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For people who grew up with little money

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By *usman 199 OP   Man
over a year ago

Stockport

What always felt like a luxury . Evening all .

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By *andyfloss2000Woman
over a year ago

ashford

A choc ice from ice cream man x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Getting a comic at the end of the week after school

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The 5p that it cost to get the bus to school instead of walking.

Didn't happen often but when it did I felt like I was winning, especially in the rain

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Vosene instead of Happy Shopper shampoo

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hot chocolate made only with milk.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Fresh pizzas and not the 4 for £3 Iceland ones

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

Having dinner money at school.

Not deemed poor enough to qualify for free school meals it poor enough not to be able to afford a decent meal every day.

Usually ended up down the chippy buying a bag of scraps for 20p

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By *arlomaleMan
over a year ago

darlington

Proper adidas’s sambas instead of the ones from the market that has 4 stripes

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Having dinner money at school.

Not deemed poor enough to qualify for free school meals it poor enough not to be able to afford a decent meal every day.

Usually ended up down the chippy buying a bag of scraps for 20p"

We had to queue for the free dinner tickets

Missed many a meal due to embarrassment

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Chippy tea

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By *emorefridaCouple
over a year ago

La la land

Lemonade for birthday and Christmas.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Being able to top up my free school meal allowance. I got £1.11 and all I could get with that ever day was sausage roll, chips and beans. An extra 50p of my own money and I could have fish or a burger instead and a cookie.

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By *andybeachWoman
over a year ago

In the middle

On a Saturday night we would get a bag of crisps from across the pub

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

A luxury item.

Once a week my nan used to give us ice cream on Sunday.

You know that really cheap vanilla stuff in a huge tub.

To make it more posh she poured orange squash on it like some fancy sauce.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Getting new clothes was always a luxury as most of our clothes were passed down or from the charity shop/carboot sales.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Getting a Twix occasionaly or even better a Walnut Whirl !

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A kfc

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By *acey_RedWoman
over a year ago

Liverpool


"Getting new clothes was always a luxury as most of our clothes were passed down or from the charity shop/carboot sales. "

I was going to say this! Though it was still pretty exciting when an aunt of family friend came over with the binbag of hand me downs

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Any new clothes or a new book that I owned and didn’t have to take back to the library

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

Well of course we had it tough..........

(Qué the four Yorkshire men Monty python sketch)

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By *lexV16Man
over a year ago

Welling

Birthday party ?? McDonald’s

Never had one, but always wanted

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By *wisted999Man
over a year ago

North Bucks

Chocolate Chip Cookies. A very rare treat.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A banana in our packed lunch as a treat when we had school trips.

Mr

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"A banana in our packed lunch as a treat when we had school trips.

Mr"

Actually going on the school trip was a bloody treat, missed so many because we didn't have the £2.50 contribution required Stayed at school mostly doing shit jobs

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

Chip shop once a month, or a real treat was Chinese food when my Aunt, Uncle and cousin visited us.

I suppose having a chalet by the sea meant we weren't that poor, but food wise our meals were cheap and easy, and we didn't have lots of clothes or shoes like my friends did.

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

I'm reading through this thread and thinking we were better off than I realised. My dad always worked and had a good job, but my friends' dad were self employed and all owned their council houses.

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By *obajxMan
over a year ago

Cheshire

Mint choc Yoyo biscuit at primary school

Real coca cola as opposed to some generic cola

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By *yron69Man
over a year ago

Fareham

My dad's Garibaldi biscuits which we nicked from his hiding place in the cupboard and Parkinson Thins which he nicked from the pick’n’mix at Sperrings.

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By *mily36CWoman
over a year ago

Bedford (or anywhere beginning with B..!?)

Gold covered chocolate coins

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Flying first class.

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By *ymbunnyfitCouple
over a year ago

East Yorkshire

As child we got to share 3 bottles of pop from the lemonade truck over the weekend!

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By *inkerbell67Woman
over a year ago

Clacton on sea essex

Packet of sweets on a Friday when parents went shopping...

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By *torm in a G cupWoman
over a year ago

Land of the Long White Cloud

Butlins holidays. Midweek to midweek during school term so it was cheaper.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ice cream from the ice cream van and not a shitty choc ice lol

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By *oncupiscentTonyMan
over a year ago

Kent

Cream cake from the bakers on a Saturday afternoon, but only after she'd put her end of day half price sign in the window

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You know, this is a truly moving thread. Not what we were expecting on a fab forum. Many of the comments are familiar from our family histories. We're not going to add anything, just thank folk for their comments which are very familiar and bring back memories.

