Anyone remember the old TG&Y stores

[outofyourmind]

Oklahoma Tire and Service Company

WTF was I thinking.
Oklahoma Tire and Supply Company

 

[Inquisitor]

Had one of these in OKC.
Didn't even know it was even a chain until years later.
It's been gone a while now.

Gibsons

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We had Gibsons and TG&Y in central Texas.

 

[Inquisitor]

KMart and Blue-Light Specials.

 

[RP-29]

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KMart and Blue-Light Specials.

The K Mart in Oshkosh went out of business about 15 years ago. I took the wife there on one of their final clearance sales and bought a new comforter for our bed at 75% off. That comforter is still on our bed and still in great condition (minus all the stains).

 

[huskers1217]

When is this chain coming back??


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we had one in houston before the pandemic. but that is now gone.

 

[ojb81]

The K Mart in Oshkosh went out of business about 15 years ago. I took the wife there on one of their final clearance sales and bought a new comforter for our bed at 75% off. That comforter is still on our bed and still in great condition (minus all the stains).

skid marks?

 

[RP-29]

skid marks?

haha, nice try...

let's see... (52 * 3) * 15 = 2,340 is some pretty good "stain" mileage for that comforter.

 

[ojb81]

Anybody remember Hill's?

when you first walked in, there was a popcorn stand where you'd get yourself a bag of freshly popped/salted/buttered popcorn that you could snack on as you shopped. And as a kid, outside of Toys 'R Us, Hills was THEEE place for toys, especially during the Holidays:



Loved that damn store.

 

[packerzrule]

Good ole five and dime store

 

[ojb81]

Good ole five and dime store

well shit! ol' ben even had to time to start up a retail business? that dude did everything!

 

[packerzrule]

well shit! ol' ben even had to time to start up a retail business? that dude did everything!

 

[HammerDown]

Anyone remember Zayre stores? or Big K?

 

[outofyourmind]

Anyone remember Zayre stores? or Big K?

Don't think I have ever heard of those two.

 

[HammerDown]

Don't think I have ever heard of those two.

No kidding! I assumed they were prevalent.

 

[Jon Deaux]

Anyone remember Zayre stores? or Big K?

Don't think I have ever heard of those two.

Ditto

 

[outofyourmind]

Ditto

I'm the same way with the Spartan Atlantic Stores.
I seem to be the only one that remembers them.

 

[fishinabarrel]

Used to push a 3 h.p. Briggs & Stratton powered lawn mower with 47 cents worth of gas in an old gallon milk jug with a broken branch as the stopper...a Molotov cocktail more or less...and went around the neighborhood cutting lawns for $3.00 to $5.00.

Take my money to TG&Y and buy car and truck models and model glue, paint and other supplies needed to make the model.

Was a good week when I had made enough to get two models!

This explains so much

 

[fishinabarrel]

When is this chain coming back??


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It needs to. I don't like my kids growing up in a world without Toys R Us

 

[fishinabarrel]

Also, don't remember this place but it did remind me of TCBY yogurt stores which I guess are still around but I haven't seen one forever.

Now I want some frozen yogurt

 

[White Knight]

Costco is popular in this area.