Montgomery Ward - GREAT prices!

goeduck · Aug 12, 2018

buckeyefarmer said:
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Ahhh, the era of HP-less cars. Those Mustangs had what, 140HP or so?

buckeyefarmer · Aug 12, 2018

buckeyefarmer said:
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They had lawn tractors, just to keep it tractor related.

/pine · Aug 12, 2018

Since this is an old revived thread about defunct retail stores...
One store I miss is 'Western Auto' used to have some of the best prices for lots of items and common ammo and guns...as well as a bunch of other stuff...was later sold to Sears and then Advanced Auto Parts...

Another on is Radio Shack...they are not totally gone but disappearing in many smaller markets...

buckeyefarmer · Aug 12, 2018

Got my first radio at western auto, 1st tv at wards, and free batteries at radio shack.

Creamer · Aug 12, 2018

buckeyefarmer said:
Got my first radio at western auto, 1st tv at wards, and free batteries at radio shack.

That's a good start on a list. How many other stores have you put out of business?

Alan W. · Aug 12, 2018

I remember the catalogs. Sears Roebuck, Montgomery Wards, JC Penny, Aldens, Spiegel. Living in the country it was a big deal to a small boy to see what was available, especially the Christmas catalogs.
But I must agree with /pine on the Western Auto. Would go there first thing when we went to town. Had everything there was to keep my young mind entertained.

buckeyefarmer · Aug 12, 2018

Creamer said:
That's a good start on a list. How many other stores have you put out of business?

Circuit city, zayres, rinks, harts, pace, few dime stores,...

GirlWhoWantsTractor · Aug 12, 2018

Alan W. said:
I remember the catalogs. Sears Roebuck, Montgomery Wards, JC Penny, Aldens, Spiegel. Living in the country it was a big deal to a small boy to see what was available, especially the Christmas catalogs.
But I must agree with /pine on the Western Auto. Would go there first thing when we went to town. Had everything there was to keep my young mind entertained.

Now we have unlimited online "catalogs" to look at. I know I spend a lot more buying online now.

Guess I'm an old fart too, but it makes me sad to see Sears and JC Penney going away. Craftsman brand sold to whoever and a ghost of itself. Woolworth. Radio Shack too. If Ace Hardware goes, am buying a rocking chair and will sit and grouse about "progress."

Do we miss them because there really was something special about them? Or is it just because they were part of our youth and are now gone like so much else?

(Getting this thing up to 100 posts will be dead easy.)

Creamer · Aug 12, 2018

buckeyefarmer said:
Circuit city, zayres, rinks, harts, pace, few dime stores,...

Isn't amazing how the retail world has changed? I remember a local appliance store talking about how their competition had a business plan to go out of business - that is they were selling the appliances for less than cost. (Of course they were talking about Best Buy) But what their competition was doing was planning on growing so fast their investors were will ing to take the earnings hit for future payout something that was an anathema to locally owned store that thought the only way was to continually make a profit.

goeduck · Aug 12, 2018

Half way to the 100 post challenge :thumbsup:

ultrarunner · Aug 13, 2018

Dad bought my Floor Jack at Montgomery Wards and I still use it often... it was quite a nice present for a teen.

Still have a couple of Sears Catalogs... the nice thing is when designing apartments everything has dimensions and weight... the detail is superior to much of what I find today.

4570Man · Aug 13, 2018

The OPs camera is by today’s standards pitiful at 1.3 megapixel and is selling used for less than $20.

Diggin It · Aug 13, 2018

I'm just a'gonna drop this here and wander around in the dark fer a while.

MontgomeryWards

buckeyefarmer · Aug 13, 2018

buckeyefarmer said:
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Not only is wards gone, the whole mall was torn down. This was a large 2 story mall.

widefat · Aug 13, 2018

Diggin It said:
I'm just a'gonna drop this here and wander around in the dark fer a while.

MontgomeryWards

Whoa. I guess the new MW is run by the same people that run the payday lender and car title lender shops.

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Diggin It · Aug 13, 2018

widefat said:
Whoa. I guess the new MW is run by the same people that run the payday lender and car title lender shops.

Owned by the same people that sell overpriced mini cakes, cheeses, sausages, holiday food packs, etc. (Swiss Colony).

Montgomery Ward - Wikipedia

Jstpssng · Aug 13, 2018

widefat said:
Whoa. I guess the new MW is run by the same people that run the payday lender and car title lender shops.

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Plus all of the other "buy here pay here" and "Rent to Own" places that charged two or more times what an item is worth, then tack on that much again in financing... For "one low monthly payment".

fidowanttobe · Aug 13, 2018

I still have a Montgomery Ward 3-wheeler. Remember them? Rear 8hp engine, kinda chopper style? Funny how I thought I was flying with it back then and now it is barely faster than a lawn TRACTOR. (see how I did that?) We also had min-bikes from them.