Corning Ware store. Got there and the shelves were almostThe company split in two some time ago. Corning still exists but now
are--they were going out of business. Wonder if all of them
are, or just that particular one; we didn't ask.
Strange - that brand always struck me as one
of the reliables.
only makes industrial and scientific specialty glass, ceramics,
optical fibre and other similar things. The old consumer kitchenware
division is now a separate company called Corelle Brands. The latter
compnay has had it's ups and downs and reorganizations.
Of course, who thought that Sears would go away?They failed to adapt. Between the Internet and Walmart they were
doomed, just like so many other old time dept. store chains.
Continuing with meatfree and/or simple things:
Title: Deep Fried Silken Tofu W/Sichuan Pepper and Salt
... American tea is every bit as good as British coffee, unfortunately.
Quoting Michael Loo to Jim Weller on 02-07-19 09:18 <=-
only makes industrial and scientific specialty glass, ceramics,
optical fibre and other similar things. The old consumer kitchenware division is now a separate company called Corelle Brands. The latter
compnay has had it's ups and downs and reorganizations.
Worse, the product has changed. I broke a
Corningware pot that should have been stove-
safe but turned out to be some kind of cheap
reformulated Chinese product (but stiil, so
far as anyone knows, legally Corningware).
Of course, who thought that Sears would go away?They failed to adapt. Between the Internet and Walmart they were
doomed, just like so many other old time dept. store chains.
I suppose, and unlikely survivors remain,
thanks to luck or corporate forsight. I am
still wondering why Barnes & Noble survived
and Borders didn't. Perhaps it was because
of the reverse Midas touch of Kmart.
But for RIT and UR, B&N is _the_ campus bookstore....
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