I used to stop at the hot nuts kiosk entering Sears and get a 1/4 lb. of cashews to munch on while we window shopped.
I remember my parents would buy my sister and I a 1/4 lb of chocolate stars from the candy counter whenever we went to Sears. And I remember spending hours pouring through the Christmas catalog.
Our local sears was turned into a Whole Foods two years ago.