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Title: Remember the days...
Post by: BridgeyBoy on 15 March 2013, 14:38:57
This is well worth a watch for anyone around the 35-50 age range...!! ;)

Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeEWtNaW6KE

Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: omega3000 on 15 March 2013, 14:53:10
Michael Fish  ;D

Can you still get spangles  :-\
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: Varche on 15 March 2013, 15:00:28
Excellent. Thanks :y
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: Entwood on 15 March 2013, 15:00:57
Like that .... I remember 90% of it !!!!

 :D :D :D :D
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: MV6Matt on 15 March 2013, 15:22:52
I presume he got the idea from Richard Digance.......

He's been doing something very similar for quite some time...
Sounds very similar indeed

Curiously,

 ???
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: cleggy on 15 March 2013, 15:55:20
Michael Fish  ;D

Can you still get spangles  :-\

Don't know, but my son called in the other day with a packet of fruit polo's, barsteward ate all the red ones ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: ozzycat on 15 March 2013, 16:15:58
 :D :D i remember all of it ..... god im geting old ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 15 March 2013, 17:48:40
Very entertaining! :y :y

For fun, after playing the video try and remember as many of the objects, events, or programmes as you can! :D :D ;)
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: ozzycat on 15 March 2013, 18:10:16
Very entertaining! :y :y

For fun, after playing the video try and remember as many of the objects, events, or programmes as you can! :D :D ;)
hell lizzie you need to get out more ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: plym ian on 15 March 2013, 18:18:04
that's a great video :y

I reckon the 80's were the best to grow up in truly happy days  :y
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: cleggy on 15 March 2013, 18:19:14
Very entertaining! :y :y

For fun, after playing the video try and remember as many of the objects, events, or programmes as you can! :D :D ;)
hell lizzie you need to get out more ;D ;D ;D

Seconded :y ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 15 March 2013, 18:32:17
Very entertaining! :y :y

For fun, after playing the video try and remember as many of the objects, events, or programmes as you can! :D :D ;)
hell lizzie you need to get out more ;D ;D ;D

Seconded :y ;D ;D ;D ;D


I know, I know! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;) ;)
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: Keith ABS on 15 March 2013, 18:39:11
   The 80,s, cars wernt complicated, fix most things with some string and tape to get home. Cheap petrol, diesel even cheaper. And you could get a Texan bar. :y
Keith B
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: ozzycat on 15 March 2013, 18:46:07
opal fruits what ever hapend to them ??
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: cleggy on 15 March 2013, 18:47:30
opal fruits what ever hapend to them ??

Changed the name to Starburst :y
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: SIR Philbutt on 15 March 2013, 22:43:12
Great find - have facebooked that to all our "old" friends

Marathons - now Snickers - WTH
Topic - still going, bought one in a garage the other week
Yorkie - Ditto

Think i'm a chocaholic

The Comedians - mentioned in another thread - RIP Norm
Blakes 7 - loved that - what was that computer - IRAC ? (no not ZEN)
Doctor who - then and now (mini me loves it as well)
The Womble's
Tony Hart & Morph
Valerie Singleton & Lesley Judd
Hammer Movie's
The Exorcist
The Clanger's
Trap Door
Jonny Morris
Mr Ed

And many more - sick of typing
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: ozzycat on 15 March 2013, 22:50:17
opal fruits what ever hapend to them ??

Changed the name to Starburst :y
:y :y i didnt know that cheers :y :y
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: omega3000 on 15 March 2013, 23:12:47
opal fruits what ever hapend to them ??

Changed the name to Starburst :y
:y :y i didnt know that cheers :y :y

Where you been kev  :D But the sweets today dont taste like they did in the 80s
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: Vamps on 15 March 2013, 23:16:25
Excellent, must be close on 100% of that I know, but then by the 80's I was grown up, allegedly..... :D :D
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: plym ian on 16 March 2013, 00:51:49
opal fruits what ever hapend to them ??

Changed the name to Starburst :y
:y :y i didnt know that cheers :y :y


Where you been kev  :D But the sweets today dont taste like they did in the 80s
and they are twice the price for half the size :(
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: Jimbob on 16 March 2013, 01:53:14
Enjoyed that...

