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Remember the old Service Merchandise stores?
Posted on 3/29/23 at 7:16 am
Posted on 3/29/23 at 7:16 am
With all the shoplifting and mob raiding of stores, I can see this business model coming back. For those who don’t remember, you went through a big showroom and wrote down the item numbers of things you wanted. At check out someone brought your items up from the back.
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Posted on 3/29/23 at 7:18 am to Bamafig
They had a great onsite jewelry repair service and a wishing well that you could throw a penny into.
Posted on 3/29/23 at 7:19 am to Bamafig
The pickup lines were long as I remember. I stood in line for over an hour several times.
Posted on 3/29/23 at 7:24 am to Bamafig
Worked even in New Orleans East back in the day.
Posted on 3/29/23 at 7:26 am to Bamafig
I remember playing the first Sonic the Hedgehog at the one on College Drive
Posted on 3/29/23 at 7:28 am to Bamafig
Another business model proven to be ahead of their time.
Posted on 3/29/23 at 7:38 am to Bamafig
It’s called InstaCart
Posted on 3/29/23 at 7:52 am to Tounces
I worked at the one at Cortana during college. It was a fun job except at Christmas. Every day that time of the year you would swear there was a riot in the toy dept.
Posted on 3/29/23 at 7:53 am to Bamafig
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Remember the old Service Merchandise stores?
You mean Wilson’s?
Posted on 3/29/23 at 7:55 am to Tounces
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Tounces
He is alive! Miss you dude.
Posted on 3/29/23 at 8:05 am to Bamafig
My brother and I pulled every dollar and coin we had and put them together. As soon as we had enough, we went to Service Merchandise and bought a Sega Genesis.
Our parents told us they weren’t buying it so we did it on our own. It was our first real world experience.
Our parents told us they weren’t buying it so we did it on our own. It was our first real world experience.
Posted on 3/29/23 at 8:06 am to Bamafig
wasn't that where service was state of the art?
used to love the one in Mobile.
used to love the one in Mobile.
Posted on 3/29/23 at 8:08 am to Bamafig
Going into the one at the Northgate Mall was always fun. 
Posted on 3/29/23 at 8:11 am to Bamafig
Wins the award for best use of a conspicuous conveyor belt in a retail outlet
Posted on 3/29/23 at 8:13 am to Bamafig
I was at Service Merchandise the 1st time I saw Britney Spears BOMT video!
Posted on 3/29/23 at 8:13 am to Bamafig
It's where I wrote my first check.
And I would love for a psychiatrist to explain to me why I remember more about the first time I wrote a check than I do the first time I had sex.
Posted on 3/29/23 at 8:24 am to Bamafig
I remember brands that seemed familiar, but they really weren't and long wait times at the College store.
Posted on 3/29/23 at 8:25 am to Bamafig
My Dad was the store manager at the one on College Drive in the early 80s. He went through a rough patch after losing his family business in the small town that we grew up in and he landed there for a few years to make ends meet. He rented a garage apt from an old lady in BTR and came home on his days off. We thought it was sooo cool until Christmas rolled around and all our presents were from the scratch and dent aisle. Fond memories of hanging out there with him.
Posted on 3/29/23 at 8:32 am to AUFANATL
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AUFANATL
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And I would love for a psychiatrist to explain to me why I remember more about the first time I wrote a check than I do the first time I had sex.
It's fairly simple. You've repressed the memory of your uncle and that night because outside of Alabama it would be a rather traumatic event.
Posted on 3/29/23 at 8:32 am to Bamafig
Loved Service Merchandise. Hated it when they started closing their stores I used to shop at the one in the mall in Enid OK.
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