As we all are finding out over the last decade, so many things from the past just don’t age well. Case in point are many old advertisements that project blatant sexism, or just total disregard and insult to a variety of things. But on the flip side, some old ads can also give us access to ultimate nostalgia that brings a big smile to our face, too.

Alcoa Aluminum (1950s)

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Wait, even a woman can open a ketchup bottle? Well, isn’t that the way of the future! After all, it only takes a “dainty grasp”, which as we all know in 2021, that’s definitely all females are capable of. (Insert prominent sarcasm here)

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McDonald's (1965)

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52 cents for all that food and a milkshake? Oh, those were the days. Even with inflation, that’s a deal you just can’t beat.

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Tipalet (1960s)

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Nothing says love like blowing nicotine-laden smoke into a woman’s face, or at least, that’s according to the logic of this controversial Tipalet cigar ad.

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Schlitz Beer (1960s)

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Believe it or not, there was a time in which cans of any kind did not have a pop top tab. The only option to open them was this type of can opener, so companies scrambled to “innovate” this simple device frequently.

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Columbia Records (1970s)

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Before Netflix or any streaming service, music and movies were individually sourced. Columbia Records came along and actually developed the original bulk Netflix idea and they were highly popular for decades.

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Ohio Carriage Company (1900s)

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No child labor and you can get it on a 30-day trial run? Ohio Carriage Company were really ahead of their time at the start of the century.

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7up (1960s)

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7up is a soda that is nowadays caffeine and drug free, but in the 1960s, it was advertised as a quick pick me up energy soda, as we see in this vintage advertisement.

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Marilyn Monroe Firework Safety Ad. (1950s)

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It’s unclear what Marilyn Monroe in a teeny bathing suit in her renowned sexy pose has to do with firework safety, but hey, maybe it at least got enough people’s attention to send the message.

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General Electric (1980s)

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G.E. was ahead of its time with the first digital alarm clock that featured the glorious function of SNOOZE. Technology has obviously changed, but these little things are still for sale and if you see one at your grandma’s house, it’s probably still running on its original batteries.

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Modern Hair Styling (1950s)

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This ad is a crazy one, reminding us of the era styles of the 1950s. And how easy was this process for guys to walk in, point, and have a suave haircut in minutes.

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Budweiser (1950s)

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While wives in the '50s weren’t exactly invited to poker night with their husband at their own home, they were expected to keep the beer stocked in the fridge. Seems fair.

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Hormel (1970s)

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In another sign of the hard economic times, Hormel pushed its cans of chili as fulfilling meals that included protein-laden meat that was otherwise expensive to get your hands on then.

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Leggs (1970s)

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Oh, my, where to even start with this one. So much is cringey when first looking at this ad, that you really don’t have to read the further sexist words accompanied with the image of the woman lying on the floor under the man’s feet.

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Nichols Industries Inc. (1950s)

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Real or not, this fake Nichols machine gun is no Nerf territory. This gun will have you diving over couches and setting up blanket forts in no time.

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Kohler Bathroom Fixtures (1960s)

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It’s hard to believe that in the 1960s, the IT color was one reminiscent of puke green, being touted as “avocado chic”. If one fixture isn’t bad enough, a whole bathroom dripping with it is incredible.

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Airflow Company (1980s)

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We think this ad might have missed the mark for several reasons in the good ol’ 1980s decade. It pushes for proper air ventilation for electronics, yet the sex appeal is gearing consumers towards the absolute opposite in the office.

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Sears (1910s)

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We know, we know, the economy has changed and so has the worth of this super low price for this huge home. Still, it’s hard to believe that at one time Sears was in the big market of housing and now they’re nearly obsolete.

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Cigar Institute Of America (1960s)

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Is bringing the thousands-year-old caveman back a good idea in the first place? Throw in a subservient cave woman and you’ve got your typical ad from the '60s.

