The return of limited hours for supermarkets has been an adjustment for me as well. The ones 'round here can’t rustle up the help, so they’ve turned back the clock as far as opening hours go.
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Growing up in 1970’s Southern California, I don’t remember any Cost Plus Imports. Our version was Pier 1 Imports, but IIRC, at least at the time, Pier 1 didn’t carry any or very little food/groceries.
But Cost Plus definitely came to SoCal in the 80s or so and I lived dangerously close to one.
I haven’t lived in the US since 2009 (currently living in Bangkok), but just read that sadly, Pier 1 closed their brick and mortar stores in 2020 after bankruptcy issues.
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Absolutely, and their little spice mixes and imported crackers and…
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I got my first wok in Pier 1 in the 70s. And lots of other stuff, too!
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In my opinion, Pier 1 at some point stopped being a fun place to go shopping. I guess I wasn’t the only one.
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The correct response from a doctor of a patient who is demanding what was on the TV: “So the TV is telling you what to do? Here is the name of a good psychiatrist.”
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I don’t see a lot of doctors advertising where I live, with the exception of those specialties that rely on things often not covered by insurance, like cosmetic surgery. Maybe those fancy local magazines labeled by the city, usually in the context of a fund raiser or community awards. Actually, I haven’t seen one of those mags lately.
I used to place a very basic specialty listing “ad” in the yellow pages, and the yellow pages sales person always wanted me to upgrade, but could never sell it. There was literally no one else in my specialty in private practice in my city and the demand meant I could be careful about what I took on. I think insurance companies and maybe the"non-profit" “foundations” do the advertising.
The one that made me roll my eyes was a Kaiser ad that featured a doctor taking calls while he ate his lunch.
Pharmaceutical advertising is a whole 'nother animal. I do dance the Jardiance lady! They are all so happy for her!
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Exactly. But who needs front of the store help when you’ve got all those wonderful self checkout lanes ? 
In the Tales of the City books, Mary Ann Singleton had started “making it” when she bought a Le Car and started shopping at Cost Plus. 
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I bet you never see an ad for one of those!
Husband and I regularly tease each other with “ask your doctor if it’s right for you!”
They should include a phone number for the person to call with a list of side effects.
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All the different advent calendars were a sight.
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The ones in my area (Philadelphia) are usually for the mega-practices (usually orthos) with practices spanning several states. Most of the hospitals, which are currently eating up all the private practices, do their fair share as well. Lots of used car salesman-type dentists that I’ll be sure to avoid.
But you’re right about psychiatrists.
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“Non-profit” “foundations”- LOL. The hospital I worked at had one, everybody in it was a “director of…”, even the assistant/secretary. All had truly amazing incomes.
You’re right about foundations, too.
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They took the accessories, clothes and candy out of Pier 1 in Canada around 2000. That’s when it was no longer a fun place to shop for me. A lot of my clothes in high school and college were clothes I bought at Pier 1, that were made in India, Greece and South America.
Once Pier 1 was focused almost entirely on furniture and home decor, I rarely purchased anything there.
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That kinda freaks me out.
With you on that. 300 candlesticks and a thousand wine glasses.
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I was tempted by that the other day, until I saw that it didn’t contain 12 different kinds of noodles. It was either three packs of four kinds of noodles, or four packs of three kinds.
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I have some great hand knit sweaters from there probably from the 80s or early 90s.
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Looks like the same thread number on both (16531) - did you go ahead and merge them rather than closing one?
