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Post by yggdrasil on Mar 12, 2023 11:03:45 GMT
My dear old mum would religiously collect these things and spend hours perusing the various bits of tat in the catalogue, the day we would trade them in was quite an event for her. Last shop I remember was in Croydon, just down the road from the world's greatest record store "Beanos", also sadly gone.  |
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Post by yggdrasil on Mar 12, 2023 11:04:14 GMT
Great idea this board BTW, Monkeys.
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Post by Flying Monkeys (Flying/Monkeys on Mar 13, 2023 8:23:30 GMT
My dad used to own a car dealership in the 70s and would give out green shield stamps with every fill-up.
Needless to say, my own books of stamps were always full....
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Post by stammer/head on Mar 16, 2023 11:52:49 GMT
Did your mum get herself a sewing machine?
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Post by Flying Monkeys (Flying/Monkeys on Mar 16, 2023 12:03:36 GMT
Did your mum get herself a sewing machine? No, she inherited an got Singer from my Gran, which then went to my sister. Proper old thing - probably worth something now. |
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Post by yggdrasil on Mar 16, 2023 16:24:05 GMT
Did your mum get herself a sewing machine? No, she inherited an got Singer from my Gran, which then went to my sister. Proper old thing - probably worth something now. Yep, my nan's one went through the line down to my sister. Was a piece of furniture and the machine swivelled under when not in use. Something like this.   |
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Post by yggdrasil on Mar 16, 2023 16:34:33 GMT
Much missed "Swell Map" Nikki Sudden knew.
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Post by jervistetch on Apr 4, 2023 0:26:49 GMT
In the States, we had S&H Green Stamps. It was so exciting when you filled a book. I remember getting, among other things, a toaster and a bathroom scale. That was more than a half century ago. It was so much easier to get excited back then.  |
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Post by yggdrasil on Apr 10, 2023 14:04:54 GMT
My dad used to own a car dealership in the 70s and would give out green shield stamps with every fill-up. Needless to say, my own books of stamps were always full.... Was he a small time villain with a sheep skin coat? |
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Post by Flying Monkeys (Flying/Monkeys on Apr 10, 2023 14:45:06 GMT
My dad used to own a car dealership in the 70s and would give out green shield stamps with every fill-up. Needless to say, my own books of stamps were always full.... Was he a small time villain with a sheep skin coat? Named after a computer as well. |
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Post by yggdrasil on Apr 10, 2023 16:15:31 GMT
Was he a small time villain with a sheep skin coat? Named after a computer as well. Amstrad Monkeys? Bloody silly name. |
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Post by Flying Monkeys (Flying/Monkeys on Apr 10, 2023 17:46:44 GMT
Named after a computer as well. Amstrad Monkeys? Bloody silly name. GERTCHA |
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Post by PaulsLaugh on Apr 10, 2023 18:15:31 GMT
In the States, we had S&H Green Stamps. It was so exciting when you filled a book. I remember getting, among other things, a toaster and a bathroom scale. That was more than a half century ago. It was so much easier to get excited back then. There were also Gold Bond stamps. I usually commandeered them and once I saved forever to get basketball and backboard set and my brother mounted to the carport.  |
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