Talk:E. J. Korvette

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Contents 1 Section on Locations of Stores 2 Korvette is not Korean Vet... 3 Cleanup 4 Pictures 5 What I was told

[edit] Section on Locations of Stores

I think it is great that the locations of stores sections exists. I think it is a classic example of the wisdom of crowds, and seems the kind of knowledge that, unless you found the company's bankruptcy archives, no other source on the planet would ever have taken the time to document even to a 80% accuracy level.KevinCuddeback (talk) 22:10, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

• I find it interesting, or can I identify a former occupant by building design. I think Rockford, IL could have been another location - by style of building (south side of the city) I don't remember the street names. I know of no other discount store that used stone in it's store design, though with so many there could have been other(s). Kidsheaven (talk) 20:53, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Korvette is not Korean Vet...

Please be advised that Eight Jewish Korean Vets derivation of the name is on its face ahistorical and has been completely discredited. That the founder himself contradicted the Eight Jewish... derivation is certainly helpful, but the real discrediting comes in simple chronology. The name was coined at Korvette's founding in 1948--two years before war broke out in Korea, and even longer before anyone would have considered himself a Korean War Veteran. This alone torpedos the legend.KevinCuddeback 18:02, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

I have read a few places both stories. The "Eight Jewish" had even been in the Chicago Tribune... I don't have the date or copy saved. Their electronics (televisions at least) were store brand "XAM" which I thought if the first part were true and how that story continued as I read it would be "Ex Army and Marines". I have record of the instructions from one of the T.V.s still someplace. Kidsheaven (talk) 21:02, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Cleanup

I've created the page. Thank you to others who have made it better. If you think that it still needs cleanup, perahps you can suggest what kind? KevinCuddeback 18:02, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pictures

Anyone have any pictures. Only way I could get something fair use would be take a picture of the instruction manual of the XAM television and the price tag of a record that had the modernized Korvettes italic text version of the name on their unique at the time letter priced tags for the record department. I do have a photo copy which would not be usable with the stone used on the front of the store type design. Kidsheaven (talk) 21:06, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] What I was told

When I was small in the 60's & 70's I had an Aunt that worked at the Paramus, NJ Korvette's. She told me as others did back in those days that the eight letters of Korvette were taken from one letter of each of the founding eight partners names. I'm really glad this article put that theory to rest. My point actually is that the urban legend is that old and it first came to me by Korvette employees. Thank You. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.99.5.133 (talk) 09:52, 30 May 2008 (UTC)