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“Now, about the payments. Do you want to take advantage of the long-drawn-out soul-shattering plan, or the short back-breaking one?” Chon Day August 16, 1958
“I’m afraid getting a divorce doesn’t come under a home-improvement loan.” Geo. Gately July 23, 1960
Jerry Marcus May 25, 1963
“My three-year-old discovered long-distance direct-dial telephoning!” Ed Dahlin May 5, 1962
“It’s a standard contract. The large print has you jumping for joy and the small print brings you to your senses.” March 7, 1959
“I am the ghost of Christmas past.” Brian Savage January 4, 1964
“Well, there you are. We can reduce your entire indebtedness to one low, monthly payment of $1,684.82.” Lorem September 19, 1964
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The best three are numbers 2, 3, & 4. I can identify with each. I did such a “Home Improvement” back in 1996 and the greatest benefit was ridding myself from a domineering mother-in-law. Though she has now since passed, it was good riddance for me. I worked for a telephone company where kids learned to dial direct long distance without the parent’s knowledge and some of the bills parents or grandparents were stuck with were outrageous and required an extended payment plan to pay off. Number three speaks for itself after going through a divorce.
I love them all, but #7 (bottom) takes the cake! Imagine being told you can pay off your entire debt with monthly payments of just over $1,600.00 per month in 1964. That would be over $16,000.00 per month now. The top one from 1958 is a shocker too. They’d never put it to the customer like that, but it doesn’t make it any less true. OUCH!
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The best three are numbers 2, 3, & 4. I can identify with each. I did such a “Home Improvement” back in 1996 and the greatest benefit was ridding myself from a domineering mother-in-law. Though she has now since passed, it was good riddance for me. I worked for a telephone company where kids learned to dial direct long distance without the parent’s knowledge and some of the bills parents or grandparents were stuck with were outrageous and required an extended payment plan to pay off. Number three speaks for itself after going through a divorce.
I love them all, but #7 (bottom) takes the cake! Imagine being told you can pay off your entire debt with monthly payments of just over $1,600.00 per month in 1964. That would be over $16,000.00 per month now. The top one from 1958 is a shocker too. They’d never put it to the customer like that, but it doesn’t make it any less true. OUCH!