Here's mine: Early 1950's: I got my parents to send off for this decoder kit. You put this plastic sheet over the TV screen and used their marker to trace over parts of letters. Each week you added to the letter parts until the secret message was revealed. I enjoyed the process, but I must have been disappointed in the message as this is the first and last thing I ever ordered from TV.
2007-08-10 07:17:24 · 8 answers · asked by rationallady 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Senior Citizens
As a child, I delivered papers a lot. This was in the early 80's. So, spending money was no problem for me as I have 5 routes and make about cllose to 1,000 bucks a month. That is a lot of money to have for a kid 11 yrs old.
So, I love watching cartoons and then some other sci-fi shows. But encounter a lot of tv ads. At that age, I was very much into sports especially volleyball. I was on one of the state volleyball junior squads. Plus, because of having training but not hard, I was always wanting to look good like the muscle bound maniacs. So one day, watching tv after I got home from pracitce, I watch some tv ad about getting your abs tight and firm in less then 2 weeks. Thought it was a good idea. So, I just bought it and asked my dad to pay for it and I paid him back with my newspaper money.
I was so disappointed when I got the equipment and then it showed you what to do with it. After 2 weeks following the instructions, nothing much had happened with my workout. And it taught me that never buy tv ad things unless you seen it in person first and then tried it and then buy it if the money is worth it....because it is all a scam....
2007-08-10 22:38:51 · answer #1 · answered by JC...Living Passively 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was 8 before we got a tv, ours was a large family, Mother was a stay-at-home mom while Dad 'brought home the bacon' and there was barely enough money for the bacon, so I never had the opportunity to send off for a tv offer. But I did love the shows such as Sky King, Sea Hunt, My Friend Flicka, Lassie, and all the westerns. That, and playing out of doors, was entertainment enough for me.
2007-08-10 18:48:59 · answer #2 · answered by Gram 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never ordered anything from TV...but I used to plague my Mom something awful to help me send away for the stuff in the back of the comic books!.....decoder rings, x-ray glasses, whoopee cushions, sea monkeys!!! It was all exotic and fun and just a letter (and change taped to a card) away.
2007-08-11 07:43:05 · answer #3 · answered by Susie Q 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
TV? My sis best friends folks had the first and only tv in out in the country. The first thing we watched was Lawrence Welk and my friends sis gave us all hairdoes like the Lenon sisters.
2007-08-11 00:20:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was sold on going to Disneyland, with the shows about building it and how much fun people had there. It was the highlight of our family 1956 vacation after dreaming about it for an entire year.
2007-08-10 21:41:22 · answer #5 · answered by Yarnlady_needsyarn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not TV as such but I had to have the entire set and book of
" Straight Arrow Injunities. " was so tired of eating Nabisco Shredded Wheat " because the Injunities were printed on the cardboard dividers, when finally they published the series in book form. HAD to have it.
2007-08-11 08:32:58 · answer #6 · answered by Marvin R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was rare for this parts of the world in east asia , getting the TV was most important on behalf of senior citizen.
2007-08-12 11:44:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mine was a doll that was 3 ft. tall! I can't remember her name but you could make her speak because there was a tape recorder inside her. I got it for Christmas and was so excited.
I also wanted an Easy Bake Oven, but my mom could not afford that.
We sent away for a Muscular Dystrophy Carnival kit once.
2007-08-10 18:50:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