Ann Landers Tours Moscow GUM Store Experience
Ann Landers reports from Moscow on a shopping trip to the GUM department store. She notes the crowds, high prices, and aging facilities while detailing staff conditions and consumer life in a state store that serves as a barometer of Soviet commerce. The piece captures daily friction, customer service, and observed dental and fashion contrasts.
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Ann Landers
America
Vladimir Georgevitch
Moscow
Georgevitch
Soviet Union
GUM
Russia
Sasha
Gift Wrapping Question At GUM Store
A shopper questions gift wrapping options at GUM noting no charge accounts refunds or exchanges. The reader recalls only one request for merchandise wrapping and no available wrapping service is stated.
Russia's fashion outlook compared to America in a Moscow interview
Eleonora and an American observer discuss cost of living in the Soviet Union. They contrast wages and prices, noting suits at about 150 rubles, average worker pay around 100 rubles a month, and social benefits like free education and pensions. They discuss consumer culture, cleanliness, and fashion as Russia develops.
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Kresge
Eleonora
Jion
America
Russia
Paris
New York
Moscow
High Point Beauty Salon Opens With Six Operators
Adoria Beauty Salon at 611 S Main announces six operators to serve customers. A specialty offering Custom Creme Cold Wave is priced at 12.50 and a Complete set at 6.95.
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High Point
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