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Discussion in 'Off-Topic Discussion' started by StayinStock, Oct 7, 2018.

  1. Oct 17, 2018 at 10:07 PM
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    Kolunatic

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  2. Oct 17, 2018 at 10:19 PM
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  3. Oct 17, 2018 at 10:57 PM
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    scocar

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    Oh damn. These were pretty awesome

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  4. Oct 17, 2018 at 11:31 PM
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    Found some pictures of my dad's trucks back when he was young.
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    1991:
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  5. Oct 17, 2018 at 11:55 PM
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    My wife owns a brick and mortar franchise that doesn't even accept cash...only debit/credit card. I didn't even realize that was a thing until we met.
     
  6. Oct 18, 2018 at 12:18 AM
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    Remember when Amazon only sold books?
     
  7. Oct 18, 2018 at 3:46 AM
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    Kolunatic

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    Yea
    We had wars with them.
    Hurt like hell up close
     
  9. Oct 18, 2018 at 6:39 AM
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    Re-branded to make a buck too.
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  10. Oct 18, 2018 at 8:36 AM
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    Remember when Amazon was the place for deals? I'm finding that gap on some stuff has closed and in some cases Amazon is more expensive
     
  11. Oct 18, 2018 at 9:47 AM
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    Columbia house 20 cassettes for a penny.
     
  12. Oct 18, 2018 at 10:13 AM
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    Only had to buy 30 more at regular price right
     
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  13. Oct 18, 2018 at 10:21 AM
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    :thumbsup:
     
  14. Oct 18, 2018 at 10:24 AM
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    I might be one of the younger guys reminiscing here (33), but I remember when you used to get internet minutes via an AOL cd-rom disk with the newspaper every weekend...it was like x-mas morning for me every time. Then I'd be on the computer and hear my mother scream "RYAN GET OFF THE INTERNET I'M EXPECTING A PHONE CALL!" and an argument would ensue. The good ol' days.
     
  15. Oct 18, 2018 at 10:25 AM
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    Prior to the cassette revolution, 8-tracks were once king, I had some involvement with those guys.

    As I recall from my Columbia house deals, yes plural, you got 20 albums, some of us remember when vinyl as state of the are not "hip, and had to buy 6 more over next 3 years. BUT if you bought 2 now you got 3 more free and only had to buy 4 more in the 3 years.

    OF course they died after lawsuits said that no response can NOT be treated as agreement to purchase. Many folks including myself were sent albums because they either did not respond soon enough, the response was lost in the mail, or they never got the "record of the month" card and catalog. I am sure the fact that minors could also not be held legally liable for contracts, much less a no response contract did not help them in court.
     
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  16. Oct 18, 2018 at 10:27 AM
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    Ahhh AOL, Compuserve and the buzz-ping-click-screech of that great 14.4 modem.

    I made a new account for the free month more times than I care to remember.
     
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  17. Oct 18, 2018 at 10:52 AM
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  18. Oct 18, 2018 at 10:54 AM
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    Remember Borders?

    Remember Walden books at the mall? I used to run right over to the military and vehicles section....
     
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  19. Oct 18, 2018 at 11:25 AM
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    I remember playing doctor as a kid with the girls in my preschool. :D
     
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