What products do you miss?

PenguinOfDeath

Justamum wrote: »

It's funny but I was talking to someone the other day who said she thinks Easter egg chocolate tastes different to normal bars. Strange because it's all the same.

You say that, but last year we got Cadburys advent calendars and the chocolate tasted more like Kinnerton chocolate than even cadburys, we managed 4 days then had to throw them out, disgusting!

baconandcabbage

We have always said that easter eggs taste like cheap chocolate Kinnerton is vile tastes like pencil shavings

Caramac when it came wrapped in foil
Golden Cup
Trebor Mints
wildlife bars

Fruitgums/pastilles and smarties that came in a box

Coffee creams from the tin of roses and the Almond charm

Hobsons_Choice

Having a home perm "Toni" (which twin has the Toni)?
Then using Armani to set your hair befor putting it in rollers (maybe I don't miss the rollers)!

Listening to Paul Temple and !!!!!! Barton and - my favourite - The Goon Show on the radio.

Kids playing in the street without fear of traffic or !!!!!philes* lurking around every tree. (Kick the Can; Hide and Seek).

Oh God - I'm so OLD!!
* That's p a e d o p h i l e s

ERICS_MUM

Mum used Plix home perms with hard plastic curlers in the kit.

My first ever curry was a Vesta boil-in-the-bag. All I remember is that it contained loads of sultanas.

Dr Whites sanitary towels that looked like hammocks and had to be secured to "suspenders" that dangled from a sanitary belt worn round the waist. (apols, a bit TMI !).

ERICS_MUM

I'm sure that my nieces and nephews will not go through life with such warm and uplifting memories as we obviously have. They are definitely better off with material goods and luxuries but are they happier with their constant striving for the next version of mobile, computer games, trainers, Club 18-30 holiday

ERICS_MUM

Sunday morning "wireless". Uncle Mac with childrens favourites - I'm a Pink Tooth Brush, The Runaway Train, Nelly the Elephant, How Much Is That Doggy In The Window etc.

Then 2 or 3 way family favourites which consisted of people in the Uk sending in record requests for their family members in the forces posted overseas.

By the time we sat down for Sunday lunch there was a show called something like Billy Smarts Band Show.

candlelight_2013

I desperately wanted a bedside cabinet as a child, so Mum asked for an orange box from the greengrocer. Dad used wallpaper to cover it and Mum made a curtain for the front of it. Because the orange box had 2 compartments I had a shelf half way down, and believe me I was so thrilled with it. If I explained this to my grandchildren I know they wouldn't understand.

These days lots of young people have a TV in their room, laptop and various other electrical games, and there is Nan thrilled that she has a bedside cabinet made out of an orange box!!!!!!!

I am sure they will have memories of their own but I do think ours are special. Times were very hard some of the time, but by the same token we were so pleased with such little things and I don't think we took anything for granted. I know my grandchildren are not selfish or anything like that, but they will never know how thrilled we were with such small treasures.

Candlelightx

candlelight_2013

Eric's Mum - Billy Cotton's Band show I think.

Candlelight x

Frogletina

ERICS_MUM wrote: »

Dr Whites sanitary towels that looked like hammocks and had to be secured to "suspenders" that dangled from a sanitary belt worn round the waist. (apols, a bit TMI !).

They were very comfortable to wear though (apart from the belt!). The embarassment though when having to wear them during PE when all you were allowed to wear was a vest and grey knickers...

Chris25

ERICS_MUM wrote: »

Dr Whites sanitary towels that looked like hammocks and had to be secured to "suspenders" that dangled from a sanitary belt worn round the waist. (apols, a bit TMI !).

I thought this thread was supposed to be 'what products do you miss?' :rotfl::rotfl:

They were awful, weren't they - my mum used to send me to the chemists & they always asked if I wanted them wrapped in paper - what child took a bag, why would anyone say no?

When I was old enough to wear them myself, I was always fearful that someone would manage to see the 'bump':o

I miss Duet chocolate bars - I think made by McKintoshs they were bone-shaped with marshmallow with a little toffee inside, then covered in chocolate.

And Lucky Numbers chocolates - like Roses but had numbers printed on the foil covers.