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For much of the 20th century, families saved S&H Green Stamps from the grocery store and gas station, pasti...
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For much of the 20th century, families saved S&H Green Stamps from the grocery store and gas station, pasti...
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12 min readFor much of the 20th century, families saved S&H Green Stamps from the grocery store and gas station, pasting them into books to trade for toasters, lamps, and bicycles. By the company's own estimate the stamps reached roughly 80 percent of American households at the brand's heyday, while the record in a 1964 federal case put participation at more than 60 percent of consumers, before discount stores and changing habits ended the ritual.
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