But you don’t find the really unique things from small businesses, in the new stores, that you used to find in the dime stores. I guess it’s just not ‘cost-effective’ anymore, to either produce or distribute them.
Our old Peoples’ Drug Stores - which became CVS - always had the most wonderful big bottles of floral cologne, in the Summer. I remember Jasmine and Lilac, especially - and I think they went for one dollar a bottle. Much nicer than any inexpensive fragrance that you can buy today, which are all made of synthetic fragrance, and all seem to smell like fruit or food. Little businesses just can’t afford to make quality products anymore.
I’d trade my Target in a minute, for an old-time Woolworth’s, or Murphy’s.
My favorite was Jungle Gardenia. Now you can get it from the Vermont Country Store, but it’s about $35 an ounce. I think I used to pay about $1 a gallon. LOL
Ah... People’s Drug Stores. Most all had a lunch counter.
Up until the mid sixties 26 cents would buy an ice cream soda in a tall milk shake glass, quarter for the soda, penny for the tax man.