Remember when.....

homoe · 12-29-2019, 10:02 AM

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Remember when after work on Friday or maybe out during your errands on Saturday you'd swing by a brick and mortar video store and make your selection of what movie or movies you'd watch.

My last retail job was managing a mom and pop video store on Milwaukee's Eastside. It was a movie buff's paradise! We carried every genre of movies, foreign films in both subtitled and dubbed. The store was unique to say the least! Patrons interacted with each other. Often times giving suggestions of what to or perhaps what not to rent. There was a section of employee picks. The rental clerks were very approachable and knowledgeable, especially when you were trying to recall a certain film.

While modern technology is wonderful in the way it lets us view movies now, to say nothing of the money some save from late fees and rewind fees, I must admit I miss the camaraderie and atmosphere of the old brick and mortar days.

Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy question (in the category Business & Industry) for Tuesday, November 19, 2019 (Season 36, Episode 52):
Peaking at 9,000 locations in 2004, this chain of stores was down to one in 2019, located in Bend, Oregon.
Answer: Blockbuster

Well I guess I could always drive to Bend...

homoe · 12-29-2019, 10:10 AM

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I remember when Star Jones was one of their spokeswoman and had a line of shoes there!

homoe · 12-29-2019, 05:34 PM

I remember when Toys R Us was THE place to shop for kid's toys!

homoe · 10-26-2020, 10:31 AM

~~Remember when you had to use up the food items in the freeze so you could pull the plug to defrost it?

FireSignFemme · 10-26-2020, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by homoe

~~Remember when you had to use up the food items in the freeze so you could pull the plug to defrost it?

I remember when choosing to wear pantyhose rather than stockings with a girdle, going bra less anywhere, and opting to wear open toed shoes or heels higher than one inch to church were all considered very scandalous.

Stone-Butch · 10-26-2020, 01:34 PM

My happiest was when I wore light blue carhartt jeans, white bucks and an Ivy
league jacket, and had a ducktail haircut.

Vincent · 10-26-2020, 02:13 PM

I remember when, using fake I'ds to get in the pub for a drink.
And early openers after night shift.
And drinking had not yet become a problem,but an adventure

don't worry 29 yrs clean n sober LOL

It was fun until it wasn't

as the Jam say
life is a drink and you get drunk when you're young.

homoe · 10-26-2020, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by FireSignFemme

I remember when choosing to wear pantyhose rather than stockings with a girdle, going bra less anywhere, and opting to wear open toed shoes or heels higher than one inch to church were all considered very scandalous.

OMG This just brought back memories of garder belts that you wore to attach the nylons too...

homoe · 08-26-2021, 08:19 AM

The Yelp post which jogged my memory is below.

"We definitely are more thin crust fans and Pat's delivers a great thin crust with a great crust to toppings ratio. They also deliver it in a bag??? New concept and for whatever reason, it works".

I remember when pizza was ONLY delivered in a bag! There were no fancy cardboard boxes back in the day...

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