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Grammy23

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58. Sears for Christmas shopping

Mon Nov 25, 2024, 05:19 PM

Nov 2024

and when I was little to see Santa. There is a picture of me about 3years old sitting on Santa’s lap looking quite terrified. It is a sepia toned photograph that is really kinda cute. I am wearing a favorite plaid dress.

After Christmas, as a young adult I loved to go to Gayfer’s department store in Mobile, AL for their after Christmas sales. Such great bargains could be found! Their Bell Ringer sales before Christmas were pretty epic, too.

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What stores did you use to visit or shop at the day after Thanksgiving or for Holiday shopping that are no longer around [View all] debm55 Nov 2024 OP

Even into the 1980s, Downtown Pittsburgh was fabulous! Charging Triceratops Nov 2024 #1

Thank you Charging Tricertops. . I remember, debm55 Nov 2024 #2

Still a nice city, imo! Elessar Zappa Nov 2024 #30

I grew up in Pittsburgh. Dulcinea Nov 2024 #37

Thank you Dulcinea I hope had a good time debm55 Nov 2024 #40

Pranges ( Wisconsin) Treasure Island. LakeArenal Nov 2024 #3

Thank you LakeArenal. debm55 Nov 2024 #4

Not in PA Shellback Squid Nov 2024 #5

Thank you Shellback Squid. debm55 Nov 2024 #6

In your area or region. debm55 Nov 2024 #9

None. sinkingfeeling Nov 2024 #7

Thank you debm55 Nov 2024 #10

Meier and Franks Portland, Or k55f5r Nov 2024 #8

Thank you so much. k55f5r I love the train. Did you ride it. debm55 Nov 2024 #12

Every year. k55f5r Nov 2024 #14

Is the store still there? debm55 Nov 2024 #17

Toys R Us SheltieLover Nov 2024 #11

Thank you SheltieLover. We would go there when my son was younger. it was a toy land for kids. debm55 Nov 2024 #15

Sure was a toy land for kids SheltieLover Nov 2024 #21

and for adults too. Thank you. debm55 Nov 2024 #23

Yes, it was! SheltieLover Nov 2024 #25

Toys R Us needs to adopt the Spirit Halloween business model jmowreader Nov 2024 #20

Toys R Us now has an in-store presence in some Macy's stores SheltieLover Nov 2024 #22

That's a wonderful idea, jmowreader. thank you. debm55 Nov 2024 #24

Try to avoid going out mwmisses4289 Nov 2024 #13

Thank you mwmisses4289 debm55 Nov 2024 #16

I used to volunteer to go into work on Black Friday. Different Drummer Nov 2024 #41

That's the only shopping I do on Black Friday. Dulcinea Nov 2024 #48

O'Neil's and Poksky downtown Akron we can do it Nov 2024 #18

Thank you , we can do it. debm55 Nov 2024 #19

I've never done day-after-Thanksgiving shopping, always avoided it like the plague. Ocelot II Nov 2024 #26

I hear you Ocelot II, It is not the same. We would go downtown and watch the parade and look at the window displays. Not debm55 Nov 2024 #29

In so California Beatlelvr Nov 2024 #27

That's a shame . Thank you Beatlelver debm55 Nov 2024 #28

Don't remember any. Elessar Zappa Nov 2024 #31

Thank you Elessar Zappa. I think you are right. debm55 Nov 2024 #33

None HarryM Nov 2024 #32

What about the rest of the season? debm55 Nov 2024 #34

Montgomery Ward and Sears. Basso8vb Nov 2024 #35

Yes and Sears catalogue where you would dog ear the toys you saw in the store debm55 Nov 2024 #46

Burdines XanaDUer2 Nov 2024 #36

Thank you XanaDUer2 debm55 Nov 2024 #45

Milwaukee County and Chicago area Boston Store and Marshall Fields Ziggysmom Nov 2024 #38

Same and there isn.t a lot of choices to shop except online, debm55 Nov 2024 #43

KB toys USAF Brat Nov 2024 #39

We did that too, Husband got his foot run over by shoppers buying furbees, He got one, though debm55 Nov 2024 #42

In the Athens, GA area.... Different Drummer Nov 2024 #44

We haven't had a Waldenbooks around here for a very long time. I don't remember a Bookland. debm55 Nov 2024 #49

none Kali Nov 2024 #47

I never bought anything as I had no money. But I really liked the window displays and decorations in the store. Even as debm55 Nov 2024 #50

oh yeah, love decorations, just later in December Kali Nov 2024 #54

Was never a Black Friday shopper La Coliniere Nov 2024 #51

Thank you La Coliniere. I remember the races of elevators vs. escalators to a given floor. Thank you for bringing back debm55 Nov 2024 #55

We had to work for most of our spending money La Coliniere Nov 2024 #64

Several downtown gift shops. arkielib Nov 2024 #52

I agree with you, arkielib. debm55 Nov 2024 #53

Famous-Barr downtown STLMO. This was a old-time, 9 story department store I that loved, and would SWBTATTReg Nov 2024 #56

I looked forward to it as I looked and did not buy. It was fun. debm55 Nov 2024 #57

Sears for Christmas shopping Grammy23 Nov 2024 #58

Thank you Grammy23. That bell ringing sale sounds great. debm55 Nov 2024 #60

Never shopped day after Thanksgiving. That is definitely not in my DNA! KitFox Nov 2024 #59

Thank you KitFox that sonds great. Love decorations. debm55 Nov 2024 #61

I dopn't know Jilly_in_VA Nov 2024 #62

Thank you Jilly_in _VA debm55 Nov 2024 #63

Crazy Eddie and E J Korvette NYC metro area GP6971 Nov 2024 #65