But Bring back Fry's Five Fruits :y
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: ozzycat on 16 March 2013, 14:04:17
opal fruits what ever hapend to them ??

Changed the name to Starburst :y
:y :y i didnt know that cheers :y :y

Where you been kev  :D But the sweets today dont taste like they did in the 80s
:D :D hell and back to see how far it is steve :-* :-* :-*
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 16 March 2013, 15:21:22
opal fruits what ever hapend to them ??

Changed the name to Starburst :y
:y :y i didnt know that cheers :y :y

Where you been kev  :D But the sweets today dont taste like they did in the 80s


Nor does Tizer compared to that drunk in the 1950/60s!! :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(

So it is not just since the 1980s ;D ;D ;D ;)
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: cleggy on 16 March 2013, 15:54:13
Enjoyed that...

But Bring back Fry's Five Fruits :y

YES, It was great seeing what flavour came next :y :y :y :y :y :y
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: moggy on 16 March 2013, 16:48:52
Coffee flavored walnut whip :) :y.Muuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.Dean
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: omega3000 on 16 March 2013, 21:00:48
Dandelion & Burdock in a proper glass bottle from the pop van  :)
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: ozzycat on 16 March 2013, 21:03:31
Dandelion & Burdock in a proper glass bottle from the pop van  :)
yep and a tanner back on the empty :y :y :y :y
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: omega3000 on 16 March 2013, 21:09:08
Dandelion & Burdock in a proper glass bottle from the pop van  :)
yep and a tanner back on the empty :y :y :y :y

Was 5p in my day , wotatanner  ;D
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: Vamps on 16 March 2013, 21:31:04
Dandelion & Burdock in a proper glass bottle from the pop van  :)
yep and a tanner back on the empty :y :y :y :y

Was 5p in my day , wotatanner  ;D

I remember getting 'half a crown' pocket money...... :D :D
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: omega3000 on 16 March 2013, 21:38:21
Oldest coin i can remember using was thrupence  :-\ And halfpenny . Halfpenny chew  :P
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: Vamps on 16 March 2013, 21:42:01
Oldest coin i can remember using was thrupence  :-\ And halfpenny . Halfpenny chew  :P

You must remember the 'Farthing' LW will........... :D :D
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: omega3000 on 16 March 2013, 21:56:43
Oldest coin i can remember using was thrupence  :-\ And halfpenny . Halfpenny chew  :P

You must remember the 'Farthing' LW will........... :D :D

I remember the name but never used one  :-\

Puff candy  ;D

(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc41/milleblack/images4_zps3970acc8.jpg)
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: Tony H on 17 March 2013, 13:13:05
Enjoyed that. :y
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 17 March 2013, 13:23:24
Dandelion & Burdock in a proper glass bottle from the pop van  :)
yep and a tanner back on the empty :y :y :y :y

Was 5p in my day , wotatanner  ;D

I remember getting 'half a crown' pocket money...... :D :D


My fault for mentioning Tizer, but this thread is now going back to my era; the 1950s/60s!  The best time of all to remember;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :y :y :y
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 17 March 2013, 13:27:19
Oldest coin i can remember using was thrupence  :-\ And halfpenny . Halfpenny chew  :P

You must remember the 'Farthing' LW will........... :D :D

Indeed he does Vamps! :y :y

Fruit Salads and Black Jacks were sold in quantities to match the farthing; 2 for a farthing, 4 for a half penny, and 8 for 1d!  Ah the days! ;D ;D ;D :y :y

Thank God though I cannot remember the days of the one third of a farthing! ::) ::) ::)  ..........and NO!!! I really do not! ::) ::) ::) :D :D ;)
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: cleggy on 17 March 2013, 14:20:54
Oldest coin i can remember using was thrupence  :-\ And halfpenny . Halfpenny chew  :P

You must remember the 'Farthing' LW will........... :D :D

Indeed he does Vamps! :y :y

Fruit Salads and Black Jacks were sold in quantities to match the farthing; 2 for a farthing, 4 for a half penny, and 8 for 1d!  Ah the days! ;D ;D ;D :y :y

Thank God though I cannot remember the days of the one third of a farthing! ::) ::) ::)  ..........and NO!!! I really do not! ::) ::) ::) :D :D ;)

