Mom used to take me shopping at so many of these stores.

Lucky you! Shopping with Mom involved the Sears catalog and those awful polyester pants with the fake crease down the leg, or the much preferred, often natural fabric handmedowns that made the circuit from older siblings and cousins. Something like 3 large boxes of clothing packed with mothballs to try on each school year, before the Sears order being put in. Gave me a real love for unique clothing, as my handmedowns were 10+ years older than I. I loved Loehmann's for their unique offerings, and taught our kids the value of thrift stores, particularly on a limited budget. My environmentalist earns a good pay these days, but he still loves to see discarded items get a new life, and rarely buys new, if he can avoid it.

I finally in my late teens showed Mom the joy of going to the store. She loved being waited on and I made sure to be her personal shopper, with her only responsibility being trying on clothes I brought to her change room.

You guys are triggering great memories this morning!

IP