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Skriven 2013-04-15 20:12:09 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 36134 av MIKE ROBERTS (1:261/1381)
Ärende: K-Mart: was economizing
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Hi Mike,

 MR> as You say, at least in our area. They are now the dirty dieing store

 RH> Yes, they were good at one time but have lost it. Don't know if it's
 RH> from the super abundance of Wal-Mart stores all over the country or
 RH> what. A couple of other chains folded completly--remember WT Grant and
 RH> Big N/Ames?

 MR> Yep, Grants, Ames, Hills, Big Wheel, along with the Gold circle, Two
 MR> guys and Fields, I forgot about Big N, But remember them now that You

I saw a Two Guys when we were in NJ back in February. When we went to
visit my grandmother & aunt, that was the store we did a lot of shopping
at.

 MR> mentioned them. There was another one too, it began with a z, but I

I've no idea. When we were stationed at Fort Devens, the store we
probably spent the most money at was Bradlee's (leys?) over in
Leominster. It was a chain in the New England area I believe. We also
ate a lot of lobster at a place called The Weathervane; they ran a
coupon just about every week in the paper where we could get 2 lobsters
for $10.00.

 MR> can't think of it now. Those and the old savings stamp stores and the
 MR> catologue stores like Naum Brothers and Present company. All just
 MR> memories now for the most part.

Montgomery Wards got a lot of business from my folks growing up, then us
before Steve went in the Army. Just about all of it was mail order but
IIRC, they did have a brick & mortar store in Kingston.


 MR> Sears, but Sears is not the store it used to be years ago either. I
 MR> should not say that. Sears went through some bad time and poor
 MR> quality. I haven't really shopped there in 15 years. They may be

 RH> We went to Sears from time to time when we were in GA as they weren't
 RH> too far away from where we lived. Now we've got to go down to Raleigh
 RH> to get to Sears, a bit more of a trip. I'm not sure if there's one in
 RH> the Triangle Town Center or if the Crabtree Valley Mall has the only
 RH> one in town; either way, we've not been since we moved here.

 MR> There was a time, when they were quality.. Our Company in it's early
 MR> years used to make refrigerators for them. They Demanded quality
 MR> higher than any other company. They would buy and pay for that high
 MR> quality and in return We would put their Kenmore names on the product.

My first chest feezer and microwave were both Kenmores. They were solid
built; I think my sister is still using the microwave. The freezer was
in a trailer roll over 30 years ago (just dented the top a bit); my
brother said it died just a couple/3 years ago.


 MR> I don't know if that is the case anymore. The period in the late 80's
 MR> and early 90's was when I discovered that quality was not important

We were in Germany most of that time--went over in fall of 86, came back
in summer of 92.

 MR> anymore. Anything I
 MR> bought was defective and had to be returned or repaired. I just never
 MR> had the guts to try them out again. They may have improved and brought
 MR> back their quality. They were hurting for awhile. I hope they woke up.
 MR> A lot of history there.

I've no idea; we haven't bought any appliances from them in years.


 RH> Yes, I've been in some run down W-Ms too. Some still have the snack
 RH> bar, some have converted to a chain restaurant just inside the door.

 MR>  Yep, Me too. I think there is about 6 or 7 in our area, and the only
 MR>  nice one that I have been to, is in Geneseo.

I guess it's in a part of Geneseo we don't see when we cut thru on our
way to/from Steve's family from 390. I do think I've seen signs for
Pontello's Pizza in other towns; they got their start in Geneseo and had
a really good pizza.


 MR> Chocolate Banana Parfaits

 MR> Ingredients

 MR>     1 cup plain low-fat yogurt
 MR>     1 0.8-ounce box sugar-free chocolate pudding mix
 MR>     2 medium bananas
 MR>     1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
 MR>     1/4 cup reduced-fat frozen dairy whipped topping
 MR>     unsweetened cocoa powder
 MR>     1 tablespoon chopped walnuts (optional)
 MR>     4 fresh raspberries (for garnish)

 MR> Nutrition Information
 MR> Per serving: 138 calories (18% calories from fat),
 MR> 4 g protein, 3 g total fat (1.3 g saturated fat),
 MR> 25 g carbohydrates, 2 g dietary fiber,
 MR> 4 mg cholesterol, 336 mg sodium

 MR> Diabetic exchanges: 1 1/2 carbohydrate (1/2 bread/starch, 1 fruit)

Yummy, and not that bad for me. It would help round out a lower carb
meal like a chef's salad.

 MR> Have a good One!

You also.


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