Tonight at Canada Life Centre, the Winnipeg Jets take on the Dallas Stars in a match-up of Central Division rivals. Game time is 7:00pm CST. The Jets are coming off of a disappointing 3-2 loss at the hands of the Nashville Predators on Sunday night and are now 12-6-2 on the season. The Stars are currently 12-5-2 after a 7-4 loss to the Calgary Flames on Friday and look to get back in the win column after two consecutive losses. Will Gabriel Vilardi return from injury tonight, and if so, where does he play and who sits out? After four days off, does Dallas have some rust, or did they get some well deserved rest? Can Kyle Connor find the back of the net again, or will Cole Perfetti and Nikolaj Ehlers take over in the sniper department? Will @SUX2BU have his GDT ready for the next game? Are these questions rhetorical in nature?
Earlier this season, we discussed some of our favourite restaurants that no longer are around. Well, I thought I would have a follow-up on that and look at some of the favourite stores that are not in business anymore. I guess I'll start, in no particular order...
CONSUMER DISTRIBUTING
As a kid, the best time of year was around late August/early September when the Consumer Distributing catalog arrived in our mailbox. I would quickly peruse the pages, looking at all the latest toys and games that I wanted for Christmas. You would go to one of their stores, write down the catalog number that you wanted on a form, hand it to the clerk, and after a bit of a wait, they would bring it out from the warehouse and you would take it home. I remember my Dad bought a lamp (which can be seen in the background of my sleep pictures) there and we couldn't fit the box in the old 1975 Nova, so we took the lamp and put it in the back seat and left the box on McPhillips and Mountain. Good times...
CAPRICE DISTRIBUTORS
They were basically a junk store. They would buy damaged merchandise and sell it to the public. I had a location just down the street from me, so I was a frequent visitor. Bought all sorts of things there: candy, sports cards, toys, paint, a Farrah Fawcett poster. We always used to try to put slugs we found on the Motor Coach site in the drink machines. They didn't work and would always get stuck. The store staff would get mad at us... Good times...
GAMES UNLIMITED
I don't know how many hours I spent in this store playing video games, but I always seemed to end up buying something, including my Dungeons & Dragons Starter Kit, which I still have. I started off buying Atari 2600 games, but eventually graduated to Commodore 64 software (both of which I still have). Then one day it closed, it was very sad...
GAMBLES
Someone had mentioned this department store, and I always loved it for the Matchbox/Hot Wheels cars! Can't remember much about this store other than that, but I always bought my toy cars there...
KRESGE'S POLO PARK
I also mentioned this in the previous thread for it's Cafeteria, but I remember my Mother buying a whole shopping cart full of Birthday Party grab-bag fare. If I recall correctly, she got some plastic ping-pong sets and other trinkets that they were blowing out. Needless to say, the party was a big success. Love you Mom...
EATON'S DOWNTOWN
While it was very expensive, no matter what, you were always treated with respect there. I remember as a kid buying my Dad a sweater for his birthday. They went out of their way to make it so special, even gift wrapping it for me. I felt so important! I also remember my family's annual trip to Eaton's Basement to get a new pair of garbage mitts for the coming winter season. While most people met at the Timothy Eaton statue, my family always met under the clock....
WOOLCO
Loved this store! They always had my favourite magazine in stock (CRACKED)! My parents always bought stuff there, as the prices were pretty good. Unfortunately, one of their downfalls was that when the GST came into effect, they were the only store to include the tax in the price, so it appeared to be more expensive. By the time they reversed their decision, it was too late. I remember my parents came home with a trunk load of stuff when they were having their close-out sale. I still have a ton of sports card supplies they bought me for pennies on the dollar. Hell, I still have my Woolco Nail Grooming Kit my parents gave me for Christmas one year...
MARKS & SPENCER
It was the favourite store of my Dad. He loved the quality of their pants and I still have about five or six pairs of his to prove it. He also liked their cheese for some reason and always bought a brick of it each time we visited. The store is still in business, but not here in Canada.
So what is your favourite store that is no longer around?
Let's hope Winnipeg sticks around for this game! Go Jets Go!
Earlier this season, we discussed some of our favourite restaurants that no longer are around. Well, I thought I would have a follow-up on that and look at some of the favourite stores that are not in business anymore. I guess I'll start, in no particular order...
CONSUMER DISTRIBUTING
As a kid, the best time of year was around late August/early September when the Consumer Distributing catalog arrived in our mailbox. I would quickly peruse the pages, looking at all the latest toys and games that I wanted for Christmas. You would go to one of their stores, write down the catalog number that you wanted on a form, hand it to the clerk, and after a bit of a wait, they would bring it out from the warehouse and you would take it home. I remember my Dad bought a lamp (which can be seen in the background of my sleep pictures) there and we couldn't fit the box in the old 1975 Nova, so we took the lamp and put it in the back seat and left the box on McPhillips and Mountain. Good times...
CAPRICE DISTRIBUTORS
They were basically a junk store. They would buy damaged merchandise and sell it to the public. I had a location just down the street from me, so I was a frequent visitor. Bought all sorts of things there: candy, sports cards, toys, paint, a Farrah Fawcett poster. We always used to try to put slugs we found on the Motor Coach site in the drink machines. They didn't work and would always get stuck. The store staff would get mad at us... Good times...
GAMES UNLIMITED
I don't know how many hours I spent in this store playing video games, but I always seemed to end up buying something, including my Dungeons & Dragons Starter Kit, which I still have. I started off buying Atari 2600 games, but eventually graduated to Commodore 64 software (both of which I still have). Then one day it closed, it was very sad...
GAMBLES
Someone had mentioned this department store, and I always loved it for the Matchbox/Hot Wheels cars! Can't remember much about this store other than that, but I always bought my toy cars there...
KRESGE'S POLO PARK
I also mentioned this in the previous thread for it's Cafeteria, but I remember my Mother buying a whole shopping cart full of Birthday Party grab-bag fare. If I recall correctly, she got some plastic ping-pong sets and other trinkets that they were blowing out. Needless to say, the party was a big success. Love you Mom...
EATON'S DOWNTOWN
While it was very expensive, no matter what, you were always treated with respect there. I remember as a kid buying my Dad a sweater for his birthday. They went out of their way to make it so special, even gift wrapping it for me. I felt so important! I also remember my family's annual trip to Eaton's Basement to get a new pair of garbage mitts for the coming winter season. While most people met at the Timothy Eaton statue, my family always met under the clock....
WOOLCO
Loved this store! They always had my favourite magazine in stock (CRACKED)! My parents always bought stuff there, as the prices were pretty good. Unfortunately, one of their downfalls was that when the GST came into effect, they were the only store to include the tax in the price, so it appeared to be more expensive. By the time they reversed their decision, it was too late. I remember my parents came home with a trunk load of stuff when they were having their close-out sale. I still have a ton of sports card supplies they bought me for pennies on the dollar. Hell, I still have my Woolco Nail Grooming Kit my parents gave me for Christmas one year...
MARKS & SPENCER
It was the favourite store of my Dad. He loved the quality of their pants and I still have about five or six pairs of his to prove it. He also liked their cheese for some reason and always bought a brick of it each time we visited. The store is still in business, but not here in Canada.
So what is your favourite store that is no longer around?
Let's hope Winnipeg sticks around for this game! Go Jets Go!
