It's been many years, but I remember stopping in at Berdine's as a child before a family reunion. It truly is as old fashioned as it gets. Real US Americana.
There was still a Five and Dime store in my town when I was a kid in the early 1980s. I remember the candy counter and the same type of scale as that one and I'd always get a little brown paper bag of chocolate covered raisins. I also remember one time getting a puzzle of the USA states in there as a kid. I can still remember how those old wooden floors would creak as you walked on them. How I wish those places existed today.
O' man, was that not a trip down memory lane. O' by the way, I am the grandson of Orval and Vera Hawkins. My grandfather owned a small grocery store across the street from it. He was at one time mayor of Harrisville. I'm the oldest son of Hazel Hawkins (Robinson).
That's boutique. Real 5/10 were cheap as crap. Front part of my store were those flat bins and the back half of the store was pegboard plastic crap. Nails to cheap japanese toys. Musty too. That was 1979.
Our dime store was out of business by then. I loved going there, they had everything. Stuffed animals, records, and the candy! my favorite part! I remember being thrilled by tiny blue "Evening in Paris" bottles- 25cents! Out of my price range, lol. Besides, my mother would not let me wear perfume . I was too young. Orange Tangee lipstick, face powder, body powder, Vick's Vaporub, Kleenex, envelopes, stationery, those plastic flat oval coin purses with a split in the middle that opened up when you squeezed them (pennies added up then!) ... everyone shopped there.
It's been many years, but I remember stopping in at Berdine's as a child before a family reunion. It truly is as old fashioned as it gets. Real US Americana.
Pete, if I may ask? What was the name of your family reunion?
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There was still a Five and Dime store in my town when I was a kid in the early 1980s. I remember the candy counter and the same type of scale as that one and I'd always get a little brown paper bag of chocolate covered raisins. I also remember one time getting a puzzle of the USA states in there as a kid. I can still remember how those old wooden floors would creak as you walked on them. How I wish those places existed today.
very cool thank you
Bags of marbles!! Each one a mysterious beauty.
Wonderful
It reminds me of Yummy's in Kittery,ME.
O' man, was that not a trip down memory lane. O' by the way, I am the grandson of Orval and Vera Hawkins. My grandfather owned a small grocery store across the street from it. He was at one time mayor of Harrisville. I'm the oldest son of Hazel Hawkins (Robinson).
I love Berdine’s!!!
if that store is still open, I am going to visit it and buy a ton of stuff!!
Yes, it's still open.
Berdine's is still open! Trust me I go there all the time! I'm a huge fan!
Is this place still open???
Bruh, my mom works there and I love Karen,cause she is very nice
cool place
Need a correction. Berdine's is not in Cairo. :-)
Ah! Yes, thank you!
Lee you are so right. Thank you for correcting him in his description of the right location. Good thing he didn't say Ellenboro, 😆.
Karen
That's boutique. Real 5/10 were cheap as crap. Front part of my store were those flat bins and the back half of the store was pegboard plastic crap. Nails to cheap japanese toys. Musty too. That was 1979.
Our dime store was out of business by then. I loved going there, they had everything. Stuffed animals, records, and the candy! my favorite part! I remember being thrilled by tiny blue "Evening in Paris" bottles- 25cents! Out of my price range, lol. Besides, my mother would not let me wear perfume . I was too young. Orange Tangee lipstick, face powder, body powder, Vick's Vaporub, Kleenex, envelopes, stationery, those plastic flat oval coin purses with a split in the middle that opened up when you squeezed them (pennies added up then!) ... everyone shopped there.