Dead products and businesses that you miss

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  1. Enrico

    Enrico Popcorn

    DriveIns and warm summer nights.

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  2. gorgo2

    gorgo2 geezerhood

    Big Lots and even Dollar Tree when they didn't so much carry regular lines of items, but were the kind of place that the workers couldn't predict what would come in on the truck...you'd find stock from bought-out drug store chains, recently discontinued items which regular stores discarded, slightly damaged goods from overturned boxcars, and odd/bizzare stuff from who knows where that showed up once and was gone. Made shopping there much more interesting. Ollie's is kinda the same model but even that's not how it used to be.

    Maybe 10 years ago when we were in Ohio, the BL there somehow came up with several bottles of that gross looking Orbitz beverage. The stuff was already old then (discontinued in '98) and I thought it had to be a joke, but there it was. Now I know there are collectors who hunt for the stuff...presumably not to drink it but who knows anymore. It was probably a buck a bottle...if only I knew then what I know now...
     
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  3. steve207

    steve207 Well-Known Member

    RCA stuff like the tv and vcrs my dad had one of there tvs when i was born it lasted for 25 years you can't beat that to bad they went out of business
     
  4. whaap

    whaap Active Member

    For years we enjoyed Tony Roma's ribs but the only one here in Tucson closed quite a few years ago.
     
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  5. whaap

    whaap Active Member

    I always enjoyed their fried clams.
     
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  6. Jim99

    Jim99 Gold Water Shaver

    Does anyone remember the Weston’s chain? It was a fast food place in the northeast US. I think they went out of business in 1970 or so. Great burgers!
     
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  7. Enrico

    Enrico Popcorn

    Sambo's
     
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  8. Ursa

    Ursa Well-Known Member

    Products I miss from bygone days: Snowy bleach. Final Touch fabric softener. Tangerine Diet Rite soda. Navigator (by Starbucks) coffee. BVD underwear that's USA made. Bathroom tissue in colors other than white.

    Retailers I miss from years ago: Burger Chef and Bonanza restaurants. A&P and Red Owl grocery stores. Gambles hardware stores. Pranges and Younkers departments stores.

    We still have a Ponderosa restaurant nearby. Whenever I stop there, it's hard not to think that it'll be my last meal ever at a Ponderosa.
     
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  9. emkeane

    emkeane Member

    It’s weird, but I loved Pringle’s potato chips in curry flavor. I’ve looked all over the world for this.
     
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  10. DaltonGang

    DaltonGang Ol' Itchy Whiskers

    Five and Dime Stores.
     
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  11. gorgo2

    gorgo2 geezerhood

    Every visit to Ben Franklin when I was little was like Christmas. We didn't have much money so I was pretty easily impressed.
     
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  12. poppi

    poppi Well-Known Member

    Oh Henry candy bars, recently discontinued. Spenser and Devon Sage Shave Cream, best I ever used and wish it were still around
     
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  13. Paul Turner

    Paul Turner outside the quote(s) now

    Rise ORIGINAL Shaving Cream. I'll throw in Rapid Shave, too(I bet both can be purchased now on Ebay though).
     
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  14. steve207

    steve207 Well-Known Member

    88cents stores
     
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  15. Leo501

    Leo501 Well-Known Member

    Borders Bookstore aka Borders Books & Music

    Music stores like Sam Goody, Tower...
     
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  16. brit

    brit in a box

    marks and spencer..
     
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  17. Smooth Steve

    Smooth Steve Well-Known Member

    I just caught this thread and it brought back memories. During college I worked at A&S (men’s outwear) in NJ and moonlighted at Sam Goodies for an 80 hr a week schedule. Heck, Today one could claim they miss malls. They are all disappearing.
    Steve
     
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  18. Jim99

    Jim99 Gold Water Shaver

    Steve, A&S and Sam Goodies were great stores.

    Based on your location at the time, would have known Two Guys (from Hackensack), Bambergers, EJ Korvettes, and WT Grant’s. I miss them all.
     
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  19. Jim99

    Jim99 Gold Water Shaver

    Who can forget Mister Donut! After a very late evening out, they were one of the few places open for a greasy doughnut and a cup of joe! Of course that was a 100 years ago.
     
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  20. Enrico

    Enrico Popcorn

    Not quite a 100 years, but only feels that way. :)

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