Thread Number: 72412
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Anyone else flashing back to when there was a Sears Catalog Store in every Smalltown, USA? |
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Post# 956912   9/10/2017 at 10:25 (2,392 days old) by joeekaitis (Rialto, California, USA)   |   | |
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Post# 956960 , Reply# 2   9/10/2017 at 16:55 (2,391 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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Oh, yes. Generally located on or just off the square in small southern towns and with a washer and dryer in the window. I remember people going into them to order from the catalog and then to pick up said items. |
Post# 957086 , Reply# 3   9/11/2017 at 07:23 (2,391 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 957107 , Reply# 4   9/11/2017 at 10:49 (2,391 days old) by joeekaitis (Rialto, California, USA)   |   | |
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Post# 957108 , Reply# 5   9/11/2017 at 10:55 (2,391 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)   |   | |
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When I first moved out on my own I lived in Petaluma, Ca, which in 1970 was still a fairly small town. We had a Sears Catalog Store on Petaluma Blvd N. that was really just a store front. I made my very first credit purchase at that store, buying a 10" Silvertone color TV, the payments were $6.00 a month and I faithfully went into the store every month to make them in person. A year later I bought a stereo to go with the TV. bringing my monthly payment up to $7.50. Sears gave me my start to having a credit history when I was 19 yrs old.
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Post# 957109 , Reply# 6   9/11/2017 at 10:55 (2,391 days old) by joeekaitis (Rialto, California, USA)   |   | |
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. . . major appliance showrooms, like the ones that exclusively featured Hotpoint when it was GE's top-of-the-line upscale brand? A sprinkling of models up and down the range to compare features, a well-trained staff to answer questions about absent models, and delivery from a remote warehouse with professional installation.
Not too hard to imagine a modestly sized Kenmore Appliance Center by Amazon downtown in the future, eh? |
Post# 957166 , Reply# 8   9/11/2017 at 19:28 (2,390 days old) by jamiel (Detroit, Michigan and Palm Springs, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 957227 , Reply# 10   9/12/2017 at 09:04 (2,390 days old) by JoeEkaitis (Rialto, California, USA)   |   | |
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Post# 957251 , Reply# 11   9/12/2017 at 13:48 (2,389 days old) by rpms (ontario canada)   |   | |
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In my small area every town had a Sears order office.
The one in town closed a few years back and Sears would put a depot in any store that would take it. At one time it was in our local grocery store,the back of the thrift store and a Quickie Mart. The closest one to me now is a 17 minute rural dive. The last couple of years you could still do C.O.D orders. If you did do that the one lady that worked in the store would hold the store's float for 24 in case you wanted to return something. After that you were screwed if it was over $50. You would have to wait till they had enough cash in the till or drive an hour to the closest Sears department store. The last order I put in was two years ago and it had to be on a credit card. Last Christmas the final catalouge came out. It was a shame Christmas catlouge. No electronics,appliances and a lousy selection of toys. If you order online from here I have no idea where you would pick your stuff up? It might come to the door or the post office. |