We had five kids. We would all have to work there, which was great because we learned how to count money and do math on the spot. – Kathryn Stitt

“I remember The Big V because that’s where I had my first job.” – Laura Kappel, Hamilton, ON

“I would go in and for some reason the entire place smelled lke hair cream!” – Steve Campbell, Bloomfield, ON

“I sat down there, and I remember watching this man eat a chocolate sundae. And I wanted the lady to give me one, and she wouldn’t. She called my mum and said, ‘uh have you lost a child?'” – Micki Colliver, Picton, ON

“They had a lunch counter and for a real treat every once in a while my mum and I would go in and have a sandwich and a milkshake.” – Lindsay Thompson, Oakville, ON