What Things Would You Like To See Make A Comeback?

Watermelons with seeds, they are hard to find these days. Much more flavor than seedless.

Fruit stands and selling produce out of the back of trucks…watermelons, cantaloupe, sweet corn and other such produce.

Large fabric stores with a large variety of reasonably priced fabrics.

Small food stands own by locals who sell a few popular items done right. Fried chicken, burgers, snow cones etc. I think the cities have made it near impossible to operate these now.

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AbbeyRhode · F

I miss department stores, like K Mart and Sears.
I miss the local Mom & Pop stores we had in my town. The little grocery store, the hardware store, and the shoe repair place.
I miss bookstores, record stores, and arcades.
I miss small movie theaters, that would show one or two movies.
And I miss affordable groceries, gas, clothes, and rent.

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@AbbeyRhode There was a large shopping mall in south Oklahoma City that I loved to shop at for clearance sales, which were really good in late winter. Wards, Sears and Pennys especially. I loved K-Mart but the closest one was in the next county. I would go about 4 miles to it after I’d take my daughter to the Indian clinic. Had a relaxed atmosphere and never saw the ugliness that I’d see in Walmart, don’t know if it would be that way any more. This was about 30 years ago. I also miss Hastings Bookstore. I could go into to return rented videos and spend an afternoon in that store browsing books. They had urns of coffee that we could have for free and sit and browse the books before buying. I think amazon put them out of business.

AbbeyRhode · F

@cherokeepatti We used to love Wards, too. After they left Jersey, we had to wait all year till we went on vacation in upstate NY to shop at the one there.
I know what you mean about the WalMart atmosphere. We have two local WalMarts, and I hardly ever set foot in them. I shop online for the prices and free delivery.

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@AbbeyRhode I needed to pick up a prescription and went on Tuesday in the middle of the day this time. It was at the nearest Walmart, the one about a mile away around so many social service agencies. Surprisingly it was quiet this time, everyone acted civilized and I did a little shopping too. There is one Walmart on the far south side that is pretty good to shop at. Too far for most of the troublemakers to visit. I don’t trust delivery of prescriptions since I found some meds at one of the apartments I lived at placed on top of the mailbox unit for anyone to take and out in the sun. I have to get it picked up in person. When I have my surgery I’ll do online shopping for awhile and let Ray go pick up my stuff since I probably won’t be allowed to drive for a few weeks.