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October 19, 2015

William Wrigley Jr. and His Freebies

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With the baking powder itself being a huge hit as a freebie,
Wrigley moved on from specializing in soap to baking powder, but still continued to offer freebies. This time around, it was baking powder with free chewing gum thrown in. Soon, the chewing gum was eclipsing the baking powder in popularity. From Scouring Soap to Chewing Gum-

Posted by gerardvanderleun at October 19, 2015 11:44 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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