You would try very hard to sell something. If you were lucky a customer would show up with actual cash... In the meantime you could sweep the floor, arrange the items on the shelves and wash the windows. Maybe, if you had a friendly boss you could listen to the radio and hear Jack Benny.
For additional reference, watch any three episodes of "The Waltons"
Manion's General Store was created in 1915.
The General went to the general store.
The Brick Store in New Hampshire is an old one; it's one of the oldest in the US that stands (and runs) today. The Dixboro General store is pretty famous, as well, and is a big one. There's also the Mast General store, I don't know a lot about it but they have a website if you search in google. Also check out Ruddy's 1930s General Store Museum. :)
Recovery from the depression was mainly boosted by a reboot in the economic interests of the people. This included shops reopening and real money being distributed again. During the depression some states had been printing cheap paper money that barely had any value. Inflation was heavily spread because of how desperate store owners were and how they knew how much people needed their products. You have to remember, there were shortages of almost everything during this time.
Rosa was a babysitter when she was in grade school then she worked as a seamstress at a store!
Yes. His parents lost their store and farmland in Yuma (Arizona) to a swindle during the Great Depression, and the family moved to California. Chavez worked in the fields as well until he was 25.
Before entering politics, Abraham Lincoln worked on a ferryboat and in a general store.
The Lurias Hialeah store was on the corner of W49st and W8ave. I actually worked there from 1987 to about 1989 in the Camera dept. Had some great times working there. Great memories!
Yes she worked at a tailor store.
He worked for a grocery store. Now you know:pHe worked for a grocery store
Most of the towns in runescape have a general store.
the general store
Simons General Store was created in 1873.
Mikulich General Store was created in 1923.
Manion's General Store was created in 1915.
Barker General Store was created in 1847.
Prince Brothers General Store-Berry Store was created in 1900.