Two Grunts and a yodel.:kicking:

Yeah!! That's a pretty good one. Ha Ha...Sounds like my kinda luck. I know you've heard of Murphy's law...Well that's my last name.

Yeah!! That's a pretty good one. Ha Ha...Sounds like my kinda luck. I know you've heard of Murphy's law...Well that's my last name.
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She was very pretty ( I think) my mind got immediately distracted..you know trying to help the baby one of those deal...better shut up right????

General I can so see you in that situation..!

Anybody remember when we advertised a free sewing machine with a shotgun or rifle? That was a brilliant way to get the wife to go along with a new gun. We sold a ton of guns that way. When I moved to Deville sporting goods I got them to go along with that ad again and it was great. Was back when women sewed and men hunted though.

I remember one time the CEO of TG&Y came through the 74th st. store and we had just received our shotgun shells for the upcoming hunting season. Not being a hunter he got so excited and mad that he made us run an in store ad for Winchester Shotgun shells for $1.00 box. Would not listen when we tried to explain that dove season was less than a week away. Then same scenario on Shotguns...Made us sell Remington 1100 shotguns for $ 50.00....but, we had a complete size run of ladies bras and black shoe polish......The shells were gone in a matter of hours and same thing on the guns......lost a lot of money but made some happy hunters.....

I bought a 12-gauge Remington Wingmaster at the T.G.&Y. store in Moore about 1973.

Does anyone remember the name of the pool hall or any other shops in the bldg. that was in the parking lot by the auto center of the store at 74th & Penn.? I'am sure someone may have posted it before but, this forum is getting pretty big and would take awhile to find it.

Does anyone remember the name of the pool hall or any other shops in the bldg. that was in the parking lot by the auto center of the store at 74th & Penn.? I'am sure someone may have posted it before but, this forum is getting pretty big and would take awhile to find it.
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The first person to open the pool named it after herself...Beverley....I sold them the pool tables to open with. Was the largest retail sale TG&Y had for years. We sold AMF bowling balls and started selling their pool tables....This lady walked in pointed at a certain table and said she wanted eight (8) of them...I said sure when do you want them delivered.....Her answer with check in hand was tomorrow......had to eat crow and order them but, she still gave the checl to me......was a hero for a day.....

Thanks 64....I used to go in there alot....They had pretty good food there also.

Do any of you have photos -- particularly of the interior -- of the old stores?

Would love to see them.

I was searching the web for images, and I came across these mugs that someone recently found with the original TG&Y price tags on them. My family had a set of these forever! Wow, that really jogged some memories:

http://lovelylissie.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/santa-mugs.jpg?w=420&h=279

This was posted by a friend in high school from 1978.

This has got to be a TG&Y, as there are bike tires, tennis balls, Christmas lights and fertilizer all in the same aisle!

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v653/45/37/1229653919/n1229653919_30075161_3400.jpg

This was posted by a friend in high school from 1978.

This has got to be a TG&Y, as there are bike tires, tennis balls, Christmas lights and fertilizer all in the same aisle!

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v653/45/37/1229653919/n1229653919_30075161_3400.jpg
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Sorry Buddy, that's either a wal-mart or Gibson's store...Wrong type of Shelving and wrong handle color on the Shopping Cart..... Could have been an early K-Mart.....there was a K-Mart in Tulsa around that time....But, it looks more like Wal-Mart.......

Today, would be the day we would begin getting out potting soil (50 pound bags) and fertilizer....Next week some of the plants would begin to show....This time of the year there was only one thing to promote and that was the Basic merchandise that TG&Y was famous for. The variety stores always carried a large assortment of Basic Merchandise...i.e. size runs on underwear, socks....You probably don't remember tht socks came in sizes...so did shirts...really ask your mom and dad or grandparents....how about white shoe polish? Really, people used to polish their shoes and tie their shoelaces. Then, you had to have every "C" item in the warehouse orderbook...never could figure why "c" merchandise was a better seller than "A" goods or "B" goods but, you can't argue with success......HMMMM...smell the popcorn and fresh p-nuts no salmonella there just a great time shopping at TG&Y.....Rmember the little bells you would ring for help or, you would ring just for the fun of it until you would be sternly told "Stop That Young Man".....

I remember the hot redskin peanuts from 59th and Penn store. You musta been the guy who sold them to me.

[QUOTE=MonkeyBiz6903;201282]I remember the hot redskin peanuts from 59th and Penn store. You musta been the guy who
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Probably was....hey, do you remember when you could buy a little round (like a b-b pkg) of peanuts with a prize in them...sometimes money????

[QUOTE=MonkeyBiz6903;201282]I remember the hot redskin peanuts from 59th and Penn store. You musta been the guy who
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Probably was....hey, do you remember when you could buy a little round (like a b-b pkg) of peanuts with a prize in them...sometimes money????

