Back when the entire family looked ahead to the Sears catalog coming in the mail , and you had ambrosia salad at every family get together .
1.Delicious, delicious Tang that came in glass jars:
2.And the special Tang pitchers they sold for it:
3.Roller skate keys that were essential to making sure you got the skates to fit:
4.Band-Aids that came in tin containers:
5.And Nabisco Saltine Crackers that also came in tin containers (OK, soa lotof things came in tin containers):
6.Life magazine, which seemed like every family you knew had a subscription to:
7.Evening editions of newspapers — which also got delivered:
8.Suitcases before they had wheels — which meant you felt every single pound you put into it while carrying it:
9.Colored toilet paper that usually coordinated with the color of the bathroom:
10.And crocheted doll toilet paper holders that also coordinated with the bathroom:
11.Rotary phones that took forever to dial a number and weighed, like, 10 pounds:
12.Pop-up telephone books that made looking for a friend or family member’s phone number easier:
13.Fancy ashtrays that were part of the decor in people’s living rooms — and there would be multiples of:
14.Cake saver travel carriers that made sure that homemade cakes reached the potluck, birthday party, house party, or BBQ without a scratch on the Crisco frosting:
15.Ambrosia salad, which was served at every summer get together:
16.S&H Green Stamps and the books you or your folks would put them in:
17.Banks when they were completely open with, like, no security, didbank giveaways, and were closed on the weekends:
18.Woolco Department Stores, which was Woolworth’s bigger and nicer sister store:
19.Metal toy cap guns that looked a lot like real guns:
20.And bubble gum cigarettes that looked a lot like real cigarettes because they had an almost similar “name-brand”:
21.Flashcubes, which allowed you to get four flashes per cube:
22.Columbia House mail-order music club, when you could order either vinyl or 8-track on it:
23.When you needed two keys for your car; one to open the car doors and one to start the ignition:
24.Better Homes and Gardens Creative Cooking Library, which came with some, um,creativerecipes in it that your mom would try to make:
25.Carbon paper for whenever you needed a copy of something you were typing:
26.Dream kitchens that came in either Harvest Gold, Coppertone, or Avocado Green:
27.Drive-through photo development kiosks, where not only could you develop your photos, but also get film and other camera accessories:
28.The external speakers you would need to put inside the car whenever you went to drive-in theater:
29.Metal ice cube trays:
30.TV dinners that came in aluminum trays and never heated up right:
31.Big Sears catalogs that came in the mail several times a year:
32.Alka-Seltzer when it came in glass containers:
33.And Campho-Phenique Liquid that also came in glass containers:
34.Phone booths that had phone books attached to them — in case you needed to look up a number before making a call:
35.And lastly, the “I’d Like to Buy the World a Coke” Coca-Cola commercial:
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