purchasing today vs 30 years ago
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Today, I had to order up a bunch of things.
Car parts and other stuff and it reminded me just how easy things have become to purchase today versus 30 years ago.
Today, you go on the internet, search, click on the stuff you want and buy it. A week later or less, it shows up at your door.
30 years ago, you went to the phone book, made 100 calls to places that would refer you to other places and after a couple hours, you might find some place that has what you are looking for.
And if that place was 100 miles away, you planned a day when you would drive up there and pick it up.
The other option was to go down to the grocery store, pick up a magazine (like Car Craft or Hot Rod) and go to the back of the magazine to the advertisers, call the number or send a request in the mail for a catalog.
Once you got the catalog, you spend hours making your list.
Then fill out the order form, mail it off, with a check or credit card number written down on the paper (if you had a credit card).
And usually in about 2 weeks, the stuff you ordered would show up.
Younger folks don't seem to realize how difficult it was in those days to get special parts or custom stuff.
And if it was a regional item, you had to go to things like car shows, gun shows and conventions to find out about custom, regional or new things.
In those days, obtaining things was an adventure.
You got out and saw life and experienced things and met new people face to face.
Don't get me wrong, I enjoy being able to get things quickly, but I also miss the excuse to spend a day looking for something.
Just some thoughts. LOL!
Car parts and other stuff and it reminded me just how easy things have become to purchase today versus 30 years ago.
Today, you go on the internet, search, click on the stuff you want and buy it. A week later or less, it shows up at your door.
30 years ago, you went to the phone book, made 100 calls to places that would refer you to other places and after a couple hours, you might find some place that has what you are looking for.
And if that place was 100 miles away, you planned a day when you would drive up there and pick it up.
The other option was to go down to the grocery store, pick up a magazine (like Car Craft or Hot Rod) and go to the back of the magazine to the advertisers, call the number or send a request in the mail for a catalog.
Once you got the catalog, you spend hours making your list.
Then fill out the order form, mail it off, with a check or credit card number written down on the paper (if you had a credit card).
And usually in about 2 weeks, the stuff you ordered would show up.
Younger folks don't seem to realize how difficult it was in those days to get special parts or custom stuff.
And if it was a regional item, you had to go to things like car shows, gun shows and conventions to find out about custom, regional or new things.
In those days, obtaining things was an adventure.
You got out and saw life and experienced things and met new people face to face.
Don't get me wrong, I enjoy being able to get things quickly, but I also miss the excuse to spend a day looking for something.
Just some thoughts. LOL!
In Fumo Pax
Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy cigars and that's close enough.
Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy cigars and that's close enough.
Wylaff said:
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Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy cigars and that's close enough.
Not even sure you can get a paper catalog anymore.
Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy cigars and that's close enough.
I wasn't smoking cigars back then, but I imagine you'd have to stock your humidor by buying at a BnM. Now, it's a simple 'search/click/buy' and all of sudden we need a fourth cooler.