Funny Of The Week/They Don’t Make ’em Like They Used To…

My new Funny of the Week takes a trip back in time to newspaper ads of old and in particular, to ads they wouldn’t get away with now…

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Photo credit: London Media.

15 responses to “Funny Of The Week/They Don’t Make ’em Like They Used To…”

  1. I’m surprised they got away with it then – that’s shameless. I imagine the money back guarantee was used a fair bit ;-P

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    1. It’s terrible, isn’t it?!

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      1. Totally… It’s obviously a con. In those days they trusted more.

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  2. Wow. Wonder if those that tried to get their money back were met with returned mail because the address didn’t exist.

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