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hlthe2b

(112,088 posts)
6. Yeah... They should. I hear "stamps" and think of my late Mom's "addiction" to collecting S&H Green Stamps...
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 12:37 PM
14 hrs ago

Not to diminish or compare to something far less meaningful than nutritional sustenance, but it was a time when many collected such store-sponsored stamps to save for something in the future that they could not readily afford at the time.

I was very young, but I do remember these (admittedly, I had to Google to remember what they were called and how they worked).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%26H_Green_Stamps

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They used to be a booklet Just_Vote_Dem 14 hrs ago #1
Yes, I remember that. I also remember people loudly sighing when someone MineralMan 14 hrs ago #2
Yep, I heard that more than once Just_Vote_Dem 14 hrs ago #4
Bless those mothers. They're doing whatever they can for their children. MineralMan 14 hrs ago #7
Yes, my mom brought up 3 children, mainly alone Just_Vote_Dem 14 hrs ago #11
Absolutely. Most of us don't understand the struggle. MineralMan 14 hrs ago #14
I will, thanks again! n/t Just_Vote_Dem 14 hrs ago #16
Same mzmolly 13 hrs ago #19
Awesome Just_Vote_Dem 12 hrs ago #20
It happened to my mom MustLoveBeagles 11 hrs ago #21
Yes. Sometimes they were very cruel. MineralMan 11 hrs ago #22
Thank you MustLoveBeagles 11 hrs ago #23
I agree. Diamond_Dog 14 hrs ago #3
I can't remember how many times, when someone in front of me MineralMan 14 hrs ago #5
Yeah... They should. I hear "stamps" and think of my late Mom's "addiction" to collecting S&H Green Stamps... hlthe2b 14 hrs ago #6
Yes, but that is a very different thing. MineralMan 14 hrs ago #8
Of course they are and I fully acknowleged that. I merely stated that the term "food stamps" reminded me of that term. hlthe2b 14 hrs ago #10
I wasn't criticizing you. MineralMan 14 hrs ago #12
Okay. Thank you for clarifying. hlthe2b 14 hrs ago #13
What a cool program that was leftstreet 14 hrs ago #15
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I'm on SNAP BeerBarrelPolka 14 hrs ago #17
Well, it is the box you keep your ice in! questionseverything 13 hrs ago #18
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