S&H Green Stamps

[stevej37]

Just finished an e-book on my Kindle about a true murder in the early 1900's. Along with describing the daily life in Pennsylvania...there was frequent mention of the S&H Green Stamps.
Wives would treat them like gold.

I remember my Mother having books that she was pasting these stamps in for redemption. She knew exactly how many more she needed for her next redemption.
This was in the early 50's.


"Launched in 1896, Sperry & Hutchinson's green stamp program is still around."

127 years is not a bad run.
Anyone still collect them?

[masraum]

I remember my grandmother saving them in the mid 70s when I was a little guy. I often got to paste the stamps into the books which made my day!

[stevej37]

^^^ According to the search I did...they are still going strong, only in digital form now.


"Today, the S&H Company has completely digitized their entire redemption catalog. You can redeem green points through their ideabook system online. Yet, that leaves the millions of unused stamps in limbo. For a time, there was a third party company that brokered stamps-for-cash transactions but it shut down in 2001.

However, there's hope on the horizon. On their website, S&H states that they have future plans for how people are going to be able to redeem their old stamps and to hold onto them, and you can sign up for an account on their website to get any updates on the matter."

[JackDidley]

My mom did the Green Stamp thing in the 50s & 60s. I dont think it was a thing in the small town we moved to in 70 .
Reminds me of my ex collecting Marlboro miles in the 90s. I still have the tee shirt and chili mugs she got me.

[stevej37]

^^^ I remember my Mother redeeming some for Revere Cook Ware.
She kept that cook ware for the rest of her life.

[porsche tech]

Top Value yellow stamps too…

[stevej37]

^^^ Yes on the Green Stamps....I don't remember the Top Value ones.

Now...to see if my Epson will print off a good copy of your green stamps and then I'll copy off a hundred copies.

[Baz]

Our Publix here on the island back in the day........

[stevej37]

The book also mentions the 'Tea Man' that would make the rounds in the early 1900's selling household goods. Wives would be anxious because he would give and redeem green stamps.

He made the rounds with a horse pulled carriage.

[Evans, Marv]

The service station where I worked at the age of 15/16 gave S&H Green Stamps. Mondays was the slowest day of the week, so the owner decided to offer double stamps on that day. It wasn't long until Mondays were as busy or busier than the rest.

[stevej37]

Here's the book that dealt with the murder and life in the early 1900'S

https://www.amazon.com/Franks-Bear-Cave-Sensational-America-ebook/dp/B0B3TYHPGY

[JackDidley]

Originally Posted by stevej37

^^^ Yes on the Green Stamps....I don't remember the Top Value ones.

Now...to see if my Epson will print off a good copy of your green stamps and then I'll copy off a hundred copies.

I remembered the yellow stamps but could not come up with the name. They had them in Chicago too but I dont think they were as big as Green Stamps.

[asphaltgambler]

I remember mom saving those in the late sixties when I was 8, 9 yrs old mostly from the local Gulf station when you filled up with gas. I remember the books to paste them in.

[Zeke]

There were blue stamps too. But then again there was Diner's Club.

[stevej37]

The redemption part of the Green Stamps was not bad....credible housewares for a fair rate.

Almost at the level of Pepsi points for a Harrier Jet.

[GH85Carrera]

The gas station I used gave Green Stamps. Mom was always happy to get them.

[stevej37]

It was prob the first step in making women's shopping decisions important...a good program.

[rfuerst911sc]

I remember my mom collected green stamps and blue stamps . She was always redeeming them for kitchen items . Nice to see S&H is still around .

[Steve Carlton]

Blue Chip stamps were the big thing in the '60s. I remember they had a good sized store where you could redeem your books of stamps. Green stamps were around, but less common.

Kind of an early version of reward cards.

[stevej37]

It's hard to imagine that they started in 1896.