I only ever remember 4 for a penny, you must be old or had a discount tuck shop ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 17 March 2013, 14:54:12
Oldest coin i can remember using was thrupence  :-\ And halfpenny . Halfpenny chew  :P

You must remember the 'Farthing' LW will........... :D :D

Indeed he does Vamps! :y :y

Fruit Salads and Black Jacks were sold in quantities to match the farthing; 2 for a farthing, 4 for a half penny, and 8 for 1d!  Ah the days! ;D ;D ;D :y :y

Thank God though I cannot remember the days of the one third of a farthing! ::) ::) ::)  ..........and NO!!! I really do not! ::) ::) ::) :D :D ;)

I only ever remember 4 for a penny, you must be old or had a discount tuck shop ;D ;D ;D


That is when I joined the retail trade in 1968 that they were that price.  Back in 1957/8 I got that 8 for 1d, and that 1d was usually gained by collecting jam jars and selling them to the local off licence of the pub.  Remember Vamps the farthing to not go out of circulation until 1960 so for at least 3 years I as a child used them to buy sweets. You could really get so much more for a 1d in those days! ;D ;D :y :y :y :y

Obviously you must be younger than me ::) ::) ::) :D ;) ;)
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: Bixy1 on 17 March 2013, 15:32:04
Oh dear, I remember most of that . . .  :'(
Sam Fox . . .  :P
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: omega3000 on 17 March 2013, 16:20:37
Oh dear, I remember most of that . . .  :'(
Sam Fox . . .  :P

Yes , ive still got sam's music tape  :-X
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: cleggy on 17 March 2013, 16:25:11
Oldest coin i can remember using was thrupence  :-\ And halfpenny . Halfpenny chew  :P

You must remember the 'Farthing' LW will........... :D :D

Indeed he does Vamps! :y :y

Fruit Salads and Black Jacks were sold in quantities to match the farthing; 2 for a farthing, 4 for a half penny, and 8 for 1d!  Ah the days! ;D ;D ;D :y :y

Thank God though I cannot remember the days of the one third of a farthing! ::) ::) ::)  ..........and NO!!! I really do not! ::) ::) ::) :D :D ;)

I only ever remember 4 for a penny, you must be old or had a discount tuck shop ;D ;D ;D


That is when I joined the retail trade in 1968 that they were that price.  Back in 1957/8 I got that 8 for 1d, and that 1d was usually gained by collecting jam jars and selling them to the local off licence of the pub.  Remember Vamps the farthing to not go out of circulation until 1960 so for at least 3 years I as a child used them to buy sweets. You could really get so much more for a 1d in those days! ;D ;D :y :y :y :y

Obviously you must be younger than me ::) ::) ::) :D ;) ;)

I didn't buy sweets when I was 5, :y mum did

Aren't we all :D :D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 17 March 2013, 17:56:14
Oldest coin i can remember using was thrupence  :-\ And halfpenny . Halfpenny chew  :P

You must remember the 'Farthing' LW will........... :D :D

Indeed he does Vamps! :y :y

Fruit Salads and Black Jacks were sold in quantities to match the farthing; 2 for a farthing, 4 for a half penny, and 8 for 1d!  Ah the days! ;D ;D ;D :y :y

Thank God though I cannot remember the days of the one third of a farthing! ::) ::) ::)  ..........and NO!!! I really do not! ::) ::) ::) :D :D ;)

I only ever remember 4 for a penny, you must be old or had a discount tuck shop ;D ;D ;D


That is when I joined the retail trade in 1968 that they were that price.  Back in 1957/8 I got that 8 for 1d, and that 1d was usually gained by collecting jam jars and selling them to the local off licence of the pub.  Remember Vamps the farthing to not go out of circulation until 1960 so for at least 3 years I as a child used them to buy sweets. You could really get so much more for a 1d in those days! ;D ;D :y :y :y :y

Obviously you must be younger than me ::) ::) ::) :D ;) ;)

