Trivia Question

[kewtex]

There is no prize for the first person to answer correctly, only the satisfaction of knowing he or she has a good memory.

 

What was the Spiegel zip code?

[amigomonty]

60609

[+ nycman]

I don't even understand the question....

[amigomonty]

Spiegel sponsored many daytime shows and an invitation followed the end of each show inviting you to write for a catalog...

[+ Gar1eth]

Spiegel sponsored many daytime shows and an invitation followed the end of each show inviting you to write for a catalog...

 

Let's Make A Deal.

 

Gman

[+ Gar1eth]

Someone is showing their age here. I'm no millennial, but this was one I had no clue of.

 

Probably more familiar to those of us here on the Message Center of a certain age. Many of these shows were produced by Goodson and Todman.

 

 

Gman

[+ Keith30309]

Great question !

 

http://nostalgiacentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/letsmakeadeal_montyhall.jpg

[+ ArVaGuy]

https://www.spiegel.com/

 

Every game show seemed to have Spiegel as a sponsor. The company is still in business as an online retailer.

 

Thanks for posting this, brought back fond memories.

[amused1]

If I may be so bold as to add a part 2 question... What was the jewelry company Spiegel so often used as the source of gifts to female contestants?

[rvwnsd]

https://www.spiegel.com/

 

Every game show seemed to have Spiegel as a sponsor. The company is still in business as an online retailer....

It looks like they aren't actually selling anything. Their catalog is being "refreshed." Nonetheless, they did sponsor a ton of game shows back before they limited their scope to being a retailer of women's fashions.

[+ Keith30309]

If I may be so bold as to add a part 2 question... What was the jewelry company Spiegel so often used as the source of gifts to female contestants?

Zales?

[+ Gar1eth]

If I may be so bold as to add a part 2 question... What was the jewelry company Spiegel so often used as the source of gifts to female contestants?

 

Do you mean rather what jewelry company was also on the shows Spiegel paid a promotional consideration for?

 

Gman

[amused1]

Haha, I didn't remember the verbiage until you used it. But yes, you might put it that way.

[+ azdr0710]

I remember the announcer yelling "CHICAGO 60601". Or did amigomonty have the correct zip?

 

Dicker and Dicker of Beverly Hills for the consolation prize for the ladies?

 

'paid a promotional consideration'. Thanks for that @Gar1eth !!

[amigomonty]

I checked. Google says I'm correct. It was on the internet, thus it is true. BTW. I'm of the certain age of 57.

[Gvtire]

60609

[amused1]

I think dicker & dicker supplied furs. I was thinking of someone else for jewelry.

[amused1]

Back in the day you didn't even use a street number for Spiegel, just the city, State and zip code: Chicago Illinois, 60609.

[+ bashful]

I was thinking of someone else for jewelry.

 

Van Cleef and Arpels?

[rvwnsd]

However, if you insisted on using a street address it would have been 1038 West 35th Street.

[+ Gar1eth]

Van Cleef and Arpels?

 

Those doesn't sound familiar at all.

 

Gman

[chirob]

Working for the USPS for 31 years (13 in Chicago toward the tail end of Spiegel's run here) 60609 is/was correct. 60609 was also the ZIP code for the (in)famous Stockyards. And both Mayor Daley's (3500 block of S Lowe).

[JayCeeKy]

More trivia:

 

800-588-2300 Does that number ring a bell (no Googling!) ???

[amused1]

Empire

[amused1]

Wasn't Van Cleef and Arpels. It wasn't nearly so upscale. Hints: 2 words, female name.