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PET ROCK 1975 Authentic VTG w/ Original Box, Manual, Nest & Rock! NEW OLD STOCK
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PET ROCK 1975 Authentic VTG w/ Original Box, Manual, Nest & Rock! NEW OLD STOCK. Condition is "New". Shipped with USPS First Class. This item is new and original and taken out of the original sealed case pack of 24 from the manufacture in 1975. Please look at all the photos for exact description as the boxes have some warping due to age, and. If you have any questions please message me before bidding. I will not be accepting returns on this item.A little bit of Great info on this:
In 1975, Gary Dahl, an advertising executive, launched the sale of a fad that would make him a multi millionaire. They were only sold for about six months in 1975. Dahl’s ingenious marketing involved commonplace gray rocks, bought from a construction supplier, which were then sold as live pets. The idea was inspired by the hassle, mess, and money that pets such as cats or dogs or fish required. And so, Dahl began the production and sale of the Pet Rock, which did not need to be walked, wouldn't cost hundreds in vet bills, and would not poop on the floor.
Dahl named the company "Rock Bottom Productions," and sold the rocks for .95 a piece. The rocks were imported from Rosarito Beach in Baja California, Mexico, and then packaged in a small cardboard box, designed like a pet carrier. Dahl also created a "Pet Rock Care and Training Manual," containing instructions on how to properly care for one's pet, including how to house train one's pet: "Place it on some old newspapers. The rock will never know what the paper is for and will require no further instruction." The instruction manual included such commands as sit, stay, roll over, play dead, and come. It’s a riot to read...