[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Dish it up
- From: "Peggy" <pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010 12:16:58 -0500
Peggy
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From: <ELG440@xxxxxxx>
> So few of you may know what that is, so let me explain.
>
> In order to get people to go to the movies, they gave a dish to everyone
> who came. In order to get a set of four or six, you had to go over and
> over.
> And then they often changed the pattern, so it was like winning a class
> at a dog show, you have ten different classes after a while.
>
> In order to get you to buy gas, they also gave dish, or glass ware to
> everyone who came in. It kept you going back to the same station to get a
> set,
> and they washed the windows, pumped the gas, checked the oil, and gave you
> a
> glass for coming in.
>
> When you purchased some items, like groceries, the stores gave you green
> stamps based on how much you spent. Those were licked and put into
> booklets,
> (a job for the kids), and then the books when filled were used to
> purchase
> gifts. It was always a joke in our home that my Mother got so many
> certificates from her cigarettes that she was going to be able to buy an
> Iron
> Lung, (another item none of you know about).
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