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re: A visit to Sears with Mom in 1977
Posted on 2/28/26 at 9:41 am to Darth_Vader
Posted on 2/28/26 at 9:41 am to Darth_Vader
Baton Rouge life was simple and safe in the 70's and 80's
Mom would drop us off at Cortana Mall with cash, a credit card and a quarter to call home when we were ready to be picked up.
Parents had no fear. Nothing bad happened around that part of town.
Yes. everything you needed came from Sears, Montgomery Wards, K-Mart and TG&Y.
My first firearm, a Marlin Model 60 came from TG&Y in 1979.
Like the parents in that video we were oblivious to what was about to happen to our neighborhood in the near future.
If I had the power to go back in time I would have a long serious man to man talk with Judge John V Parker.
Mom would drop us off at Cortana Mall with cash, a credit card and a quarter to call home when we were ready to be picked up.
Parents had no fear. Nothing bad happened around that part of town.
Yes. everything you needed came from Sears, Montgomery Wards, K-Mart and TG&Y.
My first firearm, a Marlin Model 60 came from TG&Y in 1979.
Like the parents in that video we were oblivious to what was about to happen to our neighborhood in the near future.
If I had the power to go back in time I would have a long serious man to man talk with Judge John V Parker.
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Posted on 2/28/26 at 10:01 am to LSUDad
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Back in the early and mid 70’s, Fords like that one had two keys, one for the door, one for the ignition.
Yeah, and I think maybe GM (and maybe Chrysler as well?) used a common key for door/ignition.
It was kind of a pain to have to carry both, and keep dups of both. Or keep the spare ignition key in the glove compartment, so you could carry one door dup to get in, once in you got the ignition key dup out of the glove compartment. And fumble around to pick the right key for each.
Posted on 2/28/26 at 10:02 am to F1y0n7h3W4LL
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A non-fat mom, 4 kids
I watched another video that was posted by the same guy who posted the Sears video. It was elementary school kids in 1977, some in a classroom learning math and then a scene of a bunch kids playing in the playground.
In both scenes, there was not one fat kid to be found anywhere. It was just a bunch of thin healthy kids running around having the time of their lives.
Posted on 2/28/26 at 10:13 am to Rize
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service merchandise
Did your service merchandise have the conveyor belt behind the checkout that the stuff you brought came down on?
I always wondered if they were all like that.
Posted on 2/28/26 at 10:14 am to Disco Ball
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If I had the power to go back in time I would have a long serious man to man talk with Judge John V Parker.
Landowners in Livingston and Ascension parishes owe a great deal to Parker, by destroying EBR schools he forced thousands to relocate there.
Posted on 2/28/26 at 10:17 am to FLTech
Nice not seeing everyone with their face in their phone.
Posted on 2/28/26 at 10:20 am to FLTech
Sears catalogs are still missed by me.
Posted on 2/28/26 at 10:58 am to MidWestGuy
Did a single one of them buckle a seat belt? 
Posted on 2/28/26 at 11:45 am to FLTech
They look like civilized shoppers. I wonder what happened to society?
Posted on 2/28/26 at 11:46 am to LSUGrad9295
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It was elementary school kids in 1977, some in a classroom learning math and then a scene of a bunch kids playing in the playground.
In both scenes, there was not one fat kid to be found anywhere. It was just a bunch of thin healthy kids running around having the time of their lives.
Even the few fat kids we had were forced to participate in physical education.
Posted on 2/28/26 at 11:52 am to FLTech
Where are all the fattys ?
Posted on 2/28/26 at 12:33 pm to Banned
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Did your service merchandise have the conveyor belt behind the checkout that the stuff you brought came down on?
I always wondered if they were all like that.
The one in the Chicago suburbs in the 80's, had the order desk and conveyor belt, I think they all did, that was their 'thing'.
Made some sense, they didn't have to stock shelves (just had one on display, IIRC), no shoplifting, probably fewer employees needed.
Trouble was, it just took too long to get your stuff. If they could have been faster about it, it might have worked for them (and the customers).
This post was edited on 2/28/26 at 12:34 pm
Posted on 2/28/26 at 12:35 pm to Byrdybyrd05
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Sears catalog looking at women wearing bras and panties in elementary school will always have a special place in my heart.
I want to upvote this but it would move the count off 69. It’s just perfect as is.
Posted on 2/28/26 at 2:47 pm to The Truth 34
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Look at all those white people
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Back in simpler times
These are synonymous.
Posted on 2/28/26 at 10:01 pm to FLTech
I remember the old Sears store in BR well. My dad worked there in the early 70’s and then moved over to Cortana when it opened. I remember the coffee shop well because my Dad would joke about how sucky the food was. I also remember the candy counter. The old Sears store in the 70’s had a promotion on kids clothes with Winnie the Pooh. Those stuffed animals of all sizes were all over the store, including a giant one on a swing hanging from the ceiling in the corner of the store. Those were the days, baws!
Posted on 2/28/26 at 10:07 pm to FLTech
I was standing in the pick up line at Sears when I learned Elvis had died
Posted on 2/28/26 at 10:30 pm to VernonPLSUfan
My first shotgun was a Ted Williams Sears and Robuck model 20 guage semi-automatic. Granddad gave to me in 1982. Still have it. Heavy but still bangs away. It came with a skeet barrel.
My first motorcycle was a 1969 Sears 106. Got it in 1977 or 78. Looked kinda like the bike the Fonz rode in Happy Days. Street bike but I basically made it a dirt bike. I’ve learned it was made by an Italian bike company and rebranded for Sears.
I was born in 1970. Cool times the 70’s and 80’s. I miss them.
My first motorcycle was a 1969 Sears 106. Got it in 1977 or 78. Looked kinda like the bike the Fonz rode in Happy Days. Street bike but I basically made it a dirt bike. I’ve learned it was made by an Italian bike company and rebranded for Sears.
I was born in 1970. Cool times the 70’s and 80’s. I miss them.
Posted on 2/28/26 at 11:12 pm to Pedro
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Sears always had a distinct smell. I can’t even put my finger on what it was but every sears had it.
Some marketing slapdick made a million dollars coming up with the idea to make them all smell the same.
Abercrombie & Fitch did the same thing at all their mall locations.
Posted on 3/1/26 at 1:03 am to FLTech
Wore Sears Toughskin jeans to school for a few years.
Sears always had good billiard balls and ping pong paddles
You could buy shoes, clothes, electric football and a socket set all in one visit.
Sears always had good billiard balls and ping pong paddles
You could buy shoes, clothes, electric football and a socket set all in one visit.
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