0_Apprentice
i like to write
1_Wizard
Do you?  I'm interested in ancient '90s strip-mall stores, like Sears.  Even though Sears was founded in 1892, it reminds me of the '90s.
0_Apprentice
i work at sears
1_Wizard
How do you like it?  Do you happen to work at one in Indiana?  The first Sears store ever built was in Evansville, Indiana.  I'm sure it was quite the affair at the time.
0_Apprentice
i sell washer
1_Wizard
Wasn't Sears bought by Kmart?  I think in 2005...  How did you feel about the merger?  Were you with the company at the time?
0_Apprentice
i was
1_Wizard
They bought Sears for $11 BILLION... can you imagine?  I just think of Sears as the place my mom used to buy tires from.
0_Apprentice
wow thats a lot of money
1_Wizard
I mean, I suppose it makes sense.  Sears was the biggest retail chain in the US until 1989.  So it must have been pretty valuable, still, if you account for real estate, inventory, and all that.