Do you remember K-mart? The Blue Light special???

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Do you remember K-mart? The Blue Light special???

by Tommy Trend Posted October 30, 2009 04:33:34

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oh I used to love K-mart back in the day!!! ham sandwiches for fifty cents!!! plus a cafe where I got my favorite...chicken fried steak with gravy!!! yeah!!! the seventies!!!

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+8 raves Cal ~ Pegleg4570 ~ October 30, 2009 04:41:33

Answered: yeah Tommy!!!
Turn on the Light & start a stampede !
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kfallslady November 05, 2009 05:38:04

Answered: yeah Tommy!!!
theres still a kmart in Klamath Falls,Oregon
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jayc32~Love is the meaning ... November 03, 2009 05:34:09

Answered: yeah Tommy!!!
I was just shopping there on Saturday
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Genea November 02, 2009 18:19:37

Answered: yeah Tommy!!!
i work at kmart and i hate it!!!!
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brian8139 November 02, 2009 03:27:22

Answered: None of the above
i drive a truck and i see several of them in south Texas
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marcuss November 02, 2009 01:54:04

Answered: yeah Tommy!!!
kmart filed bankrupsy then purchased sears.
how that was possible im not sure.
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shrimpster November 02, 2009 01:51:53

Answered: yeah Tommy!!!
Kmart still lives. Not sure how with target and Wal-Mart
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brian8139 to shrimpster November 02, 2009 03:28:33

theyve got money from somwhere they purchased sears a few years ago
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Jesse November 02, 2009 01:41:08

Answered: Undecided
i want really born ya sorry guys
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1oct1 November 02, 2009 01:27:59

Answered: yeah Tommy!!!
There are still a few left.
Don't know if that blue light goes off anymore though.
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=P November 02, 2009 00:39:27

Answered: yeah Tommy!!!
Oh! there's a K-Mart where I live it's by the beach though so I haven't been there in a while.
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Born in the Stars November 01, 2009 21:53:10

Answered: no Tommy!!!
i must be way too young
chris to Born in... November 01, 2009 23:20:17

well how old are you?
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J03Y W@$ H3R3(Τζόι <3 Λυδία... November 01, 2009 21:36:12

Answered: no Tommy!!!
I can't even remember the last time I stepped foot inside a K Mart
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kissmebipolar November 01, 2009 21:24:00

Answered: yeah Tommy!!!
They still have K-marts here..I don't like them though. They're kinda trashy..
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Turtle72 November 01, 2009 13:53:42

Answered: yeah Tommy!!!
I still got K-Mart here which is weird cause I honestly think there is only 1 or 2 now. Either way I remember I use to go shopping there ALL the time with my mom! It was a fun place!
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trublu November 01, 2009 05:51:31

Answered: yeah Tommy!!!

Remember when we used to have phone booths?
:D

Yeah. There's a K Mart still open near me. But the deli's closed for ever and the only checkout lane open is customer service.

. . . I go to Wal-Mart.
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rocko November 01, 2009 04:10:44

Answered: yeah Tommy!!!
yep before walmart there was k mart :) we just lost our last one awhile ago
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Nay nay November 01, 2009 03:43:00

Answered: yeah Tommy!!!
ant the pizza u cant forget the pizza
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Kr15 November 01, 2009 02:58:03

Answered: yeah Tommy!!!
We have 2 K-marts relatively close to us that still do blue light specials along with clearance sales which offer up to 75% off the already reduced price. Side walk sales and what not make things much less expensive if you keep a close eye on things.
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Covert Guy November 01, 2009 00:57:06 (edited)

Answered: yeah Tommy!!!
Attention K-Mart shoppers, look up, up, and around, and you'll see that blue light flashing in the men and boys wear, where we have hanes 100% cotton underwear for just 10 cents each, that's hanes 100% cotton underwear in assorted sizes, for just 10 cents each while they last!!!!! can't remember how many times i got on the microphone in the cafeteria to make that speech, ha!

LOL, i worked in a K-Mart (back in 1974) while still going to high school in 12th grade, was part time. Was actually thinking of pursuing a career there untill I talked to the guy in jewelry, and he told me he had been with K-Mart for 18 years, then he told me how much he made, and that was about 25 cents more than I was making per hour, and i had only been there 7 months, Yikes !!!!
So after graduating joined the Air Force, and sure glad I did, cuzz I just might still working at K-mart right now telling some young kid how much I make per hour, and then watching his eyes bugg out of his head thinking "boy is this guy's a loser" LOL, ha!

But your right about that chicken fried steak with gravy, for $1.10, man I do miss that heart attack on a plate, and well worth dieing for, ha, ha, ha!!!!!

K-Mart...........beats the hell out of Wal Mart, LOL!!!!!!!
Well had there been a Wal Mart back then, that's w...

Attention K-Mart shoppers, look up, up, and around, and you'll see that blue light flashing in the men and boys wear, where we have hanes 100% cotton underwear for just 10 cents each, that's hanes 100% cotton underwear in assorted sizes, for just 10 cents each while they last!!!!! can't remember how many times i got on the microphone in the cafeteria to make that speech, ha!

