Your retail collection

[dmx10101]

Here's my collection of them-

[Mobil]

one Bradlees cart
one Hills cart
one Ames cart
two Jamesway carts
one Frank's cart
one Builders Square cart
one Target cart
one Caldor cart
a Sears pylon
a Bradlees price sticker
a Bradlees trailer
a Grand Union trailer
a Channel trailer
a Big Lots/Odd Lots trailer
a Montgomery Ward trailer
a Getty pump
an Esso pump
a Woolworth bag
an Ames bag
a Two Guys price sticker
a Zayre price sticker
an Acme Ideal coffee can
a 60's Kmart cart
1962 Kmart propane torch
70's A&P trash bags
50's A&P charcoal
Geo bumper sticker
Geo logo
a Plymouth hat
Plymouth pentastar brass keychain
Chrysler pentastar key
an Exxon tire rack
an AMF Hogan box
a Lechters sign
Eckerd clippers

[jmcnamara96]

Originally posted by Mobil
one Bradlees cart
one Hills cart
one Ames cart
two Jamesway carts
one Frank's cart
one Builders Square cart
one Target cart
one Caldor cart
a Sears pylon
a Bradlees price sticker
a Bradlees trailer
a Grand Union trailer
a Channel trailer
a Big Lots/Odd Lots trailer
a Montgomery Ward trailer
a Getty pump
an Esso pump
a Woolworth bag
an Ames bag
a Two Guys price sticker
a Zayre price sticker
an Acme Ideal coffee can
a 60's Kmart cart
70's A&P trash bags
50's A&P charcoal
Geo bumper sticker
a Plymouth hat
an Exxon tire rack
an AMF Hogan box
a Lechters sign

were do you put all your carts?

[Ameskid]

Originally posted by jmcnamara96

Originally posted by Mobil
one Bradlees cart
one Hills cart
one Ames cart
two Jamesway carts
one Frank's cart
one Builders Square cart
one Target cart
one Caldor cart
a Sears pylon
a Bradlees price sticker
a Bradlees trailer
a Grand Union trailer
a Channel trailer
a Big Lots/Odd Lots trailer
a Montgomery Ward trailer
a Getty pump
an Esso pump
a Woolworth bag
an Ames bag
a Two Guys price sticker
a Zayre price sticker
an Acme Ideal coffee can
a 60's Kmart cart
70's A&P trash bags
50's A&P charcoal
Geo bumper sticker
a Plymouth hat
an Exxon tire rack
an AMF Hogan box
a Lechters sign

were do you put all your carts?

Also, you don't have actual trailers as in "tractor-trailers" laying around do you?

AMF Hogan isn't a store.  It was a division of the company AMF (American Metal & Foundry, or, to the bowling guys, Another Major F***-Up), most famous for their bowling equipment.

[Mobil]

Originally posted by Ameskid

Originally posted by jmcnamara96

Originally posted by Mobil
one Bradlees cart
one Hills cart
one Ames cart
two Jamesway carts
one Frank's cart
one Builders Square cart
one Target cart
one Caldor cart
a Sears pylon
a Bradlees price sticker
a Bradlees trailer
a Grand Union trailer
a Channel trailer
a Big Lots/Odd Lots trailer
a Montgomery Ward trailer
a Getty pump
an Esso pump
a Woolworth bag
an Ames bag
a Two Guys price sticker
a Zayre price sticker
an Acme Ideal coffee can
a 60's Kmart cart
70's A&P trash bags
50's A&P charcoal
Geo bumper sticker
a Plymouth hat
an Exxon tire rack
an AMF Hogan box
a Lechters sign

were do you put all your carts?

Also, you don't have actual trailers as in "tractor-trailers" laying around do you?

AMF Hogan isn't a store.  It was a division of the company AMF (American Metal & Foundry, or, to the bowling guys, Another Major F***-Up), most famous for their bowling equipment.

Yes they are actual trailers, and AMF operates bowling alleys/bars. It is a notable company. AMF Hogan things are valuable because they divested Hogan in 1984 and had owned it since 1960.

[Mobil]

I forgot I also have a Sears measuring tape with the 70's logo, and a Sears level with the 80's logo.

[videogamer75]

Man, I'd really like to see that Kmart cart, those Jamesway carts, those Esso/Getty gas pumps, and the Bradlees trailer. Do you have a camera? Can you take pics of them, and upload them here?

One of my friends on Flickr, has a pic of a can of Acme Ideal Orange Juice.

[Mobil]

Originally posted by videogamer75
Man, I'd really like to see that Kmart cart, those Jamesway carts, those Esso/Getty gas pumps, and the Bradlees trailer. Do you have a camera? Can you take pics of them, and upload them here?

One of my friends on Flickr, has a pic of a can of Acme Ideal Orange Juice.  

