tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24914557.post4934464330902482465..comments2024-02-11T12:15:45.272-06:00Comments on Neato Coolville: REMINISCING ABOUT MY CHILDHOOD GROCERY STORE: CARL'S SUPERMARKETTodd Franklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16400377734350011046noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24914557.post-20381840762951017812013-02-12T01:42:06.434-06:002013-02-12T01:42:06.434-06:00I love those gumball machines that displayed the p...I love those gumball machines that displayed the plastic eggs. You never knew what the prize was inside. Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212743923364795680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24914557.post-78696527027220224172013-02-09T04:42:59.696-06:002013-02-09T04:42:59.696-06:00I have similar memories of Saturday morning grocer...I have similar memories of Saturday morning grocery store trips to Kroger's with my mom and sister. Saturdays were free sample days and I would load up on cheese cubes, crackers, cookies and whatever else they were peddling that day. There was a bank of gumball machines that took many a quarter. I still have some of the miniature trolls from those machines. In the same retail center was a K-Mart. Kroger's had some rack toys, but K-Mart was my main supply for wind up R2-D2-esque robots and Mego Comic Action Heroes (at 50 cents each). If I had days to choose to live over, one of those trips would be near the top of my list.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03119827816698009731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24914557.post-20585392239070106252013-01-18T17:22:58.358-06:002013-01-18T17:22:58.358-06:00Mike - I'll bring the milk and bowls!
Jason -...Mike - I'll bring the milk and bowls!<br /><br />Jason - Thanks Jason and thanks to your amazing collection for helping put with some of my faded candy memories! Yeah, the Lake of the Ozarks was an amazing place to grow up!<br /><br />Eartha - Thanks! Pibbot is the cute one in that photo!<br /><br />Scrapatorium - Glad you enjoyed it! We didn't have any five and dimes in my hometown, but I always enjoyed going to Ben Franklins in my grandma's town. I'll have to post about ol' Ben one of these days.<br /><br />Brian - Great that you still have your childhood store to visit! Sure you didn't do all of your Zem-21 and Bigfoot shopping at Carl's?<br /><br />Kal - Comfort is a great word describing the stores from our youth. Thanks for commenting!<br /><br /><br /><br />Todd Franklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16400377734350011046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24914557.post-36328657110943865682013-01-17T20:09:50.907-06:002013-01-17T20:09:50.907-06:00Great post. I have had a few places like that in m...Great post. I have had a few places like that in my life and you forget what a comfort they were because they were reliable. I had my grocery list that I had to make sure got filled by going shopping with my Mother. I hated getting puffed wheat over regular sugary cereal like Apple Jacks or Captain Crunch.Kalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00663751053844271849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24914557.post-48146851677841205492013-01-16T09:04:03.920-06:002013-01-16T09:04:03.920-06:00Isn't it great that everyone has their own ver...Isn't it great that everyone has their own version of this story?My local market was Bagliani's, a very Italian version of a full service supermarket.A fresh produce department and butcher shop were the big attraction,but ,like your Carl's,There was a toy section and candy aisle.I remember finding a Jaws Jigsaw puzzle in there once.Baggie's(local slang)also employed my teen self for 4 years.The market still stands today, but the grocery shelves have been eliminated.They focus on selling produce and prime meats,along with a new parner who sells Artisan cheeses.At age 44,I still drive 35 minutes to my Hometown to pick up my family's Thanksgiving turkey from Baggie's and I always get a warm welcome from the owners(who never forget faces or names).Now for the kicker...when I was taking down Christmas decorations from the attic this year,I came across a box full of toys, Including a Zem 21 doll!I also have to add, My Bigfoot game was introduced to my girlfriend and her daughter during a snowstorm in 2010 and has become a winter tradition for us.Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24914557.post-89322568731013676172013-01-15T22:57:00.589-06:002013-01-15T22:57:00.589-06:00What a great post! Being a supermarket fanatic to...What a great post! Being a supermarket fanatic too (second only to the five and dime), I really enjoyed reading this! Brought back many good memories. Thanks!Scrapatoriumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384588219074080050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24914557.post-56150521751129292282013-01-15T20:01:51.036-06:002013-01-15T20:01:51.036-06:00Loved this walk down memory lane! And look at cute...Loved this walk down memory lane! And look at cute you with that Pibbot!Eartha Kitschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08189308677139650882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24914557.post-84980276178333210222013-01-15T16:54:01.470-06:002013-01-15T16:54:01.470-06:00Wow... what an amazing post. This one brought bac...Wow... what an amazing post. This one brought back a ton of memories of my own childhood supermarket. <br /><br />Mine was a Jack & Jill store, but became a "Joe & Al's" in the late 80's. It managed to survive until just last summer, the Summer of 2012. The last several years I always made an effort to visit the place during every trip home - it was always a bit like going back in time. <br /><br />Thank-you for collecting all of these great reminiscences into one place. With Lee Mace and all of the great Ozark magic around, I can imagine how awesome this place was for young Todd Franklin. <br /><br />Brilliant!Jason Liebighttp://www.collectingcandy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24914557.post-47318852342115586202013-01-15T12:45:02.532-06:002013-01-15T12:45:02.532-06:00Great post! Makes me want to break out the Fruit ...Great post! Makes me want to break out the Fruit Loops and Star Wars cards.Mike Middletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16684283528080368135noreply@blogger.com