tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987738695581729895.post5471505704589524329..comments2024-03-14T08:51:30.185-07:00Comments on History's Dumpster: Pay 'n Save Drug StoresLarry Waldbillighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09251746085990599751noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987738695581729895.post-92031337034277670792016-07-26T02:10:26.596-07:002016-07-26T02:10:26.596-07:00Worked for Pay 'n Save from '74 to and thr...Worked for Pay 'n Save from '74 to and through all the changes until 1994? Pay 'n Save, PayLess, Rite Aid (Seattle, Idaho, Hawaii). always wanted to transfer to Vancouver, Canada. Al Gillet was my district manager when I started in Seattle. I Loved this company.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987738695581729895.post-59690913475286926022016-02-20T09:16:35.248-08:002016-02-20T09:16:35.248-08:00Have you guys tried the gubbermints Department of ...Have you guys tried the gubbermints Department of Labor web site?<br /><br />http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/consumer_info_pension.html<br /><br />Especially read the sections regarding Employer Bankruptcy and Abandoned Plan Search.rickajhohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932856460047270591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987738695581729895.post-73721680193887034862016-02-10T16:55:30.687-08:002016-02-10T16:55:30.687-08:00I also have been trying to find where my Pay'n...I also have been trying to find where my Pay'nsave retirement is. Worked in Puyalluy for 10 years. Social Security says theres a retirement out there but no one has a clue where,<br />. any help greatly appreciated<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987738695581729895.post-26880568931111148422015-09-27T10:37:29.027-07:002015-09-27T10:37:29.027-07:00They were nearly an empire in the Pacific Northwes...They were nearly an empire in the Pacific Northwest. It was a shock when I found out they were going out of business. But looking back, they often made bold (and sometimes ridiculously huge) expansions, only to suddenly retreat when the economy dipped (my old store closed a few months after I left. And they were a brand new store!) I think it was the loss of the Canadian franchises that might have played some role in the overall failure of the Pay N' Save company as a whole on top of the bulimic expansion/purging business model. <br /><br />Which reminds me of a local supermarket chain, Haggen that's been doing the same thing in a recent failed deal with Albertson's and Safeway. Whether it was one party's fault or the other in this case isn't the point. From history and my own observation, it's just not a sound idea for any chain to get too big, too fast. Larry Waldbillighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09251746085990599751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987738695581729895.post-32795399728642435222015-09-21T01:29:22.125-07:002015-09-21T01:29:22.125-07:00I remember a Pay 'n Save store in the Maple Ri...I remember a Pay 'n Save store in the Maple Ridge Square mall in Maple Ridge (called Haney back then). There is a Petsmart store in that location now. I always wondered why it closed the Maple Ridge store but it may be because of your comment about the Canadian government making it difficult on US companies working up here at that time. As I recall, it closed in the late 1970's or right around 1980 so your timeline sounds about right. I remember making regular stops at that store as a kid with my parents. Starfire55https://www.blogger.com/profile/07527449640811822659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987738695581729895.post-63010752314785039842015-07-28T02:29:39.976-07:002015-07-28T02:29:39.976-07:00I worked for store number 405 which was in Delta B...I worked for store number 405 which was in Delta BC. We were the first store to open up in Canada in 1972. They lasted till about 1980 when the Canadian government made it difficult for American companies to operate in Canada...way before FreeTrade. My bosses were Al Gillet, Carl Tillson, Russ Mitchell and Errol Darling. Carl was the only one who remained in Canada. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987738695581729895.post-7780106463024350912015-03-15T10:24:00.859-07:002015-03-15T10:24:00.859-07:00I love Pay 'N Save! It was cheaper than Barte...I love Pay 'N Save! It was cheaper than Bartell's.Kitkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05758050704392103181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987738695581729895.post-48271917632860797122015-02-12T08:43:52.707-08:002015-02-12T08:43:52.707-08:00It is now Sound Retirement Trust. 201 Queen Anne A...It is now Sound Retirement Trust. 201 Queen Anne Ave.North, Suite 100. 206-282-4500 and/or 1-800-225-7620 toll free. <br />www.soundretirementtrust.com<br />I am in the process of trying to fill out the paperwork for retiring and they want dates and places, so that is why I found this website.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987738695581729895.post-16224451054621914052014-07-08T12:00:36.468-07:002014-07-08T12:00:36.468-07:00My grandmother lived across the street from the do...My grandmother lived across the street from the downtown Regina Pay 'n Save; I remember going shopping there with her. Even years later, there are some things that turn up in my parents' basement with Pay 'n Save price labels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987738695581729895.post-60481219360562227452014-05-19T17:02:40.923-07:002014-05-19T17:02:40.923-07:00You can still find some Rite Aud stores that are f...You can still find some Rite Aud stores that are for are former Pay'NSave locations still using the blue and green paint scheme. Though Rite Aid is finally remodeling many of those stores.eric1972seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06111057613012042842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987738695581729895.post-14892075341431935942014-01-09T23:56:27.059-08:002014-01-09T23:56:27.059-08:00I can't for the life of me remember. It was so...I can't for the life of me remember. It was so long ago.Larry Waldbillighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09251746085990599751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987738695581729895.post-64762232448643482782014-01-09T21:52:31.934-08:002014-01-09T21:52:31.934-08:00I also worked for Pay'n save in Auburn, in the...I also worked for Pay'n save in Auburn, in the 70's. Do you have any information on who handled the pension plan? Wasn't it a retail clerks union? I have been trying to find out but have so far struck out. <br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987738695581729895.post-45622403084170245922013-04-29T17:50:50.435-07:002013-04-29T17:50:50.435-07:00I don't know how many of these there were in C...I don't know how many of these there were in Canada, but many newspaper ads from the 1960s and 70s confirm the existence of a location in downtown Regina, Saskatchewan. Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02670758977058825516noreply@blogger.com