Do you remember S&H Green Stamps? These popular stamps were distributed from1896 until the late 1980s. I always saw them when we went to the grocery store. As the receipt was printing out, S&H Green Stamps would print out, too. The more you spent, the more stamps you got. You then pasted them into books for the stamps. Now here’s the fun part! You could exchange these books of stamps for merchandise from either the S&H Green Stamps catalog or store.
Books of S&H Green Stamps actually helped me get things for my first apartment. A couple of books got me a nice set of dishes for my kitchen and a vacuum cleaner. I used those items for years. Those booklets my mom gave me were like found money. S&H Green Stamps disappeared not long after that, but I fondly remember those freebie items I got from those little stamps. How about you? What did your stamp books get for you or your family?
Stay groovy…
–Susie
Harmonious Groove 