History

[B. Dudley]

Walmart was the first company to pioneer the 100% "Consignment" idea. Walmart owns nothing in their stores until it crosses the scanner at checkout. And only for that split second do they own it. Their major benefit is the reduced inventory holding costs that go with that.
So, for returns, they don't care much because it jsut goes back into their vendors inventory.

And Destry, I'm afraid I am quite a bit younger. But feel older every day.

[George Lander]

Since we're reminiscing, I remember going to the movie on Saturday morning with a quarter. 9 cents would get you in the movie, 10 cents for popcorn & a nickle for M&Ms or a candy bar. Wild Bill Elliott, Hopalong Cassidy, Gene Autry, Roy Rogers & Dale and sometimes Johnny Weismuller as Tarzan. THEM WAS THE DAYS!

Best Regards, George

[James R. Black]

In the late forties coke was three cents a bottle in the machine at the gas station next door.It was in a smaller bottle than the nickle bottle that they sold later.That same station sold shorts longs and long rifles for 35, 45 and 55 cents and shotgun shells were 3,25 for Peters hi velocity.We never wore shoes in the summer and our bikes took us those places to far to walk.Every small store had its own brand of guns you could buy with the proceeds from your paper route.No one had no trespassing signs and kids with guns was an accepted thing.I wonder how there could be so many changes in such a short period of time.

[B. Dudley]

Originally Posted by George Lander

Since we're reminiscing, I remember going to the movie on Saturday morning with a quarter. 9 cents would get you in the movie, 10 cents for popcorn & a nickle for M&Ms or a candy bar. Wild Bill Elliott, Hopalong Cassidy, Gene Autry, Roy Rogers & Dale and sometimes Johnny Weismuller as Tarzan. THEM WAS THE DAYS!

Best Regards, George

So even back them the popcorn was more than the movie.

[Hammer Gun]

George, I too spent many a saturday morning in the old center theater, .25 cents got you in, a drink, and popcorn! but that was a lot of money then, down south people working in the cotton mills or furniture did not make but 75 cents an hour in the mid fifties. Both my mother and father worked, mom two jobs, sold avon at night, dad would take here to the area where her route was and she would walk and carry that big bag of cosmetics they would have a certain time that dad would pick her up, you sure cannot do that today! wonder what a D grade parker cost then? 100.00 ? Gary

[George Lander]

I forgot about Randolph Scott, Lash LaRue, Gabby Hayes, Smiley Burnett, The Lone Ranger & Tonto, etc. Everything down South was segregated then. Whites downstairs, Blacks in the balcony. One Saturday when I was about 6 or 7 I wore my pride & joy WW1
Aviator's cap to the movie. Leather on the outside, fleece on the inside with metal sound tubes sticking out. Some older bigger guy behind me stole it at the end of the movie & ran outside. A black kid, coming out, chased him down & returned it to me.

Funny the things that you remember from 65 years ago!

Best Regards, George

[Captain Bob]

COCA COLA - The last Coke in a glass bottle I ever drank was from the nickel machine in the ROTC building at The Johns Hopkins University in April of 1965 when I reported in to take my commissioning oath as a 2nd Lieutenant of Infantry, USAR after receiving formal notification of graduation. A year after that I was drinking Rum and Cokes in the officers’ club of the 1/9th Infantry (Manchu), 2nd Infantry Division, located just south of the DMZ, Republic of Korea. And a year after that I was drinking free Cokes in aluminum cans (when we could get them) as XO of 4/9th Infantry (manchu), 25th Infantry Division somewhere in the Delta southwest of Saigon, Republic of Vietnam. Several years later I experienced a period of depression and withdrawal when New Coke was introduced and they retired the original formula. Lately my doctor and the media all keep telling me I’ve got to quit drinking Diet Coke as it works against my losing weight... Yea sure!

RECYCLING - My company is located in Philadelphia and all my employees recycle - white paper, newspaper, cardboard, glass, tin cans and plastic - except for the plastic drink bottles which can be redeemed for 5 cents each. Several times a year my brother drives up to visit friends in Vermont and each trip he fills up the back of his car with 33 gallon trash bags full of empty soda bottles which he redeems somewhere up there. He says it covers his tolls and before gas skyrocketed it would pay that too, both going and coming back - now not so much, but still worth doing.

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Gary Carmichael Sr

I wonder what a D grade Parker cost then? $100.00 ? Gary

Yup Gary, about that. I have a Hunting and Fishing magazine from the mid-thirties with an ad for a used D Grade .410 for $100.00

[George Lander]

Bob: THe Birth Father of my oldest son, Billy, who we adopted through Catholic Charities as an infant was a Manchu. He was killed April 8th., 1967 somewhere South of Saigon in a place called Gia Dinh Province. His name was PFC. Terry Anton, 25th Infantry 4/9, from Florence, South Carolina. He was in country exactly three months.

Best Regards, George

[ch]

Bruce, I know the smell of Pigs had them for 4H. Pigs will always make you smile. Hit and miss motors are very neet would like to have one and a icecream churn would be a great combo.

I sorted returnables at Pepsi when I was going to Votec. That job is no fun. Best to you fellows ch