseball cards I brought back then.

 

[JamesCalifornia]

Plus not many movies have sparked my interest anyways lately. Maybe it's just me!

~ I don't think that you are the only one. Last movie I watched in a theater was "Coming To America " — about 1989.
Now I only watch vintage TV & movies .

 

[MoochNNoodles]

AC Moore. They had such good stuff for school and gave homeschoolers the teachers discount. When DS was little and into trains they carried the Thomas the Tank Engine wooden trains and sometimes I'd score a good deal on another building or engine for him for Christmas or his birthday.

 

[game misconduct]

retail store for westcoastshaving they went online only during covid. was nice letting gf pick out the scents of my shaving soaps and after shave

 

[neely]

Anyone remember Woolworths , JJ Newberrys ?

Never heard of Newberrys but we had a Woolworth's close by. I was just a kid but I do remember going there - my parents called it the five and dime.