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#Post#: 71572-------------------------------------------------- |
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An incredibly sad bit of news |
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By: Stoker Date: August 25, 2025, 6:34 pm |
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American Science and Surplus, the iconic online, mail-order & |
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instore source of some of the most incredible stuff you have |
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never seen, is closing their warehouse, mail-order and online |
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business after almost nine (9) decades, that is 88 years, in |
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business. |
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I cannot begin to tell you of the sadness I feel as their |
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catalogs were just pure fun (and funny) to pour through, and |
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they provided me with more than a fair heap of hobby tools and |
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materials, along with a long list of needful and mostly useless |
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items. Heck, they even handled a few Jensen Steam Engines at one |
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point in time. |
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Their website suggests that September 7th is their last day of |
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accepting orders. |
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Apparently, all hope is not quite lost in that it seems a couple |
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of their three upper Mid-West stores may remain open, at least |
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for a while, as employee owned and operated establishments, but |
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there is no suggestion that they will be bringing back their |
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mail-order, nor online presence! |
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If you've never heard of them, I feel very sorry for you! If |
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you've never had the shear enjoyment of thumbing through their |
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catalog, I feel double sorry for you, and if you have never felt |
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the anticipation of receiving a box of goodies from them .... |
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well, by that much, your life has been the poorer!!! |
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Here's what they have to say: |
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https://sciplus.com/important-information/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=email&… |
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#Post#: 71584-------------------------------------------------- |
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Re: An incredibly sad bit of news |
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By: RedRyder Date: August 26, 2025, 2:20 pm |
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I recall the great anticipation waiting for our catalogs from |
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Sears Roebuck, Herters, and FAO Schwartz and the joy experienced |
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from reading them. I'm certain I would have felt the same if I |
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had their catalog, too. |
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Gil |
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#Post#: 71585-------------------------------------------------- |
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Re: An incredibly sad bit of news |
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By: Stoker Date: August 26, 2025, 3:06 pm |
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[quote author=RedRyder link=topic=8133.msg71584#msg71584 |
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date=1756236006] |
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I recall the great anticipation waiting for our catalogs from |
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Sears Roebuck, Herters, and FAO Schwartz and the joy experienced |
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from reading them. I'm certain I would have felt the same if I |
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had their catalog, too. |
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Gil |
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[/quote] |
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Gil, those AS&S catalogs were classics of wit and humor... |
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almost never a straight line in them. The folks that worked |
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there had imaginations beyond imagining, yet still got the |
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product message across so you knew what you were getting while |
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totally laughing about it! Good graphic artists too!!! |
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Re: An incredibly sad bit of news |
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By: pwalchak Date: October 24, 2025, 11:26 am |
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I just went to their website and saw this: |
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"Great News! The Retail Stores in Milwaukee, WI and Geneva, IL |
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will remain open as Employee Owned and Operated. Great Job Kim |
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and Miko. |
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"We are so sorry, Parkridge and our Mail Order Division/Website |
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is now closed." |
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So the legend continues! |
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#Post#: 72118-------------------------------------------------- |
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Re: An incredibly sad bit of news |
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By: Stoker Date: October 24, 2025, 11:44 am |
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The legend only continues for those close enough to the stores |
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remaining open. The rest of the country that only had access by |
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mail order is SOoL!!! |
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