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Remember when you got free dishes with vacuum cleaner?

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Old 10-27-2011, 09:00 AM
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I remember the dishes in oatmeal, and wheathearts. Also glasses in laundry soap. Of course, green stamps. ration stamps, bobby sox and saddle shoes............the 40's and 50's Great years
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Old 10-27-2011, 10:34 AM
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No, but I remember using some of my Green Stamps to buy a set of dishes for my son when he was in college. Wonder what he ever did with those?
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Old 10-27-2011, 11:14 AM
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I remember the drinking glasses we got when my dad filled up the car at a local gas station. I also have some plates my grandmother got from the Wednesday matinee at the movie theater.
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Old 10-27-2011, 11:42 AM
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I think i remember getting my good glasses from Bold detergent.I still have them.I have my good dishes from Standard oil,still have them also.Connie in CO
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Old 10-27-2011, 02:53 PM
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My 'GOOD' silverware was purchased with green stamps. And my Christmas goblets came with an Arby's meal and are green with gold trim. Makes for a pretty table when it is all set. Seasonings blessings
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Old 10-27-2011, 06:36 PM
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We used to get glasses and other times we got dishtowels. Might have been DUZ, powdered detergent
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Old 10-27-2011, 06:41 PM
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I remember when you got a dish towel in a box of soap detergent or a bowl in a cereal box. Saving green stamps to trade for merchandise. Those were the days!
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Old 10-27-2011, 07:22 PM
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i remember a towl with a box of laundry soap
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Old 10-29-2011, 03:47 PM
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I remember getting free dishes for going to the movies on a certain night. Being single I was trying to get them for my hope chest.
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Old 10-30-2011, 08:09 AM
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Duz detergent used to give you dishes in each box. The larger the box, the larger the piece. Coffee cups and sauces in small boxes - dinner plates in big boxes. My husband got his mother a whole set of good china from the bank before we were married. He got a piece with every minimum deposit into his savings account. He was living at home - did pay rent but did not have much else in the way of expenses. Managed to save quite a bit and my MIL got a real nice set of dishes
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