On Sep 12, 12:51*am, " > wrote:
> On Sep 11, 5:22*pm, Tara > wrote:
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> > My big brother and I used to love getting the prizes out of a box of
> > cereal. * We were pretty good at wiggling our grubby hands through the
> > cereal to get to the prize at the bottom. * I remember diving
> > submarines that were powered by baking soda. *We both have a vague
> > memory of a train trip that was somehow subsidized by Wheaties box
> > tops. *
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> > My boys got their first cereal box prize this week. * They were
> > intrigued by an episode of the Max and Ruby cartoon in which Max is
> > trying to get to the bottom of a box of cereal to get the prize. *They
> > had never seen cereal with prizes because we rarely buy the store
> > brand and we don't buy the junky, colorful cereal. * * Miracle of
> > miracles, I realized that the two boxes of Golden Grahams in our
> > pantry contained Shrek markers. * *They were delighted. * The prizes
> > aren't in the bottom of the cereal anymore; they are between the wax
> > paper liner and the box.
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> > Tara
>
> While we're on the subject, does anyone remember the commercials for
> Breeze laundry detergent with Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner? *The
> boxes actually came with bath towels inside them. *This was before my
> time but Oxydol used to put glassware inside their boxes. *My mom
> still has the glass plate she got out of a box of Oxydol.

I don't remember Breeze but I certainly remember getting towels in
boxes of Duz. The bigger the box, the bigger the towel. The smallest
boxes had wash-cloths in them. Medium sized boxes had hand towels, the
giant family sized boxes of detergent had bath towels.

I recall drinking glasses being packaged inside boxes of laundry
detergent. Was that Oxydol? I don't remember the brand. I was very
young. But I remember it was similar to the towels (Maybe it was Duz
that gave the dishes, too).... the smallest boxes had Juice Glasses.
The bigger the box of detergent, the bigger the drinking glass. The
giant family size boxes of detergent had footed iced tea goblets--i
recall the bases were square.