Everyday Life
Game 56
Stamps You Saved for a Toaster
At the Checkout
A video by StudioZ7
The game's question
Read the clues slowly and let the sounds of the checkout come back before you choose.
At the grocery store, the cashier handed you more than your change. With the groceries came little stamps. At home, someone licked them and pasted them into small books, page after page. A stack of full books could be traded for a toaster or a lamp. In their heyday, about eight in ten homes saved them. What were these stamps called?
- Trading cards
- Green Stamps
- Blue Light Specials
Need a hint?
Think of the color of a dollar bill, or of the lawn in summer. Who did the pasting at your house, and what did the family trade the books for?
See the answer
Answer: Green Stamps—S&H Green Stamps, pasted into books and traded for gifts.
Why this game : Saving up together for something new is a family story in itself: the licking, the pasting, the big day the books were traded in.
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