LOL, i worked in a K-Mart (back in 1974) while still going to high school in 12th grade, was part time. Was actually thinking of pursuing a career there untill I talked to the guy in jewelry, and he told me he had been with K-Mart for 18 years, then he told me how much he made, and that was about 25 cents more than I was making per hour, and i had only been there 7 months, Yikes !!!!
So after graduating joined the Air Force, and sure glad I did, cuzz I just might still working at K-mart right now telling some young kid how much I make per hour, and then watching his eyes bugg out of his head thinking "boy is this guy's a loser" LOL, ha!

But your right about that chicken fried steak with gravy, for $1.10, man I do miss that heart attack on a plate, and well worth dieing for, ha, ha, ha!!!!!

K-Mart...........beats the hell out of Wal Mart, LOL!!!!!!!
Well had there been a Wal Mart back then, that's what we would have said, ha!
Ahhhhh yes, Another Day at the Big "K", ha!
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angie November 01, 2009 00:10:33

Answered: yeah Tommy!!!
i love there lay away plan. i'am the law away queen...lol...
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Hobo November 01, 2009 00:03:04

Answered: yeah Tommy!!!
My dad used to drive me to Kmart in the late 1970s until his death in 1995.
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emily October 31, 2009 23:29:22

Answered: yeah Tommy!!!
I worked at KMart in the 80's. I remember almost getting mowed down by a little old lady on her way to the blue light special.
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sherrywantsanisland October 31, 2009 22:47:09

Answered: yeah Tommy!!!
"Attention K-Mart shoppers our blue light is in our sporting goods department......." I worked at K-Mart in the mid 70's. I loved doing the announcements. When the store was closed it was karaoke time. Our crazy antics had not yet been given the name "karaoke." Thanks for the memory :0)
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aldeshsa October 31, 2009 22:33:25

Answered: yeah Tommy!!!
There's an "old" K Mart close to here. It seems so small now compared to the Super this and the Mega that we have now. I'd sit in the toy aisle and play with the stuff for an hour or more. Good times!
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DW October 31, 2009 22:23:05 (edited)

Answered: yeah Tommy!!!
I remember the light but not what was under it. must not have been too important. I do remember in the 70s it was cool to get TRAX tennis shoes until they got wet and your feet turned blue. LOL
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Zozo October 31, 2009 21:48:03

Answered: yeah Tommy!!!
OMG! YES!
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paleale October 31, 2009 21:37:14

Answered: yeah Tommy!!!
The first big store with something for everyone at resonable prices. My local K-mart turned into a Sears.
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OCSANDLOVER "ALL GLORY & H... October 31, 2009 20:45:23

Answered: yeah Tommy!!!
Sure do Tommy ,we have a Kmart about 30miniutes from me but I haven't shopped there in awhile...
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davyd god loving extremist October 31, 2009 19:48:25

Answered: yeah Tommy!!!
How about Grants, the A&P;, the IGA, Jamesway, 5&10, Woolworths, McCrorys, Wards.
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divajinx October 31, 2009 19:36:39

Answered: yeah Tommy!!!
I miss the old K-Mart. Sears hasn't done a darned thing to improve it; they've raised their prices for the same old crap! I miss the food bar too. I loved their food and the frozen Cokes! BRAIN-FREEZE!!!!!
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Diane Spraggs Yates October 31, 2009 18:51:08

Answered: yeah Tommy!!!
I remeber them but K-mart has disapreared from around here. I use to like to go there to shop it kept wal-mart in line. More competition the better for us !
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Michael October 31, 2009 18:17:32

Answered: yeah Tommy!!!
Now Costco, Walmart, Target all of them have eatings inside...it was a good idea then anda now.
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Melanie October 31, 2009 18:14:48

Answered: yeah Tommy!!!
yes, I remember. Just seems like yesterday. They took one of our Kmarts and turned it into a Sears. It gone with the bad economy. Sorry to see it go, I like Kmart.
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sabravesfan October 31, 2009 17:54:11

Answered: yeah Tommy!!!
Remember them, They were great.
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Joe October 31, 2009 17:30:52

Answered: yeah Tommy!!!
I was just at K-Mart today, I could smell the popcorn popping.
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Nance October 31, 2009 17:28:54

Answered: yeah Tommy!!!
We still have 2 K-Marts in my county...I am pretty sure they have the blue light specials.
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goatman112003 October 31, 2009 17:03:21

Answered: yeah Tommy!!!
Oh I remember the days when the light would start rotating on the ceiling in the area and you had so many minutes to grab the bargain. It was something that livened up a dull shopping experience.
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Tracer Bullet October 31, 2009 16:32:36

Answered: yeah Tommy!!!
K-Mart is actually one of the milestones of my life.

I remember the grand opening of the one in our town. I was in the 5th grade, and I had never seen such an awesome place. I can even remember they were selling bags of peanuts that day over by the photography aisle. (you know, where you dropped off your 126 film cartridge, and waited a week or so to see your prints? That usually sucked?) There were tickets at the bottom of some of the bags of peanuts, and they were holding drawings for prizes every so often. It was like being at he fair that night.

Last year they closed the very same K-Mart. It had changed a lot over the years, but I still liked to shop there. As luck would have it, there is still one open, and it isn't all that far so I still get to shop @ K-Mart.

And they do have Blue-Light Specials."Attention K-Mart Shoppers...."
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vaesoli October 31, 2009 16:19:14

Answered: yeah Tommy!!!
I used to work at one. Until Hurricane Katrina blew it away.

Fun times.