Way back in the ancient past, about 1974 or 75, Phyllis & I went to Atlantic City for a visit.
Of course, back then there was still a lot of things to do on the Boardwalk, and there were no casinos. So this guy comes up to us and tells us if we go look at a time-share we'll get a
free gift. Back then, there weren't really a lot of time-shares, and we'd never heard of it, so of course we went. So they showed us around an old building that was being renovated, none of it finished, and had us 'envision' what it would look like when it was done! Needless to say, we passed on the opportunity (though it's probably worth a small fortune today) and got our free gift...
...a $5 gift certificate to the MR PEANUT Store!!!
Such a deal...
On a side note, the original Spencer Gifts warehouse and outlet store was just outside of town, and nothing like the mall stores of today. Most of what they sold was $1 or $2 items out of a catalog you'd get at home, and the outlet store carried the stuff that was leftover in quantities too small to put in the catalog.
We also ate dinner in a restaurant (Friar Tuck's??) that was in an old church, you actually sat on the old pew benches to eat.
I know it's hard to believe for anyone under 50 or so, but Atlantic City used to be more than just casinos (and slums).
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