“They used to have some really good coupons and sales at Penney’s but no more.”
Wow, you nailed it. Just how much of our culture JCP was is illustrated here, in the greatest movie of all time (only 12 seconds, so watch it):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJSgZYUnQn0
LOLzzz
That was a running joke in our house what with every day a new coupon or sales circular coming in the mail from JCP.