Yes, I got them from a little store on s.linn. Imagine the lawsuits nowdays that would bring. "I choked on a nickel":LolLolLol That was a great lil store you ran there.

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Yes, I got them from a little store on s.linn. Imagine the lawsuits nowdays that would bring. "I choked on a nickel":LolLolLol That was a great lil store you ran there.
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wonder how many [packages of baseball cards went through that store?....One year Before Christmas I started hoarding Scotch tape (about July). once I would get a stock room bin full I covered it with Brown paper so no one would see or remember it. Then when Christmas came I was the only one on the southside with tape for sell....My Supervisor was so upset because I wouldn't share with the other stores (74th & Penn) since everyone was out....Then the "Horse trading" started.....I had a great year in sales that year. Then everyone started to hoard the stuff.....Oh well, ...

I got a question for ya Generals64, There was a T.G.&Y. at N. Rockwell & N.W. expressway. Was it a small store or a big one? I worked in it once but, can't remember.

I got a question for ya Generals64, There was a T.G.&Y. at N. Rockwell & N.W. expressway. Was it a small store or a big one? I worked in it once but, can't remember.

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Family Center....Southwest Corner....One of the remodel stores....Used to be a pretty good store......Target is in that location now....

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Family Center....Southwest Corner....One of the remodel stores....Used to be a pretty good store......Target is in that location now....

Thanks!

I have a T.G.&Y. story I'd like to tell. I used to work for Central Repair which was the maintenance arm of T.G.&Y.. One day I had some work to do on the roof of the store at N.W. 63rd & May.
So, I set up an extension ladder, climbed on the roof and did the work. When I was done I went to the ladder to come down and (guess what?) the ladder had fallen down. Next I looked all over for a place to get down, no dice. Then I started hollering down at people in the parking lot to maybe get someone to set the ladder back up.That didn't work because it was real windy (imagine that in OKC) and the people would look all around but never look up.This was before cell phones. Finally I took some conduit I had on the roof and bent a hook in it then coupled together enough to reach the ladder and stand the ladder back up. I finally got down , near froze up(cold that day) and went about my business as usual. "What a day!!"

I have a T.G.&Y. story I'd like to tell. I used to work for Central Repair which was the maintenance arm of T.G.&Y.. One day I had some work to do on the roof of the store at N.W. 63rd & May.
So, I set up an extension ladder, climbed on the roof and did the work. When I was done I went to the ladder to come down and (guess what?) the ladder had fallen down. Next I looked all over for a place to get down, no dice. Then I started hollering down at people in the parking lot to maybe get someone to set the ladder back up.That didn't work because it was real windy (imagine that in OKC) and the people would look all around but never look up.This was before cell phones. Finally I took some conduit I had on the roof and bent a hook in it then coupled together enough to reach the ladder and stand the ladder back up. I finally got down , near froze up(cold that day) and went about my business as usual. "What a day!!"A friend of mine did that same job and fell off a tall ladder while working on the roof of the 74th and Penn store. If I remember correctly he broke both ankles and his wrist.

A friend of mine did that same job and fell off a tall ladder while working on the roof of the 74th and Penn store. If I remember correctly he broke both ankles and his wrist.
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We had a smart aleck at 74th one day.....his ladder disappeared while he was on the roof....we remembered he was up there later on that evening....he wasn't quite as smart after that.....I also remember the stockboys building a facade of cardboard in the stockroom for a place to SLEEP......that old store was so big they were never missed...right village idiot????

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We had a smart aleck at 74th one day.....his ladder disappeared while he was on the roof....we remembered he was up there later on that evening....he wasn't quite as smart after that.....Was his name Mike D.?

Was his name Mike D.?

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i DON'T REMEMBER HIS NAME BUT i REMEMBER HE WAS A LITTLE MORE HUMBLE AFTER ABOUT 6 HOURS ON TOP OF THAT ROOF.....

Man, I was digging around liooking for some things and found some of the Old Blue TG&Y Nylon Baskets.....and one of the old...old....small TG&Y shopping carts...man, that dates me a lot....This shopping cart is so small you could put it completely in your car trunk.....SHEEEEE......How many millions of people had pushed that thing around?

I am working on a house for my Deer hunting place and was scrapping an old house out when I found some of the Last REAL TG&Y Ads.....1986...If I can figure it out I would like to post them...let you know later...

Not too good at figuring out how to work this computer....Oh Well, most of you have seen the ads of '86 anyway...Remember Easter is coming up on us....Colored Chicks, colored Ducks, Rabbits (plenty of poop) and of coursse the Easter Bunny.....However, what happened to the real reason of Easter????
that was one thing about TG&Y (old days) we always made sure to have a good stock of Bibles during this season.....By the way, Jesus (Jim Caviezal sp) is coming to Victory church on March 8th, I think...Free Admission.....I'll make sure of the date and let everyone know....

wonder where all those turtles came from that were painted on their backs???wonder where they all are now?????Hmmmmmhow about that Hamster you or your little brother/sister got...and it eventually got out and mated with the field mice......Hmmmmwonder if they got their "running wheel" from TG&Y.....Wal-Mart wasn't there then.....

