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On The Corner Ye Olde Shoppe still stands on twelfth street surviving despite the box stores. The owners never miss a beat always willing to hand out treats to children who come through the doors.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2025




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Date: 1/21/2025 7:56:00 PM
Your concise, expressive poem pays a nice tribute to those REAL places that please us. Janice
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Oliver Mckeithan
Date: 1/21/2025 9:03:00 PM
Thanks Janice.
Date: 1/21/2025 5:00:00 PM
These shops truly do customer service with heart. Love mom and pop shops! Nice tribute.
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Oliver Mckeithan
Date: 1/21/2025 5:01:00 PM
Yes they do. I love them too. Thanks Karen
Date: 1/21/2025 1:42:00 PM
Aye lad. A few of the ma and pa stores still survive. Some even thrive
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Oliver Mckeithan
Date: 1/21/2025 1:44:00 PM
Yes they do but they are getting harder to find.
Date: 1/21/2025 11:37:00 AM
May the small shops like this always remain in business.
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Oliver Mckeithan
Date: 1/21/2025 12:05:00 PM
I wish they would. Corporations are pushing them out.

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