Retro Sweets

l21ynz

Hiya, ive noticed a few people have mentioned they are getting retro sweets as part of relatives pressies this year, I was wondring where I could find out what sweets aere about from 1970 to 1980 as my dad was born in 1975 and id love to get him some as part of his christmas but im looking on ebay and everything that comes up are still about today.

Many thaniks in advance if you can help xx

Browntoa

popping candy was launched about then

Double Deckers were 1976

Curly wurly was 1970

Creme Eggs were 1971

1970 - Breakaway is introduced.
1976 - Yorkie is introduced.
1976 - Lion Bar introduced.
1980 - Drifter is introduced

Drea

http://www.aquarterof.co.uk/decade-sweets-from-fabulous-p-1453.html

Hope that helps

mary43

Theres quite a few listed here

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A546040

savingholmes

savingholmes wrote: »

We've been invited to a 40th birthday party so I thought.... great excuse for a retro sweets tin! Planning some other things too, but I'll update you on them when Iv'e done them. I'm really chuffed with it - contents list and prices below:

Tin £2.25 (Asda)
Pez sweets £1.19
Curly Wurly 18p
Candy sticks 10p
Love Hearts 25p
Fruit Fizzers 7p
Nougat 38p
Catherine Wheels 65p
Sherbert Fountain 25p
Dairy Milk 15p
Opal Fruits 10p (Asda)
Milky bar 29p
Chew bar 10p - Black jack
Fudge Bar 15p
Swizzels 18p
Dip Dab 25p

Total price inclusive of tin £6.54:cool:

I bought another tin - as I think I will do another one for someone's 30th later in the year. I think next time I will miss out the pez sweets and the nougat and come in around £5. I think I may take a new photo and put on the presents for a fiver board minus those 2 items!:rotfl: Nope didn't work without them as tin looked half empty - could try the Haribos big sweet packs in Asda currently for 50p?

I also managed to get DS a no-fear rucksack for his birthday from Tescos for £5 (was £10). Ultra-cool black with white and grey writing and a small skull. He will love it! And it's nice and big and impressive once it's wrapped up!:D

This is one I did - for someone born 1968 but they'd be suitable for 70s too. The tin is in Asda now for £1.50. They also sell midget gems for 25p, I'm adding Liquorice Allsorts and Dollymixtures too. You can get a pack of white mice for 39p. You could also get refreshers for 25p. If you could get sherbet pips, we had them when I was a kid, mint imperials, toffee bonbons, chewing nuts. Cola bottles 10p. marsh mallows. Sherbert lemons were very popular then as they lasted ages. Sherbert was sold separately in jars... I'm doing another to which I've added a KP chocolate dip as they came out when I was a kid...

sweetnskint

sweets i remember back then r cola cubes,sherbet fountains,bonbons!love the tin! oh sherbet pips i remember them too!-thats lovely!

xcat_girlx

i got a box from an online company called bah humbugs,

if you ring them, they customize a box for you.