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Post by daddys3chicks on Feb 8, 2006 23:04:15 GMT 10
Lately I have been wondering why some things of the past haven't mae a come back. In our fast paced society it seems like some things which have gone by the wayside would be revived by some enterprising soul.
For example - home milk delivery. I would LOVE to not have to go out and get milk. Of course, people would have to be home to get the milk, but what a convenience! And I am sure there are people who are willing to pay extra for that luxury.
Same with prescription delivery. I remember the man who used come and deliver our families prescriptions to the house. Of course, you can drive through the pharmacy, but having it come to you would be so much easier!
And the one I really wish was back - drive in theaters! I can't imagine that there is not a market for these - except that they take up "valuable" land. I would love to be able to cart my kids to the movies in their pjs - pay one price per car to get in, and bring my own snacks!
Any others?
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Post by teddymaker on Feb 9, 2006 0:00:15 GMT 10
Belive it or not we have a dairy here that still does home delivery!!!...Its expensive!!!...I have seen some pharmacies do do home deliveries, but its for shut-ins....Oh the drive-in!!!!!...Wouldn't it be wonderful to have drive-ins back!!!...How about the old A& W rootbeer resturaunts wheer you eat in the car?!...I sure miss them too!!...My spelling is awful today, sorry ;D
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Post by daddys3chicks on Feb 9, 2006 0:03:22 GMT 10
We have Sonic Drive in Restaurants here - the girls love to go because the waitresses roller skate to the car!
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Post by Pat on Feb 9, 2006 1:48:57 GMT 10
We have Sonics here too but ours are to lazy to wear the skates. ERRRRR The next town over does have a drive in theatre in the summer months. I've never been but I've heard it's very popular. We still have one mom and pops pharmacy that will deliver to shut ins but I don't know if there is an additional charge or not. No milk deliveries though.
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Post by Admin on Feb 9, 2006 2:34:53 GMT 10
Definnitely drive in's. I use to love that. Michigan still has one A and W Root Beer Stand that delivers to your car. I always make sure to stop in when I visit home.
Home milk delivery. I remember as a child it came in clear and brown bottles with the card board top and we had a little box that he set it in for us. That little box is still in our families home today even though it doesn't belong to us anymore. Quite quaint..
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Post by Deed on Feb 9, 2006 6:48:44 GMT 10
Boy do I miss the Drive-In! We used to have 2 of them close by, one is now a car dealership and the other is a parking lot.  I remember grandma getting her milk and eggs delivered. The milk came in clear or green glass bottle with a cardboard top and she always skimmed the cream off to use in tea.  We have an A & W close by still, but the girls no longer wear roller skates. LOL It is always packed at lunch and dinner time. Oh I almost forgot, we used to have a Charlie Chip delivery too! I don't know if this was popular anywhere else but every week he came and you gave him back your empty tins of potato chips, pretzels or cookies and got a new one all filled! ;D I have I think 2 of the tins in my collection.  |
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Post by daddys3chicks on Feb 9, 2006 7:59:27 GMT 10
Oh yeah - Charlie Chips! He used to deliver to the nursing home where I worked in southern IN. I got them there. The dry cleaner used to come and pick up and drop off there too!
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Post by braided-rug on Feb 9, 2006 8:38:58 GMT 10
Australia must have been a dour place to be brought up in, at least in the country, chip deliveries. I shouldn't complain I lived near a Corner Store.
We had deliveries of butter, another of bread, and one of cordial.
Our milk was via the pet goat or cow.
When we lived in our hometown, after I was married this is, we always had our milk delivered. It was cheaper and fresher too. I heard that somewhere a company has started delivering more expensive milk in bottles! I am sure I heard that not long ago.
We don't here or in the last place we were in for a year, so we buy boxes of 12, ie 12 litres of UHT milk. A litre is about 4-5 cups.
Milk in Australia was clear bottles with foil lids I think.
The root beer places are only things we dream about when we watch TV.
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Post by lucie on Feb 10, 2006 2:37:54 GMT 10
Here we still have milk delivery at home, we have drive in theatre in the town next to ours, too. I don't take the milk service because he sells his milk $1.00 more than the store...
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Post by beth2 on Feb 14, 2006 19:00:48 GMT 10
We still get milk deliveries here - or you can, 'we' don't. Actually, I haven't heard the 'moo' of the truck lately so maybe it's stopped in the last few months...?
As for A&W - y'all stop! You're making me drool with envy! No Root Beer here!
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Post by Tammie on Feb 14, 2006 23:34:57 GMT 10
I miss when kids used to be content playing with toys that didn't have batteries....like when I was growing up!! LOL
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