trading stamps
Redeemable store incentives
Trading stamps were small printed coupons given by retailers to customers based on the amount of their purchase, popular from the 1950s through the 1970s.
Shoppers collected these stamps, pasted them into booklets, and redeemed filled booklets for merchandise from special catalog stores.
S&H Green Stamps were the most famous brand.
The practice largely disappeared as retailers shifted to other loyalty programs, though some stamp programs persisted into the 21st century.
Schemes incentivizing repeat patronage
- incentivesRewards prompting action
- giveawaysItems distributed free
- premiumsPayments for insurance coverage
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
booklets · merchandise · catalogs · retailers · marketing · advertising · campaigns · customer retention
Retail food establishments
- supermarketsLarge retail food outlets
- gas stationsVehicle refueling facilities
- housewaresDomestic household equipment
- midcenturyAround the 1950s
postwar · Americana · department stores · five-and-dime · suburban · housewives · thrifty · pastime
Disposables preserved as collectibles
- mint conditionPerfect, unused state
- raritiesUncommon or scarce items
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- appraisalEstimation of worth
cataloging · auctions · antiques · memorabilia · collector's item · bourse · acquisition · conservation
loyalty programs
Schemes incentivizing repeat patronage
- incentivesRewards prompting action
- giveawaysItems distributed free
- premiumsPayments for insurance coverage
redemption · booklets · merchandise · catalogs · retailers · marketing · advertising · campaigns · customer retention · repeat business
grocery stores
Retail food establishments
- supermarketsLarge retail food outlets
- gas stationsVehicle refueling facilities
- housewaresDomestic household equipment
midcentury · postwar · Americana · department stores · five-and-dime · suburban · housewives · thrifty · pastime · kitchenware
ephemera
Disposables preserved as collectibles
- mint conditionPerfect, unused state
- raritiesUncommon or scarce items
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
appraisal · cataloging · auctions · antiques · memorabilia · collector's item · bourse · acquisition · conservation
- vintage adsadvertising, print ads, billboard ads, newspaper ads, beer ads
trading stampscash back
Refund on purchases
money back · price reductions · percentage off · coupons · pay-as-you-go
trading stampscash
Ready spending funds
legal tender · currency · direct payment · money · hard currency
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