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Sears Pikes Peak Hill Climb by Lionel (1960s)

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Hot Wheels has nothing on what Sears was doing with toy car racing tracks back in the '60s. This huge contraption is an architectural masterpiece that puts even collectible train sets to shame.

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Lucky Tiger Hair Tonic (1950s)

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It’s one thing to create a shake-your-head ad about a woman only wanting a guy who uses a certain type of hair tonic, but it’s an entirely shocking other thing to turn those women into game trophies on a wall.

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Tart-Chestnut Co. (1930s)

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Though the “Big Tits” logo isn’t one that’s inspired by inappropriate sources, that doesn’t make it any less gross. “Big Tits” was the nickname for the owner of the chip company, Titus Tart.

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Sony (1960s)

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Ah, the days before smart phones—did many of us even know those days existed? In the 1960s, a video camera was not only ginormous, but it was also an expensive and exclusive product that was hard to get your hands on.

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Kelloggs (1930s)

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Kelloggs wasn’t always just sugar cereal. Way back in the '30s, the marketing pushed for an energy-infused version targeted to men to get their wives to make them do even more work around the house than they were already unfairly doing.

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Toothache Drops (1885)

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In this ad, we are going way back, and though cocaine was legal and did help a bad toothache, as we now know, the currently-illegal drug’s side effects were definitely not worth the risk.

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Camel (1940s)

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Can you even believe there was a time in which real, licensed medical doctors were chain-smoking and jumping on board to be spokesmen in ads for it?

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Sony (1980s)

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There are so many glorious time-capsule things about this '80s magazine ad, and that just makes the marketing all that more enjoyable. From the quad skates to the star of the ad, the tape cassette portable player, we can’t get enough.

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Bell and Howell Projector (1950s)

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Sabrina and her solely-focused-in-on chest seem to be the core to this sell for a projector in the 1950s, though we have to wonder what on earth any of that has to do with something created for work and school.

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Plymouth (1940s)

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The front-and-center racism is enough to make you cringe at this 1940s Plymouth marketing piece, and the entire book-length of ad text does the absolute opposite of selling us on this model.

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Out Of The Closet Inc. (1970s)

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Maybe this was the '70’s attempt at trying to make LGBTQ+ less taboo for the times, but instead, it comes across as the most offensive, all-around stereotype in the form of a Barbie doll imaginable.

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Radio Shack (1970s)

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Before Best Buy and Bose, there was once a store called Radio Shack that was the one-stop-shop for the bulkiest technology you could find, and the guaranteed biggest, house-shaking bass products on the planet.

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McDonalds (1970s)

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Maybe this ad was considered cute back in the 1970s, but now, all it manages to do is induce major uncomfortable vibes full of archaic stereotypes.

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Larsen Company (1949)

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The offensiveness in this ad isn’t about sex or race or stereotypes. No, it’s about the sheer disgusting idea of shoving multiple preserved veggies into one can.

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Schlitz Beer (1950s)

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In a time period in which women were not only expected to do absolutely everything in the home, they also were subject to criticism minus the appreciation. Great job, Schlitz.

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Western Electric (1950s)

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Western Electric really thought they were onto something with this “new age” version of a landline telephone, and who can blame them with the limited technology they had to work with back then?

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Martini & Rossi (1960s)

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We thought a woman as a rug on the floor or a mount on the wall would be the worst thing on this list. But hold our Rossi, because now she’s just a caged animal.

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Honda (1970s)

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“A woman’s car” seems to be the only thing you need to see on this marketing fail to understand the view on women in the 1970s. What Honda was trying to say in the most offensive way possible is that they don’t make a “weak, womanly” car.

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7up (1950s)

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Infants don’t drink sodas, but we’re guessing that just wasn’t the case 60+ years ago. Watching this 11-month-old kid tipping back a cold one is the most bizarre thing we’ve seen.

