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Post by yeokel on Jul 30, 2020 11:13:47 GMT
They are stopping printing the Argos catalogue after nearly 50 years. Admittedly it was never in the same league as Kays or Littlewoods catalogues when it came to the ladies underwear section, but it was definitely the go to catalogue for toys in our house when we were kids. Argos Link
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2020 11:17:38 GMT
I always thought they missed out not making a film called 'Jason and the Argos catalogue'
A kid called Jason sets off on an sea adventure.......I've not really thought this through to be honest.
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Post by NassauDave on Jul 30, 2020 11:44:55 GMT
I always thought they missed out not making a film called 'Jason and the Argos catalogue' A kid called Jason sets off on an sea adventure.......I've not really thought this through to be honest. It was planned but the script pages were all stuck together. Oh that was the Kay’s catalogue......
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Post by danceswithclams on Jul 30, 2020 12:13:47 GMT
Admittedly it was never in the same league as Kays or Littlewoods catalogues when it came to the ladies underwear section I'm not sure Argos has ever sold ladies underwear mate. Massive respect for being able to knock one out to a Breville Sandwich Toaster though 💪
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Post by spiderpuss on Jul 30, 2020 12:39:08 GMT
For those who like a reminisce. retromash.com/argos/RIP - Argos catalogue did have "shower" section instead of ladies underwear.
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Post by nott1 on Jul 30, 2020 13:27:10 GMT
I'll have to buy a new stool now!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2020 13:30:07 GMT
Admittedly it was never in the same league as Kays or Littlewoods catalogues when it came to the ladies underwear section I'm not sure Argos has ever sold ladies underwear mate. Massive respect for being able to knock one out to a Breville Sandwich Toaster though 💪 Who hasn't ? Don't start me on Victor Kayam's Remington 2 blade shaver or the Ronco vegetable dicer. Pure filth
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Post by flea79 on Jul 30, 2020 13:53:05 GMT
Admittedly it was never in the same league as Kays or Littlewoods catalogues when it came to the ladies underwear section I'm not sure Argos has ever sold ladies underwear mate. Massive respect for being able to knock one out to a Breville Sandwich Toaster though 💪 Still a third of a year to go but this has to be up there for comment of the year!
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Post by choc on Jul 30, 2020 15:13:20 GMT
The old Hanley store had a collection of them going back several years to check on customer's claims of an item being 18 months old when it was over 5 years old! (This is going back 30+ years ago.)
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Post by Goonie on Jul 30, 2020 15:23:00 GMT
I always thought they missed out not making a film called 'Jason and the Argos catalogue' A kid called Jason sets off on an sea adventure.......I've not really thought this through to be honest. The ship was the Argo, named after its builder Argus. Argos was a city in ancient Greece Fuck knows why they called it that though!
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Post by danceswithclams on Jul 30, 2020 15:52:39 GMT
Argos was a city in ancient Greece Fuck knows why they called it that though! It's because of all the philosophy and bumming they do out the back.
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Post by telfordstoke on Jul 30, 2020 16:03:13 GMT
Takea me back to must be mid 70s when rebadged Green Shield Stamps to Argos and one of first was near grans house , tjink was on Streatham high road.catalogue was a thing of magic as a kid and not for onanistic purposes like some of you mucky gits lol
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Post by yeswilko on Jul 30, 2020 18:59:46 GMT
Was it Bill Bailey who named it " the laminated book of dreams"? Always tickled me
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Post by Goonie on Jul 30, 2020 19:17:00 GMT
Argos was a city in ancient Greece Fuck knows why they called it that though! It's because of all the philosophy and bumming they do out the back. Pmsl 🤣👏 very good, sir 👍
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Post by supersimonstainrod on Jul 30, 2020 20:21:12 GMT
Was it Bill Bailey who named it " the laminated book of dreams"? Always tickled me
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Post by mickmillslovechild on Jul 30, 2020 21:12:50 GMT
The first 90 pages or so of the Marshall Ward catalogue, taught me all i needed to know about life when i was a kid (and also how poorly lace covers up pubes)
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2020 22:43:57 GMT
I always thought they missed out not making a film called 'Jason and the Argos catalogue' A kid called Jason sets off on an sea adventure.......I've not really thought this through to be honest. The ship was the Argo, named after its builder Argus. Argos was a city in ancient Greece Fuck knows why they called it that though! You'd think that they's have had a local branch of Argos there of all places where they could have bought a Golden Fleece rather than have to sail to Colchis and disturb poor Talos and nick his stuff along the way. I guess the film wouldn't have been quite so good though.
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Post by Goonie on Jul 31, 2020 6:45:47 GMT
The ship was the Argo, named after its builder Argus. Argos was a city in ancient Greece Fuck knows why they called it that though! You'd think that they's have had a local branch of Argos there of all places where they could have bought a Golden Fleece rather than have to sail to Colchis and disturb poor Talos and nick his stuff along the way. I guess the film wouldn't have been quite so good though. Not sure about the skeleton warriors Rising from the hydra's teeth but been served by a few zombies in there 😁
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Post by nott1 on Aug 1, 2020 10:45:41 GMT
I always thought they missed out not making a film called 'Jason and the Argos catalogue' A kid called Jason sets off on an sea adventure.......I've not really thought this through to be honest. The ship was the Argo, named after its builder Argus. Argos was a city in ancient Greece Fuck knows why they called it that though! They named it after ye olde Argos catalogue obviously!
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Post by teenagefanclub on Aug 1, 2020 11:22:53 GMT
Its impossible mate
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Post by yeokel on Aug 1, 2020 13:07:25 GMT
The first 90 pages or so of the Marshall Ward catalogue, taught me all i needed to know about life when i was a kid (and also how poorly lace covers up pubes) Marshal Ward? I’ve never come across that particular catalogue.
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Post by mickmillslovechild on Aug 1, 2020 14:29:55 GMT
The first 90 pages or so of the Marshall Ward catalogue, taught me all i needed to know about life when i was a kid (and also how poorly lace covers up pubes) Marshal Ward? I’ve never come across that particular catalogue. It was all my mum had back in the early/mid 80s (the catalogue i mean, not the lace knickers)
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Post by yeokel on Aug 1, 2020 15:24:00 GMT
She probably had a special place for her lace knickers that you wouldn’t have known about.
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Post by elystokie on Aug 2, 2020 16:22:54 GMT
Marshal Ward? I’ve never come across that particular catalogue. It was all my mum had back in the early/mid 80s (the catalogue i mean, not the lace knickers) I remember the MW catalogue, also Kays and Universal, think there was others, every other woman seemed to be an agent for one or more. Seemed as soon as folk paid off what they owed they were compelled to buy more stuff
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