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Off topic musing - "sending away" (Read 4,818 times)

YoungArthur BA Moderator Offline Hagrid's Helper Posts: 1,914 Joined: 09. May 2003 Gender:	Off topic musing - "sending away" 24. Jun 2005 at 10:24	Print Post
	When I was a boy (back in the Mesozoic era) we called it 'sending away.' With 2 box tops from Cheerios and 25 cents you could 'send away' for your very own Tomahawk decoder ring or Lone Ranger compass ring, with a secret compartment for messages (about one cubic millimeter of space ) or several other kinds of neat stuff. And now, feeling flush with some extra spending money, I just recently ordered a digital camera from an online vendor. It struck me just how 'ultimate' the send-away thing has become - and how awestruck that 10 year old would be, all those years ago.


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MarkL02 Bronze Member Offline BA Member Posts: 73 Joined: 06. Mar 2005	Re: Off topic musing - "sending away" Reply #1 - 25. Jun 2005 at 08:01	Print Post
	The killer thing about sending away for stuff was "allow 6-8 weeks for delivery." You'd save your money and whatever boxtops you needed, which would take forever anyway. Then, when you sent it all off, it would take forever for them to send the stuff back to you. Today, if you buy something from eBay and it doesn't get to you in a week or two, the sellers get a bad recommendation and go out of business. In the past, those mail order people would think nothing of making you wait for an entire summer! I sometimes wonder why it took so long. What did they do, wait til you placed an order before they manufactured it?


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YoungArthur BA Moderator Offline Hagrid's Helper Posts: 1,914 Joined: 09. May 2003 Gender:	Re: Off topic musing - "sending away" Reply #2 - 25. Jun 2005 at 14:42	Print Post
	The hottest item I remember waiting for was the atomic bomb ring (horrors!) and it seemed like it did take a whole summer. Most of the other kids were waiting along with me. They probably only had one or two people opening all those bulky envelopes from kids - on their lunch break. Yeah, I'll probably have the camera by Monday or Tuesday!


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Rembrandt Gold Member Offline BA Member Posts: 311 Joined: 14. Feb 2005	Re: Off topic musing - "sending away" Reply #3 - 25. Jun 2005 at 17:36	Print Post
	I remember saving up cereal tops for a long time to get a Jet! I ate a particular cereal for several months and then sent off for the jet. It was an early 1960’s model that was attached to 2 pieces of string and a handle on the other end. You twirled round and round with the jet and with the handle; you could make the jet move somewhat up and down on its own. You helped me remember this toy and it was the earliest prized toy I had at an age of 6 or 7.


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josephk Platinum Member Offline Posts: 3,981 Location: Canada Joined: 01. Apr 2002	Re: Off topic musing - "sending away" Reply #4 - 26. Jun 2005 at 00:26	Print Post
	You guys are old.


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del bosque Silver Member Offline Member Posts: 182 Location: London Joined: 13. Apr 2002	Re: Off topic musing - "sending away" Reply #5 - 26. Jun 2005 at 19:07	Print Post
	Bliss it was in those years to be alive. I just got a vision of YoungArthur as a kid hearing that the mailman had delivered a package for him - openmouthed in wonder, "Is that my Lone Ranger ring?" Did we say "Cool," back then ?


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YoungArthur BA Moderator Offline Hagrid's Helper Posts: 1,914 Joined: 09. May 2003 Gender:	Re: Off topic musing - "sending away" Reply #6 - 26. Jun 2005 at 19:21	Print Post
	At that time, I think 'cool' was a few years down the road for us. 'NEAT!' or just plain 'WOW!' was the word. Were the boys in the UK saying 'WIZARD!' in those days?


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Rembrandt Gold Member Offline BA Member Posts: 311 Joined: 14. Feb 2005	Re: Off topic musing - "sending away" Reply #7 - 26. Jun 2005 at 22:40	Print Post
	For me it was "gee-wiz", "neat-o", "dog-gone it" and "darn it".


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cal-Q-L8 Platinum Member Offline Admin Posts: 8,002 Location: Australia Joined: 30. Oct 2001 Gender:	Re: Off topic musing - "sending away" Reply #8 - 01. Jul 2005 at 08:55	Print Post
	I think I got my 'Phantom' ring that way. It was very cool to have. It was my answer to those school bullies who kept picking on me. The ring had a human skull mark on it and it was supposed to leave the impression of a skull on the jaw of everyone you clobbered. The marist brothers didn't think to kindly of me when I tried it out at school on a couple of unsuspecting 'enemies'. They took my ring and I got six whacks with the strap... ..so much for being invincible.


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Mediajock1 Silver Member Offline BA Member Posts: 243 Joined: 27. Apr 2005	Re: Off topic musing - "sending away" Reply #9 - 06. Jul 2005 at 03:58	Print Post
	Quote: I think I got my 'Phantom' ring that way. It was very cool to have. It was my answer to those school bullies who kept picking on me. The ring had a human skull mark on it and it was supposed to leave the impression of a skull on the jaw of everyone you clobbered. The marist brothers didn't think to kindly of me when I tried it out at school on a couple of unsuspecting 'enemies'. They took my ring and I got six whacks with the strap... ..so much for being invincible. You getting punished for standing up to the school bullies, never mind that's what the school SAYS they want you to do. Gee, that sounds familiar...


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Jasen Gold Member Offline Jasen Posts: 317 Location: USA Joined: 22. Dec 2004 Gender:	Re: Off topic musing - "sending away" Reply #10 - 09. Jul 2005 at 11:19	Print Post
	I come to library and can do post. It is funny think about got to wait long time to get a atomic bomb ring and jet. cal Im sorry you got bullys they are not nice. It is dream be able to be stronger than some body who is two times as big and got weigh hundred pounds more. When you say about put mark with ring it make me think about movie DUTCH when Dutch dooley hit Doyles dad with ring bcause he was not nice to him or his mom. I like send away for things and am happy dont got to wait whole summer like posts say long time ago.


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cal-Q-L8 Platinum Member Offline Admin Posts: 8,002 Location: Australia Joined: 30. Oct 2001 Gender:	Re: Off topic musing - "sending away" Reply #11 - 09. Jul 2005 at 11:52	Print Post
	Hey Jasen, We miss you when you are not here. Glad to see you around... hope things are going well for you and that you soon manage to get a computer that will let you post here... take care.


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