I remember Funk and Wagnall’s at A&P but was that universal before we got computers?

  • @reddig33
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    1 year ago

    Groceries were still doing this into the early ‘90s, but it wasn’t free anymore. It was just earning a discount on an encyclopedia volume every week.

    They also used to give away silverware sets a piece at a time. You could also get dishrags or drinking glasses in boxes of powdered detergent. And then there were S&H green stamps.

    We have similar freebies now, but it’s “join our loyalty points program and earn” or credit card points. Kohls cash, gas discounts, etc.

    • @Demonmariner
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      I got a complete set of dishes, settin for six, from grocery rewards as recently as the early 2000’s. It was from Safeway I think. Not long after that they did cookware, and I got a few pieces before they stopped the program.

      I eventually gave away the dishes, but still have the cookware. It’s pretty good stuff.