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High School Prom With Lamp
Uploaded (sorry to be late and out of order) for the Vintage Photos Theme Park theme of: LAMPS, CHANDELIERS, CANDLESTICKS, AND OTHER TYPES OF LIGHTING
A High School Prom photo taken at my friend's house with a pole lamp with globe shades behind us - looking very like an S&H Green Stamp "reward". Remember them?
These stamps, given out with groceries, were very popular in our working class neighborhood. People (usually mothers) saved up - and the more you saved the pricier thing you could redeem them for. Once you had enough for whatever you wanted, you drove to an S&H "store" where you handed in the stamp books and came home with your "prize".
We got quite a few things that way - I clearly remember a lamp with a small round table attached - but couldn't find a photo of that one.
A High School Prom photo taken at my friend's house with a pole lamp with globe shades behind us - looking very like an S&H Green Stamp "reward". Remember them?
These stamps, given out with groceries, were very popular in our working class neighborhood. People (usually mothers) saved up - and the more you saved the pricier thing you could redeem them for. Once you had enough for whatever you wanted, you drove to an S&H "store" where you handed in the stamp books and came home with your "prize".
We got quite a few things that way - I clearly remember a lamp with a small round table attached - but couldn't find a photo of that one.
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And pole lamps were clearly designed to tilt, I think. : )
I also remember my mom explaining to me that things really weren't free - the stores jacked up the price of goods to pay the S&H stamp fee - leading to the beginning of my shopper cynicism.
; )
The S&H merchandise ran the gamut from very small things, like crystal candy dishes, to things like hair driers and toasters, all the way up to lawn mowers and other things that must have needed truckloads of stamp books!
I also remember that I paid $28 dollars for that dress - which seemed like a small fortune at the time!
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