Actually, this post should go in shopping cart sightings. The only things on this list I really have are:
a Woolworth bag
a Two Guys sticker
a Zayre sticker
a Geo logo
a Plymouth keychain (with the rare logo)
AMF Hogan box
Lechters sign
Eckerd clippers

[EddieJ1984]

I have sunday's circuit city circular, which im guessing is the last circular (It doesnt mention anywhere about the stores closin, guess they had it printed before friday)

[jmcnamara96]

Originally posted by jmcnamara96

Originally posted by jmcnamara96
i have a
zayre clothing tag
paint with ames green label
pack of longjons from ames
a filenes box
A 1980s osco drug bag
a furniture world bag
a fleet bank
tweeter center article
circut city article
averys furnitures of nashua gob flyer
a pack of hinges from spags
a 50% of sign from kb toys gob sale
and a bunch of random recites

also shaws price tags a thank you for shopping shaw sticker
and some other stuff

bottle of paint ames red logo
a bottle of paint with a craft mania tag

[XDeSuEhTX]

Hmm... I have some Hills stuff, I think some price stickers and a toy truck. Might have some Ames stuff, I'm not sure. We have a really old Mongtomery Ward television, probably some more old Ward's appliances, as my parents used to work there a long time ago.

[Mervyns]

Randalls Cookbook from 1992.

[C3Nostalgia]

I have:

a Montgomery Ward VIP Chairman's Club Credit Card
a Kaufmann's Credit Card
a Gold Circle Carry Basket
a plastic Hills mug/cup
Children's Palace Video Toychest VHS tape
Miscellaneous Print Ads from Ames and Hills


Shopping Bags
1 small Zayre bag
1 large Zayre Bag
5 Blue Wards Bags
1 Large Montgomery Ward bag
1 Children's Palace Bag
2 Old Style (Early 90's?) Value City bags
3 regular sized Service Merchandise bags
1 Holiday Themed Hills Bag
1 Small Hills "We're a different kind of discount store" Bag
1 Phar-Mor Bag
1 Small KMart "The Saving Place" bag
1 Kmart "America's #1 Film Developer" Bag
1 Ames "Quality Film Developing Next Day or Free" Bag
1 Small Ames "Working to win you back" Bag
1 Large Kaufmann's Bag
1 Venture Bag
1 Family Toy Warehouse Bag


Kay-Bee Toys/KB Toys Items
4 Large "50% Off Selected Toys" banners from Kay-Bee Toys
1 Kay-Bee "America's Toystore" Shopping Basket
KB Toys employee vest and Shirt
15 KB Toys Gift Cards (No Value)
Miscellaneous Kay-Bee/KB Items
3 KB Toys Store Closing Signs (The ones that you would see people standing with at street corners) [Recently Acquired]


Steve & Barry's Items
Steve & Barry's Employee Only Sign
Steve & Barry's Dressing Rooms Sign
Steve & Barry's name tag (blank)
Steve & Barry's Employee Shirt
Steve & Barry's office phone (has a Steve & Barry's faceplate)
20+ rolls of Steve & Barry's Register tape with 4 Telecheck Systems and reciept printers. [Recently Acquired]


Please note I have not worked at either KB or Steve & Barry's.  I either bought these items or was given them.

I also have an old lease plan for Century III Mall in West Mifflin, PA.  But I have an entire collection devoted to that mall alone.

[kendra]

I don't know exactly what I have, as a lot of it is packed up in boxes, but I do have a good number of Shaw's produce signs (they had that 'fake chalkboard' sort of look) that were replaced during a remodel early this decade.

I hope I still have them, at least -- they've been in my parents' garage for a good chunk of time, so hopefully they didn't get thrown out. :(

I have a bunch of other items as well, including a fair amount of Shaw's stuff, but as I said I am not sure exactly what.

[Ameskid]

Originally posted by jmcnamara96
i have a
zayre clothing tag
paint with ames label
pack of longjons from ames
a filenes box
A 1980s osco drug bag
a furniture world bag
a fleet bank
tweeter center article
circut city article
averys furnitures of nashua gob flyer
a pack of hinges from spags
a 50% of sign from kb toys gob sale
and a bunch of random recites

A pair of long johns?  Aren't they moldy by now?  I can't imagine the filling still tastes good...:tumble:

[jmcnamara96]

long jonh pants!

[videogamer75]

This is some of my retail collection:

Jamesway sales flyer
Jamesway price sticker
Clover sales flyer
Fotomat paper bag
RadioShack price tag w/ old logo
Piece of metal from an abandoned Getty gas station
1990s McDonald's mug
1990s Kids R Us bag
1980s/1990s Gulf blimp
1990s Hardee's toy car
(Empty) pill case from Eckerd

[FearlessSwan]

I mainly collect toy vehicles, so that's what my retail related items are:

Kmart Little Caesars NASCAR from 1995
McDonald's NASCAR from 2001
Foodtown tractor trailer dated 1990
Toys 'R' Us tractor trailer large steel truck, from I'm guessing either 70s or early 80s
Matchbox Getty tanker
Ertl Shell tanker

Not retail, but also featuring defunct brands/older style logos:

A van with the old Federal Express logo
Bell System van
An Eastern Airlines jet
Older style U-Haul trailer
Older type US Mail delivery Jeep
A taxi with a TWA ad on the roof
Matchbox Mayflower Moving truck dated 1976
1950s (?) Schlitz Beer truck
Michelin Tire van from late 70s I think

