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Posted on 12/24/14 at 8:58 am to DonChowder
My favorite part of the Sears catalog is that it didn't matter what year catalog you ordered from, if it was in-stock, you got it -- and at the price listed.
My grannie used to have the 1981-1986 catalogs and we'd just study them and memorize pages and start making Christmas lists in the summer.
I remember putting stuff from the Empire Strikes Back on my Christmas list in 1986 and sure enough come Christmas morning, Dagobah, Troop Transporter, Hoth Playset...etc...
Awesome.
Also, Back in 1986, I asked for the Electric Football set wanting the Bears/Patriots combo.
Sears sent a Cowboys/Steelers set.
Can't imagine how long that had been in the warehouse.
Such great memories.
Sears Wishbook Online Archive
My grannie used to have the 1981-1986 catalogs and we'd just study them and memorize pages and start making Christmas lists in the summer.
I remember putting stuff from the Empire Strikes Back on my Christmas list in 1986 and sure enough come Christmas morning, Dagobah, Troop Transporter, Hoth Playset...etc...
Awesome.
Also, Back in 1986, I asked for the Electric Football set wanting the Bears/Patriots combo.
Sears sent a Cowboys/Steelers set.
Can't imagine how long that had been in the warehouse.
Such great memories.
Sears Wishbook Online Archive
Posted on 12/24/14 at 8:59 am to HonoraryCoonass
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This post was edited on 2/24/15 at 2:21 pm
Posted on 12/24/14 at 9:01 am to SG_Geaux
One of the first books I fapped too, I shite you not
Posted on 12/24/14 at 9:06 am to Pettifogger
quote:
Service Merchandise was king
To go from that, to ladies in underwear, and back to calculator watches and Gobots was almost too much.
Posted on 12/24/14 at 9:07 am to Dribble
i had an intellivision ... with the voice module.
Posted on 12/24/14 at 9:07 am to SG_Geaux
Sears and, more recently, JC Penney. I, too, would circle everything I wanted....which ended up being about half of the shite in the book.
Posted on 12/24/14 at 9:15 am to SG_Geaux
I fricking loved that thing as a kid.
It was magical.
It was magical.
Posted on 12/24/14 at 9:20 am to CBandits82
Add up all the hours I spent looking thru those things in the late 70s/early 80s and you'll probably get weeks worth of time.
Posted on 12/24/14 at 9:21 am to LSUTygerFan
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i had an intellivision ... with the voice module
B-SevEnteen Booomber. I can still hear it in my mind. lol
Posted on 12/24/14 at 9:30 am to crash1211
"Bandits! 9:00 o'clock!"
"That was close."
The Sears catalog was awesome. Our town was too small for a real Sears but we had a catalog store where you could go in and order stuff and then pick it up when it arrived.
When we got a little older, we used to circle stuff like Ted Williams .22 rifles in the sporting goods section too.
"That was close."
The Sears catalog was awesome. Our town was too small for a real Sears but we had a catalog store where you could go in and order stuff and then pick it up when it arrived.
When we got a little older, we used to circle stuff like Ted Williams .22 rifles in the sporting goods section too.
Posted on 12/24/14 at 9:31 am to SG_Geaux
This thread brings back memories.
I remember my dad letting me circle what I wanted in this huge arse thing.
I remember my dad letting me circle what I wanted in this huge arse thing.
This post was edited on 12/24/14 at 9:32 am
Posted on 12/24/14 at 9:32 am to crash1211
quote:
B-SevEnteen Booomber. I can still hear it in my mind. lol
watch for flak !
Posted on 12/24/14 at 9:32 am to SG_Geaux
loved that catalog
Posted on 12/24/14 at 9:33 am to biglego
remember to bend the corner of the page to make it easier to find.
Posted on 12/24/14 at 9:37 am to LSUTygerFan
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watch for flak !
"That was not the Taaaarget"
Sears wishbook was the biggest enjoyment. My cousins and I spent hours deciding which toys or NFL clothing we wanted.
Posted on 12/24/14 at 9:38 am to SG_Geaux
I remember circling all the things I wanted. I had one of those vibrating football fields with the cowboys v redskins for the teams. Also an evel kenevals motorcycle. Better times.
Posted on 12/24/14 at 9:40 am to SG_Geaux
Yeah, my parents would get the Sears catalog and we'd circle what we wanted. I don't remember the last year they did that though. I just have been 6 or 7.
When did they stop printing those?
When did they stop printing those?
Posted on 12/24/14 at 9:40 am to SG_Geaux
J C Higgins was more popular than the President.
Posted on 12/24/14 at 9:42 am to Cdawg
"target in sight"
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