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LogDog75

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19. Was it was Kinney Shoes who had

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Sat Apr 5, 2025, 04:23 PM

Apr 5

the foot x-ray machine in their stores. I remember being a kid and my parents taking me to buy shoes and the shoe salesman had me put my foot in the machine so he and my father could look at it and decide which shoe would be best for me. It was a gimmick, but it worked.

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Remember then?🥿👠👡👢👞👟🥾🧦👛👝👜🩴 [View all] Floyd R. Turbo Apr 4 OP

Is this a memory True Dough Apr 4 #1

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I remember their commercials, but my family had a local go-to store for shoes instead. Eugene Apr 4 #3

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I am so old I can remember the cars in the parking lot rurallib Apr 4 #4

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I feel such a heel UpInArms Apr 4 #5

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Purchased many a pair of Easter Sunday shoes Dave in VA Apr 4 #6

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yes. AllaN01Bear Apr 4 #7

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That's where you went to buy your Buster Browns! JoseBalow Apr 4 #8

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Back in the days when the shoe salesperson Emile Apr 5 #15

That would be me! 🤗 Floyd R. Turbo Apr 5 #16

it's missing onethatcares Apr 5 #17

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Was it was Kinney Shoes who had LogDog75 Apr 5 #19

Kinney among others! Floyd R. Turbo Apr 6 #20