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Whatever happened to S&H Green Stamps? Here's the story with vintage photos
AL.Com ^ | 4/25/16 | Kelly Kazek

Posted on 02/17/2024 11:59:52 AM PST by DallasBiff

Do you remember when a trip to Grandma's meant going through her drawer filled with S&H Green Stamps so you could lick 'em and stick 'em into those little booklets? Green Stamps were offered in certain regions beginning in 1896 but they were most widely distributed in the U.S. from the 1930s to the 1980s, with a peak in the 1960s and '70s.

Did you know you can still redeem any you might find lying around? Yep. S&H is still in business, only altered for a digital world. Read on to learn how to redeem them

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KEYWORDS: history; rewardsprogram; shgreenstamps
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To: DallasBiff

My mother used to make me lick the stamps and put them in the books. πŸ˜†


61 posted on 02/17/2024 1:12:37 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Red Badger

Oh God, my Mom used to go there. πŸ˜‰


62 posted on 02/17/2024 1:13:36 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Vigilanteman

I still had 2-3 books when I moved away. I gave them to my girlfriend for helping me move. Just over 14 months later, I decided I couldn’t live without her and she became my wife, never expressing a desire to return to California except to visit family on occasion. She was definitely a keeper.

Not a bad trade for a few books of stamps.


63 posted on 02/17/2024 1:17:19 PM PST by Chickensoup
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To: Chickensoup

I got my first set of Walkie-Talkies. And they worked for 2 or 3 years when I was a kid.


64 posted on 02/17/2024 1:29:18 PM PST by Delta 21 (If anyone is treasonous, it is those who call me such.)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

It was right next to Radio Shack where you could get your Free Battery of the Month with your club card!.................


65 posted on 02/17/2024 1:32:36 PM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Vigilanteman
Back in the day of S&H Green Stamps, California was one of the few places that didn't give them. They had their own version of stamps called Blue Chip. Guess what color they were?

I grew up in California in the '50s & '60s and remember collecting and redeeming both S&H Green Stamps and Blue Chip Stamps. As I recall, S& H Stamps had been around for quite a while but Blue Chip Stamps first appeared in the early '60s.

66 posted on 02/17/2024 1:34:01 PM PST by Inyo-Mono
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To: Red Badger

Pic-N-Save have been defunct for decades now.....at least over here anyway.


67 posted on 02/17/2024 1:45:34 PM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: V_TWIN

Used to be one of my ‘hang-out’ places as a teen, they had cheap LPs and 45s........................


68 posted on 02/17/2024 1:46:46 PM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: DallasBiff

INB4 CDC issues report that S&H Green Stamps contained a carcinogen in the glue on the back.


69 posted on 02/17/2024 1:47:14 PM PST by LeoTDB69
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To: DallasBiff

My mom used to collect those.


70 posted on 02/17/2024 1:47:15 PM PST by Noumenon (You're not voting your way out of this. KTF)
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To: Red Badger

Everything was cheap at Pic-N-Save......especially the quality of the products. 😁


71 posted on 02/17/2024 2:01:25 PM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: DallasBiff

I remember the local gas station gave those out. Gas was 23 cents a gallon back then and they would check your tire pressure, oil level and clean your windshield while it filled up. All of that was done with a smile on their face too. And stupid people ask .”what was so great about America back then.” They just have no idea. Come to think of it, none of my teachers encouraged me to pretend that I was a girl either.


72 posted on 02/17/2024 2:20:24 PM PST by Colorado Doug (Now I know how the Indians felt to be sold out for a few beads and trinkets)
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To: JSM_Liberty
There was a version in the UK

Knights of the Green Shield stamp and shout! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTWki2lcyLg

73 posted on 02/17/2024 2:25:38 PM PST by Sirius Lee (Next week on The Bickersons... )
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To: DallasBiff
https://youtu.be/CmNkoRXFvGI?t=21. Green Stamps
74 posted on 02/17/2024 2:28:44 PM PST by Sirius Lee (Next week on The Bickersons... )
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To: Red Badger

The good old simple days. Where the majority of Americans believed in God, freedom, the second amendment etc. until the communist ungodly POS rats took over!! I remember, walking into the S&H green stamp store and being in awe of all the stuff they had.


75 posted on 02/17/2024 2:31:14 PM PST by RoseofTexas
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To: j.havenfarm

Us too it was fun and going to the store was interesting


76 posted on 02/17/2024 2:31:36 PM PST by al baby (I know sarcasm )
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To: DallasBiff

I vaguely remember them. I do t recall what you got from them as I was a little tot then. I used to lick the stamps and place them in the book.


77 posted on 02/17/2024 2:34:39 PM PST by TermLimits4All ("If you stand for nothing, you'll fall for anything.")
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To: DallasBiff

Found two filled Green Stamps booklets while cleaning out the garage.

IIRC, I got a cutlery set from them back in the day.


78 posted on 02/17/2024 2:37:25 PM PST by P.O.E. (Pray for America.)
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To: DallasBiff

Fun Times. Got lots of stuff!


79 posted on 02/17/2024 3:00:12 PM PST by TribalPrincess2U (Bye done!)
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To: HartleyMBaldwin

Never heard about Watkins. I was born and rained in Rochester, New York, and I only remember the Jewel Tea salesman coming to our house.


80 posted on 02/17/2024 3:09:50 PM PST by mass55th (β€œCourage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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