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Kids today can satisfy their cheap junk craving with a visit to the doctor's office, getting a birthday party guest goody bag, or buying a hamburger and fries.
Prior generations had to send away for their cheap junk, advertised on the back of cereal boxes or comic books. After a few weeks' anticipation, they learned the hard lesson that cheap junk didn't live up to its hype.
Examples:
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X-Ray Specs did not reveal bones or, more importantly, see through a voluptuous woman's dress.
Also, Amazing Sea Monkeys were brine shrimp.
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Sheets of plastic. Scary.
Although most cheap junk was cardboard.
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Hypnotic techniques didn't work on Mom. Same old broccoli and bedtime.
Superman did not reach high altitude.
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