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Down at the Five and Dime

Posted on April 4, 2006 By Tom No Comments on Down at the Five and Dime
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Oh no, it’s one of those "well-this-is-what-it-was-like-when-I-was-a-kid" kind of posts.  I’ll try not to sound like a codger.  Anyway, back in the 60’s in rural Laurens, there was no such thing as a K-Mart or WallyWorld.  The biggest department store we knew of was Sears in Greenville, and we only went there around Christmas shopping time.  The source for toys was Ben Franklin 5 and 10 cent store on the square in Laurens.

Wilson's Toy SectionToday we had a flashback.  Chip and I went into Wilson’s, one of three remaining "dime stores" in Greenville.  Both are the old-fashioned kind, with a little bit of everything scattered all over the place.  However, the best part is still the toy section – three jumbled rows of cheaply produced toys that are hazardous in all manner of ways.   Although it’s now called Wilson’s 5 cent – $1, it’s still nice to see that some things don’t change.

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