Collect AEON Member Points and redeem amazing gifts using the NEW AEON Classic MasterCard! 1 : 1/24/2021 : Woodburn, OR : Target : 1 : 1/24/2021 : Stowe, VT : Got change from a $20 at a restaurant. My mom and dad lived the in S&H Green Stamp world! A collection of knives with great features at unbeatable prices! By the time you were licking them, they were on their way out, while Mom was winding down her career. I don't remember how much I saved, or what I did with the savings. AEON BiG (M) SDN. Stamp Collection & Redemption Period : 4 January – 25 April 2019 I now wonder if there wasn’t some ingredient in that glue that might have been habit-forming. Trish, there was just something about licking and pasting those stamps, wasn't there? The Participant may collect the stamps starting from 1 January 2021 to 13 June 2021 (“Stamp Collection Period ”) at All AEON stores, AEON Big Hypermarkets, AEON Wellness and MaxValu Prime. Green Stamps were an effective way for her to achieve those things without laying out cash. Sherri (author) from Southeastern Pennsylvania on March 31, 2011: Thanks for joining me on this memory trip, Robie. Indeed, this is the Sherri you surmised. It's the BEST time to grab it while shopping at AEON BiG! What funny memories. I will have to ask her about Helen, but my guess is that they were, at the very least, good phone buddies! Mom continues to keep in close touch with a handful of her coworkers from those years, women who have become lifelong friends, dear to her heart and mine. Sally, a pink plastic tea set?? Now, it's more like, do the ME thing. Sherri (author) from Southeastern Pennsylvania on January 04, 2011: Thanks for the link to ehow, SDG. Don’t have enough stamps? When you were sure you had the right stamp for the text, you licked the stamp and pasted it in. They could really get hot. 食书 SAKE BOOKSTORE. Home and office became entwined. Voted up, funny, awesome, interesting. voted up and beautiful! Sherri (author) from Southeastern Pennsylvania on November 24, 2012: jphseegar, I am delighted that Cathy's comment led you here. These green stamps touched our lives in ways that even Coca Cola advertising campaigns never did and never will...Coke tasted good, but it didn't bring family together. Now I have to wonder what ever happened to that waffle iron! Scribenet, thank you so much for the good words. ', I certainly do remember bank books. None of these remaining things will ever leave my house. By chance, I ran across Sally's Trove and found it to be absolutely. proudgrandpa from Charlotte, NC on January 03, 2011: Many of us had Ron's and Bob's in our lives but a lot of people didn't have the integrity and fortitude to build on their recognition of good character. I was the young kid on the block and the entire company at 330 was a family! We offer a range of services including the issuance of Credit Cards, Easy Payment schemes, Personal Financing schemes and Insurance products. I just saw the cameras with flash cubes lolol. The TV's have greatly changed and colors have changed, but it's a book I will keep and hopefully pass down to the next generation. And precious. Many thanks for the comprehensive S&H journey. I so appreciate your thoughts about doing the right thing. After 41 years, I retired in 1996 as Vice President of Store Operations and Distribution. Sherri (author) from Southeastern Pennsylvania on July 03, 2011: moonlake, I still have some of those things, too, from a sewing basket acquired in 1960 to a butcher block in 1976. It provided me with endless hours of play time pasting stamps into books, employment during summer and winter vacations, a four-year college scholarship, and lessons in personal finance, business achievement, social responsibility, ethics, and morality. And in too few companies. Even now, my mother runs into former co-workers now and again. 1st time ever! Thank you so much . Remember filling up bank savings books with dimes and quarters? It just so happens that my mother was here with me when you wrote, so I was able to share your comment with her. I used to love shopping at the S&H Green Stamp Store! I wish you well in your search...you'll do just as good a job of that as I would. We got them at the Acme, right? Thank YOU for resurrecting that memory in my head. You see, I already knew my own family and its dynamics and routines, but these company events opened doors to observe and learn not only from other families, but from the family that was S&H. I still have 5 of them today. Those stores were so much a part of my growing up. S&H truly was a company that kept its old-time, family values from the beginning to the end. I could expect the same rules nearly everywhere I went. His wife's name was nora and he had a daughter