... Hmm how about that Hamster you or your little brother/sister got... and it
eventually got out and mated with the field mice...

We had a TG&Y hamster that bit Ho Ho during a birthday party. Eventually it
escaped. Can they mate with field mice?

... Remember Easter is coming up on us... Colored Chicks, colored Ducks,
Rabbits (plenty of poop) and of course the Easter Bunny...

However, what happened to the real reason of Easter? that was one thing
about TG&Y (old days) we always made sure to have a good stock of Bibles
during this season...

I remember those critters! How'd they color them? Food coloring?

I guess the same thing is happening to Easter as with Christmas. It's up to
us keep spreading the Word of Jesus.
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten
Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have
eternal life. John 3:16

I remember those critters! How'd they color them? Food coloring?

I guess the same thing is happening to Easter as with Christmas. It's up to
us keep spreading the Word of Jesus.
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten
Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have
eternal life. John 3:16

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The guy that played Christ in the passion of the Christ is going to be a Victory Church this coming Sunday....Not getting away from TG&Y....just a thought came to my head.....

The guy that played Christ in the passion of the Christ is going to be at
Victory Church this coming Sunday... Not getting away from TG&Y... just a
thought came to my head...

I never saw the movie because it was rated R.

I guess TG&Y would be a big seller in DVD's. They had everything else.

I never saw the movie because it was rated R.

I guess TG&Y would be a big seller in DVD's. They had everything else.
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Number one selling item (per volume) in the Chain??????what do you think it might be?????Clackers?....winks.....size 34b bra.....Hershey Candy Bar (with nuts)...Doublemint chewing gum....Model car glue?...12 gauge shotgun.....Black shoe polish......Juicy fruit chewing gum......."D" cell batteries????what's your guess......

Number one selling item (per volume) in the Chain? What do you think it might
be? What's your guess...

Goldfish or guppies.

Goldfish or guppies.
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Naw, I told you the answer .....Doublemint chewing gum....

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Number one selling item (per volume) in the Chain??????what do you think it might be?????Clackers?....winks.....size 34b bra.....Hershey Candy Bar (with nuts)...Doublemint chewing gum....Model car glue?...12 gauge shotgun.....Black shoe polish......Juicy fruit chewing gum......."D" cell batteries????what's your guess......

Ok i got a guess: THINGS FOUND AT A REDNECK WEDDING!!

Ok i got a guess: THINGS FOUND AT A REDNECK WEDDING!!

I would have never thought of that... Man, you've gotta be right! I'll bet
Gen64 won't admit it. After all, what does he know about TG&Y?

I would have never thought of that... Man, you've gotta be right! I'll bet
Gen64 won't admit it. After all, what does he know about TG&Y?
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Speaking of Rednecks, the Westboro Baptist Church was in Moore yesterday protesting about something and nobody knows what it was about...But, they seemed to have picked the WRONG REDNECK TOWN to bring their cause to....They lost .....Moore won.....Praise GOD

Speaking of Rednecks, the Westboro Baptist Church was in Moore yesterday
protesting about something and nobody knows what it was about... But, they
seemed to have picked the WRONG REDNECK TOWN to bring their cause to...
They lost ... Moore won... Praise GOD

That group is weird! Real weird!

And I agree... PRAISE GOD!

Hey 64', was there a TG&Y in the Grant Square shopping center? I have a memory of buying Johnny Cash, ring of fire album there in about 1964. Was for my bd. Thanks in advance.

Hey 64', was there a TG&Y in the Grant Square shopping center? I have a memory of buying Johnny Cash, ring of fire album there in about 1964. Was for my bd. Thanks in advance.
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The original Variety Store in Grant Square was a Woolworth store with the fountin and everything. They (Woolworth) were trying to see if they could compete in TG&Y's back yard....Didn't work:....The store closed and TG&T took over the lease and the first actual Expanded Variety store was established there. Fairly good store under TG&Y's Supervision. The store manager there for the longest was a man by the name of Lynn Rhodes who weny on to Family Dollar Stores....when they (TG&Y) closed the store....

The original Variety Store in Grant Square was a Woolworth store with the
fountain and everything.

