IN YEARS PAST, YOU COULD ORDER A SMALL MONKEY FROM THE SEARS ROEBUCK MAIL-ORDER CATALOG Years ago, most people didn’t have a brooks-and-mortar store, shopping center or mall to go to where they could buy the things they needed.  They also couldn’t go to any of them to buy the things they didn’t need, either.  Sure, major superstores did exist, but only local populations could shop at them, and there simply weren’t enough of them for most shoppers.  So it’s worth remembering the very first superstore, Sears and Roebuck, which started as a mail-order catalog for watches, and then also … Continue reading Years Ago, You Could Buy a Small Monkey From Sears Mail-Order Catalog