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Texaco (1943)

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This is a heavy and dark message, but we get the point. Texaco shared the sentiment of the rest of the world to get rid of the monster that was Hitler, and this ad was the sign of those awful times.

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Van Heusen (1950s)

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In this men’s fashion ad from the '50s, it’s hard to look at the blatant offense that Van Heusen is using in attempt to sell their products as something “upper class”.

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Best Buy (1999)

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This Best Buy throwback takes us to the panic-inducing time of the dreaded possibility of Y2K and the havoc society expected it to wreak on technology and world systems. Spoiler alert, nothing happened.

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Drummond Sweaters (1950s)

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Didn’t you know? Women are only useful indoors! We’ve never heard of Drummond Sweaters, and maybe this terrible marketing ploy is the reason they went out of business.

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Parker Brothers (1960s)

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Parker Brothers attempted to take the dark history out of the Ouija board by marketing it as one of their easy breezy, just-for-fun games. This was pre-The Exorcist, so that marketing plan only had a few good years to work.

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The Soda Pop Board Of America (1950s)

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Coca Cola took 7-Up’s advertising up a notch by bringing in the expertise of the “Soda Pop Board of America” (yes, that was apparently a real thing), to get parents to start their kids on sugar-laden sodas early.

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Bell Telephone (1980s)

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Phone calls weren’t always free. They weren’t even always on cell phones! Landlines in the '80s nickel and dimed just about anyone who wanted to have any length of chat session.

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Chase & Sanborn Coffee (1950s)

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Apparently if a wife didn’t get her husband this coffee, not only would he beat her, but he’d throw her over his lap and concentrate on delivering said beating to her butt. Wow.

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Marlboro (1950s)

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When Mom smokes it, it’s to make her more tolerable. When Dad does it, it’s because he deserves only the best cancer stick in his mouth. Great work, Marlboro.

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Jester Wools (1947)

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We’re not sure if this was a joke and play on words back in the '40s about gay men, but regardless, that’s not how it ages now, and Jester Wools would be sacked immediately for this nonsense.

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Volkswagen (1960s)

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This entire ad is a write-up of how bad women drivers are and how much money they cost their husbands because they drive stupidly. So glad we’re past all that ridiculousness in the current day and age.

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Ditto Dot Pants (1970)

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Who doesn’t want a pair of big pants that are too long, unhemmed at the bottom, and have approximately 4567 tufts all the way down the front?

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Kenwood (1960s)

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Wives are just for cooking, but Kenwood was kind enough in the 1960s to throw her a bone to help out with that in the form of an oversized monster of a mixer.

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Hoover (1960s)

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In the same vein as everything in the 1950s-1960s, the woman is expected to constantly clean up after everyone else—even on Christmas morning. Hoover made sure they provided just the ticket to help with her unending chores.

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Quaalude-300 (1970s)

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Like cocaine, Quaaludes are now an illegal drug, but at conception throughout all the 70s and 80s, they were the prime pick-me-up for just about every working person.

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Chubettes (1950s)

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Perhaps this was an attempt to be more inclusive with sizing in the fashion industry all around, but the verbiage and slang just fell so short that we can’t even appreciate it.

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Van Heusen (1960s)

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In a marketing campaign that seems to have nothing to do with the input of offense it delivers, Van Heusen decided that selling ties required a woman on her knees serving her husband.

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Apple Computers (1980s)

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Though Apple’s computers haven’t changed much in price, this ad showcases just how far they’ve come since the '80s. From a brick-like mouse to a full setup that took over a whole desk, it’s wild where technology has taken us.

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Baby Soft (1970s)

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This ad is so wrong on so many levels for so many reasons, mainly the obvious being that it sexualizes a child. We can only hope this didn’t stay on shelves for too long.

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BMW (1970s)

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Once again, the joke from the '70s never seems to die about women being incompetent drivers. While the verbiage has changed from outright “stupid” to “simple”, it’s still a far cry from okay.

