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Old 08-10-2013, 05:08 PM
Status: "Pickleball-Free American" (set 20 days ago)
 
Location: St Simons Island, GA
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Some of us never experienced them because we live in a different part of the country.


A lot of stores are regional ya know.
Clearly you didn't experience it if you're comparing it to Wal-Mart.
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Old 08-10-2013, 06:35 PM
 
Location: Georgia native in McKinney, TX
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My mother always thought Davison's to be a bit more high end than Rich's, back in the day when they were separate locally run stores, but I nitpick. I don't think Rich's or Davison's either one tried to be a Michigan Avenue type of store. Neither tried to be exclusive, they built a reputation on excellence, quality and customer service.... better than anything anywhere today. Sad to see the demise of a once great local treasures.
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Old 08-10-2013, 07:16 PM
 
Location: Atlanta (Finally on 4-1-17)
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Clearly you didn't experience it if you're comparing it to Wal-Mart.
Here is my OP: I was reading some info about Rich's. I understand Macy's took it over and I realize Macy's is not what I would call high end but was Rich's equal to Macy's in terms of quality or more like Wal-Mart?



I said was Rich's equal to Macy's OR W.M.? I did not say Rich's is like W.M.


I gave 2 options. Please don't twist my post around. Of all the posts in this thread everyone seems to follow my OP but you.
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Old 08-10-2013, 07:18 PM
 
Location: Atlanta (Finally on 4-1-17)
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My mother always thought Davison's to be a bit more high end than Rich's, back in the day when they were separate locally run stores, but I nitpick. I don't think Rich's or Davison's either one tried to be a Michigan Avenue type of store. Neither tried to be exclusive, they built a reputation on excellence, quality and customer service.... better than anything anywhere today. Sad to see the demise of a once great local treasures.
I haven't been to Rich's but I doubt you are accurate with the part in bold. There are lots of great stores that are excellent in quality and great customer service.
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Old 08-10-2013, 07:34 PM
 
Location: Georgia native in McKinney, TX
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I haven't been to Rich's but I doubt you are accurate with the part in bold. There are lots of great stores that are excellent in quality and great customer service.
Why ask us that know first hand what kind of store Rich's was and then dispute what we have to say? There is nothing anywhere to compare to the customer service today. Nothing. You don't have retail people at any kind of mall that will put in a lifetime career at one store and know their customers by name and give the kind of service that you saw at Rich's back in its hey day. You didn't see it, so take our word for it. Lovin Decatur, Newsboy, Ansley Park and others will back me up.

I am not saying that Rich's was the end all of department stores. There were locally owned stores in all major cities that had the same kind of service, quality and attention to detail. Parisian's in Birmingham. Someone mentioned Lazarus... Florida I believe... Sanger Harris in Texas, I am sure many can name others. These locally owned department stores were woven into the fabric of the community in a way that these nationally run behemoths can never match.
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Old 08-10-2013, 08:26 PM
 
Location: Atlanta (Finally on 4-1-17)
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Lady's Man,


thanks for the vids. and history lesson.





Cheers!
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Old 08-10-2013, 08:39 PM
 
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Lady's Man,


thanks for the vids. and history lesson.





Cheers!
no problem. I could have sworn they had a catchy theme song, but maybe im thinking of something else
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Old 08-10-2013, 08:43 PM
 
Location: Lincoln, NE
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Rich's was a fabulous store and my all time favorite place to shop as a teenager and young adult. Davisons was also very nice. I especially loved shopping at them during the holidays. Boy, do I miss them! I'll be moving to an area that has Younkers stores, which kind of remind me of Rich's.
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Old 08-11-2013, 07:05 AM
 
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... There is nothing anywhere to compare to the customer service today. Nothing. You don't have retail people at any kind of mall that will put in a lifetime career at one store and know their customers by name and give the kind of service that you saw at Rich's back in its hey day...
I am not taking anything away from the quality service at Rich's but this is a true statement about many department starts back in the days including Macy's etc.

My 93 year old mother had a very nice retired gentleman friend that lived quite comfortably after retiring as a shoe salesman from Sears. How many people today will work a lifetime at Sears, in the shoe department and retire comfortably?
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