[stands2reason]

The Great Sea Monkeys Ripoff was the second major innocence shattering truth that occurred in most American kid's lives, taking place about a year or two after the first -- the Santa Isn't Real Enlightenment.

[beckysueb]

The Great Sea Monkeys Ripoff was the second major innocence shattering truth that occurred in most American kid's lives, taking place about a year or two after the first -- the Santa Isn't Real Enlightenment.

I am curious. I had heard about those thing but never saw one. If you sent your money to them, what did they send you?

[NonLinear]

The Great Sea Monkeys Ripoff was the second major innocence shattering truth that occurred in most American kid's lives, taking place about a year or two after the first -- the Santa Isn't Real Enlightenment.

X-Ray Specs...stupid feather in a goofy cardboard insert in some cheap plastic frames. I saved pennies for a month to order those. Then the rolls broke the post office machine, since they were just in an envelope. Got a call from the postmaster on that one!

The end of innocence. However, I'm sure I had bad intentions in ordering them. If I remember right, the advertisement had a cartoon girl in the pitch. They knew all about pre-adolescent hormones.
Yep - there it is...