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(38,482 posts) Mon Nov 25, 2024, 10:23 AM Nov 25

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]

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Pittsburgh was Hornes, Gimbels and Kaufmanns. Loved to see the store decorations and window displays. No online shopping, Miss it What about your area.?

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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 25 OP

Even into the 1980s, Downtown Pittsburgh was fabulous! Charging Triceratops Nov 25 #1

Thank you Charging Tricertops. . I remember, debm55 Nov 25 #2

Still a nice city, imo! Elessar Zappa Nov 25 #30

I grew up in Pittsburgh. Dulcinea Nov 25 #37

Thank you Dulcinea I hope had a good time debm55 Nov 25 #40

Pranges ( Wisconsin) Treasure Island. LakeArenal Nov 25 #3

Thank you LakeArenal. debm55 Nov 25 #4

Not in PA Shellback Squid Nov 25 #5

Thank you Shellback Squid. debm55 Nov 25 #6

In your area or region. debm55 Nov 25 #9

None. sinkingfeeling Nov 25 #7

Thank you debm55 Nov 25 #10

Meier and Franks Portland, Or k55f5r Nov 25 #8

Thank you so much. k55f5r I love the train. Did you ride it. debm55 Nov 25 #12

Every year. k55f5r Nov 25 #14

Is the store still there? debm55 Nov 25 #17

Toys R Us SheltieLover Nov 25 #11

Thank you SheltieLover. We would go there when my son was younger. it was a toy land for kids. debm55 Nov 25 #15

Sure was a toy land for kids SheltieLover Nov 25 #21

and for adults too. Thank you. debm55 Nov 25 #23

Yes, it was! SheltieLover Nov 25 #25

Toys R Us needs to adopt the Spirit Halloween business model jmowreader Nov 25 #20

Toys R Us now has an in-store presence in some Macy's stores SheltieLover Nov 25 #22

That's a wonderful idea, jmowreader. thank you. debm55 Nov 25 #24

Try to avoid going out mwmisses4289 Nov 25 #13

Thank you mwmisses4289 debm55 Nov 25 #16

I used to volunteer to go into work on Black Friday. Different Drummer Nov 25 #41

That's the only shopping I do on Black Friday. Dulcinea Nov 25 #48

O'Neil's and Poksky downtown Akron we can do it Nov 25 #18

Thank you , we can do it. debm55 Nov 25 #19

I've never done day-after-Thanksgiving shopping, always avoided it like the plague. Ocelot II Nov 25 #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 25 #29

In so California Beatlelvr Nov 25 #27

That's a shame . Thank you Beatlelver debm55 Nov 25 #28

Don't remember any. Elessar Zappa Nov 25 #31

Thank you Elessar Zappa. I think you are right. debm55 Nov 25 #33

None HarryM Nov 25 #32

What about the rest of the season? debm55 Nov 25 #34

Montgomery Ward and Sears. Basso8vb Nov 25 #35

Yes and Sears catalogue where you would dog ear the toys you saw in the store debm55 Nov 25 #46

Burdines XanaDUer2 Nov 25 #36

Thank you XanaDUer2 debm55 Nov 25 #45

Milwaukee County and Chicago area Boston Store and Marshall Fields Ziggysmom Nov 25 #38

Same and there isn.t a lot of choices to shop except online, debm55 Nov 25 #43

KB toys USAF Brat Nov 25 #39

We did that too, Husband got his foot run over by shoppers buying furbees, He got one, though debm55 Nov 25 #42

In the Athens, GA area.... Different Drummer Nov 25 #44

We haven't had a Waldenbooks around here for a very long time. I don't remember a Bookland. debm55 Nov 25 #49

none Kali Nov 25 #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 25 #50

oh yeah, love decorations, just later in December Kali Nov 25 #54

Was never a Black Friday shopper La Coliniere Nov 25 #51

Thank you La Coliniere. I remember the races of elevators vs. escalators to a given floor. Thank you for bringing back debm55 Nov 25 #55

We had to work for most of our spending money La Coliniere Nov 25 #64

Several downtown gift shops. arkielib Nov 25 #52

I agree with you, arkielib. debm55 Nov 25 #53

Famous-Barr downtown STLMO. This was a old-time, 9 story department store I that loved, and would SWBTATTReg Nov 25 #56

I looked forward to it as I looked and did not buy. It was fun. debm55 Nov 25 #57

Sears for Christmas shopping Grammy23 Nov 25 #58

Thank you Grammy23. That bell ringing sale sounds great. debm55 Nov 25 #60

Never shopped day after Thanksgiving. That is definitely not in my DNA! KitFox Nov 25 #59

Thank you KitFox that sonds great. Love decorations. debm55 Nov 25 #61

I dopn't know Jilly_in_VA Nov 25 #62

Thank you Jilly_in _VA debm55 Nov 25 #63

Crazy Eddie and E J Korvette NYC metro area GP6971 Nov 25 #65