You Just Have to Like Piggly Wiggly History
Piggly Wiggly is one of those brands that is famous mostly because it is a cool name and a cool mascot. For generations, Americans have loved the concept that y... Read more.
Pre-Mixed Martinis in a Bottle?
There is something very 1970s about The Club pre-mixed martinis. Is it the idea that it is somehow too difficult to mix vermouth and gin? Or that it is too hard... Read more.
History of Meguiar’s Car Care Brand
IRVINE, Calif. – Best known for its car-care products, the niche boat and car cleaner brand Meguiar’s sold out to 3M on October 3, 2008. 3M already ... Read more.
Ever Heard of Southern Stamps?
CROSS CREEK, FLORIDA – We happened to be in Cross Creek, the home of the noted American writer Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. Just around the corner is an old ... Read more.
Dubble Bubble, America’s Favorite, Not American!
So why is that everything American has to be made out of the country? Last weekend in White Stone, Virginia, we saw some nieces and nephews having fun with a ba... Read more.
Cool USAirways Backpack for Back-To-School
The airline backpack is a tired old idea that has mostly been forgotten, save those nifty retro backs reintroduced by Pan Am One. USAirways has come up with a n... Read more.
Clever Ways to Brand Your City: Dinner in the Sky
We got a great idea today from Israel tourism. It’s called Dinner in the Sky. The idea is simple. You build a platform, make a crane, serve folks from din... Read more.
History of Whiz Hollingshead Wax of Camden
CAMDEN – We love the odd old brands. And one brand that could have been Armor All was Whiz Hollingshead. Whiz Hollingshead made all sorts of waxes and flu... Read more.
Classic Mattingly & Moore Bourbon
Bourbon is one of the anti-fashion drinks, and Mattingly & Moore is one of those anti-fashion brands. Rarely advertised and founded in 1876, it lives at liq... Read more.
S&H Green Stamp Machine
Yes, it was for Life’s Extra Pleasures, and if you are of a certain age, you will remember the green machines like this that sat at the end of supermarket... Read more.