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[Kachina624]

Every time I see a picture of one, I become nostalgic.  Before my son was born, as was policy in those days, I went on maternity leave six weeks before he was due.

I spent most of the first week pasting my huge stash of S&H Green Stamps into their books.   I'd been saving them for years.  It was a big, time-consuming task.

When the last stamp was pasted, I took all my books to the redemption center and cashed them in for every baby item I imagined I'd need.  It was one grand shopping spree and it was free.  Lots of fun.

[tends2dogs]

Yes, I remember, @Kachina624 .  My mom would get them and let me and my sister lick them and put them in the books.  The only thing I remember her redeeming them for was a pair of lamps for our living room. When did the discontinue Green Stamps?  I don't remember saving them as an adult and I know I am older than you. 

I can't recall what stores gave these stamps out.  Was it grocery stores?

[chrystaltree]

I remember S&H green stamps when I was very young.  My mom and my Nana would let us put them in the books.  I remember they had stacks and stacks  of those books.  

[Puzzle Piece]

Yes, I remember the S&H Green Stemps redemption centers.  

I especially remember the Blue Chip Stamp redemption stores.  A guy I knew as a young teen would take us gals to the bowling alley to bowl for blue chip stamps.  We had the fun and his mom would get the stamps.  

I also remember and got some things from the Betty Crocker points that I'd save up and mail in.  I miss that one.  

[Kachina624]

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@tends2dogs wrote:

Yes, I remember, @Kachina624 .  My mom would get them and let me and my sister lick them and put them in the books.  The only thing I remember her redeeming them for was a pair of lamps for our living room. When did the discontinue Green Stamps?  I don't remember saving them as an adult and I know I am older than you. 

I can't recall what stores gave these stamps out.  Was it grocery stores?

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@tends2dogs.  I think all the grocery stores had to give them to be competitive.  I don't remember when they disappeared.  I don't recall ever saving them after my marathon pasting session.

[RedTop]

@tends2dogs 

In my local area of WV, A & P, Kroger and one gas station gave out stamps with purchases.  The S + H green stamp store closed here around 1984-ish; I drove my mom, aunt and grandmother over to redeem all of our books of stamps and the trunk of my car was full!  

[RedTop]

@tends2dogs 

In my local area of WV, A & P, Kroger and one gas station gave out stamps with purchases.  The S + H green stamp store closed here around 1984-ish; I drove my mom, aunt and grandmother over to redeem all of our books of stamps and the trunk of my car was full!  

I think our Top Value stamp store closed before the Green Stamp store.

[Carmie]

I got a lot of items with S&H Green stamps.  I still have some of the items...small kitchen appliances, cutting boards, etc.

The redemption center was about a mile from my home.

My mother always collected as well. I used to help paste the stamps in the books when I was a kid.

[Bookplate]

If I remember correctly, the A&P stores had their own Plaid stamps.

[Enufstuff]

@Kachina624  I certainly do remember the S&H Green Stamp

Store.  With all those books of stamps, in the 1960's, I got my first set of dishes, Pyrex, pans and a Costco baby stroller.

  I still have most of the set of clear Pyrex bakeware and my Pyrex set of Butterprint mixing bowls. Sixty years later, I am still using all those Revere Ware pans and Blue Cornflower Corning Ware and Pyrex.

 That Costco stroller was so well made, I used it for five babies.

 Back in the 60's Stop and Shop gave Top Value Stamps and I also saved some of those. A & P gave Plaid Stamps. Mostly, things were purchased with the Green Stamps. The store was five minutes from my house.

 It was fun, collecting the stamps, from the supermarket and gas station.