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Aldens
Spiegel
Blair
Fingerhut
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All those records and tapes off the TV
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02-07-2008, 08:08 PM
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#1 | | Member
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Whatever happened to all these shippers?
Aldens
Spiegel
Blair
Fingerhut
S.A.V.E.
All those records and tapes off the TV
Sears
Current
LL Bean
These were, at one time, most of my stops | 
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02-07-2008, 08:15 PM
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#2 | | golden ticket member
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I still get Current & L.L. Bean catalogs.
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02-07-2008, 08:51 PM
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#3 | | Just another Robot
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We get a ton of LLBEAN at FedEx Express..
I don't miss AVON or DELL...
Get tons of Apple.com stuff. | 
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02-08-2008, 05:57 AM
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Dropping bags in doors was too easy. We would rather lug treadmills and Pottery Barn furniture. Same time allowance though.
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02-08-2008, 06:28 AM
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sears i think is now wishbook spiegel still in business ??
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02-08-2008, 07:11 AM
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Whatever happened to all these shippers?
Aldens-Went out of business in the 80's?
Spiegel-Bankrupt but restructered & I think they use Basic after a few years
Blair-Clothing out of Warren, Pa.?- Still uses USPS and went to DHL
Fingerhut-???
S.A.V.E.-Loved those green boxes, ????
All those records and tapes off the TV-I think Amazon.com put them out of business.
Sears- Now Sears.com, no catalog anymore
Current-Basic now??
LL Bean-Went to FDX but we got some of it back | |
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02-08-2008, 07:15 AM
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Sears axed their catalog in the early 90's. They still have specialty catalogs though. I believe Spiegel and Newport News (formerly Avon Fashions) are owned by the same outfit. I think S.A.V.E & Current are DOA. Fingerhut is alive and kicking. They even sell "adult toys" on their web site. I had a route where you always got a signature for Fingerhut otherwise you would get a follow up. I miss them - NOT!
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02-08-2008, 04:52 PM
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Fingerhut was sold and closed for a short time. We used to pick them up out of our center. They reopened and use Fedex ground to ship and UPS for all their returns.
During peak, a feeder supe would be stationed on Fingerhut's dock to dispatch feeder pick up's.
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02-08-2008, 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by worthlessdriver  Whatever happened to all these shippers?
Aldens
Spiegel
Blair
Fingerhut
S.A.V.E.
All those records and tapes off the TV
Sears
Current
LL Bean
These were, at one time, most of my stops | Oh yes those records and tapes C.O.D. and three attempts . Back when we accepted cash and the amount always ended 99 cents. | |
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02-08-2008, 06:46 PM
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Interesting what happened to these shippers, alot of them were junk though. | |
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02-08-2008, 07:15 PM
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Thats for sure! Anyone remember the old "Survivor" knife that was COD? "Be a Survivor,Buy the Survivor". I delivered (no joke) over a thousand of those things! | |
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02-08-2008, 10:12 PM
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#12 | | brown bomber
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hey...don't forget the "DREAM-AWAY" weight loss pills and the "BOXCAR WILLIE" music selections....all C.O.D.
90% were RTS'd after 3 attempts
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02-08-2008, 10:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Big Babooba Sears axed their catalog in the early 90's. They still have specialty catalogs though. I believe Spiegel and Newport News (formerly Avon Fashions) are owned by the same outfit. I think S.A.V.E & Current are DOA. Fingerhut is alive and kicking. They even sell "adult toys" on their web site. I had a route where you always got a signature for Fingerhut otherwise you would get a follow up. I miss them - NOT! | Sorry, but I just can't pass this one up
The irony of "Fingerhut" and" adult toys" is just too strong an image.
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02-08-2008, 10:51 PM
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Originally Posted by brown bomber hey...don't forget the "DREAM-AWAY" weight loss pills and the "BOXCAR WILLIE" music selections....all C.O.D.
90% were RTS'd after 3 attempts | How could you forget those? Right up there with the "Gut Buster".
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02-09-2008, 02:58 AM
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Oh my God. I had one of those Survivor knives as a kid. It was R-R-R-R-Razor sharp. | |
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02-09-2008, 07:20 AM
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Sears is still alive and well up here in the frozen tundra and yes, they do still have catalogues (maybe not in the states). My city just happens to have one of thier 2 warehouses in Canada, and around peak they get thier own personal driver. They usually make up about 90% of the outbound ground volume that we send to Alberta and BC from here. | |
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02-09-2008, 07:32 AM
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I remember fruit of the month. Think UPS lost that account. | |
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02-09-2008, 08:23 AM
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#18 | | abes
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Do you remember all the cheese we would get in the early 80"s.It would start in november.They had release #"s.thats when you would actually pick up a few minutes with 50 release a day.Ahhhhhhhh the good old day's | |
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02-09-2008, 08:48 AM
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Wisconsin Cheese men, Swiss Colony. How about all those New Generation CODS promising hair growth. | |
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02-09-2008, 09:14 AM
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I think the cheeses are delivered USPS now.. I did not see any Wisconsin cheese or Swiss Colony at all this last peak. | |
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02-09-2008, 09:34 AM
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Replaced by Harry and David maybe?
Nothing says "I forgot you", like overpriced fruit and nuts, or omaha steaks. | |
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02-09-2008, 09:35 AM
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One of the first tv record deals was for Sam Cooke. Blew our doors off as we were located in DC Had many drivers robbed during those days. We had a snow storm that shut us down for 2-3 days and we had to work that Saturday to try to catch up. No records were supposed to be loaded. One driver had one that he delivered and collected the cod. He was robbed withing minutes.
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02-09-2008, 11:58 AM
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Around Christmas time The Boston Globe would send boxes of stuff to famlies that couldnt afford presents. They were called Globe Santas and there were a ton of them.
I wish bowflex,pottery barn,and sleep number beds were history too. Nothing says bad day like a bowflex to the 3rd floor. | |
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02-09-2008, 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by currahee Around Christmas time The Boston Globe would send boxes of stuff to famlies that couldnt afford presents. They were called Globe Santas and there were a ton of them.
I wish bowflex,pottery barn,and sleep number beds were history too. Nothing says bad day like a bowflex to the 3rd floor. | Add to the list: Tony Little's Gazzelle's, and that furnature from costco.ca. For some reason, the smaller the box, the heavier it is. | |
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