Wonder how many books of stamps one would need to get the latest smartphone, LOL.
I remember them along with Gun Bro’s Stamps. With Green Stamps mom got us boys a knife-axe kit each! lots of later items too! Then suddenly Green Stamp stores were gone.
When I graduated HS and was about to embark on leaving home for college (on a scholarship), I was penniless and wanted to pay my own way as much as possible. Even though I worked for my father at our family business, money was so tight, so I wasn’t really paid a wage. It all went back in to the business, as dad was trying to make it all work. There was no extra money for frivolity of any kind.
I asked my parents that if I did all the work of licking and gluing the green stamps in the books, would they please allow me to turn them in for things I would need for school? They said okay.
I was able to redeem those blessed S&H green stamps for a twin sheet set, a pillow, a comforter, a hotpot, and an electric frypan. Those all lasted many, many years, and the electric frypan is STILL with me. It’s in perfect shape, and is frequently used, even all these years later.
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We had S&H Green Stamps and Plaid Stamps - not sure where the Plaid Stamps came from but may have been A&P.
Yeah, I was the stamp licker-sticker......nasty stuff after just a few stamps. Being a future engineer, I found a sponge and wet them with a damp sponge instead of licking them. Never told Mom.
I think I’ve still got some in a booklet somewhere.
Also have a partially-filled U.S. Savings Bond booklet from elementary school a lifetime ago.