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[Rudynate]

If something seems stupid or pointless in the virtual world, you could remind yourself that it is an analog of some real-world phenomenon. The whole business of likes and points is the virtual metaphor for reputation and credibility in the real world. While in the real world, reputation and credibility is the stuff on which fortunes are built, in the online world it so debased and commoditized that it is more or less meaningless. HOWEVER, SEO experts tell me that the google algorithm, at least, thinks they're important.

[+ Charlie]

My best friend's mother worked for S&H Green Stamps. They had lots of TV tray tables in their house.

[AdamSmith]

How about that!

 

Surprise! S&H Green Stamps can still be redeemed

Chuck Campbell

6:10 PM, Mar 10, 2015

5:48 PM, Mar 11, 2015

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Good news, hoarders and collectors: Those S&H Green Stamps you (or your parents or your grandparents) have stored away still have value.

 

A forerunner to today’s customer-loyalty rewards programs, the popular Sperry & Hutchinson stamps were commonly distributed by U.S. retailers, such as supermarkets and gas stations, into the 1980s and were redeemable for items such as housewares.

 

Consumers would stick the loose stamps, which ranged in value from 1 to 50 points, into 24-page booklets that were worth 1,200 points when properly filled. The booklets could be redeemed at physical redemption centers or via catalogues (by mail).

 

The stamps started losing favor during the recession of the 1970s as redemption centers closed and retailers discontinued distributing them. Yet they never lost value.

 

Those who still have S&H stamps can now redeem them for electronic certificates and “SuperCertificates” (that can be converted to gift cards) for use at hundreds of businesses such as Sephora, REI, Bath & Body Works, Barnes & Noble, T.J. Maxx and Papa John’s Pizza.

 

To redeem stamps, go to www.greenpoints.com, register and follow the instructions.

 

http://www.knoxnews.com/knoxville/pop-culture/surprise-sh-green-stamps-can-still-be-redeemed

[MiamiLooker]

If there were an "unlike" button I would be searching for it. I'm pleased with the new feature, and think that the use of it is far preferable to a vapid "me too" kind of post.

+1 (this is similar to a "like" but took a little more effort) :rolleyes:

[+ Funguy]

Just happened to be my favorite color. I can still get you that lobotomy, but now being blonde, you no longer need it!

 

As always, your almost ultra-high end client,

Funguy