jaymacfla Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Do you have any favorite stores and memories from stores that are no longer around? Do you think that there are enough voids created by their departure to influence your shopping inclinations or to make you feel nostalgic for the "good ole days"? One of my favorites was CompUSA and they will be missed. What was your favorite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LainieB Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 I really miss having a Shopko and a Target in town. It's a 40 minute drive to get to either one. Black Friday shopping in town just isn't the same without them. I pretty much just stop at Kohls to shop on Black Friday before heading out of town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bopeep Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 I don't need anything I could have gotten there, this year, but the last couple years I've missed Circuit City. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riven3d Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 this year I am going to miss Movie Stop, they were a stop for me every year and now its going to be a big void without them, no other place around anymore for used movies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymacfla Posted October 15, 2016 Author Share Posted October 15, 2016 In addition to the stores we have lost, sometimes we miss the older stores when their newer counterparts took over. Remember the old Walmart stores where you could see all the walls from the entry? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using GottaDeal mobile app 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewleyp Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 I miss the 72 hr shopathon at Garden Ridge (now At Home)- they were open 72 hrs straight! We would start there at 3am before we went to the 5/6 am openings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julz0420 Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Target, Walmart, and/or Sears in the middle of the night, waiting around and hoping to be close enough for the gift card or snow globe or whatever. All the stores we've always gone to are still around thankfully. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bribri25 Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 I miss Comp USA! They were always good. I miss Circuit City; that's where I got my first TV on BF 11 years ago (so really just for the nostalgia). I miss it being easy to get the snow globes at JC Penney. They changed it that you have to come at a certain time, and then did away with them entirely.. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmck Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 This year I will miss Sports Authority. They gave away a gift card most years and one year those foldable chairs too. I miss KBToys too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msyves Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 I miss Circuit City. I loved getting my cd's for $.99. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymacfla Posted October 16, 2016 Author Share Posted October 16, 2016 CompUSA used to come out and greet the customers with a smile, flyers/ads and hot chocolate back when they still had decent management that cared about their customers. They were also the pioneers of the safe and sane Black Friday experience. Tickets were handed out and line etiquette was enforced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bopeep Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 I miss the 72 hr shopathon at Garden Ridge (now At Home)- they were open 72 hrs straight! We would start there at 3am before we went to the 5/6 am openings.YES! This was part of our tradition for YEARS. We would go on Thursday night, after we were through looking at the ads and making our plans for Friday morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewleyp Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 This year I will miss Sports Authority. They gave away a gift card most years and one year those foldable chairs too. I miss KBToys too OHH KBToys I forgot about them! They had awesome BF sales 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilac100 Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 I remember KBToys saved me in my broke years. I miss them so much. Also Circuit City was always awesomeness. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budgetsRsexy Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 I miss Bonton and their great BF coupons! The last one in our area closed about 5 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigger97498 Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 I miss the Sears cards at the door (I forget if it was $10 or $20) I also miss the freebies you used to get at Target they were the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracy0504 Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 I miss KB Toys for sure...many a deals from that store when I didn't have much to spend!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesusluvu Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 KB Toys is the one I miss the most but Brownlee Jewelers was my go to spot for gift for my girlfriend ( now wife ) decent and cheap for young love - Now its Jareds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanyon71 Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 I miss Circuit City, used to love wandering around there and getting some great deals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tara3117 Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Does anyone in New England remember Lechmere? You had to write down the item number and then the thing you wanted would come down a conveyor belt when the cashier rang it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanyon71 Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 This thread made me start thinking about some of the old stores. Looks like some of them are making comebacks. Montgomery Ward was bought by Swiss Colony and is now an online retailer. Looks like someone bought Circuit City (not the Tiger Direct name stuff) and is trying to reopen retail locations with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speeddiva Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Add me to the list of those who miss KB Toys! And I really miss KMart also, the nearest one to me is 90 minutes away now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyreejames Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 I definitely miss KB Toys...I have fond memories of the location at a local mall; they would hand you big clear trash bags as you entered. You would pick up your stuff in the center of the store and since the check-out line snaked through each aisle, you would shop while you were in line. Great times!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymacfla Posted October 19, 2016 Author Share Posted October 19, 2016 KB toys used to be one of my main reasons to even step foot in a mall. Does anyone remember Zayres or Ayr-way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimito1 Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 I also forgot about KB toys. I loved going there when my girls were little. So many good deals!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymacfla Posted October 20, 2016 Author Share Posted October 20, 2016 I used to shop there for the closeouts since I had 5 kids. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using GottaDeal mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastiwife Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 I miss having access to the military exchanges. I also miss the Bf freebies like the jc Penney snowglobes and the stuffed animals that tanger outlet gave out one year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TazErase Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 I remember when stores actually cometed for the best items at the lowest prices. Since Circuit City closed, those days are fading. I still get on line first, but more out of habit and the love of the hunt, besides, it's fun to camp out for a few nights a year, lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TazErase Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 (edited) Almost forgot... I remember when the Black Friday ads weren't as top secret and they didn't threaten legal action against onyone posting the ad before they allowed it, lol. To think only 1 ad has been posted with only 5 weeks til Black Friday is very upsetting. Soon the ads will be coming a few at a time, but I still like to plan things out weeks in advance, lol. Edited October 21, 2016 by TazErase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TazErase Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 KB Toys is the one I miss the most but Brownlee Jewelers was my go to spot for gift for my girlfriend ( now wife ) decent and cheap for young love - Now its Jareds KB Toys is why I first began Black Friday shopping! Since then it has become an addiction, and I have been doing Black Friday for about 21 or 22 years now. Finally getting back into it after a few rough years though. 2013 I was in Florida helping my dad at a hospital there and got back just in time. In 2014 I would normally have been on line by Tuesday before, but instead I was at my father's funeral. Last year I just didn't have the heart for the camping, but still went, but this year I intend to return with a vengence even though the items I am looking for are not the quickest items to sell out, lol. Just the addiction to being first and being in the paper as usual. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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