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Originally Posted by gobgook2
Great points  being born in '79 myself, while you were all getting domain names for free
were cabbage patch kids only shipping in quantities of 5-10 per store? |
Well - youre right about the domains names for free - up until 1995 or so they were free - then they had to start charging $100 per name for a 2 year reg. to support ICANN
And yes - they would definitely limit the numbers of certain toys to each store - although back then you also had something called rain-checks that would allow you to fill in a little form and when they got a new shipment you were guaranteed the price for that sale day - none of this new walmart-induced BS of only 5 per store at that price and thats it - of course the other factor is that back then we didnt have walmarts in very many cities - they didnt really expand till the 80s - and very few shopping malls - so everyone went to the department stores like Macys,Hechts or Sears and the crowds were amazing.