A Thriftway Christmas, Circa 1981
To my knowledge there hasn’t been a Thriftway in Portland since the 90s. The music played here is a softer
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Advertising
Malibu Grand Prix — 1981
According to some accounts, this was the arcade Polybius showed up in. Try to spot it!
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Ramblin Rod Sells Toyotas — 1984
While most people remember Rod Anders for his Ramblin Rod persona, he was a man of many buttons. Here’s a
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Tom Peterson And Gloria’s Too: The First Ad Together
One year after the bankruptcy, Tom Peterson returned to television in the fall of 1992, now with Gloria too. They
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Tom Peterson Is Listening To His Wife
Soon after the bankruptcy, a series of Peterson ads was released that didn’t end with “Happy place to buy” or
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Tom Peterson’s Super Stores: Liquidation
The loss of Super Stores meant all the material in them had to go. These ads were captured on September
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Tom Peterson’s Super Stores: Remake
A re-edit of the ad posted here, only with all references to Super Stores removed.
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Tom Peterson’s Super Stores: End of The Road
Eventually, the tragic news broke. Here are snips from two news reports covering the collapse of Tom Peterson’s Super Stores
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Tom Peterson’s Super Stores: The Last Gasp
These are the last Super Stores ads that ran before the bankruptcy announcement. In one of them Tom just mentions
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Why You Can’t Look At An Eclipse
Does it make more sense now?
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