That and $5.75 will get you a cup of coffee! ;D

On 7/19/2013 9:25 AM, Mark Dearing wrote:
> hey Jim  I have 3 of these books one 1938, and 2 1941  , it took  4 full
> books to get a bug.  one of my books is 2 stamps short of filling  the 3rd
> book.  later  mark dearing
>
>
> In a message dated 7/19/2013 7:42:42 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> jim.felder@GMAIL.COM writes:
>
> Part of  Hitler's plan to get cars in the hands of average Germans—hence
> the
> Volkswagen—was a place to build them and a way to sell them. As cheap  as
> they were, they were out of reach for the average worker. The  government
> came up with a plan like Green Stamps, where buyers could  qualify for a
> stamp book and when it was full, redeem the book for a VW  car.
>
> Following are the regulations governing the books. Note the  onerous terms.
> The number of VWs delivered to customers under this plan was  zero.
>
> Jim
>
> REGULATIONS GOVERNING APPLICATION FOR A VOKSWAGEN  SAVINGS BOOK
>
>
>
> 1. The original Volkswagen savings  book will be issued by the agent in
> the applicant’s place of  residence or work against payment of a fee of 1
> Mark. The book  is made out in the name of the applicant and neither it nor
> the rights it confers are transferable. Acceptance of the savings book  is
> equivalent to placement of an order for delivery of a  Volkswagen, subject
> to the rules herein set  forth.
> 2. Current installment dues are payable at offices of  Labor Front or the
> Strength-Through-Joy organization which  carry Volkswagen savings stamps. No
> liability is assumed for  payments unless they are made against the
> immediate exchange  of savings stamps in the amount of the payment. At least
> one  stamp of the value of 5 Marks is to be posted in the book each  week,
> such stamp to be cancelled by the holder by writing the  date of purchase
> thereon. A special premium must be paid in  the case of open cars and
> cabrio-limousines.
> 3. Each car carries limited insurance against collision and  public
> liability for a period of two years from the time the  car leaves the plant,
> the cost of such insurance to be charged  against the purchaser.
> 4. Payments must be made at designated  places of payment by the
> purchaser, though collectors may be  employed.
> 5. When all spaces in the savings book have been  filled with stamps, the
> book is to be promptly turned in at  the regional Strength-Through-Joy
> office in exchange for a new  book. After the start of production an order
> number will be  issued through the nearest Gau office. The final savings
> book  is to be turned in at the Strength-Through-Joy office in exchange  for
> a certificate of ownership. Lost or misplaced savings  books cannot be
> replaced.
> 6. For reasons of  technical improvement and consequent lowering of the
> prices of  the Volkswagen, no interest will be paid on paid-in savings.
> 7. Until further notice, the Volkswagen will be produced in a  deep
> blue-gray finish.
> 8. Volkswagen contracts  are non-cancellable. In exceptional cases the
> Strength-Through-Joy Gau office may authorize cancellation. In such cases  a
> fee amounting to 20 percent of the payments made will be  retained.
> 9. Inquiries should be directed to the nearest  office in this leaflet.
> 10. In case of change of residence the  savings book must be submitted
> for correction to the agent who  originally issued it.
> 11. Tampering with the savings book is  punishable by law.
> 12. Applications for issuance of a savings  book may be denied without
> reason.
> 13. No  supplementary agreements not embodied in the rules shall be
> binding.
> 14. In cases of legal disputes the courts of the city  of Berlin shall
> have the  jurisdiction.