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This is a blast from the past. I remember my dad signing up to be a Mason Sales man back in the early 70′s I believe. I think he did it mainly for the discount but I know he sold a few pairs to relatives and co workers.
I remember around the same time signing up to be a grit newspaper boy. I would go around the neighborhood selling copies for 25 cents. I made around 5 -8 dollars awwek which was OK for a 9 or 10 year old. I may still have the old newspaper delivery bag somewhere in the attic.

The topic of conversation was about getting paid by the piece rather than by the hour. Mason shoes had an assembly line, and the gals would come in 30 minutes before their shift just to be sure they were absolutely ready when it was time to start. Then it was a mad dash to get as many pieces finished during their hours at work, and when given a break they would resist or come back quickly because time away from the line was time they weren’t making money.

Currently they don’t make the shoes, they brand shoes made somewhere else. The gals said it was just another shoe store now, strongly implying it was something special back then. Working there obviously made an impression on them, it was definitely more than “just a job”, even though they were in high school at the time.

I’ll have to stop by the place some time just to see what it is like now.

Earlier this week I stumbled across a vintage book, early 1900s, written for women on how to earn “pin money” from home. And the list was as valid today as then – even if the culture, technology and value of the dollar have changed.
At our inner core, there’s always that desire to earn a little money for those little luxuries, whether that be yummy food or vintage comics

Dear Customer,

Most of our shoes come from overseas, although there still are a few that are made in the US. The only way to tell would be to give us a style number and we could tell you where that particular shoe was made.

Thank You
BA Mason
Customer Service

The world needs bad puns. Please be more vigilant in future.

In all honesty, mail order and things of that nature were a very popular industry through to the 1970′s, but like #4 mentioned; once lower-costing mass-production came into play, most of these industries all but evaporated.

The modern twist would be tupper-ware selling, things of that nature…I personally believe that online selling has truly replaced alot of the person-to-person and mail-order sales industries.

I remember those comic-book ads. They had one where you could order away for life-size dinosaurs!

Well, life-size was about the size of a four-year-old, which was pretty big for a mail-order tyranosaur. They were blow-up balloons…lasted about three days. LOL!

Sales is never an easy job. I understand the secret is really believing in the product you are selling.