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Originally Posted by
smd4
Sure, we sold higher-end bikes. Even the Schwinn shop sold a Paramount to a college student working minimum wage at Radio Shack (me) and at the high end shop I worked at. Not so much at the college town shop.
(Did I mention I was able to get a Paramount on a part-time retail salary? How many kids can do that today?)
Oh, and in America 40 years ago, pretty much every family had two cars. At least. It wasn’t unusual at all.
In America 40 years ago, 48% of households had 1 or 0 cars.
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