I didn't go grocery shopping with my parents much, so I didn't have a lot of input into the cereal selections. Getting Kellogg's cards was great, but I doubt that my mother or sisters looked to see if the box had 3-D cards. Instead, they'd just grab the nearest one. That explains why we were constantly getting things that glowed in the dark, stickers, license plates, temporary tattoos and wacky wallwalkers.
I clearly remember getting a lot of the vinyl/cardboard records that were on cereal boxes - maybe Alphabits or Sugar Smacks? I bet my sisters could have snagged some 3-D cards if they selected my cereals.
I will end this rant with one of my favorite quotes from an athlete - "I'm not complaining; I'm just explaining." No, I need to continue since my sisters probably did the same thing when buying Twinkies. Why not check the bottom so that I get the best three possible players? I would check every box on the shelf before deciding which one to buy.
If you couldn't get a baseball card, what were your favorite cereal box prizes? Please estimate the years so that the rest of us can follow along. I wasn't a fan of most of the 1970s cars that were inserted because they couldn't match the Hot Wheels cars that we played with a lot in the winter.
In the late 80's... Wheaties gave away full size posters of Michael Jordan. I still have two of them hanging up in my garage.
ReplyDeleteI have a few of those. That reminds me, I won two MJ basketballs, both of which I still have.
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