The most
surprising gift suggestions for Christmas can be found featured on print ads of
yesteryears—from the strange, the surprising,
to downright weird. Take your pick!
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Give a house of
music: AVEGON DREAMHOUSE RADIO, 1962
Be generous! Why not give a radio that comes with a house
this Christmas? Yes, in 1962, AVEGON introduced new radio models imaginatively
designed in the shape of houses. The little bungalows even had small windows, ‘stone’ foundations and
topped by a TV antenna! With this “gift of distinction”, you can now have your
dreamhouse…and radio too! Amazing!
Dreaming of a
black-haired Christmas: BIGEN HAIR DYE, 1975
For Christmas 1975, BIGEN offers a packaged line of hair
products “to suit your holiday mood”. If black doesn’t suit you, there are also
different shades of brown to tint your hair, so you can look your youthful
best! As the famous hair coloring brand proclaims: “walang hindi pinagaganda…walang hinid pinababata ang BIGEN!”
For a blockbuster
of a holiday: FREE MOVIES from DARI CREME, 1964
In 1964, DARI CRÈME ‘spread’ holiday cheer by giving the
movie-watching public a special “Free Movie” treat! All one has to do was
collect “Santa Claus” wrappers of DARI CRÈME that can be presented at movie
houses like Lyric, Capitol, Dalisay, Cinerama, Ever, Avenue and other theaters,
to watch the best Filipino and Hollywood movies!
Makulay na Pasko
sa inyong lahat! YCO PAINTS, 1967
There’s a plus-side to giving cans of YCO PAINTS for
Christmas. You don’t have to cram yourself in sardine-packed department
store---you can just pick them up at your nearest crowdless hardware store.
Brush on YCO PAINTS…for colors that stay Christmas, after Christmas, after
Christmas!
Seasoning’s
Greetings! AJI-NO-MOTO GIFT PACK, 1971
Monosodium glutamate for Christmas? Why not? When you can
greet your friends and loved ones with a special AJI-NO-MOTO Gift Pack that
includes your favorite vetsin brand in a sprinkler bottle, in a plastic
wrapper, with a free Kokeshi doll to match!
Oh what fun it is to Tak-Tak-Tak
all the way!
So Tender and
Mild: SILENT NIGHT PERFUME & LOTION, 1962
Yes, Virginia, there is such a perfume brand called
SILENT NIGHT, ‘ a perfume masterpiece made by Countess Maritza of New York,
U.S.A.”. It was locally distributed in local stores in 1962. But wait, there’s also a SILENT NIGHT Lotion to
complement it. With a name like that, how can you miss? As the ad
suggests—“it’s best to give on Christmas!”. One wonders what will happen if you
give SILENT NIGHT on Valentine?
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