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My dad signed up for one of those sweepstakes back in the '90s. They called and said he won a "prize" but he had to come into view a "presentation". Went to the
by analogmemory 8y ago
My dad signed up for one of those sweepstakes back in the '90s. They called and said he won a "prize" but he had to come into view a "presentation". Went to the "presentation" where they tried to hustle him to signup for a timeshare. He resisted and they gave him the "prize", which was a knockoff boombox.
That boombox is still alive, my mom uses it in the garage when she's doing gardening. I'm pretty sure the company that gave it to us is long gone. Life finds a way?
- polynomial 8y agoWhat's a boombox?
- acomjean 8y agoFor those of a certain age (I guess).... Its a radio player with speakers. Usually battery powered. Usually with a cassette tape or two (for copying). They ended up getting pretty big in the 80s (large in size) with detachable speakers. We had the small yellow waterproof, sony sport model.[1] I think one even had a record player. At some point loud portable stereos migrated into cars. Now we just transmit audio to portable battery powered bluetooth speakers images: Sony sport boombox https://www.flickr.com/photos/55910525@N07/16532295849 https://www.flickr.com/photos/55910525@N07/16532295849 google image search https://www.google.com/search?q=boombox+80s&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X https://www.google.com/search?q=boombox+80s&source=lnms&tbm=... vector stock: https://www.vectorstock.com/royalty-free-vector/vintage-cassette-recorder-ghetto-blaster-boombox-vector-1715494 https://www.vectorstock.com/royalty-free-vector/vintage-cass...
- macintux 8y agoI had one with a tiny b&w TV in addition to the stereo. Mediocre audio and video quality but it lasted for years.
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- fl0wenol 8y agoCar stereos became an aftermarket industry with upgrade-able and louder components at the same time that boomboxes appeared on the American market; they were parallel industries, driven by the advent of cheap transistor-based amplifiers in the mid-70s.
- astura 8y agoThis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boombox#/media/File:Chicago_Pride_Parade_1985_033.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boombox#/media/File:Chicago_Pr... Was a an absolutely ubiquitous scene during summers in my childhood.
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- pweissbrod 8y agoWow you just made me feel old :-)
- amorphid 8y agoMy parents got one of those from a timeshare, too. It wqs given to me as my first stereo.