tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30719375.post116353253111090047..comments2024-03-06T20:20:23.420-08:00Comments on samoasoftball: Confessions of a big box employee.samoasoftballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06244238117702878406noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30719375.post-5185676838893648702007-12-04T21:30:00.000-08:002007-12-04T21:30:00.000-08:00By the way, I grew up in Humboldt/Del Norte counti...By the way, I grew up in Humboldt/Del Norte counties, and have been in Georgia for nearly 17 years. Sure miss the North Coast.Sebastianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04258300763203150474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30719375.post-33993191015319404472007-12-04T21:17:00.000-08:002007-12-04T21:17:00.000-08:00Wow, you guys are really bringing back some memori...Wow, you guys are really bringing back some memories (I'm 38). I remember the Baza'r jingle (the last six words, anyway). I was in K-2nd grade at that time. Kacy's, Bistrin's, McGarrigan's ("in friendly Henderson Center")... how bout Mode-O-Day? ("You get more for what you pay... when you shop at Mode-O-Dayyyy") Bistrin's was my first job, in high school, in the Crescent City location. And Value Giant! I remember those TV ads, too. And speaking of Food Mart, does anyone remember when the Fortuna location was a Purity? (At Fortuna Blvd. and Rohnerville Rd.) ....as for the Food Mart slogan... I'm not sure they had one! But I do miss "Joe Carccione, your Green Grocer, with your tip for today!" Love the way he said "veg-tabbles" :-)Sebastianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04258300763203150474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30719375.post-7450967123821547882007-11-13T20:37:00.000-08:002007-11-13T20:37:00.000-08:00Hey, I have been trying to find out the slogan of ...Hey, I have been trying to find out the slogan of Food Mart, my brother has a bet with a friend and I am supposed to settle, only I don't remember. We all grew up in Eureka but live on the east coast now. Can anyone remember their catch phrase, we shopped at the henderson center store. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30719375.post-1163701350383984572006-11-16T10:22:00.000-08:002006-11-16T10:22:00.000-08:00I think my parents still have some old Genie peanu...I think my parents still have some old Genie peanut butter jars that they store stuff in. I loved that store as a kid from out in the sticks and I believe that Eureka survived that major out of the area big box.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30719375.post-1163642723842615472006-11-15T18:05:00.000-08:002006-11-15T18:05:00.000-08:00Fred....It was Value Giant.Fred....It was Value Giant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30719375.post-1163620590154205502006-11-15T11:56:00.000-08:002006-11-15T11:56:00.000-08:009:41am- Me Bizzare? I take that as a compliment. S...9:41am- Me Bizzare? I take that as a compliment. Sounds exciting and mysterious. Most would compare me to Milk Toast. Pretty blah.samoasoftballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06244238117702878406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30719375.post-1163612518621405422006-11-15T09:41:00.000-08:002006-11-15T09:41:00.000-08:00One thing is for sure Richard, you are bizarre.One thing is for sure Richard, you are bizarre.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30719375.post-1163603872280426292006-11-15T07:17:00.000-08:002006-11-15T07:17:00.000-08:00Yeah. Pay n Pak was a pleasure to have, despite th...Yeah. Pay n Pak was a pleasure to have, despite the lousy service. I'd heard that their Eureka store was the only one making money. All the other ones were losers so the company went under- their Eureka store ending up as collateral damage.<BR/><BR/>I've been trying to remember what used to be in that building before Pay n Pak? Back in the mid 70s there was some kind of variety store at that location. The name escapes me. I bought my first .22 caliber pistol there.Fred Mangelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15746646487480850444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30719375.post-1163562638715406032006-11-14T19:50:00.000-08:002006-11-14T19:50:00.000-08:00Big Box Pay N Pak closed years ago. In the old Bro...Big Box Pay N Pak closed years ago. In the old Broadway Cinema location. Pierson did not get put out of business.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30719375.post-1163548166086913482006-11-14T15:49:00.000-08:002006-11-14T15:49:00.000-08:00Ah yes, I remember it well. We did all of our sho...Ah yes, I remember it well. We did all of our shopping there. The monthly groceries, clothing, shoes, records, small appliances. We shopped there extensively. And the donut shop too. That was our treat when we were young when we had to tag along with mom while grocery shopping. Baza'r was the Fred Meyer of it's day. My biggest memory is the gray tub for the groceries and the clerk handing out your plastic ticket and then the guys loading your groceries after they had travelled down the roller conveyor belt. Yes, Bazar/Disco was a wonderful store. I can really remember it to this day and I am 46 years old. It's been awhile. Mark and Save with Beno's and Payless never held a candle to Baza'r. Yes, it was a big box but it didn't cause the downfall of Bistrin's or Daly's or The Pant Rack or Evies or Food Mart or Eureka Market or Larry's Market or Kacy's Market or what have you. <BR/>I believe the market for shopping has changed and either you compete or you don't. Steve Gordon of Restoration Hardware seems to be doing OK with his chain of stores. I doubt Home Depot across the nation really affects his sales.<BR/><BR/>By the way, Whatever happened to Pay N Pak? It came and went. And Value Giant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com