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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-19-11 08:30 AM Original message |
Old-fashioned charm at New England general stores |
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TomClash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-19-11 08:34 AM Response to Original message |
1. Memories of my childhood |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-19-11 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
2. My favorite is Singletons near Okemo, VT |
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TlalocW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-19-11 08:42 AM Response to Original message |
3. Being a midwestern boy |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-19-11 09:46 AM Response to Reply #3 |
9. well, they don't really say ay-yup very much |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-19-11 08:56 AM Response to Original message |
4. I love this one... |
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david_vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-19-11 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
5. The Riverbend store in North Montpelier VT is for sale |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-19-11 09:49 AM Response to Reply #5 |
10. haven't been in there for years |
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AlecBGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-19-11 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
6. We have a great Mennonite (Amish) grocery next door |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-19-11 10:26 AM Response to Reply #6 |
14. We have a Mennonite bakery |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-19-11 10:41 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. We have a Mennonite community in our area |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-19-11 09:13 AM Response to Original message |
7. I love them too. :^) |
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bluedigger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-19-11 09:27 AM Response to Original message |
8. My grandfather ran a variety store in upstate NY. |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-19-11 09:51 AM Response to Original message |
11. We had a store like that where I grew up in Farson/Eden Wyoming. |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-19-11 09:57 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. "my" country store is |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-19-11 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
13. If you have never shopped in a real general store, it's a wonderful experience. |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-19-11 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
15. General stores are not exclusive to New England. n/t |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-19-11 10:34 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. uh, did anyone say they were? |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-19-11 11:14 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. I merely posted that because people may not be awarethey have general stores in their own back yard. |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-19-11 10:34 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. This is true, but they are increasingly being destroyed by big box stores. |
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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-19-11 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
20. Gumby likes Cumbys - as you may already have suspected |
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