Fritzo
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- Jan 3, 2001
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I loved JCPenney back in the day.
They used to be a huge catalog company. Anything that you ever wanted was in the catalog and they used to offer free shipping to the stores.
They also had great store brands like Towncraft and Stafford. (yes they were nothing to brag about) They were just store branded clothes that used to be very good quality and a good price. Hell some of their stuff lasted longer that the fancier name brands.
But that was in the 70-80s. Once they reached the 90's they went downhill.
The new stores are trying to get fancy with bringing in all their name brand junk. I guess they are trying to compete with the Macy's and Nordstroms of the world. But guess what? That is not their customer base. They need to go for the folks in the middle. Those that want something better that Walmart but more affordable that Macy's. Kohl's is doing that right now. They seem to cater well to those folks.
To this day, Stafford white t-shirts are the best tshirts ever made. They're thick, they last forever, and never stretch out. I wear them every day under my work shirt...some are 3 years old and still look new.