PineSong Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 As much as I don't want to think about monkeys or puppies being shipped in the mail from Sears, and I don't know who was raising masses of guinea pigs in Greenville, Ohio (!) I love this page: https://christmas.musetechnical.com/ShowCatalogPage/1959-Sears-Fall-Winter-Catalog/1554 $32.95 for a squirrel monkey $125 for a poodle and 35 fish for $15 Imagine all the kids saving up their paper route money for a squirrel monkey! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 id be in for a monkey!😈 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Struggle Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 Monkey here as well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameCzar Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 Their hodge podge of fish crammed into small spaces reminds me of when I was a kid trying to keep fish. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PineSong Posted December 29, 2021 Author Share Posted December 29, 2021 On 12/28/2021 at 11:35 PM, GameCzar said: Their hodge podge of fish crammed into small spaces reminds me of when I was a kid trying to keep fish. Right. We had a 10 gallon with an angel fish, a kissing gourami, a silver dollar, some tiger barbs, tadpoles and ditch fish from the (south Florida) yard. Why not just detonate a bomb in the tank and call it a day? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalmedByFish Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 (edited) On 12/28/2021 at 10:52 PM, PineSong said: Right. We had a 10 gallon with an angel fish, a kissing gourami, a silver dollar, some tiger barbs, tadpoles and ditch fish from the (south Florida) yard. Why not just detonate a bomb in the tank and call it a day? I thought MY childhood 10 gallon was bad! You SO win! 🤣 Edit: I just noticed that paper was selling alligators. I take back my previous statement. Whoever bought the alligator wins. 🙄 Edited December 29, 2021 by CalmedByFish 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PineSong Posted December 29, 2021 Author Share Posted December 29, 2021 On 12/28/2021 at 9:16 PM, Struggle said: Monkey here as well. Yes, but do you want a Spider Monkey or a Squirrel Monkey or an "organ grinder's monkey"? There were OPTIONS! On 12/29/2021 at 12:08 AM, CalmedByFish said: I thought MY childhood 10 gallon was bad! You SO win! 🤣 Edit: I just noticed that paper was selling alligators. I take back my previous statement. Whoever bought the alligator wins. 🙄 Hey, it says they are "Harmless when small". Oh, no problem then! 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishPlanet Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 2 1/2 gallon for goldfish and tropical fish. Yeah, I don't think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanked Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 Right now I would go for the Burro to compete with my neighbor(s) barking dogs! Sears also offered kit houses and kit wooden boats you could build in your garage or basement. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sudofish Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 According to inflation calculators that shepherd puppy would be ~$700 today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawjagrrl Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 On 12/30/2021 at 8:50 AM, Tanked said: Right now I would go for the Burro to compete with my neighbor(s) barking dogs! Sears also offered kit houses and kit wooden boats you could build in your garage or basement. I want a burro too. Great LGD substitutes if you have coyotes. On 12/30/2021 at 11:11 AM, sudofish said: According to inflation calculators that shepherd puppy would be ~$700 today. Probably what you'd pay a reputable breeder today? Mine are all rescue mutts, but I've seen 4-figure purebred puppy prices on social media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 On 12/30/2021 at 11:02 AM, Jawjagrrl said: I want a burro too. Great LGD substitutes if you have coyotes. Probably what you'd pay a reputable breeder today? Mine are all rescue mutts, but I've seen 4-figure purebred puppy prices on social media. oh yeah, german shepherds can be quite spendy. i like they listed mature weights, and see how they've changed over the years due to breeding. 60-85#. its rare to find a male shep now days that wont break 100#, even my female is 90, and she is not fat. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sudofish Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 @JawjagrrlProbably is what you'd spend today I dunno for sure. I like big dogs but if I was to get one I'd want to go the rescue route. I just find old prices fascinating for some reason lol. Like back when you could get a new car for $2k or so. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawjagrrl Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 On 12/30/2021 at 12:41 PM, sudofish said: @JawjagrrlProbably is what you'd spend today I dunno for sure. I like big dogs but if I was to get one I'd want to go the rescue route. I just find old prices fascinating for some reason lol. Like back when you could get a new car for $2k or so. An average car was not much more than that when I was a kid (LOL). But I can relate. Old fish equipment pricing is interesting too. I live on a farm, so we have three rescue big boys and one little sh!t entitled indoor one 😉 We were able to do dna testing this year when Chewy had a big sale on kits, and those reveals sure were fun! Perhaps the most interesting mix is Great Pyrenees, GSD, Chow Chow, Pitt and just for fun... boxer. She is a total goober around people, but ever watchful of our pastures (think of the old Wylie Coyote cartoons), and deadly around any small game like rabbits. I encourage anyone to rescue! Two of our boys had been in a shelter over a YEAR. Our frenchie was once owned by someone that shows dogs (other people's) for a living and decided when she turned 5yo that she had "too many dogs". Happy to say she is spoiled rotten and napping on the good pillow in front of the bowl game as I post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 I heard this epic story on the Moth that I will not spoil, but I assure you that it relates to this thread: 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PineSong Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 That Moth episode is some monkey story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanked Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 @Jawjagrrl @lefty oMom always wanted a burro, but living in the city, was willing to settle for German Shepherds. The last 4, all rescues were great companions. Caesar weighed in at 131 pounds. Caesar actually had papers, but I can't imagine what he would cost from a breeder today. @sudofish I also find old prices fascinating. Today of course, the cost of a new car is similar to what our parents paid for their first house. In 1959 the average cost of a new house was only 12 iphones and most of those houses are still usable today. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taco Playz Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Monkey definitely. Also, a Pomeranian would be nice. 😍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PineSong Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 On 12/31/2021 at 10:47 AM, Taco Playz said: Monkey definitely. Also, a Pomeranian would be nice. 😍 Sounds like someone who has never lived with a Pomeranian 😉 I have Pomeranian PTSD so I'm thinking I would have ordered a nice wire haired terrier. So 1950's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppy Guy Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Funny how all the fish collections are too many fish for the tank. I mean, 2 gouramis in a 5 gallon with a bunch of other fish? I’d put that in at least a 15 gallon, as well as add some cories to the tank. At least they didn’t ship during the Christmas season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choogie Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Yes those prices in days long ago seem unreal now. When I was a kid you could mail order rifles and shotguns, many cost much less than $25. I pumped gas at a station when in high school for $0.24 a gallon, unless there was a price war with the station across the street. Then it went down to $0.19 a gallon. I bought a new Ford pu with a 6 cylinder for $1999. I couldn’t afford the one with chrome trim, v8, and a/c. It was$2495. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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