Sure wish I would have bought those knives back then. Somehow no
one tried to sell me some; or possibly I chased away the salesman at the time. I still can't recall the opportunity I passed up back then.
CRS, you know has set in now.
There was another opportunity I did pass up that I do recall.
When I was at Ohio University, one of my lame friends thought I needed
to sell shoes as a sideline. To my surprise I received a complete
Mason Shoe kit (complete with shoes) for me to sell. I thought that
was a good joke at the time and was not offended by it. As a sidenote, I returned the shoes to Mason Shoe Company with a polite
no thank you message attached.
Anyone buy any Mason Shoes from anyone? Another lost opportunity.
John
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--- In dalton59@..., patricia lee <pjlee1117@...> wrote:
yes i have had my whole set sharpened 2 times since I had it. I also have
the kitchen scissor (claim to fame was that it could cut a penny in half)
My scissors have cut all kinds of things in the house and in the garden but
no pennies! I have all the kitchen utensils like the spoons and forks and
ladles. If you price them on line now you will be glad that you got them
when you did. Being a kitchen person I could not live without them! Also
being an avid Thrift Shop and Yard Sale lover I have found 3 knives at
places like that in good shape. The last one I found was a small knife that
sells for around $40 that I paid 25 cents for. I forgot to state (it was
late last night and my brain was fragmenting) that the Vitacraft (stainless
steel) is cookware and I have never had to replace it except for a handle
that came lose. I am thinking that the same company sold it! One company
that stands by its lifetime guarantee and is still in business.[?] Been
using mine for going on 50 years soon! Thanks Paul for sharing.......
On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 7:10 AM, Paul Sturpe <sturpe@...> wrote:
Oh yes, the Cutco knives. We have them too. I suppose we bought them
from a door to door salesman (can I say salesman or do I have to say
salesperson? I want to be politically correct you know!) But I digress.
We had a few of the Cutco items that were in need of sharpening. I think
there were two knives and the "utility" scissors. We sent them back to
Cutco and instead of sharpening them, they replaced them with the latest and
greatest. There was no charge. I guess their lifetime warranty is in fact
a lifetime warranty!
Paul
*From:* dalton59@... [mailto:dalton59@...] *On
Behalf Of *patricia lee
*Sent:* Tuesday, November 10, 2009 11:30 PM
*To:* dalton59@...
*Subject:* Re: [dalton59] Collier's Encyclopedias & Rainbow Vacuum
Cleaners
thanks John, just when I was longing for a new topic you come through
again!
I am sure I need some mind jogging but I remember buying some terrible
expensive baby furniture when we had our first girl, Kristen. there was a
bassinet that also served as a baby buggy and a car bed (yep that was before
car seats and I can still remember her sitting up in it and trying to climb
out while it was in the back seat and i was driving my little VW wagon)
then there was also a table that had some highchair attachment. i guess it
served the purpose but it was a rip off! Thank God the kid survived.
I don't remember using it for more than 2 of them.
I remember buying Cutco knives before I was married from a poor college
student (it was actually Marcia Haney's husband) which I still use daily and
love to this day! I think he may have also sold me some Vitacraft pots and
pans also. I got the full set of Cutco plus 8 steak knives which I had to
send back cause I lost my job at Ethel's beauty salon and they cost $10
each. (and I don't think we have had more than a dozen steaks in all our
married life) I don't think we could ever afford any of those sweeper!
There was the Jehovah's witnesses who we never bought anything from either.
Oh yes we did the Amway distributorship and was quite successful until we
burned out but it was a great learning experience. I have sold Jafra
cosmetics and Christian books and did wig party's in my time too. Don't
forget the pampered chef parties! My favorite items are the garlic press
and the chopper.
I am sure there are other things but right now I need the rest of you to
help jog my memory. Hope you are all getting ready for the holiday season
and are well. pjlee
On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 8:46 PM, jhdouglas59 <jhdouglas59@...>
wrote:
As I was sitting here tonight contemplating my navel, I suddenly
thought of 2 purchases I made from door-to-door salesmen during
my earlier days. Just wondered if any of you had bought some of
these same products or some other products from door-to-door salesmen
at some time in your life.
I think we bought the Collier's encylopedias shortly after our first
son was born in 1965; we thought it would be a good idea for his
educational experiences into the future. Collier's also had annual
books updating the encylopedias. Time marched on. Finally last year we gave
the encyclopedias to a friend who wanted to cut them into pieces
to use as wallpaper in her bathroom. Good riddance.
The Rainbow vacuum cleaner (although terribly expensive) lasted for
probably about 20 years. Now it sits in the garage gathering dust and
rust hoping for me to put it back into service someday. Good luck!
Not much chance of that happening now or ever. But I guess I will
still keep it in accordance with good packratting procedures.
Of course we had the usual Avon and Mary Kay and Tupperware products
which were not door-to-door but rather in house crapola parties. We
even became Shaklee and Amway bottom of the pyramid types. Never
made a buck on that routine. We still have many of the Tupperware
products which now have become kind of a slimy plastic by now but
that stuff lasts forever. Probably was made in the USA back then and
that's why it does last forever.
Also I remembered tonight the "You Asked For It" show starring that
white haired guy Art Baker. I think it was on tv during the 50's.
That was a great show. People sure asked for the dumbest things
to ask Art Baker to show on tv. Hard to believe, but I could not
think of dumb things to ask Art to show on tv.
Just when you thought I could not bring up mind-boggling stuff for
you to ponder anymore, here I am.
Get off the couch and post some stuff for the group to ponder and
keep this group alive (or at least) quasi-alive.
J Henry Douglas Esq.
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