Sears Wishbook, 1971

Filed under:Santa = Satan — posted by Donna Lethal on December 11, 2007 @ 12:07 pm

My grandmother worked at Sears so the Wishbook was always a BIG DEAL. I would pore over it endlessly … and now people have scanned them in their entirety for our enjoyment.

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I had “Crissy”, not Tressy. Then I got Crissy’s little sister, “Velvet,” and later, “Cinnamon.” God, these dolls sound like strippers! Crissy’s hair pulled out, just like Tressy, and you were supposed to pull a little string and it would go back up in the hole in her head. It never really worked, though.

3 comments »

  1. My Aunt Helen worked there for a million years, I wonder if they ever met? She was always terrified they would shut down and she would be out of a job!

    Comment by vincent-louis — December 11, 2007 @ 5:00 pm

  2. Omigod, I had a Tressy doll! I remember she was just a LITTLE too tall and chunky to wear Barbie’s clothes.

    Comment by Eve — December 11, 2007 @ 6:06 pm

  3. last time I pulled a little string on a female…

    Comment by christopher — December 12, 2007 @ 5:57 pm

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