Pep Boys, Blue Chip Stamps, and More!

The Baby Boomer Radio, TV, Movies, Magazines, Music, Comics, Fads, Toys, Fun, and More Show!

On this episode of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site, we remember the brick and mortar catalog stores from the past. In particular we recall going to Pep Boys, an iconic auto parts store that issued a regular catalog featuring all of the neat and useful items you could purchase at their stores. Pep Boys was much more than just a place to get motor oil or a set of spark plugs, it was a place where you could get radio tubes, bicycle parts, camping gear, electric fans, or a myriad of other household things. In addition to Pep Boys we also remember such places as Allied Radio, and the stores where you could redeem those books of trading stamps, be they S&H Green Stamps or Blue Chip Stamps. Deciding what to redeem those trading stamps for was a fun task, going through the catalog, and making decisions. This is a nostalgic look back to a time when these stores were very important for all of us. Our Retro-Commercial is for Lafayette Radio Electronics. Join us as we make our way downtown to shop, here on Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site, on the Galaxy Nostalgia Network!