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SWPenn t1_iteaoas wrote

Reply to comment by ShoppinInDa412 in what did Gimbels sell? by Daywalkingvampire

You got to know the sales people because it was their career and they stayed for years. Each department was staffed with multiple sales people who helped you pick out what you wanted. They were knowledgeable about everything they sold and would call when something came in that they thought you might like.

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hydrospanner t1_itgp3g2 wrote

>and would call when something came in that they thought you might like.

Really?

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While I'm sure they'd stop if you asked them to, that just seems like "ending up on some company's mailing list" of the pre-internet age.

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colawars t1_itgyqmy wrote

We did this at Kaufmann's when I worked there in the early 2000's.

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