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By *mily36CWoman
over a year ago

Bedford (or anywhere beginning with B..!?)


"Flying first class. "

Flying!

... camping in the UK was the holiday highlight!

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By *harpDressed ManMan
over a year ago

Here occasionally, but mostly somewhere else

Anything from the ice cream van.

Having "spending money" on holiday

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By *ean counterMan
over a year ago

Market Harborough / Kettering

I was quite excited when my dad bought out first colour TV

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London


"I was quite excited when my dad bought out first colour TV "

I remember coming home from school and watching Blue Peter in colour for the first time.

I remember thinking how vivid the colours were.

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By *ean counterMan
over a year ago

Market Harborough / Kettering


"I was quite excited when my dad bought out first colour TV

I remember coming home from school and watching Blue Peter in colour for the first time.

I remember thinking how vivid the colours were.

"

My mum used to watch the snooker in black and white! Now that was interesting !

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By *an1978Woman
over a year ago

GONE/TIMEOUT (No DMs please)

As mentioned above, any item of clothing that wasn't a hand me down.

I had my first new coat when I was about 8, from Woolworths, I remember it vividly as it was a big deal to me.

Also Pop from the pop van.

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By *oncupiscentTonyMan
over a year ago

Kent

Any clothes that actually fitted rather than 2 sizes too big for me "to grow into"

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By *ictoria_1976TV/TS
over a year ago

Lanson


"Flying first class.

Flying!

... camping in the UK was the holiday highlight!"

I was going to say - I don't think I progressed to flying until I was I my mid 40's!

Butlins & camping for me as a kid

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"My mum used to watch the snooker in black and white! Now that was interesting ! "

and for those of you who are watching in black and white, the pink is next to the green

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By *yway60Man
over a year ago

Gamlingay

Dad taking the family (6 kids and mum) on a drive through the nearby countryside most Sunday early evenings, to see if we could spot any wildlife. Then at a country pub we would sit in the car with mum, drinking cola or cherryade and a bag of crisps, while dad had a pint or 2 at the bar.

We always looked forward to Sundays and our trip out.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Big bag of sweets between the three of us on a Saturday night, Mum used to give me the job of dividing them up into little paper bags between me and my brothers, I always sneaked in an extra one or two

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By *riel13Woman
over a year ago

Northampton

Crisps/biscuits that weren't at lunchtime with my sandwiches... Takeaway of any description

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A quarter af a portion of fried rice and curry sauce

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By *axmanaterMan
over a year ago

Liverpool

A bit of left over fish from the fish and chips my parents had on a Friday evening. Us kids only got chips ( 2 portions between 3 of us )

Good days though

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By *mily36CWoman
over a year ago

Bedford (or anywhere beginning with B..!?)


"Flying first class.

Flying!

... camping in the UK was the holiday highlight!

I was going to say - I don't think I progressed to flying until I was I my mid 40's!

Butlins & camping for me as a kid "

...and the revival weekends they have at Butlins now would make anyone's Nan blush

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I always remember a girl in my class saying that her Mam and spoiled her over the weekend! Taking her to McDonalds and buying her a cd. It certainly thought me how to be grateful for what I had!

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By *ymster10Man
over a year ago

Ellesmere Port

Waiting for the fruit bowl to be filled every Thursday between 5 siblings, One apple , banana , Orange and grapes each ..

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By *ady LickWoman
over a year ago

Northampton Somewhere

Going to the sweet shop once a week and getting 1/2p sweets because I got more for me money

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Something from the chippy on a Friday

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

We didn't actually realise we were hard up which is down to our parents. We thought of pocket money as a luxury, it wasn't something we had on a regular basis and fizzy drinks which we had at Christmas.

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By *heArrowsCouple
over a year ago

Having fish and chips ... from a chippy!!! We were spoilt rotten.

I remember the sensation when I went to a chipper for the first time during a lunch break in work ... chippy ... when in work

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By *entleman JayMan
over a year ago

Wakefield

My auntie had Pears soap in her bathrooms. As kids we were fascinated by it’s smell. She was posh compared to us.

