This isn’t news to my Nebraska friends, but given that I no longer live in Lincoln (and am no longer on Facebook) I only recently found out that the Shopko chain of stores is in the final stages of closing all their locations. I had never heard of Shopko until I moved to Lincoln. While it was never where the cool kids shopped, over the years I managed to snag some pretty-to-really good buys at their Lincoln locations during sales (and on clearance racks). There were multiple occasions where I picked up a quality, casual button-down shirt for $5.

Coincidentally, I noticed recently that some of my favorite button-downs that I still wear to this day came from now-defunct chains: Shopko (mostly their North Crest brand), Kmart (their Route 66 brand, which turned out to be some of the most rugged, highest quality shirts I’ve ever found at any price), and Steve & Barry’s.

So long, Shopko. Thanks for giving me some killer deals.