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Ohiogal

(32,005 posts) Tue Dec 18, 2018, 04:47 PM Dec 2018

A look at Christmas newspaper ads from the past

These are from the Lazarus Department Store in Columbus, Ohio.

https://www.dispatch.com/photogallery/OH/20181218/BUSINESS/121809995/PH/1?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=GHM_Daily_Afternoon_NL&utm_content=COLD_CD

sorry for the previous error!

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A look at Christmas newspaper ads from the past (Original Post) Ohiogal Dec 2018 OP

That's great. byronius Dec 2018 #1

Link doesn't work! Floyd R. Turbo Dec 2018 #2

Remember those days Ohiogal Dec 2018 #3

By 65 I'd said goodbye Columbus! 😏 Floyd R. Turbo Dec 2018 #4

Dang, you left right after I got here! Ohiya Dec 2018 #5

Well, now that you mention it! 😏 Floyd R. Turbo Dec 2018 #8

Back then it was such excitement to get even one of those gifts for Christmas wishstar Dec 2018 #6

phone answering machine for $299 IcyPeas Dec 2018 #7

byronius

(7,395 posts)

1. That's great.

Reply to Ohiogal (Original post)

Tue Dec 18, 2018, 04:55 PM

Dec 2018

Might want to add an 'http://' to the front to make it clickable.

Floyd R. Turbo

(26,549 posts)

2. Link doesn't work!

Reply to Ohiogal (Original post)

Tue Dec 18, 2018, 04:57 PM

Dec 2018

Remember Lazarus very well, Columbus being my hometown and all!

Ohiogal

(32,005 posts)

3. Remember those days

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 18, 2018, 05:16 PM

Dec 2018

of buying a "hi fi" record for $2.98 or a "stereo" one for $3.98!

Maybe you remember some of the news stories as well, Floyd!

Floyd R. Turbo

(26,549 posts)

4. By 65 I'd said goodbye Columbus! 😏

Reply to Ohiogal (Reply #3)

Tue Dec 18, 2018, 05:23 PM

Dec 2018

Ohiya

(2,234 posts)

5. Dang, you left right after I got here!

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Reply #4)

Wed Dec 19, 2018, 04:46 AM

Dec 2018

Was it something I said?

Floyd R. Turbo

(26,549 posts)

8. Well, now that you mention it! 😏

Reply to Ohiya (Reply #5)

Wed Dec 19, 2018, 09:57 AM

Dec 2018

wishstar

(5,270 posts)

6. Back then it was such excitement to get even one of those gifts for Christmas

Reply to Ohiogal (Original post)

Wed Dec 19, 2018, 04:48 AM

Dec 2018

Some families had more extravagant gift-giving but in my family, we kids only got one gift each (plus a stocking with pack of gum, chocolate bar, an orange, a bottle of soda) but we were thrilled and usually knew (from sneaking into parents' bedroom closet) what our big gift would be that year. My favorite gifts were a sled at age 7, transistor radio at age 8, clock radio at age 10, record player at age 11, typewriter at age 12, guitar at age 13 and a small black and white TV at age 16 even though we could only get 3 channels.

IcyPeas

(21,884 posts)

7. phone answering machine for $299

Reply to Ohiogal (Original post)

Wed Dec 19, 2018, 06:17 AM

Dec 2018

...and an early (and bulky) Phone-Mate answering machine priced at a whopping $299.95 -- $1,328 in today’s dollars.

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