Years later I now buy Pears soap. It’s my little reminder of back then and that I’ve done ok for myself.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Getting the thing you asked for in the shop. It probably happened all of 3 times.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A quarter of cola cubes on the way to school. I’d save one in the white paper bag. When I got home from school I’d pour myself a glass of milk. Put the cola cube in the glass of milk and drink it like it was a cola milkshake. Yep...fucking weird.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Imperial Leather soap - it came in its own little box and had a label on the bar. Proper posh! Still preferred Wright's coal tar though

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By *JB1954Man
over a year ago

Reading

I purchased my parents first colour TV . When I was getting married in 1982. I realise now . We were not poor . But neighbours had purchased their council houses . Mine had not. Yes food wise good and clothing. Father had illness in his forties , so could not do his normal work. So less income. I missed out on a lot compared to other school friends.

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over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Have a glass of all to myself and not having to share it with my older brother.

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over a year ago

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By *inballs99Man
over a year ago

Blackheath

My older brother would take me to the shop and buy me a pair of pepe jeans at christmas!

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By *ean counterMan
over a year ago

Market Harborough / Kettering

My mum used to buy a wagon wheel and cut it in to 4 segments for me and my brothers/sisters

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I remember when the only time we went to the cinema or McDonalds was for a birthday xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Eating out only did at weddings

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"On a Saturday night we would get a bag of crisps from across the pub "

Eh lad when I was a boy we shared one chip amoungst a family of 8 for Christmas and then it was covered in ink from the newspaper we found it wrapped in . Tell that to youngsters today and they wouldnt believe it. P

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By *arkus1812Man
over a year ago

Lifes departure lounge NN9 Northamptonshire East not West MidlandsMidlands

Going to the corner shop every Friday with a few pennies and my Food Ration Book to get my weekly allowance of 4 ounces (100g) of sweets.

It was in the 1940s though

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By *uriousscouserWoman
over a year ago

Wirral

Opening the front door if you didn't know who was knocking.

In skint times you didn't dare open the door because it could've been any one of a number of debt collectors. In the rare times when we weren't behind on payments for anything you could open the door with gay abandon and family and friends could visit via the front door rather than having to come round the back. Pure luxury!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Opening the front door if you didn't know who was knocking.

In skint times you didn't dare open the door because it could've been any one of a number of debt collectors. In the rare times when we weren't behind on payments for anything you could open the door with gay abandon and family and friends could visit via the front door rather than having to come round the back. Pure luxury!"

So remember this! We had to practice hiding and being quiet when a woman (who was lovely actually, I found out later), from a company called Provident came around collecting what were essentially pay-day loans!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ice cream van time

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

takeaway.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When i was a kid having a pack of biscuits was a massive treat even if they were on custard creams

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By *uriousscouserWoman
over a year ago

Wirral


"Opening the front door if you didn't know who was knocking.

In skint times you didn't dare open the door because it could've been any one of a number of debt collectors. In the rare times when we weren't behind on payments for anything you could open the door with gay abandon and family and friends could visit via the front door rather than having to come round the back. Pure luxury!

So remember this! We had to practice hiding and being quiet when a woman (who was lovely actually, I found out later), from a company called Provident came around collecting what were essentially pay-day loans! "

We used to play the hiding game too!

It always felt special to let people in through the front.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A tin of Ham in the Christmas hamper bought from a catalogue.

Proper coffee

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My school years consisted of free schools meals and hand downs, my favourite all time Christmas present was a second hand chopper pushbike, my mum worked 3 jobs to buy that bike.

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By *luebell888Woman
over a year ago

Glasgowish

One glass of cola on a Saturday night. That was the only fizzy drink we got.

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By *heRazorsEdgeMan
over a year ago

Wales/ All over UK

A few things spring to mind.

1. My first pair of trainers that weren’t from the market.

2. Having a pudding after a meal.

3. Getting a toy or book at any time that wasn’t Christmas or a birthday

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Eating out was one - very rare

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By *punkyMcFuckKnuckleMan
over a year ago

Glasvegas

4 scoops of ice-cream from the van in your own bowl and a bottle of Barrs or Curries for ice drinks.

Caravan holiday in Fleetwood during October courtesy of the Sun newspaper tokens. The year the illuminations blew down as well.

