On 8/10/2018 7:42 PM, Cheri wrote:
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 8/10/2018 5:35 PM, wrote:
>>> On Friday, August 10, 2018 at 4:22:56 PM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
>>>>
>>>> In the late 1970's I used to take my lunch break at a small Woolworth's
>>>> store in a shopping mall in Memphis.* IIRC they had fish & chips on
>>>> Friday.* I think I got a burger and fries there a couple of times, too,
>>>> but seems to me there were crinkle cut fries.* I dunno, I was a long
>>>> time ago.
>>>>
>>>> When I finished eating I'd peruse the store for fun little items like
>>>> cheap costume jewelry.* I still have a macrame neckace with sliced sea
>>>> shell dangles that I picked up for 50 cents.
>>>>
>>>> https://s22.postimg.cc/z1aiqsb01/shells.jpg
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for the memories, Joan!
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>>
>>> Hey, I like that necklace!
>>
>> Same here, which is why I kept it all these years.
>>
>>> *Yeah, I miss the 5 and dime stores and the
>>> plate lunches Woolworth served were great, at least to me they were.
>>>
>> Woolworth's was a fun place to shop and didn't cost a fortune to buy
>> anything.* The food was pretty good, too, considering it was a lunch
>> counter in a department store.
>>
>> Jill
>
>
> Yes, I hated it when the Woolworth's here closed. Who could ever forget
> "Evening in Paris" perfume, not that I bought it. LOL
>
> Cheri

I'd forgotten about "Evening in Paris"! I think I bought a bottle of
"Tabu" at Woolworth's once upon a time...

Jill