I used to circle what I wanted in the catalog, then take it with me to see

Santa at the local department store. I didn't realize that "Santa" was actually my grandfather. He was a department store Santa for a number of years.

Back then, Santa would give little presents to the kids who came in to see him. My sister and I wondered a few times why Santa seemed to give us nicer presents than we saw the kids in front of us in line get.

The local news station actually did a story showing my cousins going in to visit Santa, saying that "These kids don't know it, but that's actually their grandfather in the Santa suit".

Cool memories.
[Post edited by Late 80s Hokie at 10/16/2018 10:20AM]

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Posted: 10/16/2018 at 10:09AM

Sears Bankrupcy. Its about time......YEs that is cruel -- vt_mughal 10/15/2018 7:36PM

Grate. Now where do I trade my Craftsman tools in? ** -- YardBird 10/16/2018 10:17AM

Lowe's or Ace Hardware. ** -- BeastLiteVT 10/16/2018 10:53AM

When I was a kid, spent a lot of time looking through Sears catalog -- WestyHokie 10/15/2018 10:27PM

JC Penny had a grate catalog too, IIRC. ** -- YardBird 10/16/2018 10:02AM

I used to circle what I wanted in the catalog, then take it with me to see -- Late 80s Hokie 10/16/2018 10:09AM

Intimate with the toy section, I assume? ** -- jmanatVT 10/16/2018 09:17AM

And the intimates section as well, I would bet ** -- MAHokie69 10/16/2018 1:42PM

Oh yeah... I even remember those green stamp stores -- WestyHokie 10/16/2018 09:49AM

Stamps disappeared when I was probably 6 years old, but I remember getting -- Late 80s Hokie 10/16/2018 09:53AM

I pitched in LL. Bought a catchers' mitt there so I could practice at home -- 48zip 10/16/2018 10:05AM

His Sears catalog and his rosary beads? - Name the group. ** -- Late 80s Hokie 10/16/2018 07:37AM

Had to look it up and still didn’t recognize the referenece -- CPRVHokie 10/16/2018 08:00AM

We had their first record at WUVT. At first I thought it was a pseudo -- Late 80s Hokie 10/16/2018 08:03AM

I was gonna a guess Primus, but none of this is my style -- WestyHokie 10/16/2018 09:12AM

We always looked forward to getting the Christmas catalog. -- Hokie`79 10/15/2018 10:59PM

Still remember the first time I saw a CD player...in a Sears catalog. -- EDGEMAN 10/16/2018 07:29AM

^^^actually looking at womens' undergarments^^^ ** -- 48zip 10/16/2018 08:48AM

Those were "well worn" pages...lol ** -- EDGEMAN 10/16/2018 09:57AM

Why do you have animosity towards Sears? Seems odd. ** -- CPRVHokie 10/15/2018 8:05PM

Why do we have so much time to waste here? ** -- grill to chill 10/15/2018 8:34PM

Efficiency? ** -- TomTurkey 10/15/2018 8:39PM

Volume ** -- CPRVHokie 10/15/2018 9:15PM

I still like The Moody Blues ** -- TomTurkey 10/15/2018 8:02PM

And Lava lamps. Lava lamps are cool. ** -- `lag 10/15/2018 9:44PM

Re: And Lava lamps. Lava lamps are cool. -- `lag 10/15/2018 10:53PM

Me too. Saw them this year and they were still quite solid. ** -- Orlando Hokie 10/15/2018 8:03PM

Guess I won't be able to buy white satin at Sears anymore. ** -- `lag 10/15/2018 9:40PM

I used to circle what I wanted in the catalog, then take it with me to see

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