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The back-to-school shopping season is, once again, upon us and it brings back memories of days gone by when Sears Roebuck was on lower Main Street, before they moved to Midtown Plaza, and subsequently to Sarasota Square Mall. J.C. Penney was on upper Main St. in the 1400 block before their move to South Gate Shopping Center, and subsequent move to Sarasota Square Mall. Lerners was a couple of doors east of Madison/Liggett Drugs at 5 Points. During those days everyone shopped on Main Street because that was our shopping district before Ringling Shopping Center opened.

I bring this up because all of these stores (and probably many others) offered convenient lay-away plans BCC (before credit cards). On television this week I noticed an ad for Kmart and they are now offering "convenient lay-away service" once again.

"The more things change the more they stay the same."  The pendulum has swung back the other way. Life was/is good