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Post by flea79 on May 19, 2020 16:00:57 GMT
the biggest one i remember from being a kid was tazo's in walkers crisps, they did looney tunes ones and we went mad for them as kids, had thousands of the buggers to try and complete the set, they made a full picture as i remember, everybody walked round with them in the drawstring bags from persil!
one lad had the full set and was a snidey little shit, think he got filled in and someone nicked them and chucked them down the bog to annoy him more s
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Post by woodstein on May 19, 2020 21:23:26 GMT
Not being into hostilities and general rough stuff I loved collecting the little cards of wild flowers given away with those tall square 4oz packets of TyPhoo tea (loose, of course) when I was at junior school. Bluebells and Rose Bay Willow Herbs..... Even now, when I open a box of teabags or refill the teabag jar I can't resist having a sniff at the bits of tea 'dust', as the smell of it takes me right back to the original loose stuff and extracting the exciting new flower cards from it. I think Typhoo cards have been covered in another thread some time ago but it doesn't harm to include them here. I remember collecting complete sets of Flags of the World, Wild Animals, Transport, Plants of the U.K., Famous People, and quite a few other subjects. I thought they'd been lost when I left and got married but I found them when I was clearing out my dear old mum's house after she'd passed away. They're now secure in one of the bookshelves in my home office. Still have a full set that my Gran got me in great condition other than Gordon Banks which was pinned to my wall! Circa 71
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Post by woodstein on May 19, 2020 21:26:17 GMT
My Mum saved up vouchers on back of pack and sent off for my 2nd favourite football game (after Subbuteo) - the sort where the ball goes into a players dished area and you flicked back the spring loaded player. I think it was called Striker. No, had Striker which was the press down head type (Jack Charlton always player of the year!). It wasn't one released to general public but based on the ones seen in seaside town arcades.
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Post by woodstein on May 19, 2020 21:27:55 GMT
Just watching yet another NCIS repeat. The agents collectively were busy searching in a home kitchen for a hidden or missing "flash card from a memory chip" (?) and Gibbs found it in a box of cereal. Took me back a long way and when we were kids we used to eagerly look in the new cereal box for the latest promotional gift, usually a toy of some sort. I remember as an example, I think, Kelloggs Frosties, had a series of 5 or 6 plastic fish, about an inch across. They absorbed light and glowed green in the dark, so you could hang them up in your bedroom as spooky decorations. There used to be all sorts of odd things like that, and other stuff like Washing Powders had their giveaways too. I think Daz had some decorative plastic tulips, in different colours. All seems a bit naff now but in the late 50's early 60's there wasn't that much colour in peoples lives, and it was all a bit of fun. Didn’t Percil do an offer on Britishrail tickets that the ICF exploited... The SSF did too. Shipley Stoke fans used them to make the trip down cheaper!
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Post by bathstoke on May 20, 2020 6:16:08 GMT
Didn’t Percil do an offer on Britishrail tickets that the ICF exploited... The SSF did too. Shipley Stoke fans used them to make the trip down cheaper! Was Stanley the Striper still knocking around with the SSF back then...
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Post by kidsgroveboxxy on May 20, 2020 8:12:45 GMT
I remember in the 90's collecting cycle reflectors for your cycle wheels. I remember Corn Flakes used to do this, possibly some other Kelloggs cereals did, but I remember Corn Flakes vividly. Why did companies stop doing these 'free gift' promotions? View Attachment Was it these? Was 5 or 6 different colours. Yes! Spot on. They did come in different colours, always wanted the green one but never got it You've taken me down nostalgia street there!!
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Post by kidsgroveboxxy on May 20, 2020 8:19:01 GMT
the biggest one i remember from being a kid was tazo's in walkers crisps, they did looney tunes ones and we went mad for them as kids, had thousands of the buggers to try and complete the set, they made a full picture as i remember, everybody walked round with them in the drawstring bags from persil! one lad had the full set and was a snidey little shit, think he got filled in and someone nicked them and chucked them down the bog to annoy him more s LOL! I thought it was just a few kids that got the Peril bags for their Tazo's. Were Pogs the same thing? I remember the thin plastic discs and also remember the larger 'shiny' one too.