I didn't buy sweets when I was 5, :y mum did

Aren't we all :D :D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D


You poor boy! :o :o :o :o  No freedom at 5!  Well I was lucky because our road had hardly any traffic on it then, and a short walk down the road with a penny or two in my hand had me arriving at the grocers with a range of sweets there. It was safe then; a bit different today for our five year olds. :(
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: Keith ABS on 17 March 2013, 18:50:49
   lets get all the bottles of "pop" back into glass and give a refund on the emptys. Stop a lot of littering.
No, what a silly idea, lets just make all this waste that has to go into landfill as they cant recycle it.  i can remember black jacks and fruit salads at 4 for a new penny. Coca cola zero tastes the same as I can remember it from the late sixties.
keith B
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: Varche on 17 March 2013, 19:03:21
My Dad claims to be the last person in Britain to buy cigs for a penny. He was evacuated to the Lake District at outbreak of WW2 and there was a machine on the platform at Bowness - empty. He put a penny in and pressed the buttons anyway and one gave him a packet.

Who knows. He also says Mars bars were the size of a battle cruiser and as a kid he used to find bottles and get the money back to pay for them.. I remember fish and chips at 9d (3d for chips and 6d for he fish). And in those days cod was white...........
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: ozzycat on 17 March 2013, 19:27:44
Dandelion & Burdock in a proper glass bottle from the pop van  :)
yep and a tanner back on the empty :y :y :y :y

Was 5p in my day , wotatanner  ;D
old 6d
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: Vamps on 17 March 2013, 19:45:03
My Dad claims to be the last person in Britain to buy cigs for a penny. He was evacuated to the Lake District at outbreak of WW2 and there was a machine on the platform at Bowness - empty. He put a penny in and pressed the buttons anyway and one gave him a packet.

Who knows. He also says Mars bars were the size of a battle cruiser and as a kid he used to find bottles and get the money back to pay for them.. I remember fish and chips at 9d (3d for chips and 6d for he fish). And in those days cod was white...........

Local Newsagent used to sell them to the school kids in the 1971, one at a time, can't remember how much though, can't have been much more than a penny or two or perhaps 1 new penny.... :D
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: Varche on 17 March 2013, 19:52:11
My Dad claims to be the last person in Britain to buy cigs for a penny. He was evacuated to the Lake District at outbreak of WW2 and there was a machine on the platform at Bowness - empty. He put a penny in and pressed the buttons anyway and one gave him a packet.

Who knows. He also says Mars bars were the size of a battle cruiser and as a kid he used to find bottles and get the money back to pay for them.. I remember fish and chips at 9d (3d for chips and 6d for he fish). And in those days cod was white...........

Local Newsagent used to sell them to the school kids in the 1971, one at a time, can't remember how much though, can't have been much more than a penny or two or perhaps 1 new penny.... :D

this would have been for a pack.
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: Vamps on 17 March 2013, 19:54:34
My Dad claims to be the last person in Britain to buy cigs for a penny. He was evacuated to the Lake District at outbreak of WW2 and there was a machine on the platform at Bowness - empty. He put a penny in and pressed the buttons anyway and one gave him a packet.

Who knows. He also says Mars bars were the size of a battle cruiser and as a kid he used to find bottles and get the money back to pay for them.. I remember fish and chips at 9d (3d for chips and 6d for he fish). And in those days cod was white...........

Local Newsagent used to sell them to the school kids in the 1971, one at a time, can't remember how much though, can't have been much more than a penny or two or perhaps 1 new penny.... :D

this would have been for a pack.

Nope, individual, but from a packet if that is what you mean....... :-\ :-\
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: Del Boy on 17 March 2013, 20:07:08
What a cracking video  :y.
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 17 March 2013, 20:13:07
My Dad claims to be the last person in Britain to buy cigs for a penny. He was evacuated to the Lake District at outbreak of WW2 and there was a machine on the platform at Bowness - empty. He put a penny in and pressed the buttons anyway and one gave him a packet.

Who knows. He also says Mars bars were the size of a battle cruiser and as a kid he used to find bottles and get the money back to pay for them.. I remember fish and chips at 9d (3d for chips and 6d for he fish). And in those days cod was white...........

