Roberta traded me this box of one bazilion cigarette coupons in exchange for Arndt Boe's tombstone
(which I was giving her in exchange for finding me the Worried Man painting in an alley and having the patience to run around Capitol Hill in a cab with me while I insisted that she remember exactly where she saw it so I could grab it. She has the patience of a saint.)
I'm not actually going to count them, but I can say with honest certainty that there are at least one bazilion. At the very least.
They say:
One Coupon B&W One Coupon
Redeem B&W Coupons for valuable gifts
through the Brown & Williamson Premium
Plan. You get famous B&W Coupons on
every package of RALEIGH and BELAIR
cigarettes.
Send for a new free catalog
BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORP.
BOX 903 LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY 40201
OR CALL TOLL FREE 1-800-626-5510
EXCLUDING ALASKA
Series TT 15-2130
Okay, how old do these have to be to EXCLUDE Alaska? That's my only question.
Roberta promised me her written story at a later date as she had to run home today for a family situation. And since bARTer Sauce is just about the LEAST important thing in anyone's life (including mine) I said...uh, yeah, of course. Go. Go.
Here's what I remember about the story she told me:
- It had something to do with a friend who doesn't understand collage
- It had something to do with that friend's family member passing away and leaving them a car load of these vintage cigarette coupons
- Roberta said something about being able to wallpaper her entire apartment with them had she made that unfortunate decision
- And also, this box of one bazillion is just a mere scratch of the surface in terms of how many of these things Roberta got from her friend.
I'm sure there will be more to come later in a much more concise, readable, understandable format.
Update from The Sauce: this never came later in a much more concise, readable, understandable format.
