Anyone remember shopping at K Mart?

Nice. I think there is only one Kmart left open.

They are converting the old K Mart by my house that has been abandoned for years to a Meijer now.

I believe it still exists in Australia of all places, but may not have anything to do with the original

Worked there the summer of 1980.

I believe the last time I went to K Mart was 1984. Bought a black Hemi Cuda 1:25 scale model & a tube of glue. I never did get to see the actual 'blue light special' light lit up even though I looked for the cart every time I went there.
Half of the old K Mart is now an auto parts store. The rest has been vacant for many years.

Was K Mart the store that had the Blue light specials?
Something about blue lights made me sweat,

My wife said there all closed.Thier converting a old Kmart into a shoprite in manahawkin.

You knew the world was going sideways when Kmart bought Sears.

"The iconic chain’s last American mainland superstore, located in Bridgehampton, New York, closed its doors on Sunday, October 20,m 2024."

Spent some quality time being dragged around Kmart as a kid... I do remember they had the best cheap greasy tacos and bbq beef sandwiches in their little diners.

According to a quick internet search, they are still around as an online retailer.

Most K-Marts had a deli counter very near the entrance/exit. I'm still jonesing for that pair of sub sandwiches you would get for a measly 79 cents. Yes, two for 79 cents. I think that deal went away somewhere around 1981, but I can always dream. 🤤

I miss the blue light specials and the deli subs. Don't know what it was but they had a certain taste as a kid.

I have a neat childhood memory from the late '70's regarding K mart and their 'blue light' special.

As a kid, I was heavily into model cars, and often bought my kits at K mart. This one time while there with my Mother, a blue light special was announced for model kits! During this time period, kits were $3.00 and up. The special price was .99¢ ! We were clear on the other side of the store and my Mom looked at me and told me "GO! I'll catch up!"

I got four kits for not much more than the regular price of just one as two of the kits were below .99¢

I don't know what I miss more, the kits or the (regular) prices. *sigh*

I remember as a kid,my mom would usually buy me and my brother, our Halloween
costumes at K Mart, in early October. The old Collegeville costumes like, Casper the ghost, or Fred Flintstone..etc .
K Mart had freshly popped popcorn, from the popcorn machine, at the main entrance, iirc for .25 a bag??
Good times.

As several of you already brought-up, the subs were GREAT! Man, I can almost taste one now! I loved their "Texas Steer" leather work boots with the tan soles - they were SO comfortable once they got broken in, & they were always very economically priced. Always a good sporting goods department - pretty much a solid all-around store.

WHAT HAPPENED? Did we "move forward?" Why can't we go back to what we know used to work?

GREED! Closest we have currently is Wally World and Target

Almost forgot about the air-popped popcorn machine! My mom would sometimes buy my brother and I a bag to split. We were little kids, so we’d subsequently trail popcorn bits around the store like bread crumbs from Hansel and Gretel.



Come to think of it, my first car model ever was from Kmart. It was Snap-Tite Duster funny car. I didn't know anything about Mopars as a kid and had persuaded my mom to buy it because it looked cool. I guess the die was cast early! (thanks mom)

I also remember Mom and Dad taking us 3 kids and paying on the lay-away items for each of us like clothes, shoes etc. The excitement when the items were paid for and we were to get something new. We didn't grow up with alot of money, so we just couldn't walk in and pay for something and walk out most of the time.

What about the auto service centers on the side of the K Marts? I vaguely remember them as a kid when they were operational. They later made them into a "garden center". The closed stores around me got reused as different retailers. The line of garage doors still remain and not used. They probably still have the old in ground hydraulic lifts you don't see anymore. A like i stumbled upon...
https://www.kmartworld.com/