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Post by flea79 on May 20, 2020 8:20:35 GMT
the biggest one i remember from being a kid was tazo's in walkers crisps, they did looney tunes ones and we went mad for them as kids, had thousands of the buggers to try and complete the set, they made a full picture as i remember, everybody walked round with them in the drawstring bags from persil! one lad had the full set and was a snidey little shit, think he got filled in and someone nicked them and chucked them down the bog to annoy him more s LOL! I thought it was just a few kids that got the Peril bags for their Tazo's. Were Pogs the same thing? I remember the thin plastic discs and also remember the larger 'shiny' one too. pogs were the same but different! as i remember you could put all the tazo's together to make a large picture with all the characters on it? might have to find some on ebay
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Post by woodstein on May 20, 2020 20:51:59 GMT
The SSF did too. Shipley Stoke fans used them to make the trip down cheaper! Was Stanley the Striper still knocking around with the SSF back then... Can't say I know of Stan. What years?
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Post by elystokie on May 21, 2020 9:57:34 GMT
I remember you used to get free gifts with some comics for the first 3 issues or so, the only one I can actually remember was a small solid plastic red aeroplane that you 'flew' using a rubber band, could have easily had someone's eye out with it looking back, it went bloody quick! I had a wonderful couple of days until I got carried away and it wound up on the roof of the house
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2020 10:52:15 GMT
I remember you used to get free gifts with some comics for the first 3 issues or so, the only one I can actually remember was a small solid plastic red aeroplane that you 'flew' using a rubber band, could have easily had someone's eye out with it looking back, it went bloody quick! I had a wonderful couple of days until I got carried away and it wound up on the roof of the house Yes I remember that one as well. I also remember getting a balsa wood aeroplane that flew okay but usually ended up breaking quite quickly after it landed on a hard surface.
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2020 20:47:30 GMT
Was it these? Was 5 or 6 different colours. Yes! Spot on. They did come in different colours, always wanted the green one but never got it You've taken me down nostalgia street there!! Sadly I have a book on free stuff from cereal boxes, USA though. Always wish was a UK one
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Post by salopstick on May 22, 2020 8:15:54 GMT
Early 80s weetabix gave out 6 different compilation tapes of latest singles. 8 songs a tape if I recall. Like early “NOW”
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Post by telfordstoke on May 22, 2020 12:44:00 GMT
Early 80s weetabix gave out 6 different compilation tapes of latest singles. 8 songs a tape if I recall. Like early “NOW” Well remembered I have one and it has Wonderland by Big Country on it I think. They were a voucher collect and redeem thing and had to cut back of pack. Also did corgi toy thing where you could then order a Weetabix lorry or racing car, still have these somewhere
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2020 13:14:14 GMT
Were called Top Trax and each had a different character on 1.1. Haircut One Hundred - Fantastic Day 1.2. Nik Kershaw - I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me 2.1. The Bluebells - Young At Heart 2.2. New Edition - Candy Girl 1.1. Nik Kershaw - Wouldn't It Be Good 1.2. Bucks Fizz - My Camera Never Lies 2.1. Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen 2.2. Irene Cara - Fame 1.1. Thompson Twins - Doctor! Doctor! 1.2. Tears For Fears - Shout 2.1. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen 2.2. Kirsty MacColl - There's A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis 1.1. Tears For Fears - Mad World 1.2. Big Country - Wonderland 2.1. The Jam - Beat Surrender 2.2. Status Quo - The Wanderer ?.1. Bucks Fizz - If You Can't Stand The Heat ?.2. Thomson Twins - We Are Detective ?.1. Bananarama - Robert De Niro's Waiting ?.2. ABC - The Look Of Love 1.1. Thomson Twins - Don't Mess With Doctor Dream 1.2. Tears For Fears - Head Over Heels 2.1. Five Star - System Addict 2.2. Baltimora - Tarzan Boy I pity the fool who got the last one
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Post by telfordstoke on May 22, 2020 19:37:41 GMT
