tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919830837927228571.post9133376418135589357..comments2024-03-25T07:17:42.807-04:00Comments on Doing Hard Time in Shaker Heights: Back in the day, the stores had their own credit cardsThe Cool Cookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162345087029159056noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919830837927228571.post-63611858848710661892016-11-30T09:01:51.123-05:002016-11-30T09:01:51.123-05:00Gawd! Bunce Brothers! I haven't thought abou...Gawd! Bunce Brothers! I haven't thought about them in years. My father bought his suits there. He was part of a team of lawyers that argued a case before the Supreme Court, and the suit came from Bunce Brothers. He also shopped at Rougoff's. <br />The Cool Cookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04162345087029159056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919830837927228571.post-19717878429905960032016-11-30T05:45:49.036-05:002016-11-30T05:45:49.036-05:00Great parody, and so true to life--I practically r...Great parody, and so true to life--I practically remember these stores!<br /><br />The stores that survived the mergers and takeovers I tend to call by their original names. I still refer to Higbee's and Revco. The classiest smaller stores didn't even give you a card. At Bunce Brothers, I just told them to put it on my account.<br />--Jim<br />PS: Higbee's, Revco and Bunce all failed the spell checker. Sic transit, etc.Parnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919830837927228571.post-48907859608341941132016-11-29T23:48:39.489-05:002016-11-29T23:48:39.489-05:00robert x. custard is not happy that his account nu...robert x. custard is not happy that his account number is here for all to see.normadesmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17325110017442011627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919830837927228571.post-18460623309667090442016-11-29T21:46:08.996-05:002016-11-29T21:46:08.996-05:00What is a Yahtzee arena? I know that Yahtzee is a...What is a Yahtzee arena? I know that Yahtzee is a game so I'm assuming it's like a Bingo Hall?The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919830837927228571.post-37417164751498892862016-11-29T21:43:49.975-05:002016-11-29T21:43:49.975-05:00I still remember the day my mother decried, "...I still remember the day my mother decried, "Whatever happened to customer service?"The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919830837927228571.post-29644568740532790442016-11-29T20:52:45.988-05:002016-11-29T20:52:45.988-05:00I agree cookie. I won't step foot in one. So m...I agree cookie. I won't step foot in one. So messy, loud and very claustrophobic. Anne Marie was right about John Wanamakers! the Philly store was a marvel onto itself. While the opulent architecture and grand organ is still there, Macy certainly "dumpified" it. When I go to concerts there, it almost brings a tear to the eye to see what they did. You may have inspired me to do a post on my memories of old stores.Mistress Maddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919830837927228571.post-56195683936977467112016-11-29T18:13:12.040-05:002016-11-29T18:13:12.040-05:00my personal first store credit card was penney'...my personal first store credit card was penney's. I still have an account there, but I rarely go shopping.anne marie in phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11765140782182605141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919830837927228571.post-59805134105533342172016-11-29T17:56:38.421-05:002016-11-29T17:56:38.421-05:00The great catastrophe of American Department Store...The great catastrophe of American Department Stores is Macy's. It used to be that Macy's was a New York thing. It was the flagship of Federated Stores. Then the bean counters got a hold of Federated following its bankruptcy back in the 1990s. This mna named Questron decided tat it would save everyone so much money if all of the Federated chains, Lazarus, Shillitos, Burdines, etc. ALL became Macy Stores. Whta that did was kill off tourist shoppers. I haven't set foot in a Macy's since.The Cool Cookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04162345087029159056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919830837927228571.post-61765221501661171382016-11-29T17:26:10.150-05:002016-11-29T17:26:10.150-05:00PS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CottagingPS <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottaging" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottaging</a>Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919830837927228571.post-25138482887441758342016-11-29T17:25:06.802-05:002016-11-29T17:25:06.802-05:00It would be churlish to compare such delights as t...It would be churlish to compare such delights as those lost emporia with London, where Harrods, Selfridges, John Lewis, Debenhams, House of Fraser and - just about - Marks & Spencer still hold sway. However back in Cardiff, the massive David Morgan department store closed ten years ago - but the more up-market Howells (famous for its fifth floor "cottage", from where half a dozen or so queens were unceremoniously hauled with their trousers still round their ankles by the police, to the bemusement of the Saturday shoppers - or so I heard) apparently struggles on. With or without queens, or cottaging. JxJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919830837927228571.post-17944146083431623592016-11-29T16:21:02.784-05:002016-11-29T16:21:02.784-05:00we had john wanamaker, strawbridge & clothier,...we had john wanamaker, strawbridge & clothier, lit brothers, snellenburg's, gimbel brothers. all gone now; wanamaker's is a macy's currently. my grandmother took me to all these stores in downtown philly in the early 60s.<br /><br />for the upscale shopper, there was lord & taylor, nan duskin, bonwit teller, i.magnin. we never went there.<br /><br />cheap stores were woolworth, kresge (k-mart), korvette; THESE were more my mother's speed.<br /><br />AND my mother's credit cards ALWAYS said "mrs. (husband's first name) (last name)"; AS IF my mother didn't have a name of her own! sexist bastards!anne marie in phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11765140782182605141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919830837927228571.post-44980035367956204272016-11-29T15:58:49.025-05:002016-11-29T15:58:49.025-05:00We too had the upscale department stores local to ...We too had the upscale department stores local to Harrisburg. Cregos, Doneckners and Mary Sahs. All gone. The only store in my opinion that offer renowned service left is Bergdorf Goodman. The floor walkers still wear a flower upon their lapel.Mistress Maddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.com