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For many of us, Sea Monkeys were our first encounter with deceptive advertising.
We all knew they weren't going to look like the illustration. We KNEW it.
But maybe... What if...?
So, just in case, we sent in our $1.25 plus 50¢ shipping -- and a whole generation of cynical baby boomers was created as a result.
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It's from 1972.We apologize.
Posted by: Jerome Magajes | 11 April 2011 at 05:56 AM
Not,it's from 1971...said from this ad.
Posted by: Jerome Magajes | 11 April 2011 at 05:58 AM