Ordering Stuff from Back of Comic Books
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I have had an unused extra line on my T-Mobile family plan for a while and finally called them to cancel it. However, they instead talked me into turning it into a "tablet line" and offered me a free tablet as an incentive. I have been meaning to get a tablet, so I took them up on the offer. Yesterday, the "tablet" finally showed up and it was tiny (not much bigger than my phone), flimsy, and overall not what I was expecting.
I immediately had a flashback to when I was eight years old and ordered a 132 piece "Roman army" (complete with working catapults) out of the back of a comic book. After waiting anxiously for weeks, I knew something was amiss when it finally showed up in a tiny package and needless to say, it was let down. If anyone ever ordered an "army" out of the back of a comic book, you know what I am talking about. Nothing like the picture:
Anyone else get suckered in by those amazing ads?
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Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Thredkilla
Hey now! I think I had my Mom
Hey now! I think I had my Mom order that for me when I was a kid. I think that catapult was some cheapo thing that you to put your own rubber band on it to make it work. That's the exact ad I remember! Thanks for the memories!
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: .............
Ha....i never ordered...but,
Ha....i never ordered...but, always wanted those, and the civil war soldiers. But, our house was loaded w so many plastic soldiers ...we had three sets of a civil series that came w little morters, and morter shell "stacks", a half a farm house, (to hide behind), and tons of army men. I think we kept getting it for Christmas, because,we d manage to lose so many during the year. The death toll was just terrible...bath tub drownings, horrific battle wounds and accidents...(lots of amputees), tons of good men died sneaking thru the laundry chute, and then of course, they were decimated every year by the world war two guys.....ya know, they just had no answer for those tanks.
We always thought the Roman army would be a good addition...probobly couldnt talk Dad into it...
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: I rang a silent bell
I got seamonkeys - they were
I got seamonkeys - they were real!
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: .............
^did you train them to do
^did you train them to do tricks for you???
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: I rang a silent bell
Yes - they obeyed my commands
Yes - they obeyed my commands like a pack of friendly trained seals.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: jazfish
The Dingo Kid featuring Joe
The Dingo Kid featuring Joe Namath.
The Kid tripped the hooligan every time.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Utahjim
I ordered these in the mid to
I ordered these in the mid to late 70s. I remember getting them and thinking, "what the hell is this"? After trying them out for a few days I ended up pulling them apart to see what it was. A feather died red glued between 2 pieces of cardboard. That was the last thing I ordered from the back of a magazine.
Now, the stuff from the back of Rolling Stone mag back in the day. I recall always thinking that must be the cool stuff.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Def. High
I ordered the X-Ray Spex.
I ordered the X-Ray Spex. Only a buck - how can you lose?
You can lose a buck, that's how.
You couldn't see through girls' clothes.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: LeshIsLove
haha, awsum memories
haha, awsum memories
what I did save were bazooka joe wrapper points, we cashed them in, but I've not the first clue for what
i'm thinking a spiffy bazooka tee shirt??
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: fish
I got one of those knives
I got one of those knives with a thousand blades and fork and spoon
bought lots of mallo cups solely for the purpose of saving points for free mallo cups. Only drawback to that plan is the fact that mallo cups suck
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Rob W
We talked my mom into
We talked my mom into ordering the army men set one time. Imagine our disappointment when they arrived to find they were cheap flat plastic soldiers. I also always wondered who in the hell actually read Grit Newspapers.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: treat island
I never ordered from a comic
I never ordered from a comic book, but I did save cereal box tops and got a plastic submarine that was propelled around underwater in the bathtub by baking soda (and vinegar?). It worked! Also sent for "spoon men" space looking guys from the small shredded wheats that snugged on to pencils.
Since I have younger sisters, I'm sure we got more things that I can't remember.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Roarshock
He gets so mad he kicks the
"Mac" gets so mad he kicks a chair!
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: LeshIsLove
Hahaha fish. I still love
Hahaha fish. I still love mallow cups! The cardboard was too sticky to save imo. Lol
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Bluelight
I saved my pennies as 8 year
I saved my pennies as 8 year old and bought this Hovercraft from Boy's Life magazine.
This thing actually worked.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: pumpkin lurker
Gotta say hello to the missus
I ordered the sea monkeys and the x-ray glasses. Very disappointed. I also sold seeds to earn points to get stuff out of a catalog. Lots a work for not much reward.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Alias
>>>who in the hell actually
>>>who in the hell actually read Grit Newspapers
People who felt sorry for the kids selling them.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: LeshIsLove
(((PJ)))
(((PJ)))
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: jazfish
Found it.
Found it.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: .............
>>>who in the hell actually
>>>who in the hell actually read Grit Newspapers
True Grit fans
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Kenny
D-R-I-N-K-M-O-R-E-O-V-A-L-T-I
D-R-I-N-K-M-O-R-E-O-V-A-L-T-I-N-E
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Def. High
When Sea-Monkeys attack.
When Sea-Monkeys attack.
>>>>>https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/07/world/australia/australian-teenager-s...
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: jonaspond
Getting ripped off by the
Getting ripped off by the back cover of a comic book was a right of passage.
My 'x-ray specs' never even showed up. Theiving bastards!
Sea monkeys were the best -- some of those brine shimp actually hatched and gave hope to little girls and boys that they were creating a whole new world in a fish bowl.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Jimmy Loud
I ordered the 10 Ft. tall
I ordered the 10 Ft. tall glow in the dark Frankenstein. I assumed it would be a life-like dummy that would lurk in my bedroom. Unfortunately, it was a cheap two part poster made out of a garbage bag, with florescent eyeballs.