Retailing
The Can Museum
It seems to me that you could profitably waste many hours exploring The Can Museum.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Dec 05, 2017 -
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Category: Cult Figures and Artifacts, Culture and Civilization, Products, Retailing, Collectors
Easy Does It: Canned Goods Rule
The bad-acid-trip Good Fairy of Canned Vegetables talks about marketplace disruptions and paradigm shifts, and serves as Cupid. Be sure to enjoy the suicidal tomatoes plunging to their canned goods deaths.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Sep 23, 2017 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Corporate Mascots, Icons and Spokesbeings, Products, Retailing, Food, Cartoons, 1940s
Live Burros By Mail!
I want these at the Spencer's Gifts location in my local mall!
From THE ELKS MAGAZINE for October 1954.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Feb 24, 2017 -
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Category: Animals, Retailing, 1950s
Greatest Shoplifter Ever?
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Nov 29, 2015 -
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Category: Crime, Retailing, 1980s
Car Vending Machine
Thousands of dollars to buy a car, hundreds more to travel to the location, picking up your new car from a vending machine priceless.
Posted By: Alex - Sat Nov 14, 2015 -
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Category: Buildings and Other Structures, Retailing, Transportation
The Front Line: Supermarket Checker
Soldiers in the war on shoppers! I mean, soldiers helping shoppers!
Look at how much more intelligence was needed for this job then, compared to this age of scanners and credit cards.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Oct 20, 2015 -
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Category: Food, Work and Vocational Training, Retailing, 1960s
Party At Kroger
Kroger is expanding the number of stores that offer craft beer on tap for tasting and for sale in growlers, like the ones pictured above. Now cops can start setting up DUI checkpoints up the street from the local grocery store.
Posted By: Alex - Mon Aug 31, 2015 -
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Category: Retailing, Alcohol
Genitalia Vandalism
Genitalia vandalism, the funniest phrase I have ever seen, is how they refer to someone going through an Ikea drawing penises on everything, in Denmark. Not the first definition I'd have thought of but it works. Also, no, it was not some kid who was bored while mom shopped. A 31 year old grown man went through an Ikea and drew 30 penises on various items in the store. Bet his Mama is proud.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Aug 25, 2015 -
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Category: Stupid Criminals, Retailing, Genitals
Rampaging Bible Seller
A Bible salesman who wouldn't take no for an answer.
Source: The Massillon Evening Independent - Nov 6, 1957
Posted By: Alex - Tue Jul 07, 2015 -
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Category: Religion, Retailing, 1950s
Breaking Bad Toys
Toy'sR Us is going to carry Breaking Bad action figures and accessories which include bags of pretend crystal meth. I think the pretend crystal meth should be pop rocks!
Posted By: Alex - Mon Oct 20, 2014 -
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Category: Cult Figures and Artifacts, Drugs, Products, Retailing, Can’t Possibly Be True
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