Cinnamon Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Sweet peanuts were my favourites. Haven't seen those in years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 1p Blackjacks! £1 for 110 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted October 11, 2006 Author Share Posted October 11, 2006 Does anyone remember the Alpine man? Used to deliver fizzy pop in big bottles that you washed and gave him back the following week? Or Tudor crisps. One advert that has stuck in my mind from when I was little was for a chocoate bar called a Swisskit, the tag line was "I'll risk it for a Swisskit" and the ads were all skiing scenes. By the time I was old enough to go to the shop on my own they didn't make them any more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 This is showing my age I remember buying a Cadbury bar of chocolate with an old penny! I also use to make jelly tot soup!Ahhhh, those were the days. Maybe we could remember old toys next. Anyone remember pipa dolls? I remember Pippa dolls! I had rather a lot. Do you remember collecting the petals on the backs of the packs which you saved up until you'd got enough to send off for another doll? I had the Pippa apartment too - groovy!! Back to sweets - I LOVE Parma Violets! Scrummy! I used to feel very sophisticated "smoking" sweet cigarettes when I was 8 or 9 ! My favourite was Mint Cracknell bars though. Oh they were lovely!! Swisskit? That's so weird! I only said "I'll risk it for a Swisskit" the other day! Do you remember the advert for milk with "Humphrey's" in ? "Watch out! Watch out! There's a Humphrey about!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted October 11, 2006 Author Share Posted October 11, 2006 Kate, I have the badges with the Humphreys on "get more milk they're on the attack, watch out, watch out, watch out, watch out, cos' the Humphreys are back!" Sad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Excellent!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted October 11, 2006 Author Share Posted October 11, 2006 But sad And I used to 'smoke' the candy cigarettes as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 We used to have a cat called Humphrey, because his tail was stripy and curled when he walked like on the ad karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 We have two shops in Stratford where you can still buy old-fashioned sweets loose - I still buy Parma Violets. I love the way that Creamola tin says 'Fully sweetened' at the bottom! - probably less rubbish in it than todays **** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Does anyone remember the Alpine man? Used to deliver fizzy pop in big bottles that you washed and gave him back the following week? In our last house, we had a 'juice man' who came round once a week in a milk float kind of lorry, and you got 5 bottles of juice for £2 - £1.50 if you returned last weeks bottles. We got juice for a couple of weeks, but we're not really fizzy juice drinkers so we decided to stop getting it - I was working, so I got my sister-in-law to tell him we wouldn't be needing any more juice. He turned round and said 'tell your MUM I'll have to hear it from her, as she's the one who pays the money'. I was 25 at the time, sis-in-law was 19. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 I'm sure you can still get alot of these old fashioned sweets like Mojo and Blackjacks (oh and drumsticks!) at Makro! My uncle Eddie still delivers to shops in his van and he sells the jar sweets and things. I always remeber going to their house and going into the shed at the back of the garden where the stock was with a huge paper bag. WE used to open the jars and take a few of everything (this was in the days when they weren't sealed with plastic on the top!) AH Happy days I cant remember what these sweet dispensers where that were "tacs" or something - the sweets were in little packets and they had novelty dispensers where you'd tip the top back (a dog dispenser - you'd pull the head back) and a sweetie came out. It's driving me mad now. I'm 26 and now reminiscing about my childhood!! A xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 I cant remember what these sweet dispensers where that were "tacs" or something - the sweets were in little packets and they had novelty dispensers where you'd tip the top back (a dog dispenser - you'd pull the head back) and a sweetie came out. It's driving me mad now.xx You can still get them - Santa brought the boys one each for Christmas last year. Can't for the life of me remember what they are called though.. I'll have a think..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 PEZ!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 YEY!! Well Done Shona Just had a look on Ebay and maybe tempted to get one for nostalgic purposes only you understand! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted October 12, 2006 Author Share Posted October 12, 2006 Isn't that the urban myth about why eBay was created, to trade in Pez dispensers? I have an old Disney monkey one somewhere, only bought the one, I think it's worth tuppence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunee1 Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Does anyone remember Cola Cubes??? Oh loved em.....no they were just to big a square to be able to be descreet, how about blue mouths yuk everyone stopped eating them when they found out they made your poo green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Does anyone remember Cola Cubes??? Oh loved em.....no they were just to big a square to be able to be descreet, how about blue mouths yuk everyone stopped eating them when they found out they made your poo green I dont remember any of that!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harveypup Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Some of the Pez dispensers are worth a bob or two - A Euro 2004 one (still in packet.... as if!) would reach between £15 AND £20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Ok, along the same lines. Who else was a lucky child whose parents had a sodastream? And who's going to admit to keeping on pressing that button to get the fizziest drinks ever..... Did quite a lot of damage to our kitchen and was banned from making my own fizzy drinks ever again.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola H Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 We had a Sodastream I loved it and yes my brother and I made a mess of the kitchen trying to get the fizziest drinks.........Great fun but the taste was a bit iffy......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 No was totally gutted we never had one! Parents were the healthy types and didnt encourage fizzy drinks! Never bought white bread either My cousin had one and i was so envious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Do you remember the bottles? Man! I'm off to Ebay to see what I can find........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola H Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Oh Yes i still have the bottle in the cupboard somewhere............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Quick..... go and sell it on Ebay. No vintage sodastream stuff there...! Could go for a lot of money..... But it looks like they are still making the machines! Can't imagine anybody buying one these days...... oops! Apologies to anyone who has one........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 And BULLY'S SPECIAL PRIZE! We have a soda stream in the attic I think! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
