Removing the original product from food product cards

[Volod]

As a huge Braves fan in my childhood, I was thunderstruck to find a package of cookies in a mom-pop grocery store with terrific cards of Braves players attached. My mother had brought me along just to lug bags, and was really annoyed that I desperately begged for the cookies. To this day, I remember the smell and taste of Johnston Cookies and wish I had been old enough in 1954 to go back to that little corner store and buy up their entire stock of them.

[brian1961]

Originally Posted by Volod

As a huge Braves fan in my childhood, I was thunderstruck to find a package of cookies in a mom-pop grocery store with terrific cards of Braves players attached. My mother had brought me along just to lug bags, and was really annoyed that I desperately begged for the cookies. To this day, I remember the smell and taste of Johnston Cookies and wish I had been old enough in 1954 to go back to that little corner store and buy up their entire stock of them.

Steve, I would have loved to have interviewed you for my book on immediate post-war regional / food issues, NEVER CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN. I find your remembrances of the Johnston Cookie cards enchanting, as I also the perfect reprints you ever so skillfully made and gave me as a present about 3 years ago. Thank you ever so much!!!!! I was so touched; they're magnificent.

Yeah, you are so right. If we all could be granted three places to go back in time to get certain cards from some non-gum promotion that were usually not easy to get at the time the window was open for purchase.

Thanks for sharing your eloquent memories, brother. Have a great day, sir.

---Brian Powell

[Batpig]

My dad hoarded boxes of Post Cereal in 1990. There were literally dozens, possibly hundreds of boxes stacked in his card room. At first, it was amazing. My brothers and I had an endless supply of Lucky Charms, Honeycomb, Sugar Crisp, etc. I haven't eaten any of those since, and probably never will.

[swarmee]

Wal-Mart Pizza included some cards last year. And if you want the Sandlot players from the movie, they're included in the DVD/Blu-Ray boxed set, I've been told. The biggest one I remember growing up was the gasoline company that was giving away packs of 1992 Fleer baseball with fill-ups.


2016 Topps Wal-Mart Marketside Pizza - [Base] #1 - Mike Trout
Courtesy of COMC.com


1992 Fleer 7 Eleven/Citgo The Performer Collection - Gas Station Issue [Base] #17 - Rickey Henderson
Courtesy of COMC.com

And this year, Winn-Dixie was giving away 2 Star Wars "cosmic shells" for every $20 in groceries you bought.

[rats60]

This is a Roberto Clemente bank that was made by Caruth Candies after his death in 1972. It still has the original candy in it.

[62corvette]

How about a full half gallon waxed paper carton of milk with a Lake To Lake Dairy card stapled to it! Probably none of those around.

[Volod]

Even if you could have cryogenically frozen it back then, and thawed it now, it would still be enough to knock you over if you were silly enough to drink it.