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Old Gold Cigarettes (1950s)

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Now we see a woman as a literal pack of cigarettes on her knees in front of the man who just loves the Old Gold Brand. Should we be “thankful” she gets a crown at least?

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The Establishment Wig (1968)

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A lot of things were considered taboo and unprofessional back then, so we don’t necessarily think this is a terrible idea. It’s just too bad that the men’s wig didn’t take off, because the women’s sure did.

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The Fifth Season (1970s)

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After reading the marketing write-up, we’re not sure if this advertisement is for a jumpsuit or a sex toy. It must have worked though, because everyone was wearing these in the 1970s.

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NK Fairbank Co. (1920s)

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NK Fairbank Co. is another brand that didn’t survive to see present day and judging by this atrocious advertisement, we’d say that was a good thing.

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Lysol (1950s)

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According to Lysol in the 1950s, if you’re a wife who isn’t intimate with your husband as much as he wants, you’re just horrible. Also, you should spray Lysol in your most sensitive areas so that he wants you.

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Canadian Patriotic Fund (1910s)

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“My heart is white”? This is just a big NOPE. The Canadian Patriotic Fund thankfully died out as quickly as this advertisement should have.

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Jade East (1960s)

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We’re not even sure what the message of this slogan is meant to portray, but it makes everyone that looks at it highly uncomfortable. Way to bring in that “avocado chic” into a cologne brand also.

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Atari (1980s)

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This one will give you all the feels. Atari ruled the world for decades as the prime gaming console, video game creator, and chosen arcade setup for places all over the world. PlayStation and Xbox never would have been if it weren’t for the king OG.

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Weyenberg Massagic Shoes (1970)

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Well, the '70s had to keep women where men wanted them at all times, and Weyenberg had just the shoe to help with that trapping.

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Kraft (1960s)

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While this sandwich concoction has become somewhat of a regional thing in several U.S. areas, Kraft ultimately shot the word out way back in the 1960s to try to get everyone on board.

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Owens-Illinois Glass (1950s)

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If you believe this old ad, then a woman only deserves a kiss from her husband if she buys him his favorite beer in a particularly “classy” glass bottle. Sure thing, Owens-Illinois.

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The Addis Wedding Set (1980s)

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No, a “coming home from your wedding outfit” isn’t a piece of fashion. It’s a complete house cleaning kit just made for the wife to start her new life as an indentured servant.

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Aromalyte (1980s)

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Everyone smoked like chimney in the '80s, so Aromalyte went on a mission to figure out how to create the first ever plug-in car deodorizer. Not a bad start.

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Warner (1960s)

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The war on body image for women still rages today, but we’re getting better and better at tearing down those societal expectations. But in the '60s, women’s bodies were compared to fruit and caged into girdles for acceptable looks.

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Chlorodent Toothpaste (1950s)

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The message here for a now non-existent toothpaste is that if you don’t brush your teeth all the time as a woman, your husband will leave you for someone who does.

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Chiquita (1960s)

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Who’s not shaking their head vigorously at this terrible marketing magazine page? There are a billion ways to market a banana, and this is definitely not one of them.

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Agee Pyrex (1940s)

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Pyrex is still around today, but thankfully they’ve changed their advertising methods. Successful marriage has nothing to do with the kitchen and everything to do with being on the same page about this awful ad.

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Holiday Inn (1970s)

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You could assault housekeeping staff in the 1970s at the Holiday Inn, but you better not even think about stealing the high thread count towels.

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Broomsticks Brand Slacks (1960s)

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In the 1960’s version of group assault on a vulnerable and outnumbered human, it was all about the slacks you wore and not about the actual moral implications.

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Mr Legg’s Slacks (1960s)

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In this bizarre ad for pants, not only is this man burying his girlfriend in the sand, but there’s an extra advertisement at the bottom of the page to send her legs off for a specific test to see if she qualifies for a “perfect legs” status.

