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  • Butterfly_Brain
    Butterfly_Brain Posts: 8,862 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts I've been Money Tipped! Post of the Month
    Si_Clist wrote: »
    Soap flakes. We've just found out that the one firm in England that was making them has stopped production for good ... :(

    Dri-pak used to do them but only do liquid soap flakes

    I have see boxes of soap flakes going for over £250 a box on line:eek::eek: I have still got a couple of boxes that I use for woolies. Maybe I should sell what I have at that price:eek::eek:
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  • Ballymackeonan
    Ballymackeonan Posts: 605 Forumite
    From the 60s - Birds Eye frozen chocolate mousse. An occasional treat, not defrosted but eaten straight from the freezer as a super-indulgent chocolate icecream!

    Plus my granny's gas-fired cast iron griddle - pre-war (if not older). When she came to live with us the griddle came too, and as she was a baker or a cook-housekeeper all her working life there was a constant supply of fresh soda bread! Bought from a shop, or even made in the oven, never tasted quite the same.....
  • Mohawk_3
    Mohawk_3 Posts: 113 Forumite
    Not at all money saving, so my wallet (and waist) are thrilled, but I loved the raspberry and white & plain chocolate biscuits M&S used to sell. They also used to do a lemon meringue biscuit which not enough other people liked.
  • katkin
    katkin Posts: 1,020 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    I miss my Clarins habit. Far too expensive so moved onto Olay 7 effects stuff, still pricey. So I'm now using coconut oil and super drugs own brand serum and moistisers. Under £2 a bottle, lasts for ages too!
  • mardatha
    mardatha Posts: 15,612 Forumite
    Cremola foam!
  • katkin
    katkin Posts: 1,020 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Mint cracknel!

    I'm showing my age here haha
  • Drinda
    Drinda Posts: 265 Forumite
    I have tried for so long to find Old fashioned Mansion polish as all the sprays Do not smell that nice and leave sears that take a lot of elbow grease to rub off.
    I do hope someone knows where I can get it.
    Thanks Drinda (80 + just in case you think I am old fashioned.)
  • Mr_Singleton
    Mr_Singleton Posts: 1,891 Forumite
    Banjo chocolate bars
  • monnagran
    monnagran Posts: 5,284 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Savlon Dry Spray.
    I believe that friends are quiet angels
    Who lift us to our feet when our wings
    Have trouble remembering how to fly.
  • mardatha
    mardatha Posts: 15,612 Forumite
    Proper pink Germolene.
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