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[voyager1980]

I miss the stores they called "" 5 & Dime "" stores. Like Woolworth's. You could find the greatest variety of things & some even had pretty good lunch counters oddly enuf.

[sgraham30]

I miss Service Merchandise, they were a home shopping channel in brick & mortar form. (minus shoes, clothing, & makeup/skincare) They had the most beautiful jewelry & their prices were 50% or more off of retail. They also had great sales, with an 8 month layaway on any jewelry over a certain dollar amount. My mom used to get all her jewelry there, so did I.

I also miss Filene's Basement. I didn't go often but when I did, I usually walked out with quite a bit.

[esmeraldagooch]

Seattle area.

Fredrick and Nelsons

Peoples

Jafco which turned into....

Best

[HULAGIRL]

On 1/30/2014 SoX said:

I still miss Marshall Field's ... no other store like it before or since.

Me too!! When I saw Frango Mints with Macy's name all over the package, I refused to ever buy them again......just isn't right not having the real Marshall Field's!!!

[blrc]

Grew up in SoCal. I miss

The Broadway

Magnins

Bullocks

Ohrbachs

May Co

Robinsons

Mervyns

Kinney Shoes

Thom McAnn Shoes

Baker Shoes

Feom the Midwest- Foleys

[millieshops]

That would change the experience.Although there are defunct stores I'd patronize if they still existed there are none I can honestly say I truly miss. The people who manned those stores made them - and they certainly would be long gone even if the stores still existed.

[lulu2]

I see all my favorite NJ stores have been posted already.

When I use to visit my sister in Houston, my favorite store was Sakowitz. It was a truly elegant, free standing store, not far (I believe) from the Galleria. Their catalogs were the best and everything was delivered beautifully packaged in a quality gift box.

[rambocat]

I miss Linens & Things. I would use my Amex points to get their gift cards. I still have a lot of things from there that cost me practically nothing. I'm in S Fl and miss "The Florida Store", Burdines.

[stevieb]

On 2/13/2014 sunala said:

On 1/30/2014 Lotus~ said:

Rickels and Pergament....both Home Depot type stores.

Did anyone have a Grant's?

Lotus we had a local Grant's when we bought our house. I bought a "Lady Vanity" electric mixer in Grant's right around 1973. Last year it finally cracked in half. That was 40 years later! They also sold Vornado small appliances, which lasted forever. I would love to have another Grant's type store around.

I loved Grants. The one near us had a fabulous window covering department and such variety!

[stevieb]

On 2/13/2014 mgm2 said:

On 1/31/2014 Opurrra said:

On 1/31/2014 Marienkaefer2 said:

In northern NJ, Bamberger' s. My grandmother would take me shopping for school clothes there, and then we always had a hamburger and Apple pie for lunch in their restaurant.

Epstein' s was another dept. Store I remember in NJ.

When I got older (17), my friends and i would drive to Rockaway Mall. One of our favorite stores was Hahne' s.

i shopped at Bambergers! Do you remember Alexander's?

What about Klein's and Korvettes?

I miss B'Altmans and Gimbles

I'd forgotten about Klein's and Korvettes. I liked Klein's which was along the lines of a GC Murphy or Woolco... Korvettes around here was fairly junky and I don't miss that one so much!