I can believe that as I know in 1968 I was selling packs of five Park Drive cigarettes for 10d, so going back 20 years+ when cigarettes were also sold loose, they would have been about 1d or 2d. :y :y
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: cleggy on 17 March 2013, 22:31:21
My Dad claims to be the last person in Britain to buy cigs for a penny. He was evacuated to the Lake District at outbreak of WW2 and there was a machine on the platform at Bowness - empty. He put a penny in and pressed the buttons anyway and one gave him a packet.

Who knows. He also says Mars bars were the size of a battle cruiser and as a kid he used to find bottles and get the money back to pay for them.. I remember fish and chips at 9d (3d for chips and 6d for he fish). And in those days cod was white...........

Local Newsagent used to sell them to the school kids in the 1971, one at a time, can't remember how much though, can't have been much more than a penny or two or perhaps 1 new penny.... :D

this would have been for a pack.

3/9 for 3 ::) ::) ::)
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: Vamps on 17 March 2013, 22:44:15
My Dad claims to be the last person in Britain to buy cigs for a penny. He was evacuated to the Lake District at outbreak of WW2 and there was a machine on the platform at Bowness - empty. He put a penny in and pressed the buttons anyway and one gave him a packet.

Who knows. He also says Mars bars were the size of a battle cruiser and as a kid he used to find bottles and get the money back to pay for them.. I remember fish and chips at 9d (3d for chips and 6d for he fish). And in those days cod was white...........

Local Newsagent used to sell them to the school kids in the 1971, one at a time, can't remember how much though, can't have been much more than a penny or two or perhaps 1 new penny.... :D

this would have been for a pack.

3/9 for 3 ::) ::) ::)

3 packs I presume..... :y
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: Nickbat on 17 March 2013, 22:50:51
My school friend's father received shed-loads of luncheon vouchers he never used so, when we had a free period in the sixth form we would head off to the local Wimpy and gorge ourselves, paying with the vouchers and finishing off with a Sobranie Black Russian fag (bought singly from the baccy shop next door for a few pence). Those were the days!  ;) ;D     
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: cleggy on 18 March 2013, 06:17:56
My Dad claims to be the last person in Britain to buy cigs for a penny. He was evacuated to the Lake District at outbreak of WW2 and there was a machine on the platform at Bowness - empty. He put a penny in and pressed the buttons anyway and one gave him a packet.

Who knows. He also says Mars bars were the size of a battle cruiser and as a kid he used to find bottles and get the money back to pay for them.. I remember fish and chips at 9d (3d for chips and 6d for he fish). And in those days cod was white...........

Local Newsagent used to sell them to the school kids in the 1971, one at a time, can't remember how much though, can't have been much more than a penny or two or perhaps 1 new penny.... :D

this would have been for a pack.

3/9 for 3 ::) ::) ::)

3 packs I presume..... :y
No, three to  a pack "anything for the weekend sir" from the barber
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: phill osey on 18 March 2013, 13:10:36
Saw this the other day,  :y and seeing it again still makes me smile

Lee
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: omega3000 on 18 March 2013, 15:00:19
My school friend's father received shed-loads of luncheon vouchers he never used so, when we had a free period in the sixth form we would head off to the local Wimpy and gorge ourselves, paying with the vouchers and finishing off with a Sobranie Black Russian fag (bought singly from the baccy shop next door for a few pence). Those were the days!  ;) ;D   

Sounds more lethal than a capstan full strength  ::) I remember when you could by single fags as well .. what happened to kali , that stuff use to keep us up all night from the sugar rush  :D :D :D :D
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 18 March 2013, 15:13:28
It was illegal to sell single cigarettes certainly from 1971 when new regulations were introduced that expected manufacturers to voluntary put health warnings on the side of cigarette packets that had to be in the form of 10s and 20s at least.  It was around this time I remember packs of 5s disappearing from our trade. ;)
Title: Re: Remember the days...
Post by: omega3000 on 18 March 2013, 15:38:05
It was illegal to sell single cigarettes certainly from 1971 when new regulations were introduced that expected manufacturers to voluntary put health warnings on the side of cigarette packets that had to be in the form of 10s and 20s at least.  It was around this time I remember packs of 5s disappearing from our trade. ;)

Yes it was well known the shopkeepers were not supposed to sell single fags but some still did , he used to break open a pack of ten from under the counter  :-X