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Re: River Oaks Center

wachovia_138 — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:01:41 GMT

... This Carson's was originally a branch of Edward C. Minas, which also had a store in Hammond. I think it became Carson's in 1987. It's also a fairly small

Re: Boron Station, Mercer, PA

thebuckguy — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:09:39 GMT

"Boron" was their high octane brand in Sohio stations as well as in these. During the winter, they would advertise "Boron with Ice Guard". These stations did

Re: River Oaks Center

thebuckguy — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:53:01 GMT

Carson's was not original to the shopping center and the store would not have been a legacy of Wieboldt's or Goldblatt's. It may have been part of the 1994

Easton Town Center: Decades in the making

dirtyharry_callahan — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:24:25 GMT

The first 10 years Easton Town Center has become such a popular fixture, it's hard to remember that its concept was a risky decision Sunday, July 5, 2009

PC Richard & Son takes upon 6 Circuit City locations

southjerseyhere — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:08:46 GMT

http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20090702/NEWS01/907020351&referrer=FRON\ TPAGECAROUSEL Coincidentally, Nobody Beats the Wiz opened in South Jersey

Re: TV pitchman Billy Mays found dead at Florida home

dirtyharry_callahan — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:25:32 GMT

... I still suspect a break-in or foul play.

Re: TV pitchman Billy Mays found dead at Florida home

jpmnewyork — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:40:16 GMT

Apparently it was heart disease, not head trauma. Of course, that still doesn't explain how he could have been scheduled for hip replacement surgery Monday

Re: River Oaks Center

wachovia_138 — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:03:54 GMT

... 1994. Where is this sign?

Re: TV pitchman Billy Mays found dead at Florida home

Rob Carlo — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:46:56 GMT

I work for a major RX retailer, most of these products end up in our stores. Oxi clean, Pocket Fisherman, PedEgg in stock right now. Some very successfull.

Re: TV pitchman Billy Mays found dead at Florida home

dirtyharry_callahan — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:00:45 GMT

... And his heirs have lots and lots of people to sue ... Boeing/Airbus, the Tire Company, U.S. Air, the suppliers who manufactured the overhead bins. Based

Re: TV pitchman Billy Mays found dead at Florida home

Edina Nikovic — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:57:50 GMT

Don't forget the Snuggie guy too. ... From: dirtyharry_callahan Subject: [remembering_retail] Re: TV pitchman Billy Mays found

Re: TV pitchman Billy Mays found dead at Florida home

Edina Nikovic — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:55:16 GMT

They mentioned teh seat belt thing this morning and taht was precisely my thought "Why would it matter." Like you said it wouldn't prevent him from being hit

Re: Boron Station, Mercer, PA

tobyradloff — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:24:48 GMT

... I also remember, during the 1970's energy crisis, seeing a vandalized Boron station sign, with an "M" painted over the "B" in "Boron"..."Moron", on a road

Re: TV pitchman Billy Mays found dead at Florida home

tobyradloff — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:22:30 GMT

... Sometimes, an "as seen on TV" product can be so successful, that it would eventually be found at retailers nationwide, such as OxiClean, which eventually

Re: TV pitchman Billy Mays found dead at Florida home

dirtyharry_callahan — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:53:48 GMT

... Sorry to be so cold, but I thought the guy was annoying. I tend to like annoying if it's entertaining, but this guy was not entertaining at all. Plus I