Reminiscing About Retail: Confessions of a Cashier

by Becky Corwin-Adams

Overview

Do you remember the dime stores of the '60s? Did you ever shop at G.C. Murphy's, Woolworth's, or Newberry's? Discount department stores became very popular in the '70s and dime stores began to close. Stores like Kmart, Grant City, Murphy's Mart, Hills, and Ames provided a great shopping experience for American families. Most of those chains closed their doors in the '80s and '90s. The glory days of department store shopping have faded away and we now live in a big box world. I always loved shopping in downtown Defiance, Ohio when I was growing up in the '60s. My favorite store was G.C. Murphy's. The day I celebrated my 16th birthday, I applied for a job at Murphy's. I was hired a few weeks later. After living in North Dakota for four years as a young Air Force wife, I moved back to Ohio. Retail was still in my blood. I always thought I would go back to work at Murphy's someday. By this time, most of the Murphy's stores had closed and new Murphy's Marts were built to replace the smaller dime stores. We lived very close to Kmart in Bryan. The store was just a short walk across the field near our house. I applied for a job at Kmart and was soon hired, since I had previous retail experience at Murphy's. I worked at Kmart for a total of 17 years. Did you ever wonder what it was like to work in one of these stores? How difficult was it to operate a manual cash register before bar codes and scanners made the task much easier? Read about Halloween costume contests, shoplifting stories, and bluelight specials. Follow the adventures of six family members who all worked at the same store. If you have ever worked in retail, or dreamed of a career in retail, then this is the book for you!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781492242437
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	09/09/2013
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.23(d)

About the Author

Becky Corwin-Adams was born in Defiance, Ohio. Becky is the mother of two sons and "MawMaw" to four grandchildren. She currently shares her home with seven cocker spaniels.

As a child, Becky had one cocker spaniel, dozens of cats, chickens, and a variety of "pocket pets." She started writing stories about her pets at an early age. Becky is a freelance writer and columnist for The Farmland News and the author of "Cast-Off Cocker Spaniels", "Cherished Cats and Childhood Capers", "Tails Along the Trails: Walking Adventures with Dogs", "Adventures of an Air Force Wife", and "Reminiscing About Retail: Confessions of a Cashier". Becky volunteers for Columbus Cocker Rescue as a foster parent, transporter, and Ebay seller.

Becky has been an avid reader since childhood. She especially enjoys reading Amish fiction, mysteries, and dog stories. When Becky isn't reading or writing, she enjoys crafting and walking with her cocker spaniels. She has had dozens of her original craft patterns published in various craft magazines.