scream-of-consciousness;
"If you're trying to change minds and influence people it's probably not a good idea to say that virtually all elected Democrats are liars, but what the hell."
The one that stuck in my mind was B.L.Mellinger & Co of Los Angeles. His was an import deal, as in you imported stuff and sold it, or maybe he imported it, but anyway there was a pageful of interesting things at ridiculous prices. Does anyone remember the mag "Let's Pretend" that displayed the ad? I wasn't old enough to read back in 1950. tomw
Do kids do that anymore? Hell no. I bought my first cool bicycle selling American Greetings cards door to door when I was 10 or 11. The razor blade thing though was a scam. The dude's name is your first clue if your math skills weren't good enough to figure out what might be the commission on $4 sales. Mom was right. Besides only morons would trust a Japanese blade over Gillette.
I just watched Beaver and Wally trying to sell cheap perfume to earn a movie projector that was so crummy Ward bought them a better one for trying so hard. Our favorite show on MeTV.
A buncha junk. Where's the xray specs?
ReplyDeleteTim
Aw you kids. This was a chance for young entrepreneurs to hone their skills.
ReplyDeleteBuilding a marketing data base the old fashioned way,on
ReplyDeletewonder what the commission rate was, on selling $4 worth of stuff?
ReplyDeleteThe one that stuck in my mind was B.L.Mellinger & Co of Los Angeles.
ReplyDeleteHis was an import deal, as in you imported stuff and sold it, or maybe he imported it, but anyway there was a pageful of interesting things at ridiculous prices.
Does anyone remember the mag "Let's Pretend" that displayed the ad? I wasn't old enough to read back in 1950.
tomw
Do kids do that anymore? Hell no. I bought my first cool bicycle selling American Greetings cards door to door when I was 10 or 11. The razor blade thing though was a scam. The dude's name is your first clue if your math skills weren't good enough to figure out what might be the commission on $4 sales. Mom was right. Besides only morons would trust a Japanese blade over Gillette.
ReplyDeleteI just watched Beaver and Wally trying to sell cheap perfume to earn a movie projector that was so crummy Ward bought them a better one for trying so hard. Our favorite show on MeTV.
ReplyDeleteCloverine brand salve ads in Boys Life magazine.
ReplyDeleteSell Cloverine and earn prizes like a radio, a BB gun, a pony, guitars, watches, etc.