Jan 21
Here we see a classic 1960s "lifestyle hack": ignore your surroundings entirely by burying your face in a pocket-sized magazine while a bewildered grocer questions your sanity and your freezer capacity. This isn't just a shopping trip; it’s a strategic stockpiling mission. One must admire the optimism of 1963, where "pizza" was apparently sold in boxes the size of a paperback novel and a single woman could justify purchasing thirty of them at once. The grocer’s expression is pure "I don’t get paid enough for this," a sentiment that transcends time and space even if the fashion, complete with a pencil behind the ear, does not.
Sourced from the July 1963 issue of Reader’s Digest.