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Mannington Linoleum (1970)

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Yes, believe it or not, once upon a time, it wasn’t just that vomit green that was so popular as a color choice, but people actually installed linoleum that looked like this in their homes. On purpose.

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Reddi-wip (1950s)

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According to one of the most successful whipped cream manufacturers of all time, if a woman wanted to keep her husband around, she had better give him Reddi-Wip and pie every day.

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Griffin Microsheen Shoe Polish (1950s)

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This shoe polish uses bowling and breasts to send their marketing message, and guess what? They’ll even throw in a free polishing cloth for posterity.

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Jell-O (1960s)

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Women may be stupid (according to the 1960s, that is), but they sure can bake a nice treat for their husband’s job promotion using Jell-O.

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Betty Crocker (1950s)

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The play on words, bold type, middle print of a joke is a bad one, and it makes us not even care about what Betty Crocker is really trying to sell.

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Compact Jotter (1960s)

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Don’t be silly, women can’t do anything men can in the '60s, especially use a standard size pen. So, Parker tried to solve that problem by making a stupidly small pen.

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Lux Detergent (1940s)

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Lux Detergent wants you to know that in the 1940s, these women were single because they didn’t sprinkle non-human grade smelling salts on their underwear after every use.

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Stenocord Dictation Machine (1960s)

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Dictation systems were a big thing back in the 1960s, but the sexual innuendo here and stereotypes for secretaries is so dated, we’re rolling our eyes far back in our heads.

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Bell Telephone System (1950s)

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In an era where women did all the work, it makes absolutely no sense why Bell Telephone changed things up to fantastical proportions for this ad.

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Congoleum Flooring (1970s)

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Congoleum was probably trying to make life easier with the work it took to keep floors clean, but they targeted not only just women, but also threw in a totally tasteless headline joke while they were at it.

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IBERIA Airlines (1960s)

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No wonder sexual harassment was at its peak for decades for flight attendants. The advertising for these airlines practically invites inappropriate behavior towards the flight staff.

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Marlboro (1970s)

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Marlboro wants to not only dehumanize women, but also emasculate men just for the brand of cigarettes they smoke. It’s a good thing we’ve come so far from this.

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Maybelline (1980s)

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This ad is a little less unbelievable, as we still see beauty products marketed with this type of sex appeal today. It’s how you used to have to order these lip slicks that really takes you back in time.

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Masterpiece Tobacco (1960s)

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Nicotine corporations really went after men back in the day, and in this gem of an ad, Masterpiece Tobacco even compared a woman to a dog.

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Hotpoint Washer & Dryer (1970s)

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Even though a woman was pregnant and exhausted, the world of the 1970s still expected her to do everything. Wasn’t it so generous of her husband to get her a brand new washer and dryer?

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Lux Toilet Soap (1930s)

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Love wasn’t what brought two people together in the '20s, it seems. No, it was a lot of hard work on her part, with continuing pressure to be absolutely perfect, ageless, and odorless for the rest of her life.

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Clairol (1970s)

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If a man wanted to turn his wife on five decades ago, the trick was simple. Just buy her mindless beauty products and she’ll never leave you.

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Dormeyer Appliances (1950s)

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Is this ad a joke? It has to be. Dormeyer Appliances was all about “the trick”, but really, all this bad marketing ploy seems to be is one big trick itself. Not enough to make us cry, though.

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Chesterfield (1940s)

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The mom and kid are in on buying tons of tobacco products for dad, and it’s just so unbelievable to see advertisements like this nowadays, knowing just how terrible nicotine is for us.

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Lucky Strike (1930s)

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There are two big reasons people have trouble quitting smoking: the first is the obvious addiction to nicotine, but the other is social pressure to stay a certain way physically. Pushing smoking to make everything taste bad was a way to go.

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Du Pont (1950s)

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Babies are not food, and we think that whoever created this ad, even this many years ago, probably didn’t get to keep their job very long afterwards.

