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LeftInTX

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71. The stores they shopped at have all gone out of business!

Tue May 5, 2026, 02:58 AM

15 hrs ago

Where do you live? Tru Valu Hardware land or something?

Do you shop at Sears? Montegomery Ward? Steinmart, Bed Bath and Beyond, the list goes on and on...

And before automobiles, guess how most people got their stuff? They ordered it from Sears!!!! Sears was the Amazon of the late 19th Century.

I knew people in northern WI who had no department stores. They used the Sears catalog.

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We are in a Gilded Age after all Bluestocking 23 hrs ago #1

I think popsdenver 20 hrs ago #23

Museum of Costume Art Tasmanian Devil 23 hrs ago #2

Sometimes, it feels like they hold these highly publicized events Bettie 5 hrs ago #86

Keep names. chouchou 23 hrs ago #3

Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams, Beyonce, Teyana Taylor, Coventina 23 hrs ago #4

Whoa! Some of the names are really surprising. chouchou 23 hrs ago #5

I know what you mean. Stevie Nicks arrived after I posted previously Coventina 23 hrs ago #6

Hailey Bieber (Justin Bieber's wife) just showed up in a 24 karat gold bustier. Coventina 22 hrs ago #7

Anne shudda learned from her idol Meryl! Whatsamata with her?! CTyankee 6 hrs ago #83

It's a bit like DUers who bitch about billionaires and then shop on Amazon luv2fly 22 hrs ago #8

I've been boycotting Amazon for a while now. Coventina 22 hrs ago #9

Same here luv2fly 22 hrs ago #12

Same. I've found buying direct or local fulfills all my needs. Coventina 22 hrs ago #13

There's stuff I can't get locally GenThePerservering 18 hrs ago #42

Same.... Bettie 5 hrs ago #87

Some of us can't help that Polybius 22 hrs ago #17

Same here BeneteauBum 20 hrs ago #25

Heck, my Revlon Colorsilk Mushroom Blonde hair dye ain't available anywhere else! LeftInTX 20 hrs ago #28

This message was self-deleted by its author Abolishinist 20 hrs ago #31

Just to let you know, Abolishinist 20 hrs ago #32

I'm sure that could be ordered directly from Revlon. Wiz Imp 18 hrs ago #37

Nope. Can't order online from Revlon LeftInTX 18 hrs ago #39

I can't drive anymore, and there really aren't many local retailers. BlueKota 19 hrs ago #34

This message was self-deleted by its author Wiz Imp 18 hrs ago #38

I shop Amazon a lot. l don't like driving and I'm so glad to have delivery. 🙂 nt Raine 12 hrs ago #79

or use Facebook Skittles 21 hrs ago #20

Half of the stuff I buy isn't available anywhere else, including my hair dye! LeftInTX 20 hrs ago #24

You Know What Else Is "Disappointing"? MY BAD BACK. MY CANE. BEING JUDGED.... ColoringFool 20 hrs ago #27

You aren't alone MorbidButterflyTat 18 hrs ago #36

i totally understand. orleans 16 hrs ago #66

Stores don't carry what I need or can afford... LeftInTX 15 hrs ago #69

I can't afford mall prices. I buy my clothes at WalMart, Old Navy, Ross and Amazon but it's a pain. LeftInTX 15 hrs ago #68

Not me. Used to have Amazon Prime...cancelled. City Lights 20 hrs ago #33

I buy on ebay to avoid amazon eShirl 19 hrs ago #35

Half the "deals" on eBay these days are broken down pallets of old stock or returns bought from Amazon... Melon 18 hrs ago #40

And don't forget Paypal spawned mega billionaire parasites Elon Musk and Peter Theil. Initech 6 hrs ago #82

Thank you for patronising eBay (I'm a small seller there) GenThePerservering 18 hrs ago #43

Sorry, not everyone lives by your standards fujiyamasan 17 hrs ago #49

Seems I struck a nerve luv2fly 16 hrs ago #60

Sorry the guilt trip isn't working fujiyamasan 16 hrs ago #63

My husband's retirement plan is United Health..... LeftInTX 15 hrs ago #70

We all pick our battles Keepthesoulalive 16 hrs ago #59

No there aren't fujiyamasan 16 hrs ago #64

Have you looked at Newegg UpInArms 14 hrs ago #77

I second newegg fujiyamasan 13 hrs ago #78

Used to shop there many years back Keepthesoulalive 7 hrs ago #80

As much as I hate using Amazon, there's times when you can't help it. Initech 6 hrs ago #81

Ego above values Grim Chieftain 22 hrs ago #10

Biggest heartbreak so far: Jon Batiste! Coventina 22 hrs ago #11

Damn! Grim Chieftain 22 hrs ago #15

By trade most of them are congenitally unable to decline adulation. Maru Kitteh 22 hrs ago #14

Mahalo, Coventina.. Could we have a link Cha 22 hrs ago #16

Here's the Guardian's article, Cha, with lots of photos: highplainsdem 18 hrs ago #41

Oh no! Miss "Free Palestine" Gigi Higad is there...Oh the hypocrisy! LeftInTX 18 hrs ago #45

That is weird.. Gigi Higad goes to a Cha 17 hrs ago #53

TY hpd! Cha 17 hrs ago #50

Hi Cha, apologies, I was away from my computer for most of the evening. Coventina 18 hrs ago #44

No worries, Coventina.. I know you Cha 17 hrs ago #55

Zendaya didn't go. a kennedy 22 hrs ago #18

They fiddle while Rome burns nt Javaman 21 hrs ago #19

The whole event seems wildly out of touch. BannonsLiver 21 hrs ago #21

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I've been done with actors since Ricky Gervais hosted the Oscar's FHRRK1 20 hrs ago #26

IF YOU INTEND TO NOT PARTAKE OF ANYTHING OFFERED/SOLD BY..... ColoringFool 20 hrs ago #29

Fiddling while Rome burns. choie 20 hrs ago #30

To all those personally offended by my negativity toward Bezos. Coventina 18 hrs ago #46

I don't think anyone here is supporting Bezos fujiyamasan 17 hrs ago #51

Your last sentence NJCher 17 hrs ago #57

Yes, I think we should avoid shaming people for living their lives fujiyamasan 16 hrs ago #65

My apologies of course luv2fly 16 hrs ago #62

Nor should you apologize luv2fly 16 hrs ago #61

'tis a mystery! Coventina 16 hrs ago #67

I understand the convenience luv2fly 14 hrs ago #75

The stores they shopped at have all gone out of business! LeftInTX 15 hrs ago #71

The interesting thing is Sears was well poised to have become what Amazon now is fujiyamasan 15 hrs ago #74

Disgusting show of wealth. BoomaofBandM 18 hrs ago #47

Recommended. H2O Man 17 hrs ago #48

I think history will look back on this period as the second roaring 20s, except we still are in walkingman 17 hrs ago #52

I suspect a lot of them GenThePerservering 17 hrs ago #54

The world is on fire RandySF 17 hrs ago #56

There isn't a middle finger big enough in the world for Jeff Bezos. Initech 17 hrs ago #58

list & some pics of people who attended orleans 15 hrs ago #72

I remember DU posts from 10 years ago, shaming DU members for shopping at WalMart. LeftInTX 15 hrs ago #73

Honestly I don't care about any of these people one way or the other fujiyamasan 14 hrs ago #76

I didn't even know the Met Gala was happening before this thread MorbidButterflyTat 6 hrs ago #84

I think keeping track of folks supporting corporate-fascism is important. Coventina 5 hrs ago #85