tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post6201841791564227468..comments2023-12-13T04:08:28.957-06:00Comments on Halcyon Days: Dear Storesandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17355232032181406759noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-19639350493656099982012-09-04T07:12:25.309-05:002012-09-04T07:12:25.309-05:00Like you, I believe having someone "help you&...Like you, I believe having someone "help you" was the reason shopping in those stores made one feel special. I'm sure downtown parking expense was one of the great contributors to the death of the great downtown department stores; that, plus changing lifestyles and shopping habits. I have actually had dreams about Rogers Department Store. It's hard to even describe the fondness I had for this store; represented a way of life and of course, fond memories of my childhood and growing up years.sandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355232032181406759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-74099709893481027812012-09-03T13:52:46.609-05:002012-09-03T13:52:46.609-05:00Thanks for the lovely travel back in time. Great ...Thanks for the lovely travel back in time. Great memories of the days when fancy department stores had Stationery and Fabric departments. (Even Sears and Penney's had Fabric department, but of course, their fabric was no where near as special, or expensive.)<br />My children don't understand what it was like to actually have someone help you make your purchases. They are impressed with Nordstrom's, since they never experienced I. Magnin's. (One of my boyfriends grew up with all I. Magnin's - even their toilet paper came from there.) <br />I blame the end of the high quality downtown department store such as Roger's, on expensive parking. As much as I love downtown shopping, the high cost of parking has to be added to the cost of the merchandise, so the malls usually win.Berylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08386043271411304736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-31364349053274231192012-09-02T21:17:50.446-05:002012-09-02T21:17:50.446-05:00Ah yes, the lay-away; a great way to get things wi...Ah yes, the lay-away; a great way to get things without having to pay all at once and prevent using the charge. I do remember all the beautiful china and glassware they had.sandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355232032181406759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-58461653066431561352012-09-02T21:15:58.629-05:002012-09-02T21:15:58.629-05:00I am glad you enjoyed the post. You are lucky to h...I am glad you enjoyed the post. You are lucky to have Stockmann. So many of our old stores are now closed. In the larger cities there is Macy's, Neiman Marcas, Nordstrom and the like but they don't hold the magic of the stores of the past. I am very much like you: don't want much, don't buy much. But sometimes it's fun to just browse and enjoy the sight.sandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355232032181406759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-28519656554765351202012-09-02T21:12:11.716-05:002012-09-02T21:12:11.716-05:00We just don't have stores like that any more. ...We just don't have stores like that any more. But at least we have our memories.sandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355232032181406759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-76489058031452307722012-09-02T13:06:38.600-05:002012-09-02T13:06:38.600-05:00How well I remember Rogers. Things were so tastef...How well I remember Rogers. Things were so tastefully displayed it made you want it so bad - especially at Christmas. When I started working I would go there and put things on lay-away for a month or so until I had enough money to take it home, that was the days of matched skirt/sweater sets. The amount was not as great on the racks like you see now and you had to get your size when the merchandise first came in. I remember buying my first nice "all weather" coat there. Also, it is where I purchased my first nice dishes and stemware after I got married. It was SO special and educational to me to see all the pretty things displayed in Rogers.Edith Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064143456339054752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-11544575863432211062012-09-02T09:58:29.682-05:002012-09-02T09:58:29.682-05:00I really enjoyed this post.
We still have a depart...I really enjoyed this post.<br />We still have a department store, Stockmann, now 150 years old, which shared the same concept as your Roger´s Department Store in the early years.<br />Only nowadays, it is still going strong, situated in the very center of Helsinki, being perhaps the largest department store in Scandinavia.<br />Things are going well for the store. Business is good. The store has been able to manage through the rough times. There is a continuous renovation going on in some part of the huge store complex.<br />It is the only department store I go to.<br />I buy my books, cosmetics and stockings/tights from the store.<br />Everything else is bought from the small shops near by, as they have more special things.<br />Right now, however, I buy very little of everything. Sometimes I find something interesting via internet, not only the online shops, and if it interests me a lot, I might try to acquire it.<br />But, in general, I honestly do a lot less shopping these days than earlier.<br />One reason for this might be, that I simply have all I need.mettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13732534795009852825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258431463372570480.post-31004715407420163382012-09-02T03:30:31.168-05:002012-09-02T03:30:31.168-05:00What an amazing, bitter-sweet post. We just don...What an amazing, bitter-sweet post. We just don't know how to do things these days do we? Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.com