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Originally Posted by dynalow
Before Eddie....
Remember the guy in the hardhat on NYC TV way back? Jerry Rosenberg.
"JGE" (Jamaica Gas & Electric). Started out as a warehouse appliance dealer for union members and civil service members and their families.
At the top, he had 40 stores around the NYC/NJ area... Business collapsed and he got into Disco clubbing.
Only video I can find of the guy...looking trimmer than the wholsale days. 
Jerry's Disco: 'That's the Story!!!" - YouTube |
Now you're going way back. Good old Jerry, "that's the story".
He definitely was the original appliance discounter and was the first to stand up to the manufacturer's requirement for a fixed retail price. He did it by claiming he was not open to the public...........only to Union members and their families.
Sharp guy............long dead.