https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/Remember-When-Americans-Couldn-t-Buy-Gold/m-p/229629#M101387 <P>Yes, everyone had <EM>some</EM> but, post-1975....wow.</P> <P>At that time, charms, especially, were the things to get. One local store, Forman's, used to have a popular "traveling" gold exhibit at which customers could purchase gold charms, chains, and bracelets. Even discount stores like Naum Bros., Present Co., and Service Merchandise got into the act.</P> <P>To give you a better idea of how new this experience was: I remember an episode of <EM>The</EM> <EM>Tonight Show</EM>, in which Johnny Carson bragged about how he'd just purchased a charm, a small gold bar, for his then-wife.</P> <P>Do you remember the 1975 "Gold Rush?"</P> <P><IMG src="https://community.qvc.com/DesktopModules/ExactTarget/Controls/TextEditor/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/001_smile.gif" alt="Smile" /></P> Tue, 24 Jul 2012 17:24:22 GMT Moonlady 2012-07-24T17:24:22Z https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/Remember-When-Americans-Couldn-t-Buy-Gold/m-p/229629#M101387 <P>Yes, everyone had <EM>some</EM> but, post-1975....wow.</P> <P>At that time, charms, especially, were the things to get. One local store, Forman's, used to have a popular "traveling" gold exhibit at which customers could purchase gold charms, chains, and bracelets. Even discount stores like Naum Bros., Present Co., and Service Merchandise got into the act.</P> <P>To give you a better idea of how new this experience was: I remember an episode of <EM>The</EM> <EM>Tonight Show</EM>, in which Johnny Carson bragged about how he'd just purchased a charm, a small gold bar, for his then-wife.</P> <P>Do you remember the 1975 "Gold Rush?"</P> <P><IMG src="https://community.qvc.com/DesktopModules/ExactTarget/Controls/TextEditor/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/001_smile.gif" alt="Smile" /></P> Tue, 24 Jul 2012 17:24:22 GMT https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/Remember-When-Americans-Couldn-t-Buy-Gold/m-p/229629#M101387 Moonlady 2012-07-24T17:24:22Z