Posted by John S on Sun, Jul 14, 2024

I loved getting mail as A kid.Part of that was sending for cereal box toys.After nagging Mom to buy a cereal that she knew that I would never eat,the box top and 25 cents went off in the mail.6-8 weeks later ,my goodie came. guess we all remember the decoder rings,baking soda submarines Etc.I also found out that if you send for one travel info)for A state),you would wind up with 48 large mailings.Fun for me,maybe not for the Mailman.Probaly not just the Bronx ,but all part of growing here.

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Posted by Walter K on Tue, Jul 23, 2024

When I was about 10 or 11, I remember filling out a coupon on the back cover of a comic book to receive a packet of stamps ON APPROVAL. I didn't know what that meant and a few months later I got a letter from a company asking for payment. Don't know for how much it was, but my mom reluctantly sent them a money order.

For a quarter and a box top from Shredded Ralston cereal I received a pair of Tom Mix spurs that "glowed in the dark". A lot of these mailings went to Battle Creek, Michigan. I wish I still had some of the things I anxiously waited for in the mail. Now, just memories.

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