I ate lunch at Woolworth's many times when I was going to Grant.

what is a woolworths.....is that a place where you would sell your pelts and wool products?

what is a woolworths.....is that a place where you would sell your pelts and wool products?
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That my young man is the beginning of the Variety Store era. Instead of a General Mercantile carrying feed, material, guns etc. F.W. woolworth opened a store that catered to the local wants and desires of the larger city area at first....then all of the other chains, Kress, TG&y, Ben Franklin, McCrory, McClellan's, Greens etc....began to show up throughout the United States...and then along came Wal-Mart....

There is still a Woolworths bldg. in Ashville N.C., It's a pretty cool bldg. and sign is still there. You can see it on Google street view.

There is still a Woolworths bldg. in Ashville N.C., It's a pretty cool bldg. and sign is still there. You can see it on Google street view. Also have an H.S. Kress store.

If you look rel close...Most of the old Variety (TG&Y included) had their name put in Mosaic tile coming into the building....This tradition seemed to stop when the stores started hitting suburbia. The TG&Y in Capitol still has the Tile there and the big sign is still on the back of the building......

There is still a Woolworths bldg. in Ashville N.C., It's a pretty cool bldg. and
sign is still there. You can see it on Google street view.

The Woolworth building, in NYC, was the world's tallest until the Umpire
State came along. 1913-1930.

The Woolworth building, in NYC, was the world's tallest until the Umpire
State came along. 1913-1930.
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Yes and the Largest Variety store until about 1983 was the TG&Y Store (#411) at 74th and S. Penn in OKC....Granted Kresge (over-sized Kress) and Woolco (Woolworth's) were in the running but, as the 74th store grew they kept the integrity of a variety store. TG&Y tried to change their image and developed some stores called AIM....didn't work....I still here people say they miss the old TG&Y's...me too....

The Woolworth building, in NYC, was the world's tallest until the Umpire
State came along. 1913-1930.

Woolworth in Sante fe NM is credited as the home of the frito chilli pie.
they dump everything into the frito bag

Woolworth in Sante fe NM is credited as the home of the frito chilli pie.
they dump everything into the frito bag

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didn't know that, I thought the kids in my neighborhood invented it with a can of Hormel and a HUGE bag of Fritos....HmmmmmmStill have heartburn after 56years.....

didn't know that, I thought the kids in my neighborhood invented it with a
can of Hormel and a HUGE bag of Fritos... Hmm Still have heartburn after
56years...

Putting everything into a bag of Fritos is the only way to go. I like the
chili cheese Fritos with chili, cheese and onions... Pass the Tums...

Putting everything into a bag of Fritos is the only way to go. I like the
chili cheese Fritos with chili, cheese and onions... Pass the Tums...
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TG&Y Promotions is still in me.. I was in Comanche with the Chief General going to a Rock Shop...to get stoned...get it??? anyway there was an OLD Music store there with some older upright Bases....thought you might want to know...
Bought the rocks was told my humor was showing my age. so I apologize....O.K. she's gone...I thought...bye.....

Gen 64 been racking my brain on this one thought you might have an answer.

As a kid, our saturday routine (of course after Jungle Theater and Foreman Scotty was over) Was to head to Economy Square for grocery shopping.

After we cleared the cereal aisle, I would head (quaerter in hand) to TG&Y.
Penny candy aisle here I come. Anyway I remeber from time to time
they would have some guy at a little podium selling some item you just
could'nt live with out. I just can't remeber what exactly it was. Seems
like it was an ink pen, then for additional

Gen 64 been racking my brain on this one thought you might have an answer.

As a kid, our saturday routine (of course after Jungle Theater and Foreman Scotty was over) Was to head to Economy Square for grocery shopping.

After we cleared the cereal aisle, I would head (quaerter in hand) to TG&Y.
Penny candy aisle here I come. Anyway I remeber from time to time
they would have some guy at a little podium selling some item you just
could'nt live with out. I just can't remeber what exactly it was. Seems
like it was an ink pen, then for additional

(sorry beefy fingrers, haven't got used to this laptop yet)

for an additional price you got a bunch of refills. or maybe steak knives,

(sorry beefy fingrers, haven't got used to this laptop yet)

for an additional price you got a bunch of refills. or maybe steak knives,

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I worked at Economy Square from the beginning for Jim Kelly (still going strong) until my transfer (about a year later) to 59th/Penn. Part of TG&Y's promotional
ideas was to try and create a fair like atmosphere throughout the store. And, there would most generally be something kind of promotion going on throughout the store ...Probably was a knife seller, melamac plates salesman. Sporting goods would have people from Zebco....Firearms company...local game ranger...ust to have something different going on...

Economy Square always seemed to be lower priced than The Big TGY. 64 do you remember guy who cleaned the Econo parking lot? He worked there almost 40 years. The Griders folks told me he past last year.

I remember old lady grider behind the window cashing my dads checks and the son standing outside greeting all the customers....my cousin worked there loading groceries into cars and he had to wear a white shirt and tie......WHATEVER HAPPENED TO CLASSY!!