Do you remember when...

[Phaser]

Do you remember a time when the Bank of Boulder ran advertisements offering a Weatherby Mark V rifle instead of paid interest when you opened a CD? You gave the bank say $2000.00 for 5 years and they ship you the rifle, payment up front. At the end of 5 years, you got the original $2000.00 back. Those were the days.

 

[Belt Fed]

Don't remember that particular bank but ones here had specials, as with gas stations. even oatmeal boxes had goodies in them back then.

 

[Shibadog]

Yup-wish they’d repeat it today

 

[HayesGreener]

Do you remember a time when the Bank of Boulder ran advertisements offering a Weatherby Mark V rifle instead of paid interest when you opened a CD? You gave the bank say $2000.00 for 5 years and they ship you the rifle, payment up front. At the end of 5 years, you got the original $2000.00 back. Those were the days.

I got a Weatherby shotgun through that program

 

[PieterCoetzee]

YEP I remember, just wasnt into Weatherby nor did a young soldier have $2000 to spare for 5 years but a cool idea

 

[Grayfox]

I remember it very well. They ran full page ads in all the popular gun magazines at the time.

 

[southtex]

I remember (my area) when the country wasn't gun crazy. You had them or you didn't but more importantly you let people be themselves. Post Reagan attempt the changes have gone from a shift to a continuing full slide. I remember turkey shoots, targets at the fair, open to the public days at the gun club and a community full of hunters. Sadly, there's a chance a bank could run the risk of failing if they gave away a gun in today's world.

 

[HayesGreener]

I remember buying ammo at the grocery store, guns and ammo at Penneys, and Sears.

 

[PieterCoetzee]

I remember buying ammo at the grocery store, guns and ammo at Penneys, and Sears.

and Montgomery Wards and Western Auto and Woolworths and yard sales

 

[southtex]

I remember buying ammo at the grocery store, guns and ammo at Penneys, and Sears.

The Ted Williams line at Sears

 

[Recusant]

I got a Weatherby shotgun through that program

When I opened my first savings account all I got was a bank like this. And it was empty!

 

[Jester560]

Never heard of such!

 

[Talyn]

I bought my Marlin Model 39 at a JC Penny's.

 

[Belt Fed]

I still have some J.C. Penny hand tools. guess the lifetime warranty is no good. lol