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Jell-O (1920s)

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The horrible racism in this advertisement from the 20s era is all over the place, from every other word to the artwork, and is not at all a good look for Jell-O.

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Kraft (1970s)

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We’re not sure what the best part of this unbelievable ad from the 1970s is—the “found in mom’s basement” reveal, or the sucker punch that captures the failing economy at this time in history.

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PSA (1970s)

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Well, that took an unexpected turn for the worst. This ad is pretty bold, cut and dried, and we really wish they’d kept going with a solution instead of just leaving Carol hanging there.

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Tyco (1970s)

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This landline phone was hugely popular for about two decades—almost as beloved as the comic it was inspired by. In fact, these phones go for thousands of dollars at auction now.

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Gay Boy Tobacco (1890)

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“Gay” held a different and more singular meaning back in the 1800s, mainly defined as “joyful and happy”. While these ads definitely do not age well and couldn’t be done now, back then, it just meant you’d get ultimate joy out of this product.

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American Airlines (1970s)

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If only airlines were this luxurious and spacious now! Of course, with decades of research and newly updated safety standards, they can’t be, but still. We can dream.

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Volkswagen Beetle (1965)

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Say what you will about the VW Beetle, but it never went out of style. Even in all the years they’ve said multiple times they’ll stop manufacturing forever, demand just keeps coming back.

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Pristeen Femimine Hygiene Deodorant Spray (1960s)

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No wonder women have suffered decades of self-esteem issues that have no basis in reality. Every ad out of the first 70 years of the 1900s focuses on this incessant need to have women put unsafe chemicals all over their genitals.

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Mosely Folding Bath Tub (1895)

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We have to assume the reason this murphy-bed-like tub didn’t last was because of plumbing issues with design, but boy, what a cool innovation even now if it had worked out.

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Life Savers (1958)

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From the price to the colorful and genius marketing in this ad, even all these decades later, this magazine page makes us want to reach for a pack of this timeless candy.

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Doughnut Corporation of America (1940s)

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The kids are creepy in this animated ad, and the doughnuts either have to be a lie, or taste like cement. Vitamins and doughnut will never be two words that are synonymous with each other.

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Black Flag DDT (1940s)

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The gist here is easy enough to get—remedy a household fly problem with Black Flag insect repellent. But the wording and image of the baby is just not good all the way around.

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Motorola TV (1950s)

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It’s insane to think this was one of the first TVs ever to be brought into people’s homes: small, boxy, prone to overheating, and extremely expensive. We’ve come so far with what we watch our streaming on today.

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Taparillo (1960s)

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In another brilliantly sexist ad, this one graces us from the '60s, marketing “fine-tipped” cigars. You won’t see these ads now, as any marketing having to do with nicotine has been illegal for years.

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McDonald's (1960s)

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Everything from the prices to the free kid stuff brings us to a time of utter nostalgia, but what’s especially cool about this ad is that the “Golden Arches” icon for McDonald’s still holds strong today.

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Palmolive (1920s)

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Oh, the classic beauty versus brains debate that even today continues to plague us. It’s definitely loud and proud here, with a clear bias towards pretty over smart.

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Salem cigarettes (1970s)

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You’d think having a cigarette on a muggy, hot day would be the opposite of refreshing, but not according to Salem Cigarettes. Throw some boot water in and you’ve got a great Saturday.

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Houses For The Atomic Age! (1950s)

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It’s hard now to imagine a time when people were terrified of atomic bomb testing. The tragedies of those too close to the blasts still last to this day, and we now know that no fortified home would have been safe.

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Gee, Your Hair Smells Terrific (1970s)

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Look, shampoo products and their slogans haven’t come that far even now with cringey marketing sayings. This one seems pretty tame in comparison to what we’ve seen even over the last decade.

