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Service Merchandise and BEST, right? I never figured out why they both went out of business. They should have been able to offer a huge inventory with hardly
by rachelbythebay 14y ago
Service Merchandise and BEST, right? I never figured out why they both went out of business. They should have been able to offer a huge inventory with hardly any overhead.
- MBCook 14y agoThat's it! It was Service Merchandise.
- Kadin 14y agoI think Lechmere (regional electronics and homewares store in New England) was similar, at least for some products. You could play with a display model, but to buy one you'd take a ticket to the counter and pay, then go to a pickup counter to get the actual item. It left the store shelves looking a lot less cluttered than they would have otherwise been, and I suspect also protected against shoplifting. Always liked that store, actually. They sold all sorts of stuff.