Hmmm... anyone know about the toasters and the bank accounts?Okay, so i know that a lot of the times i here- on tv shows and movies and in books- that back then, they would give you a free toaster if you openned an account with them, but then they stopped doing that because the rise in prices made toasters too expensive. Is this "free toaster if you open an account with us"... |
Yes, it was a common marketing ploy in the 1970s.
For your reading pleasure:
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa...
As a matter of no interest whatever:
In Midcoast, Maine, the Key Bank has gone beyond free toasters. Open a free checking account, they’ll give you a free Nano. Open an account with integrated investing services, they’ll give you an iTouch!
From:
http://barnako.typepad.com/barnakocom/20...
