Memorable Automobiles from The Past:
Today:
I did not renew my
license this year, so I am a former General Contractor. I see so many ads relating to construction and
life, ADS for things like:
Buy one of two windows and get two free…..
Get $2,200 off our Air conditioner price along with FREE installation!!!....
The Lady
yells: CAN YOU BELIEVE IT $15,000 OFF THIS NEW TRUCK! …………Me? NO! LOL
Our AMAZING GUTTERS half price with
Free installation!
And they continue.
America’s ignorance or gullibility gets stretched to the end.
Okay, I
am not the brightest star in the sky nor the sharpest knife in the drawer, BUT
for some reason I cannot remember when I could sale one house and give another
free without doubling the price of the first one.
When I sold
newspapers I surely could not give two papers for the price of one.
The above in many
cases lists: INSTALLATION FREE!! So today they have folks that agree to work
for nothing?
Can you tell I have been watching TV? LOL I cannot believe this stuff!!
NOW,
believe me I do understand how McDonalds and some stores do a two for one deal.
You can see it on many register receipts you are charged the full price but
then one is deducted with a code either shown or not shown. The second is a tax
break for advertising.
BUT I just laughingly
told Sherry, I can just imagine in 1956 someone offering $15,000 off on a truck. Back
then the truck cost was $1,577. Ahhh Inflation. YEP, That price was twice what I earned the whole year in 1956. LOL
But
wait, Now that 1956 truck in good shape is worth $33,200 up to $108,700. Here
is NADA’s take on that antique that is still running:
Base Price 1956 Ford F100
$ 1,577 Original
Sticker price 1956
$ 33,200 Average Retail in 2021
$ 108,700 High Retail in
2021
Ok, so, when I retire Imma
just buy me a 20 year old truck. Edmunds list the cost from $279 and up.
Maybe I can two for $500. LOL
All my fun making of advertisements is just how I see it in my
mind, they actually may make sense to someone in today’s young world……………..
NiteShipslog
PS: Since reading so many westerns, I have learned that the Saloons offered free lunch with drinks. The food was salty causing a thirst for more to drink. thus the old statement: "There ain't no such thing as a free lunch." LOL
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3 comments:
I have always said “if its sounds to good to be true, It usually is”.
Off to job #2
Lisa
So true Jack, I have seen those ads every day on TV. Hidden costs often make up the difference. Don't blame you for not renewing your license. How could you compete in such a market as it is now. I don't think you'd be one to have hidden costs behind your bid. You are too honest.
AMEN to what Ma just wrote! This reminds me of a sign I saw hanging, "Buy one for the price of two and get the second one Free." Of course us-un's are too smart to fall for anything like that ... aren't we?
Interesting about the Saloon's free lunch. That's probably why clubs today offer free popcorn.
Every day's a school day!
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