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imperialismispasse (836 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 01:45 PM Original message |
Do you remember Green Stamps? |
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KitchenWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
1. My mom used to save them |
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terrya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
2. I sure do |
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rustydog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
3. I remember green stamps and the gold stamps |
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redwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 04:41 PM Response to Reply #3 |
32. my friend's mom worked at the yellow stamp store |
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AllegroRondo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
4. Ah, yes |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
5. Our family also collected Green Stamps |
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imperialismispasse (836 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 01:56 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Oh my god yeah that's the booklets right there |
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Sequoia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 06:49 PM Response to Reply #5 |
44. I remember that booklet. |
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Cathyclysmic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
6. My grandma, who is a packrat, still has booklets of them. n/t |
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imperialismispasse (836 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 01:55 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. I suppose there's no place to redeem them anymore |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 02:01 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Oh yes, there is |
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imperialismispasse (836 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 02:08 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. WHOA |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 02:10 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. My aunt redeemed a bunch of books a few years ago |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
9. We colleccted both S&H Green stamps and Blue Chip stamps. |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
10. Created by Minnesota businessman Curt Carlson |
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Ravenseye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
14. We got a Television with them |
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imperialismispasse (836 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 02:13 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Sounds like a good compromise |
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Ravenseye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 02:17 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. I agree |
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imperialismispasse (836 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 02:20 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Wait a minute here |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 06:42 PM Response to Reply #14 |
40. That's the Brady BUnch! |
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Ravenseye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 06:47 PM Response to Reply #40 |
43. Tee Hee (nt) |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
17. I remember them well. I got a lot of good stuff with them. |
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Shakespeare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
19. They're still around (sort of). |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
20. I remember them. How old are you? |
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imperialismispasse (836 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 03:24 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. In my mid 20's |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 03:38 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. I'm 36. I remember them too. But I was thinking they were on the way |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 03:49 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. I am 35 and they were on their way out when I was just a tot for the most |
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Tom Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
21. Got my first baseball mitt with them... |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 04:35 PM Response to Reply #21 |
31. Was that before or after the season |
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Tom Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 05:01 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. after... |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 05:08 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Koufax was my idol |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
23. I remember them! |
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Fenris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
25. My grandmother recently suffered a series of strokes |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
27. You went to a redemption center strictly for the redemption of the stamps. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
28. Yes, I do. |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 06:43 PM Response to Reply #28 |
42. They still do redeem them -- and give them out is some states |
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LibertyLover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
29. Heck yes |
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redwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 04:44 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. LOL! I am picturing Timmy and Lassie |
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ChickMagic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
30. You betcha |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
34. essentially the same thing as those damn "loyalty" cards they use now |
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In_The_Wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
35. We saved tons of 'em. |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 05:04 PM Response to Original message |
37. Instead of lowering prices grocery stores gave green stamps. |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
39. I worked in a Green Stamp warehouse |
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Science Of Myth (57 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
41. I get 'em confused with food stamps |
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JitterbugPerfume (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
45. I used to collect them back in the day |
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