Were called Top Trax and each had a different character on 1.1. Haircut One Hundred - Fantastic Day 1.2. Nik Kershaw - I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me 2.1. The Bluebells - Young At Heart 2.2. New Edition - Candy Girl 1.1. Nik Kershaw - Wouldn't It Be Good 1.2. Bucks Fizz - My Camera Never Lies 2.1. Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen 2.2. Irene Cara - Fame 1.1. Thompson Twins - Doctor! Doctor! 1.2. Tears For Fears - Shout 2.1. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen 2.2. Kirsty MacColl - There's A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis 1.1. Tears For Fears - Mad World 1.2. Big Country - Wonderland 2.1. The Jam - Beat Surrender 2.2. Status Quo - The Wanderer ?.1. Bucks Fizz - If You Can't Stand The Heat ?.2. Thomson Twins - We Are Detective ?.1. Bananarama - Robert De Niro's Waiting ?.2. ABC - The Look Of Love 1.1. Thomson Twins - Don't Mess With Doctor Dream 1.2. Tears For Fears - Head Over Heels 2.1. Five Star - System Addict 2.2. Baltimora - Tarzan Boy I pity the fool who got the last one Some crackers on there to be fair,I only had the one tape, clearly didn't eat enough Weetabix lol. We had freebies for the 80s fest Let's Rock couple of years ago and a few of these were on and excellent. Loved Big Country , still put on a great show now but Stuart was a tragic loss
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2020 19:45:29 GMT
Were called Top Trax and each had a different character on 1.1. Haircut One Hundred - Fantastic Day 1.2. Nik Kershaw - I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me 2.1. The Bluebells - Young At Heart 2.2. New Edition - Candy Girl 1.1. Nik Kershaw - Wouldn't It Be Good 1.2. Bucks Fizz - My Camera Never Lies 2.1. Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen 2.2. Irene Cara - Fame 1.1. Thompson Twins - Doctor! Doctor! 1.2. Tears For Fears - Shout 2.1. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen 2.2. Kirsty MacColl - There's A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis 1.1. Tears For Fears - Mad World 1.2. Big Country - Wonderland 2.1. The Jam - Beat Surrender 2.2. Status Quo - The Wanderer ?.1. Bucks Fizz - If You Can't Stand The Heat ?.2. Thomson Twins - We Are Detective ?.1. Bananarama - Robert De Niro's Waiting ?.2. ABC - The Look Of Love 1.1. Thomson Twins - Don't Mess With Doctor Dream 1.2. Tears For Fears - Head Over Heels 2.1. Five Star - System Addict 2.2. Baltimora - Tarzan Boy I pity the fool who got the last one Some crackers on there to be fair,I only had the one tape, clearly didn't eat enough Weetabix lol. We had freebies for the 80s fest Let's Rock couple of years ago and a few of these were on and excellent. Loved Big Country , still put on a great show now but Stuart was a tragic loss I had some free 80s tapes but can't remember where they came from . Were free from some shop - may have been Superdrug or somewhere similar. Sadly the one I got had Queen on it with a song called 'Body Language' which was so shite I think I threw the tape away. I do remember Nena and Toto Coelo on it.
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Post by telfordstoke on May 22, 2020 19:53:22 GMT
I had some free 80s tapes but can't remember where they came from . Were free from some shop - may have been Superdrug or somewhere similar. Sadly the one I got had Queen on it with a song called 'Body Language' which was so shite I think I threw the tape away. I do remember Nena and Toto Coelo on it. Lol I was a huge Queen fan and with great excitement bought BodybLanguge on day of release and it had the infamous “dirty” sleeve , and when played it was so disappointed. With hindsight I like the Hot Space album but that was a bad single following Flash and Save Me
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2020 20:26:41 GMT
I had some free 80s tapes but can't remember where they came from . Were free from some shop - may have been Superdrug or somewhere similar. Sadly the one I got had Queen on it with a song called 'Body Language' which was so shite I think I threw the tape away. I do remember Nena and Toto Coelo on it. Lol I was a huge Queen fan and with great excitement bought BodybLanguge on day of release and it had the infamous “dirty” sleeve , and when played it was so disappointed. With hindsight I like the Hot Space album but that was a bad single following Flash and Save Me I just remembered thinking wtffffff am I listening to? No love whatsoever for Queen but they pulled out all the stops on that one. Suddenly Tarzan Boy didn't sound so bad.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2020 8:49:30 GMT
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Post by telfordstoke on May 24, 2020 8:52:46 GMT
Sadly not jesusmc that's early 80s I suspect?
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Post by RedandWhite90 on May 24, 2020 9:07:25 GMT
The streets will never forget Walkers Tazos either.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2020 21:12:04 GMT
Sadly not jesusmc that's early 80s I suspect? Basically one of those wipe off sheets. A kind of hangman game. It was a bit crap What were the crisps with footy player cards in? If you went to the Supermarket with your Ma you could fiddle with the pack to see the card inside before putting in the trolley Edit found them. Must have been around later as well as I remember having Kevin Keegan in the set and searching through the bags to get Marco Tardelli
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