I had no idea – that’s fascinating. I can see the similarities, in the way you have to queue at a desk for them to get your stuff out of a warehouse out back.
Ah, those days when gasoline was twenty five cents a gallon, the attendant wiped your windshield and checked your oil, and gave you S&H green stamps. With a fill up, you could get a free car wash.
Allen Sherman recorded a song called, Down The Drain . It recalled all the different things that have vanished. IE. Telephone Prefixes. They’ve gone to where Tom Mix is. Down The Drain.
G.C. Murphy’sMcCrory’s Joe the Motorist’s FriendF.W. WoolworthMontgomery WardAdvance AutoFashion BugKids R UsKB Toy StoresThom McAn Shoe Stores (KMart still carries the brand- KMart is on their way out too)People’s DrugstoresJameswayE.J. KorvetteKohl’s A & P Grocery (Last I heard, Canada still has them though)B Dalton Book Stores (LOVED OUR LOCAL ONE, sigh!)
Loved this strip, and sad on so many levels, nostalgia for the old days, being one! Stuff made in the USA, another one!
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace almost 9 years ago
those were the days, my friend, ….emphasis on “were”
mr_sherman Premium Member almost 9 years ago
With S&H Green Stamps.
Farside99 almost 9 years ago
…and a photo developing kiosk.
Marblemouth almost 9 years ago
He could become a piano tuner or an encyclopedia salesman.
mr_sherman Premium Member almost 9 years ago
How about a Ben Franklin’s five and dime?
mr_sherman Premium Member almost 9 years ago
And down the street is a Rambler dealership.
wolfhoundblues1 almost 9 years ago
Right across the street from a Sears.
Claire Jordan almost 9 years ago
I had no idea – that’s fascinating. I can see the similarities, in the way you have to queue at a desk for them to get your stuff out of a warehouse out back.
Lomax9er7 almost 9 years ago
Do you know where someone can get a job as a lamp lighter?
Wren Fahel almost 9 years ago
♫♪ Those were the days, my friendWe thought they’d never endWe’d sing and dance…forever and a day… ♪♫
Cerabooge almost 9 years ago
And a big thank you to the writers of this toon for providing a platform for all that nostalgia!
jtviper7 almost 9 years ago
Next to a penny candy store…
tahoeh2o almost 9 years ago
And of course he still used a CB radio…
linsonl almost 9 years ago
Ah, those days when gasoline was twenty five cents a gallon, the attendant wiped your windshield and checked your oil, and gave you S&H green stamps. With a fill up, you could get a free car wash.
Flatlander, purveyor of fine covfefe almost 9 years ago
In case of a disaster, payphones are more reliable than cell phones.
sassa418 almost 9 years ago
Ah! The good old days!
anorok2 almost 9 years ago
And Captain Midnight and Lights Out. Anyone remember those? or am I too old?
neverenoughgold almost 9 years ago
If you want to see/feel the impact of savings stamps (Gold Bond), stay at a Radisson Hotel some time! I have, on several occasions…
Thomas & Tifffany Connolly almost 9 years ago
With the horse-drawn-transport fresh milk delivery business right out back.
Jim Kerner almost 9 years ago
Allen Sherman recorded a song called, Down The Drain . It recalled all the different things that have vanished. IE. Telephone Prefixes. They’ve gone to where Tom Mix is. Down The Drain.
Dry and Dusty Premium Member almost 9 years ago
G.C. Murphy’sMcCrory’s Joe the Motorist’s FriendF.W. WoolworthMontgomery WardAdvance AutoFashion BugKids R UsKB Toy StoresThom McAn Shoe Stores (KMart still carries the brand- KMart is on their way out too)People’s DrugstoresJameswayE.J. KorvetteKohl’s A & P Grocery (Last I heard, Canada still has them though)B Dalton Book Stores (LOVED OUR LOCAL ONE, sigh!)
Loved this strip, and sad on so many levels, nostalgia for the old days, being one! Stuff made in the USA, another one!