oh gollee....cottage cheese in aluminum glasses (saw them for sale just recently), floursacks for dishtowels, dishes at the gas station, s&h green stamps, and then they had competition, but can't remember what it was, small drinking glasses with processed cheese spread in them (hated those rims), glasses and dishes in soap boxes, RaisinBran with put together cardboard animals. And a big tip for a waitress was .50 and a really huge one was $1.00. Earned $.75 an hour, minimum wage, a huge amount for a teenager. Stormy In a message dated 8/19/05 3:30:30 PM, tsaligsds@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: > Actually the glasses used to come IN the soap box. My Grandmother and Mom > would check the box to make sure it was the right pattern LOL Never had any > THAT I KNOW OF but Mom talked about going to the store when she was a child > with HER mother to pick out the flour sacks with the prettiest patterns for > night gowns and undies LOL Thats back when flour came in fifty pound cloth > bags. Actually they were quite pretty flower prints. I have a couple of > those > bags left in my Grandmother's cedar chest. > *^*\/\/\/\/*^**^*\/\/\/\/*^**^*\/\/\/\/*^* Dog's love is different, it requires no return www.FairhopeGSD.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================