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DeminPennswoods

(17,575 posts) Mon Mar 30, 2020, 06:59 PM Mar 2020

Old business models that might be new again [View all]

How about drive-in movies? The technology exists now that you wouldn't have to reach out and touch a speaker to hang on your car's window. You could get the sound on your bluetooth speakers, phone or wireless earbuds.

When I was younger, I can remember going into Pittsburgh to shop and my mom buying something and saying "send it". The next day or so a department store delivery truck would show up at the door with whatever you bought.

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Old business models that might be new again [View all] DeminPennswoods Mar 2020 OP

We have already surpassed those models. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #1

For people who don't want to sit around their DeminPennswoods Mar 2020 #3

Fashion will take a new/old turn... C_U_L8R Mar 2020 #2

Most drive-in audio comes through the car radio now. SixString Mar 2020 #4

carbon paper for.....carbon copies? yonder Mar 2020 #5

Cube farm informal offices are dead and The enclosed office will be back... JCMach1 Mar 2020 #6

and TINY HOUSES? DOA JCMach1 Mar 2020 #7

I think they were a ploy by the 1% KatyMan Apr 2020 #20

There was an NYT article a few days ago about drive-ins nuxvomica Mar 2020 #8

The milk man? KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2020 #9

Bread delivery man, too DeminPennswoods Mar 2020 #10

Yes, whatever we need to do to minimize the number of people.... KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2020 #11

Maybe after all this, we will all slow down and DeminPennswoods Mar 2020 #12

Agree. To my limited knowledge, there's no universal law that says..... KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2020 #15

Yeah, I think there is truth DeminPennswoods Mar 2020 #16

There's a milk truck that makes a few stops in my neighborhood (not at my door). JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2020 #13

Thanks. There's still milk and ice cream deliveries here... KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2020 #14

The coal shute in our house DeminPennswoods Mar 2020 #17

I remember the milk having cream on top, when we had it delivered when we lived in England. JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2020 #18

The morning exercise show DeminPennswoods Apr 2020 #19