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Kraft (1970s)

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Maybe this is one of those things you can’t knock until you try it, but we can’t help but gag a little anyway just looking at this ad for more than a few seconds.

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Rice Council of America (1960s)

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When an official council of a country (rice or otherwise) goes straight to this form of advertising, you know the world really is in need of a systematic change.

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Nash (1950s)

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We know this isn’t even in the realm of safe, but we sure wish it was. Having this car during all those road trips as a kid would have been the best thing ever.

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Dixie Cup (1960s)

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This little guy has been around for such a long time, and by now, we’ve figured out 100 more uses than what’s on this creative ad.

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Ford (1960s)

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We need more ads like this now, celebrating life at all its stages and offering the most fun things to every single person with every single taste. No wonder Ford has been around so long.

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Jello (1950s)

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Jell-O went from racist to sexist to a hype on diet culture, so we’re still waiting in the 1950s for some serious progress when it comes to what Jell-O is putting out to the world.

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Kellogg's Pop-Tarts (1960s)

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In this insanely unbelievable ad from the 60s, Kellogg’s had no idea how popular Pop-Tarts would become so quickly, and when they ran out of supplies, they had to innovate until they could continue normal production.

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General Electric (1950s)

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There are a few reasons this understandably didn’t last, but G.E. leads the way again with innovation and trial and error when it comes to incredible appliances.

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7up (1940s)

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Okay, has anyone actually tried this? We sincerely hope not many did when this ad came out in the 1940s, because no matter how hard 7up pushed this, it’s just not a good idea on any level.

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Budweiser (1950s)

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In a political ad that’s way nicer than what we see today, Budweiser hoped that just a good mug of frosty beer could bring bipartisan peace to the forefront.

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Bic (1970s)

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Bic is still the reigning champ when it comes to writing utensils in schools and the workplace, though we must admit, we wish the pricing was as alluring as it was back then in this ad.

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Whitmans (1950s)

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Chocolates still push marketing like this, so it’s kind of crazy to see nothing has really changed in the course of assorted candies even over a long span of 60+ years.

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McDonald (1980s)

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You can give this ad the benefit of the doubt all day long, but it was the 1980s, so you know McDonald’s knew exactly what they were doing with these marketing jokes. It’s almost as bold as how small they made that salad.

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Pyrex Ovenware (1940s)

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The message is easy to understand, but there is definitely a read-between-the-lines going on here: your husband will know in seconds if you’ve cleaned the dishes to his expectations.

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L.W. Kerney & Co. (1910s)

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It’s almost impossible to fathom that at one point in time, asbestos was actually marketed for sale in just about everything. No wonder even today so much is still being recalled for containing this poisonous additive.

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Mattel (1960s)

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If Nichols abomination of a machine gun wasn’t enough, enter Mattel to make it even bigger, faster, and more dangerous than ever.

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Reddi-Bacon (1960s)

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What a great idea in theory, but we’re sure it didn’t last due to the bad call of having unavoidable bacon grease accumulate in the bottom of an unsuspecting toaster.

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Citroën 2CV (1980)

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This ad for a Citroen makes a lot of promises, but let’s be real now that we can look back—it’s none of the things it promised, and at the end of the day, it’s just a cute version of a VW Bug.

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Minute Maid (1960s)

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It’s unclear if this flavor is made anymore, and it definitely depends on personal taste, but we’re willing to bet this combination was a little too unorthodox to have a successful run.

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Blackjack Chewing Gum (1920s)

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Again, it’s all about personal preference and taste, but there can’t be that many people out there that crave the never-ending chewing experience in the taste of unfiltered black licorice.

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Borg Scale (1951)

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A fight would ensue for most people if a scale were given to them for Christmas, so you have to wonder just how this holiday season in 1951 went.

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Chevrolet (1970s)

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The hatchback isn’t a new conception, as Chevrolet tried its hand at creating the shorter version of a station wagon all the way back in the beginning of the 70s era.

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