whi was a teacher at the time! The more I think about it, stamps were an echo or a mirror of the value of saving for a rainy day. My mom wouldn't shop at a store unless they offered S&H Green Stamps... Kind Regards from Missouri Ozarks - Table Rock Lake on January 03, 2011: Sally's Trove, What a beautiful story! We steered clear of those merchants who offered Plaid and King Korn! I'm so glad you have that memory. Sherri (author) from Southeastern Pennsylvania on September 18, 2011: fastfreta, ty so much for contributing your memories to this conversation. The company looked out for you. S&H in particular was a brilliant marketer, making sure their brand was immediately recognizable and thus memorable. One last thought...Thank goodness all those stamp books were incinerated. I, too have enjoyed the comments about S&H green stamps. Sherri (author) from Southeastern Pennsylvania on January 06, 2011: Thanks for the good words, C.J.! Advertise with EverydayOnSales Malaysia. The inside of each book had slots for quarters or dimes, and when the book was full, you got to take walk it over to the bank and deposit it in your savings account. Mom wore these conspicuously and proudly. However, I could not even begin to tell you what they ever got with them. eBay collectible/ephemera sellers, for the most part, are very knowledgeable and often share in detail what they know. Ok, this comment is long overdue, and for that, I'm sorry. Myer Brooks's store in Trenton, New Jersey. Get a stamp with every purchase of RM30 and above in a single receipt. My father also spent 25+ years at Sperry & Hutchinson, from the early 60s to retirement in 1983. Is it ever possible that "workers" are not "underpaid" in the vernacular of the liberal whiners. Enjoy and Get cash voucher worth RM5 for FREE when you collect 10 stamps and many more. Precious because you found something in this Hub that gave you a different take on trading stamps (the family aspect of this company). S&H employees came from different cultures, different economic backgrounds, different genders, races, and age groups. He loved smoking his cigars and was a sharp dresser. You can still redeem S&H Green Stamps! :). Looking at this stuff really gives you a warm feeling. In some ways, they were even more special. :). I can send pictures if that will help. . Thank you! Start your Lunar New Year shopping early at AEON BiG! This is so good. I am old enough to remember these. Promotions & Events All Stores. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); AEON BiG Malaysia are having their Stamp & Redeem Promotion now. I can't help wondering, what were the blue ones? I have a beer stein full up on a shelf. It sounds like a company with true values and dignity. We constantly published Malaysia Sales, Malaysia Warehouse Sale, Malaysia Promotion, Great Deals, Amazing Discounts & any other sales information with our beloved readers. 330 and Metuchen were very closely aligned, probably because of their proximity. I thought that there may be some edge for me by buying stamps and exchanging them for merchandise.But that was not the case, the merchandise in the redemption store was high retail or more.So, my question was and still is, how did they go out of business. S&H Green Stamps were as much a part of our home as they were of my mother’s workplace. I knew that if I violated their trust in me, which would be disrespecting my mother and their love of and admiration of her, I would be toast in Hell, with a burned crust that would have no hope for redemption. Log on to http://www.aeonretail.com.my/JamieOliv…/ for more information. I enjoyed your observations about items in the S&H catalog...a toaster is still a toaster! And you had the pen and scholarship, too? I like your grandmother and great-grandmother...they knew that a kid loves to help and loves to paste stamps, and they loved you. I have a question for you, my mother redeemed stamps for a set of 6 Goblets or iced tea glasses, not sure which they are. Weren't there little ones you got, and then big bonus stamps? Although there were four children in my home when I was growing up, I was the one who usually pasted those green stamps into our books. What I was taught at home, I often found at my friends homes as well. Thought of you many times over the years wondering how your career developed. I'll bet some successful Wall Street broker licked his/her fair trade of green stamps as a kid, too. I accord whatever integrity and fortitude I had to recognize the gifts these men gave to me to my mother. Voted up and shared. Those are great memories, aren't they? I do feel sort of alien or alienated with my expectations, which are based on my childhood or even based on my daughter's childhood, where folks in