Roller skate keys that were essential to making sure you got the skates to fit:
Band-Aids that came in tin containers:
And Nabisco Saltine Crackers that also came in tin containers
Life magazine
Suitcases before they had wheels — which meant you felt every single pound you put into it while carrying it:
Colored toilet paper that usually coordinated with the color of the bathroom:
Rotary phones that took forever to dial a number and weighed, like, 10 pounds:
Fancy ashtrays that were part of the decor in people’s living rooms
Cake saver travel carriers that made sure that homemade cakes reached the potluck, birthday party, house party, or BBQ without a scratch on the Crisco frosting:
S&H Green Stamps and the books you or your folks would put them in
Woolco Department Stores, which was Woolworth’s bigger and nicer sister store:
