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In Reply to: RE: At one time you could go to Thrifty's Drug Store and test your tubes for free. posted by DannyR on November 18, 2015 at 08:47:03
...although stock selection was limited to really common types and prices were kinda high. Most non-stock types could be ordered. Overall, you paid for the convenience factor and the opportunity to actively participate in the technology of the day.
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I really would have liked to experience the drug store tester for myself. What year did they generally get phased out?
The last one I saw was at a RadioShack maybe mid 80s. Not sure when they were phased out of drugstores but it was much before the mid 80s in my locality.
The corner drug store 2 blocks from the house I grew up in had a tester until the late 1970's. That drug store also had a soda fountain, so I spent a lot of time in there as a kid. The tester was on the end of the last aisle in the store right next to the finger nail polish display.
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