Any of you old folks remember these?

[furryferals]

Wow Susie they look like they date from the fiftys or sixtys

Oh Yeah Susie,I remember my parents and my aunty(not a reall aunty,more like a granny really!

)collecting stamps,They were called Green Shield Stamps over here though.

You have a great memory don't you Susie

 

[jdpesz]

Yeah, I remember those things. My folks used to save them. Maybe you should hang on to them, in case the Antiques Roadshow comes to your town.

 

[halfpint]

Originally Posted by kittylover4ever

Are you telling me I'm old enough to be your mom?

My oldest daughter is your age

So I'm not OLD but old enough to be your mom

 

[gardenandcats]

I remember green stamps. My mom got them at grocery stores and gas stations passed them out.My grandmother had a shoe store and she passed them out at her store when I was a kid. I remember my mom waiting till she had alot of them and then would use a big sponge to wet them and stick them in the books. I also recall going to the green stamp store to redeem them. What we got that I can't remember!

 

[rapunzel47]

Not those particular ones, Sooz, and I don't now remember the name of the ones we had, but I sure do remember them! Stamps in books, oh yes, save 'em and you'll get [you name it]. Interesting how we've been through every other kind of promotion you can think of and we're back to the same deal, except now you present your card and they tot up the points, and then you choose your merchandise from the catalogue. "Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose" (the more things change, the more they stay the same).

 

[sillyjilly]

Originally Posted by kittylover4ever

Did you ever collect these?

I found these in my attic...........

My mom did!!

 

[starryeyedtiger]

What is this mystical "green stamp store" everyone's speaking of??? I want in on the fun too!

 

[furryferals]

Originally Posted by StarryEyedTiGeR

What is this mystical "green stamp store" everyone's speaking of??? I want in on the fun too!

Aww they don't do them anymore Sweet,As far as i know they stopped doing them in the '70's.

Probably before you or I were even old enough to collect them.

But I'm just talking about in the United Kingdom.I don't know about in the U.S.A

All I remember is you could get some really decent stuff with the stamps,Not the cheap crap made in China

 

[starryeyedtiger]

Originally Posted by furryferals

Aww they don't do them anymore Sweet,As far as i know they stopped doing them in the '70's.

Probably before you or I were even old enough to collect them.

But I'm just talking about in the United Kingdom.I don't know about in the U.S.A

All I remember is you could get some really decent stuff with the stamps,Not the cheap crap made in China

I was born in 85'. So i guess it was before i was born. I'm really sad i missed out

. Oh well, at least i have Dollar Tree

That place makes me extremely happy!

 

[sar]

Originally Posted by furryferals

Oh Yeah Susie,I remember my parents and my aunty(not a reall aunty,more like a granny really!

)collecting stamps,They were called Green Shield Stamps over here though.

Ahem, Green Shield Stamps were still available in the 80's, my dear!

My family used to collect them and my sister and I would have the job of sticking them into the little books!

 

[rosiemac]

I remember when i was a child my dad used to get those stamps every time he filled his van up with petrol (gas). They stopped them years ago though.

 

[lookingglass]

If anyone is interested green stamps haven't gone away: http://www.greenpoints.com/account/act_default.asp

Oh oh oh... Petsmart is on the list!!!

 

[sar]

Originally Posted by rosiemac

I remember when i was a child my dad used to get those stamps every time he filled his van up with petrol (gas). They stopped them years ago though.

Yeah!

From the BP garages!!

 

[krazy kat2]

I still have a music box that my grandma got with her Green Stamps.

 

[jessy]

Yay! Green shield stamps! I'm only 25 and I used to collect those too, my Dad used to bring them home for me

 

[kittylover4ever]

Originally Posted by lookingglass

If anyone is interested green stamps haven't gone away: http://www.greenpoints.com/account/act_default.asp

Oh oh oh... Petsmart is on the list!!!

You mean they're still worth something?

 

[lookingglass]

Originally Posted by kittylover4ever

You mean they're still worth something?

I don't think the ones that you have are worth something, but if you'd like to start a new green stamp collection you can sign in there.

 

[stormy]

I remember my parent used to collect those

There may still be a page or 2 of them around here somewhere.

 

[katl8e]

During the '70s, one could exchange a full book of Gold Bond Stamps, for $3.50 CASH. My grandfather had several full books and a bunch, to be stuck in the books. As I was young and broke, he gave them to me and I got enough money to buy a tank of gas (gas was about .50 per gallon then).

I also remember "Double Stamp Wednesdays", at Lucky Supermarkets.

 

[kittylover4ever]

Alot more old folks on here than I thought!