[jmcnamara96]

Needed To Update
i have a
zayre clothing tag
paint with ames label
pack of longjons from ames
a filenes box
A 1980s osco drug bag
a furniture world bag
a fleet bank
tweeter center article
circut city article
averys furnitures of nashua gob flyer
a pack of hinges from spags
a 50% of sign from kb toys gob sale
and a bunch of random recets
JCPennt tag
Old Marshalls tag
90s Kmart cart sticker
Kmart tag
Ames 24.99
Thank You sticker from Ames
walgreens cart
filenes dress holder
Purity Supreme Cart
Circut City flyers (3)
KB Toys flyer
Spags sticker
and some other i cant remember right now

[JarvisTummy]

Two small wal-mart trucks
Lowes cloth bag
Save A lot Cloth Bag
Path Mark Cloth Bag
Two Kohls shopping bags i found them when i was working at target
Target Dog Spot
Target store sign with their sayings expect more pay less etc
two Commerce bank big C's

[jmcnamara96]

Originally posted by jmcnamara96
Needed To Update
i have a
zayre clothing tag
paint with ames label
pack of longjons from ames
a filenes box
A 1980s osco drug bag
a furniture world bag
a fleet bank
tweeter center article
circut city article
averys furnitures of nashua gob flyer
a pack of hinges from spags
a 50% of sign from kb toys gob sale
and a bunch of random recets
JCPennt tag
Old Marshalls tag
90s Kmart cart sticker
Kmart tag
Ames 24.99
Thank You sticker from Ames
walgreens cart
filenes dress holder
Purity Supreme Cart
Circut City flyers (3)
KB Toys flyer
Spags sticker
and some other i cant remember right now

Victory egg carten

[jmcnamara96]

Originally posted by jmcnamara96

Originally posted by jmcnamara96
Needed To Update
i have a
zayre clothing tag
paint with ames label
pack of longjons from ames
a filenes box
A 1980s osco drug bag
a furniture world bag
a fleet bank
tweeter center article
circut city article
averys furnitures of nashua gob flyer
a pack of hinges from spags
a 50% of sign from kb toys gob sale
and a bunch of random recets
JCPennt tag
Old Marshalls tag
90s Kmart cart sticker
Kmart tag
Ames 24.99
Thank You sticker from Ames
walgreens cart
filenes dress holder
Purity Supreme Cart
Circut City flyers (3)
KB Toys flyer
Spags sticker
and some other i cant remember right now

Victory egg carten

Purity supreme tag
Bradlees sticker off cart

[nims57]

I have an old mechanical lawnmower from Craftsman, which we all know is a Sears division, and a Sears screwdriver set from the 80's.

[jmcnamara96]

The Thrift Store Haul
Tweeter Shirt
Shop and Save/Hannafords Shirt
Caldor Brand Yarn with Rainbow picture on rapper and old price sticker attaced
And a 80s Caldor Tag

[C3Nostalgia]

Since I last posted, I have acquired


a Muzak player with the Holiday 2008 KB Toys Muzak Disc
1 Montgomery Ward Chiarman's Club Credit card, and the do[Censored]entation to go with it in the original envelope
A box full of VHS sampler tapes that were all stamped "Property of Phar-Mor"
A Sears Homelife Furniture Key Chain
A Sears 5 1/4 floppy disk sleeve with a Babbages floppy disk
1 Gimbels Bag
2 Lazarus Bags
1 Hornes Bag

[Zayre88]

Here's most of my collection:

Several flyers from Brooks, Ames, Bradlees, HQ, Kitchen Etc. and recent ones like Circuit City and LNT.

2 Ames signs, Rich's ad, Ames closing Ad, Ames 2000 annual report, bags from Kmart, Ames, Brooks, Woolworth, Laverdiere's and Mervyn's and employment forms from Filene's, Ames and Bradlees.

[jmcnamara96]

I also have 17 Oscos Photo Sleeves from 1987-2001
1 Laverdies Photo Sleeve
2 Brooks Photo Sleeves

[videogamer75]

Originally posted by videogamer75
This is some of my retail collection:

Jamesway sales flyer
Jamesway price sticker
Clover sales flyer
Fotomat paper bag
RadioShack price tag w/ old logo
Piece of metal from an abandoned Getty gas station
1990s McDonald's mug
1990s Kids R Us bag
1980s/1990s Gulf blimp
1990s Hardee's toy car
(Empty) pill case from Eckerd  

ADD TO THIS:

Jamesway price tag
Caldor price tag
Eckerd price tag
Wawa interior signage from 2004 (I saw employees taking the signs down, so I asked if I could have them, and they gave them to me for free!)
Acme magnet
Wal-Mart photo sleeves from the 1990s
Kmart photo sleeve from the 1990s
Eckerd photo sleeve from the early 2000's

[XDeSuEhTX]

Found an old Sonic game at a local antique mall, I only paid $5 for it. Still in shrink wrap, with Ames price tag $19.99. I don't own a Game Gear, but even if I did I doubt I'd open it.

[gu4ever]

My new ames bag I found at my mom's.