Anyone remember seeing these in the JC Penny furniture department ?

[kb0nes]

Place Your Bets

Its a shame that the JCP no sale experiment didn't work. But the pity is that most shoppers are lured in by the 4-letter "S" word and promise of a "bargain". Retailers like Kohl's and Herbergers play the game to an extreme level. If you ever walk into one of those stores and buy something that doesn't have a reduced price you were fleeced. The normally priced items make up margin for the low low sale prices...

I do my level best to only deal with retailers that don't go overboard on sales. Its simple to just price items at a "reasonable" margin and leave them at that. One example company I deal with frequently is McMaster Carr, they have NEVER offered a reduced price on anything that I have seen. Their price is almost always at or below their competitors "sale" pricing.

I also enjoyed the remembrance of the JC Penny line of MCS stereo components. Back about 1980 I remember looking them over every time I went into the store!

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

Yeh..., --Yuk!

I'm sure this was in a 1982 JC P catalog that I had years ago!

There used to be a great selection of auto parts & accessories I'm sure that along w/ appliances got long-discontinued...

-- Dave

 

[tomturbomatic]

Thanks, Harry!

I remembered the song once it started playing. Low overhead was a great understatement.

 

[westie2]

Back when in the 1950's Robert Hall was the onl store open on Sundays in our area.  Had lots of shoppers then as nothing else was open.  At least in the Oklahoma City area.  The in the 60's GEMCO and AMC membershio stores opened and also opened on Sundays there. 

 

[thomasortega]

I´m sorry but these furniture looks horrible to me.

But they would be a perfect match for a Mueller "Pioneira" Washer.

 

[retromania]

JCP New Selling Approach

They've already abandoned it? That didn't last long!

 

[davey7]

Treasure Island

Treasure Island? You mean "America's Most European Supermarket" surely? I didn't know Penney's owned them!

 

[jamiel]

Not that Treasure Island...there was a Meijer-like store in Milwaukee and Atlanta (among other places) owned by JCP.

 

[mark_wpduet]

I think

from the 1950's until current, that the 1970's was by far the ugliest decade when it came to fashion, decor, etc..

 

[whirlcool]

I do remember Robert Hall too. That had to be the most boring place on the planet.
The ones we had only had two small windows on the front of it, up by the flat roof line. The walls were all painted beige with beige floor tile. I remember my Mother used to spend HOURS in that place, but never bought anything.

When I was 14 or 15 she would say "You are going shopping with me".

Me: No, I don't want to spend an entire day in stores. It's only 10:00am

Mother: It's only going to be a quick trip. We'll be back in an hour. You ARE going!

Me: Well, maybe we'll be home in time for dinner.

Mother: Don't get smart with me young man!

Then off we went, it seemed like she hit every store in the two malls nearest our house. We were lucky to return home by 7:00pm.

She was famous for this.

I bought my very first suit at Robert Hall, I had to save up money for it when I was in high school. Robert Hall did have some nice suits mixed in with the 100% polyester suits.

I think I did a happy dance when I heard that Robert Hall shut down.

 

[petek]

My mother had the magical ability to disappear in the ladies department at a big city department store.  When the allotted time was up and dad sent us kids to find her she was never anywhere to be found. We all think she hid in the racks when she heard us coming.  When she eventually showed up at the prescribed "meeting place" always late she "couldn't understand" how we didn't see her there looking at dresses etc. 

 

[retromania]

Mark

You got that right!!

 

[lordkenmore]

the 1970's was by far the ugliest decade

It probably was the worst decade. But I frankly don't think the 80s-now is particularly great. Most things seem to be designed with either "boring ugly" or just "boring." Maybe, though, I'm too retro minded....

 

[whirlcool]

The 70's was the era of "if it feels good, do it!"

The 80's was the era of bankers, stock market & "greed is good"

Somehow I think our fashion sense reflected that.

 

[frontloaderfan]

70s UGLY...

As a kid, I remember hideous stuff like this in people's houses, along with lime green shag carpeting and those dreadful shaggy planter things that hung from the ceiling and could also double as a sort of psychotic end table (did they even have a name?)
I also seem to remember that it was en vogue to tear down Victorian buildings (guess they didn't like being shown what real elegance is) and put up concrete monsters that looked like above-ground bomb shelters.
Thank God those days are over!