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To: Stonewall Jackson

Is that Big Five or Oshman’s


61 posted on 12/03/2008 12:30:41 AM PST by ansel12 ( When a conservative pundit mocks Wasilla, he's mocking conservatism as it's actually lived.)
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To: ansel12
Actually, it was Rose's. One of Wal-Mart's early competitors, Rose's stores were a lot like the old small Wal-Marts or K-Marts in size and what they carried. While we did carry some modern firearms, our most popular weapons were the old surplus firearms that were still available in mass quantities back in the mid-90's.

The company ran into major financial trouble in the late-80's and early-90's and ended up being bought out by Family Dollar/Dollar General, who turned the stores into large discount centers, kind of a cross between a Dollar General and a Big Lots.

87 posted on 12/03/2008 10:43:36 AM PST by Stonewall Jackson (We failed, but in the good providence of God apparent failure often proves a blessing.-Robert E.Lee)
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