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La Coliniere

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51. Was never a Black Friday shopper

Mon Nov 25, 2024, 03:57 PM

Nov 25

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but I do miss the old department stores such as A,M&As, Hengerers, Grants and Hen’s and Kelly’s which were in Downtown Buffalo up until the early 1970s. A,M&As in particular was a Christmas Wonderland, similar to the store portrayed in the holiday classic movie Christmas Story. As a child my friends and I would take the bus downtown and play Hide and Go Seek in all the large multistory department stores at all times of the year except at Christmas because the stores were always so packed and it was the only time when we were accompanied by our parents. The stores all had elevators and escalators and it was incredible harmless fun. Those were the days when kids got into “good mischief”. Now kids just sit around and play on screens all day. I miss those stores and those times of my youth.

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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