1976 Argos catalogue

[Dude111]

What would you buy from this TODAY if you could??

www.flickr.com/search?q=argos+catalogue+1976

One thing i would get is that state of the art,top of the range sound system!! (They were made QUITE GOOD then!! (Awesome AM reception,etc))

 

[MichaelD]

Wow, that reminds me so much of the Sears Christmas Catalogue! We used to look forward to it every year...I mean, really looked forward to it. :$ Our parents would get the majority of our XMas presents straight out of the book. Life was so much slower and simpler back then; you filled out a form with the item numbers you wanted and enclosed a check covering the total cost. Then, 4-6 weeks later a box would show up at your door. If the stuff came in 3 weeks you would've said "Wow! What fast shipping!" There was no such thing as the instant gratification that we have with today's internet and the PayPal way of paying for things. The world has changed so much and i feel lucky to have been a witness to it. But I still can't make up my mind which world I like better. :hmm:

 

[ArizonaSteve]

Interesting that the stuff in that catalog appears to be so much better made than the cheap Chinese crap we get nowadays.

 

[bradley]

FU Nixon.

 

[Pocatello]

A lot of stuffs on there I want to buy, especially the toys. I wanted those when I was a kid.

 

[Kaido]

Wii Golf > http://www.flickr.com/photos/38301877@N05/3590111210/ :awe:

 

[Dude111]

Interesting that the stuff in that catalog appears to be so much better made than the cheap Chinese crap we get nowadays.

Indeed it is!!!!!

 

[mmntech]

Arrrrrrrrrrr-goooooooos!

Interesting that the stuff in that catalog appears to be so much better made than the cheap Chinese crap we get nowadays.

Even more interesting when I flip through these old catalogues and recognize stuff my parents and grandparents still use on a daily basis. There was a lot more pride in workmanship back then, and more pride in owning a well made piece.

 

[pmv]

A lot of stuffs on there I want to buy, especially the toys. I wanted those when I was a kid.

Ah, the laminated book of dreams!