I remember as a kid going to Kmart, and a voice over the income would tell us what the Kmart Bluelight Specials were. There would actually be a blue light flashing on the little display bin. I know you folks born after 1990 are jealous of me because I saw that. At some Kmarts, a lady that sounded like Charlie Brown’s teacher would warble a little too close to the microphone. All you would hear was “Wah wah wah wah WAH socks…”
At others, or at the same Kmarts but in later years, a prerecorded mans announcer-y voice would come on. He sounded like someone telling you to keep your arms clear of the closing door on the monorail. He also sounded like someone who used to wear a smart suit and lots of bryl cream to have perfect Announcer Guy Hair, but he recently changed to the dry look. That is why he was hiding behind the microphone and not on television. He wasn’t quite comfortable with his new look. The dry look is the hairdo the Jordanaires had during the Elvis comeback special or the Hawaii one. Kind of Donald Trumpish.
Gone are those days. The shine wore off. There became “good Kmarts” and “bad Kmarts.” There was the one in the next town where it was clean, stuff was actually on shelves, and the people were nice. However, the one in town was the “bad” Kmart. You had to really hunt to find someone to make a key for you, only one register was open, and they acted like you were bothering them. It was almost not even worth going. Now, it seems that many of the good Kmarts have stayed open, and the bad ones have gone away and some have turned into Sears.
However, this Saturday, maybe you’ll feel a little nostalgic, as it is BLUE LIGHT SPECIAL SATURDAY. Over 40 deals will be offered TOMORROW. That’s right, you read that correctly. There will be some BlueLight Specials online, but many more in the store. You’ll be able to find jewelry, housewares, and more. I am not quite sure if they are going to have the flashing light. I sure hope they do. If they do, I am going to ask someone if I can press the button to make it flash. I am sure that they won’t, but I can only hope.
Kmart is my place for small appliances like toasters and blenders. I hope some gadgets that I normally didn’t consider are on sale. I think the personal blenders for one serving are great, because when I make cake and need to blend things, I don’t want to pull out the Queen Mary. It is a pain to clean all the parts of a huge blender. I know it sounds like a frivolous thing to have, but when you just have to blend one or two cups of heavy cream of everyone wants a different kind of smoothie, it is the best thing ever. Hamilton Beach makes one. I may have to splurge.