proximity to us behaved in expected ways or even engaged at all. However, with the vague memories I have of green stamps, the same holds true for the bank books. ... AEON MaxValu, AEON BiG, and AEON Wellness. I am an S&H Green Stamps child. S&H was all about quality merchandise. My mother flowed along with the company’s growth by advancing from being a receptionist to a payroll clerk to a merchandiser to a benefits administrator. Voted up and awesome! I'm so happy she still uses those pots and pans. Green Stamps were what I saved, so I pasted them in my Green Stamps book.". I always thought the stamp business was a really good business plan for he stamp issuer. I was so excited! I always wondered what happened to my boss, as i had such great respect for him! Those relationships that stood the test of time began with each knowing the other through their work-day lives and the events that the company provided to bring them closer together. Endless whining. *sigh* Green Stamps, Plaid Stamps, King Korn Stamps, and the host of others. And now that I think about it, the only currency exchanged was a book of stamps that licking effort had gone into. Each time you make a purchase online with your AEON BiG Credit Card, we will verify your identity by asking you to enter a ‘ONE-TIME PASSCODE’ (OTP), which is a 6-digit password sent automatically to your mobile phone during the payment process. Thanks for the memories. So many of us have very specific memories of events related to trading stamps. Please email me through my contact link at the top of this article if you'd like to chat. I believe they still honor S&H Green Stamps. FlyingPanther, thank you always for reading and commenting. It was something my mom shared with her 8 children as something to enjoy and anticipate for Christmas. They had all of the money before they ever made a sale of merchandise,a large portion of the stamps that they had exchanged for real money were never redeemed and those that were, they made a profit on the merchandise. I do think S&H was remarkable for the commitment it made to bringing coworkers together socially. We patronized merchants who offered S&H Green Stamps and licked and pasted enough S&H Green Stamps into books to acquire furniture, appliances, home accessories, gifts for friends and family, and even sterling silver treasures. My hand now held something we could trade for merchandise. on June 26, 2011: Well, this just brings back memories! She got them in the late 50's or early 60's. I would not be surprised if you found your mother's glasses. Year 2021, we bring you an �� �� by Stamp Redemption at all AEON Stores now! :). Through the years, the company marked Mom’s employment anniversaries with precious items of gold and silver that carried the company’s logo. I loved it! There weren't many things for kids (if I remember correctly), but I loved a pink plastic tea set!! S&H was a good employer for the benefits they provided your family in wages, fringes, and solid human connections. Terms and conditions apply. AEON BiG Spend & Redeem Promotion. Think I might have to do more research! S&H provided my mother with a wage, fully paid health benefits, a pension, a network of people comprising an extended family, and a lifetime’s worth of friendships. Sherri (author) from Southeastern Pennsylvania on June 27, 2011: I do too, Sally TX. The current coupon/groupon users have nothing on the ladies and gents who used to use stamps for merchandise. ‍ Stamp issuance: 1st January until 13th June. S&H is one of those things. S&H's marketing strategy, I think, always focused on the "little lady". It's sort of like using cash instead of credit cards...credit cards are just too, too easy to use unthinkingly, but when there's cash in your wallet, you count it, sort it, and think a bit more about where it's going to go. The gentleman in the center is Peter H. Spectre's grandfather, Myer Brooks, who set up redemption stores for S&H. S&H was a good employer, but not without its faults. Ron was a southern gentleman who one year, after a vacation to his hometown in Georgia, brought me a glorious peach with its stem and leaves still looking fresh from the tree. I agree completely about the online coupon business. I read an article called "When Families Licked Together" that Warren Buffet bought many of his companies by buying the Blue Chip stamp company with its cash reserves and using those reserves, not to buy the merchandise it was intended for, but companies like Wesco Financial and See's Candy. What a great insight into the fabric of the Company. Sherri (author) from Southeastern Pennsylvania on January 07, 2011: Audrey, it was fun, wasn't it? Credit has to be give to William S. Beineike our past owner and president for