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old advertisement for a bizarre 60s product including a human face (no eye contact) 

okay what the hell is this, i can't help but wonder if anyone actually bought these

this wasn't a marketing gimmick for the mini-records--well, no, it was, but this ad is actually marketing the earrings themselves as a way of carrying your mini records (called "hip pockets", basically they were hits from a couple years ago on tiny records marketed at kids in the 60s)
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re: old advertisement for a bizarre 60s product including a human face (no eye contact) 

@Felthry that sounds fun, kinda a less practival version of Hitclips

re: old advertisement for a bizarre 60s product including a human face (no eye contact) 

@noiob the records were probably at least a moderate success, but the earrings, i just can't see anyone actually wearing those?
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re: old advertisement for a bizarre 60s product including a human face (no eye contact) 

@Felthry idk, oversized earrings aren't that outlandish

re: old advertisement for a bizarre 60s product including a human face (no eye contact) 

@noiob actually apparently the mini records failed hard, we just learned. apparently they cost the same as a *current* single despite having music from several years ago and being of a lower sound quality than a normal 45 rpm record

which, whatever sales executive made *that* decision clearly wasn't very good at their job
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