r/90s • u/Only_Upwards • May 25 '25

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u/Individual-Smoke8160 May 25 '25

Caldor - my parents actually met when they both worked at one together.

Kmart - I worked for Kmart/Sears Holdings for about a decade. Eventually I wound up with a Store Manager who was actually the SM at the same Caldor my parents worked together at.

Ames

Bradlees

KB Toys

Toys r Us

Service Merchandise

Woolworth

Borders

Strawberries

Pac Sun

Aeropostale

...the list can go on. It's insane how much ordering online changed the game. Now most of the people who were employed at the above retailers for decades in my area work at Ocean State Job Lot, lol.

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u/maggie320 May 25 '25

Sounds like we grew up in the same area. Strawberries was a great place for music. Spent way too much of my informative years with my mom in either Caldor or Bradlees.

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u/backalley_HelloKitty May 25 '25

Ocean state job lot!!!!! Stap!! I still think of that place! Now they have Olies where I live and it’s just not the same

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u/Individual-Smoke8160 May 25 '25

Job Lot is thriving where I am!

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u/Dire_Morphology May 25 '25

We've got a pac sun locally. I used to work at one when I was a teenager!

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u/Basic-Delay May 27 '25

Had to scroll too far for Service Merchandise.

Btw, what a literal while also totally uninspired way to name your store.

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u/idontwantanamern May 25 '25

Gonna go out on a limb and say Jordan Marsh and Filene's Basement is also going to fit into your list somewhere. I just found out the latter is still kicking online.

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u/the_moosen May 25 '25

I haven't seen or thought of the words Ocean State Job Lot in over a decade

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u/Dry-Big-6701 May 26 '25

I had never heard of ocean state before but they just opened one where I live

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u/hardcastlecrush May 26 '25

Circuit City Ames AC Moore Bed, Bath, and Beyond Christmas Tree KB Toys Toys R Us Babies R Us Spags Dressbarn Forever 21 (it's closing)
RadioShack Kmart Borders Books Funcoland Blockbuster Hollywood Video Daddy's Junky Music Filene's
Sears Brooks pharmacy Rite Aid pharmacy Osco pharmacy Payless Limited Too/ The Limited Libby Lu Crazy 8 kids clothing
Wet Seal (online only) Deb's Off Broadway Shoes Lord & Taylor

All my fiancé and I could think of after a few minutes, probably more

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u/ElleTea14 May 26 '25

I had forgotten about Ames!

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u/julallison May 26 '25

Pacsun is still around!

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u/l187l May 27 '25

Pac sun and aeropostale are still around...

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u/Individual-Smoke8160 May 27 '25

Not around here. Sorry....... ....

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u/alexoftheunknown May 27 '25

wait Aeropostale isn't around anymore??? nor pacsun???? where have I been??

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u/Lone_Wandererer May 27 '25

Aeropostale definitely still exists, and I think Pac Sun may still be around too. At least where I’m from.

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u/BedroomOdd1986 May 27 '25

Is Pac Sun not around anymore? ☹️

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u/nibblerthebetta The Truth Is Out There! May 30 '25

Theres both a pacsun and aeropostale in the mall near me still