I Cried Over the Closing of a Store

[KatPw]

Fortunoff's and I go way back. My parents got me my first watch there. We would go to its Christmas shop every year. Mike and I registered for our China there. Pretty much every gift I have given for an engagement/bridal shower/baby shower has come from there.

The company is going out of business, and the liquidation sale started yesterday. Our blender is going so I figured that I would look there for the particular one I wanted and to see the place one last time. The store was packed. It just felt so bizarre, especially since the merchandise was only marked down 10%. I found it odd that these "bargain-hunters" were buying tons of stuff, yet they would have gotten better prices in the past at an actual sale at Fortunoff's.

I found myself getting very upset. I don't know if it was because I have fond memories of shopping there with my mother and grandmother, both of whom are gone, or the fact that yet another long-established institution is disappearing from the island. One more giant empty building, more unemployed people, one less store to choose from.

I gave the blender section a once over, they didn't have the one that we wanted. I started welling up, put on my sunglasses and got the hell out of there. Never in my life did I ever think that the closing of an inanimate object would affect me so.

[ScottFromGA]

awww....:down:

[Foster]

like you said its not the store closing itself, but the memories you made over the years with your family that you feel your going to be losing apart of. objects and places remind us of special times and people we miss.
recently I got rid of my dogs old food bowl and bed, even though he was put to sleep over three months ago, all the grief I felt when he died came rushing back and made me feel guilty to get rid of his things.

[drusilla]

I found myself getting very upset. I don't know if it was because I have fond memories of shopping there with my mother and grandmother, both of whom are gone, or the fact that yet another long-established institution is disappearing from the island. One more giant empty building, more unemployed people, one less store to choose from.


i totally feel ya. i just heard about this yesterday & i can't stop thinking about it. it's really depressing me. i keep thinking about all the memories i have of shopping with my mother & grandmother just like you do. when i moved upstate my mom took me to fortunoffs for all the essentials for my kitchen. it has always been such a long island icon. as i got older i became a person who doesn't really care too much about marriage but i know as a kid every time we would go there i would always pick out china & stemware that i would want to register for. i feel bad for a friend of mine who is getting married this summer & she was registered there. just a few months ago i went ring browsing there with my friend. & she found the one that she liked, but it hadn't been purchased yet. due to unforeseen circumstances, it doesn't seem like she'll be able to get it while they are still open.

i got pretty depressed thinking about that giant building being empty & wondering what could take its place. i remember back in the day when the building was standing alone, before they decided to build a whole mall around it. naming the mall after the store. i feel so bad for all of those people who are going to be unemployed now. all those women who have just worked in the store for years & years are now going to be without jobs.

i haven't cried over it, but i haven't been back on long island in a few weeks. i'm afraid next time i go out there i may get a tear or two in my eye.


i did however, cry when a chinese restaurant around the corner from my house in queens closed. my family had always been very friendly with the owners. & i basically grew up on their food. a couple of weeks after i moved up here i was driving back home to the city & figured i'd give the place a call to pick up some kung bo chicken. the phone was just ringing & ringing. i tried a few times & no one picked up. i called my mother wondering "why isn't anyone at evergreen picking up the phone????". "oh they closed! i forgot to tell you!!" i freaked out & got all teary-eyed on the rest of my trip home thinking about it. i feel so bad for the family. i saw 2 of the kids who used to run the place after their dad died & they were working at the cvs down the block. i just feel so bad.

[Farmer Dave]

like you said its not the store closing itself, but the memories you made over the years with your family that you feel your going to be losing apart of. objects and places remind us of special times and people we miss.
recently I got rid of my dogs old food bowl and bed, even though he was put to sleep over three months ago, all the grief I felt when he died came rushing back and made me feel guilty to get rid of his things.

I can't really improve on this. You never know whats going to hit that soft spot or touch a nerve sometimes.

[zildjian361]

Shit they closed the Virgin Mega store's in to NYC locations, 7th ave and Herald sqare.don't feel so bad:smoke::drunk:

[zildjian361]

Shit they closed the Virgin Mega store's in to NYC locations, 7th ave and Herald sqare.don't feel so bad:smoke::drunk:

[sr71blackbird]

My friends wife got fucked by that store. They dropped the bomb on the employees and told them that they will not be able to pay them, and if anyone wanted, they could stay on until the end of the week. How is that possible?

[zildjian361]

My friends wife got fucked by that store. They dropped the bomb on the employees and told them that they will not be able to pay them, and if anyone wanted, they could stay on until the end of the week. How is that possible?

obama

[boosterp]

Sorry Kat, e--hugs for you.