<P> 3M launched the product as `` Press ' n Peel '' in stores in four cities in 1977 , but results were disappointing . A year later 3M instead issued free samples directly to consumers in Boise , Idaho , with 94 percent of those who tried them indicating they would buy the product . The product was sold as `` Post-Its '' in 1979 when the rollout introduction began , and was sold across the United States from April 6 , 1980 . The following year they were launched in Canada and Europe . </P>
<P> 3M launched the product as `` Press ' n Peel '' in stores in four cities in 1977 , but results were disappointing . A year later 3M instead issued free samples directly to consumers in Boise , Idaho , with 94 percent of those who tried them indicating they would buy the product . The product was sold as `` Post-Its '' in 1979 when the rollout introduction began , and was sold across the United States from April 6 , 1980 . The following year they were launched in Canada and Europe . </P>
when was the post it note first sold
when was the post it note first sold
1977
1977