12/26/2024
Throwback Thursday 1966:
When I was a retail buyer trainee for Sears I was asked to manage the Cosmetics&Pharmacutical Department because the manager was rushed to the hospital for a few weeks.
My warmest memory is Christmas Eve when desperate boyfriends, sons and husbands came to the department looking for gifts for their ladies.
We sold oceans of fragrances to grateful, clueless men. A fair number of men were tanked from office parties. I remember "Jean Nate" being a big seller. At that time Sears was not "cool" enough for major fragrances to sell us.
We had a great year because I just restocked the selling floor myself and let the experienced commissioned sales ladies work their magic.
Fun memories.
Happy New Year to All.