the direction he gave to his Company. I just hope my own sons would never have done that...and I know we wouldn't have done that especially to an adult woman when we were in the village that was raising the kids... Great story, thanks for sharing that part of many of our lives!! I wish I had taken a picture of it all those years ago. There is some really cool stuff in it and not much has changed. I saw that S&H Green Stamp symbol, and could not stop reading this Hub. I would be happy to contact you... but just seeing fb and twitter links....no email. She didn't have much of a dollar budget, in terms of cash, but she had a tremendous influence in deciding the needs of her home. I am so glad you still have those goblets. Sherri (author) from Southeastern Pennsylvania on March 21, 2012: Oh Beth! Pamela, that is so cool that the stamps are in a stein. I'm sure the money was put into an account of my very own, but that's all I remember. I remember pasting S&H stamps with may mom. Both my mother’s and my initials are S.H. Just think of all the germs that could have been passed around. They were each other’s maids of honor, godparents to children, and strong shoulders in times of loss. ... Aeon Jamie Oliver 2021 Jusco Knives Collection Redeem Stamp Sticker . At the time you worked in Chatham, my mother was a lead merchandiser, making sure the redemption center managers had the products they needed for their customers. eBay has a wealth of information about these wonderful vintage items, because the sellers who feature them, for the most part, love to write about them. Lori J Latimer from Central Oregon on February 06, 2011: Sally, excellent Hub. I loved S&H green stamps! I appreciate your story of the integrity & trust instilled in you and how you grew up. He was a rock, and also Ron’s boss. FP, I'm delighted to know that you share that memory of licking stamps. Now till 31 Mar 2021: SSF First-Ever, Biggest Warehouse Sale Up to... 5-18 Mar 2021: Hervelvetvase Special Deal at Isetan, 12-14 Mar 2021: Sunshine Weekend Specials. I can taste them on my tongue! But I'll bet India came in the mail, too! Ultimately they came to a decision to forsake the "corporate family" for the bottom line. I remember when we were having the first oil crisis and it got lots easier to fill the books. Ain't love grand. Sherri (author) from Southeastern Pennsylvania on September 21, 2011: I remember those cigarette coupons, too, Patty. 4.9 /5. Thanks for an awesome comment. Perhaps early Alzheimers is setting in? You were on the cusp of that transition. – Purchase of Festive Hampers, AEON Gift Voucher, AEON Loyalty Redemption Program, Telephone cards, stamps, Cigarettes, and Top Up for AEON Wallet, Touch and Go. Beat The Heat 1 - 31 March 2021; AEON MEMBER WOW Price 1 - 14 March 2021; AEON Baby Fair Until 14 Mar 2021… Winsome from Southern California by way of Texas on January 08, 2011: Hi Sally, thanks for the fun memories and the glimpse into your family history. He was a buyer for many years, and would select the items for his assigned lines of business that would go both into the standard catalog as well as the incentive program catalog. At the company’s hiatus, S&H produced three times more stamps than the US Post Office and published this country’s largest merchandise catalog. HOW ARE YOU? S&H is still functioning as S&H greenpoints and was just recently bought by ProLogic Consumer Marketing Service. It's a nice memory. ... 2018 to December 2018 is considered as AEON Points earned in year 2018 and will therefore expire on 31st December 2021. Anyway again this was a wonderful hub. I think your memory is quite accurate. As you know, they became anathema later on. Get one of AEON's exclusive cards and enjoy instant access to the best deals at AEON stores, restaurants, and retail outlets across Malaysia. I love the description you wrote of him. Sherri (author) from Southeastern Pennsylvania on January 08, 2011: Winsome, your breadth of knowledge adds greatly to this Hub. :). I just hope their glue hasn't stuck them all together! But company-sponsored social engagements managed to bridge that divide in ways that counted. I'm glad you enjoyed this Hub. Thanks for the wonderful memory. I loved the warehouse job. Enjoyed your hub. My grandmother and greatgrandmother bought practical household items like irons and toasters. My mom used my brother and I as human stamp lickers and we weren't as happy with that role as she was! It was a good era while it lasted. I will do as you suggest. I wish you good luck in this search and hope you find additions to this set. Redeem ideal knives as low as RM8.90 with 15 stamps collected at AEON BiG. Sally's Trove mention her mother worked at the Metuchen office but never stated her name.