Justin Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 I found this old drugstore flyer packed away with Halloween decorations from when I was young. The flyer is dated October 28, 1984 and is from Perry Drug Stores in Rochester, Michigan. Incidentally this would have been the week that the events in Stranger Things 2 takes place. Perry was a prominent drug store chain in the Detroit area from the 1950s through the 1990s and was bought out by Rite Aid in 1995. The flyer was just junk mail that had been mailed to my house that my dad used as packing material to pack away Halloween decorations, and somehow the flyer survived all this time. Pretty cool to flip through here and see everything that was on sale in 1984 and how much it costs. Makes me miss Michigan in the fall. I also made a short video of it which you can watch below, enjoy! greenween, Atari Creep, RickR and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Creep Posted October 31, 2018 Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 I was 9. That is all. lol MaximumRD and Justin 2 Quote Don't just watch TV, PLAY IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted October 31, 2018 Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 I would have been 10. The price of candy and oil those days...wow! I wish oil cost that much these days. Candy, too. I miss shopping centers like that. It is a shame how most of the stuff around then is gone now. Justin and MaximumRD 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted November 1, 2018 Report Share Posted November 1, 2018 Great post. I was 15...16 on Nov 8! Reminds me of a similar store in Portland called Payless Justin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted November 1, 2018 Report Share Posted November 1, 2018 Thank you for sharing! My family usually went to Arbor Drugs (since assimilated by CVS), but because of the blue color scheme, I thought Perry Drugs was the "cooler" drug store! So cool to see old Faygo bottles! I never realized they sold boating stuff, but boating was big in Michigan. I strongly connect drug stores, with buying Topps baseball cards and Garbage Pail Kids, as well as Bazooka Joe boxes of gum. Also, this add was printed shortly after the Detroit Tiger won their most recent World Series! Justin 1 Quote The No Swear Gamer on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChtJuo040EOCTVziObIgVcg Host of The Atari 7800 Game by Game Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher and YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted November 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 On 11/1/2018 at 10:48 AM, nosweargamer said: Thank you for sharing! My family usually went to Arbor Drugs (since assimilated by CVS), but because of the blue color scheme, I thought Perry Drugs was the "cooler" drug store! It's funny you mention Arbor Drugs! I just saw William Schallert on TV and made me think of Arbor Drugs. To me William Schallert will always be "The Arbor Man". On 11/1/2018 at 10:48 AM, nosweargamer said: Also, this add was printed shortly after the Detroit Tiger won their most recent World Series! I remember that like it was yesterday. Gibby! And the sound of Ernie Harwell and Paul Carey on WJR Radio. Swingggg and a miss! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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