Questions answered this week:
What are heel sandwiches?
How much did you make on your first job?
What are your favorite stores from the past?
Special Musical Guest: Singing Snowman
Please excuse the technical difficulty at the the start.
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Eileen Krauss says
Swallens
Teresa Mieth says
Montgomery Wards
Steve Schaber says
Hell is real
Graham Poteet says
I deliver so many Montgomery catalogs
Rick AndRock says
Anyone remember ZAYRE?
Ellie Emm Ayych says
Fort Wayne? Ft Mitchell here
Mary Smith says
I circled items in the Sears Christmas catalog.
Ellie Emm Ayych says
You mean Vittetoe??? My maiden name???
Elle K McVay says
Rinks bargain barn
Paula Woodrum says
I remember Zayre. We had that in Chicago
Mallory Lepera says
My grandma used to work at the mcalpins store when it was in the Towne mall in Middletown when I was little
Rick AndRock says
Remember AIMS AND HILL’S.
Teresa Mieth says
Woolworth
Keith Morgeson says
Service Merchandise!
Michele M Hunnicutt says
Value City
Ellie Emm Ayych says
Law abiding citizen
Paula Woodrum says
Swallens had that
Eric Bailey says
Kmarts
Jean Buelterman says
I worked at McAlpin’s. I was supposed to be paying for my Master Degree! Did not do that.
Ellie Emm Ayych says
Rent a center now I guess ?
Michele M Hunnicutt says
Mayble and Crew
Eileen Krauss says
Shillitoes/federated departments it was the same & had different names in different cities.now federated bought maceys
Mallory Lepera says
I miss Kmart and hills target went out in Middletown a few yrs ago so if we wanna go to Target we gotta go up by Dayton mall or Bridgewater falls shopping center in Fairfield township
Elle K McVay says
S & G Green Stamps
Elle K McVay says
Yellow Stamps
Deborah Donaldson says
We used the Sears catalog in my grandpa’s outhouse!
Pamela Mann Pastura says
Deborah Donaldson we did too
Paula Woodrum says
I worked for Federated/Macy’s for years.
Michele M Hunnicutt says
Dayton’s
Rich LoRusso says
You Rock ”Weather Master”…..
Rick AndRock says
Checker stamps.
Pamela Mann Pastura says
Rick AndRock don’t remember those.
Elle K McVay says
Ontario’s back in the 70’s
Pamela Mann Pastura says
Loved my elephant bells:>
Patsy Lewis says
Ben Franklin
Michelle Cromis says
Our local Kmart is getting ready to close. I think one of the last ones around Indiana.
Mallory Lepera says
Not many Macy’s anymore
Eric Bailey says
I loved the 5 and dime stores
Susan Storer says
Loved Service Merchandise!
Susan Storer says
George Clooney worked at McAlpin’s in Crestview Hills
Ellie Emm Ayych says
This is IT. #YOULLFLOATTOO
Elle K McVay says
Trivets downtown
Deborah Donaldson says
I worked in Ontario’s shoe department. First job. $1.80 per hour.
Ellie Emm Ayych says
Franklin KY. NYE the BRICKYARD CAFE
Michelle Cromis says
Richmond In
Patsy Lewis says
Yeap
Paula Woodrum says
Swallens here had the animals in the basement. Red Bank rd was that way
Mallory Lepera says
I think there’s a Macy’s in Dayton mall I THINK don’t quote me on it
Rick AndRock says
Jonnys toys.
Mistique Pullen says
There is a Ben Franklin or 2 in Ohio county WV
Ellie Emm Ayych says
I started at skyline at 14
Teri Tracy says
Kreski
Deborah Donaldson says
There is a Ben Franklin in Amelia or Be them.
Mistique Pullen says
I remember that
Mary Smith says
I started out at $1.35 at KFC
Mallory Lepera says
Miss toys r us heard a furniture store moved into the place
Deborah Donaldson says
Bethel
Eileen Krauss says
Ken wood
Ellie Emm Ayych says
Kenwood
Eric Bailey says
My mom used to work at a 5 and dime store here in Wilmington back in the 1960’s
Ellie Emm Ayych says
Florence mall Florence y’all
Patsy Lewis says
Macy in kenwood
Pamela Mann Pastura says
Macy’s in Anders township
Paula Woodrum says
Kenwood Mall and Tri County have Macy’s
Rick AndRock says
I don’t remember how to spell it. I think it’s ‘Fazzios.’
Susan Storer says
Mabley and Carew, my first job.
Elle K McVay says
Northgate has a Macey’s
Ellie Emm Ayych says
Serving part time at first Watch Florence. Come meet me. Free breakfast ???
Jeff Broemsen says
Ben Franklin is in Bethel not Amelia
Roseanne Humbert says
oh, oh tuning in late!
Pamela Mann Pastura says
Remember Rink’s and Swallen’s?I still shop many grocery stores…by aisle..not on the list, doesn’t go in the cart.
Pamela Mann Pastura says
You’re back:)
Pamela Mann Pastura says
Cranberry sauce…whole berry!
Pamela Mann Pastura says
Vodka and Fresca for me…Salute!
Pamela Mann Pastura says
I made $1.27/he at Salem Park Nursing Home when I was 13 back in 1971:) I loved my job:)
Roseanne Humbert says
I have a cold so I’m having an hot toddy: warm water, bourbon, honey and lemon. Mmmmmm!
Pamela Mann Pastura says
Happy to have caught most of the fun tonight,, Graham had the best comment IMO. Clearly he’s inherited your sense of humor <3
Pamela Sams Lane says
What add heel sandwiches?
McAlpins and I don’t remember how much I got paid!
Diane Hoppes Fairchild says
Got paid $1.99/hr working the ice cream shop at LeSourdesville Lake Amusement Park the summer before I went to college.