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By *aui.Man
over a year ago

around here

Having actual credit on the electricity (or gas) meter rather than being in 'emergency credit'

I suppose from a kids point of view it was staying over at someone's house who had biscuits/sweets etc in their cupboards

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Omg getting new pair of skinny jeans in my teens once a year from Redcar racecourse market... Trying them on in the back of the van

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By *hesblokeMan
over a year ago

Derbyshire village

Being invited to a friend's birthday party and getting to have McDonald's. Silly, I know, but was still exciting at around 10 years old.

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By *eneralKenobiMan
over a year ago

North Angus

A trip to the cinema was like a gift from the gods

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Trips out. Even to the beach was a luxury as we didn't live close to it.

Of on a tangent here from the original thread but looking back I think they were simpler times. Happier times even. More people seemed to be cheerier. I think the world has become confused and if you aren't into tech (like me) your almost scorned. Siiiigh

Off to ye olde tavern I go haha

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By *agerMorganMan
over a year ago

Canvey Island

Takeaway. That was a luxury.

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By *nliveneTV/TS
over a year ago

Selby

Everything felt like a luxury

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A merry maid toffee once a week

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By *r TriomanMan
over a year ago

Chippenham Malmesbury area

Eating in a restaurant and staying in a hotel. Never did either of these as a kid, it was picnics and camping holidays.

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By *ewhorizonsCouple
over a year ago

Leicestershire

A taxi ride always felt decadent to me. Mum didn’t drive, and if Dad’s rusty Ford Cortina was not available then (very rarely) we’d get a taxi someplace.

To this day I still think getting a taxi is a luxury.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

McDonald's was only for special occasions. We only had fish and chips if we were miles from home and would not be back until after dinner. A take away was an unheard luxury for us. All of my siblings and myself cook. Even now a take away is a rarity because of that upbringing.

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By *hinstrapMan
over a year ago

Barnsley

Ice cream van visits. As there was always a poormans choc Ice in freezer

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Coco Pops

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By *hoirCouple
over a year ago

Clacton/Bury St. Edmunds

Getting a 99 from the ice cream van. Takeaway of any description was a huge treat. Going to the cinema was for birthdays - as was going out to eat.

P

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By *ltra72Man
over a year ago

edinburgh

Getting a new pair of trainers “ Dunlop green flash”

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By *osweet69Couple
over a year ago

portsmouth

Having electricity.

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By *ad Bod AdonisMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

Travelling in a car as we never had one.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Me

mum can we macdonalds?

Mum

got macdonalds money?

12 years later

Mum

can we go macdonalds?

Me

got macdonalds money?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Me

mum can we macdonalds?

Mum

got macdonalds money?

12 years later

Mum

can we go macdonalds?

Me

got macdonalds money?"

This is the realest thing I’ve ever seen on these forums omg. That ‘have you got McDonald’s money’ used to be a gut punch. Followed by the ‘there’s food at home’ like anyone wants flipping rice man.

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By *hoirCouple
over a year ago

Clacton/Bury St. Edmunds


"Me

mum can we macdonalds?

Mum

got macdonalds money?

12 years later

Mum

can we go macdonalds?

Me

got macdonalds money?

This is the realest thing I’ve ever seen on these forums omg. That ‘have you got McDonald’s money’ used to be a gut punch. Followed by the ‘there’s food at home’ like anyone wants flipping rice man. "

Oh this with pizza, get home, think Mum called Domino's to be confronted with a cardboard iceland frozen pizza. They so tasted like disappointment...

Totally get it now

P

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By *KG12Couple
over a year ago

Burnley

As kids we always got what we needed, not always what we wanted. But we're rich in other ways like time together, love etc.

One Xmas I got a football net and leather ball. Can still smell the leather now when I reminisce

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Me

mum can we macdonalds?

Mum

got macdonalds money?

12 years later

Mum

can we go macdonalds?

Me

got macdonalds money?

This is the realest thing I’ve ever seen on these forums omg. That ‘have you got McDonald’s money’ used to be a gut punch. Followed by the ‘there’s food at home’ like anyone wants flipping rice man. "

Im sure every jamaican Child goes through this as a child.

If it's not

'you got mcdonalds money'

Then it is

'Theres food at home'

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By *urvytreatWoman
over a year ago

somewhere nice

I remember every Saturday morning a letter would arrive from nan with 10p each taped to it for sweets. I always picked the jelly babies that were 2 for 1/2p. I thought it was great having 40, and my mum split them into 10 a day for 4 days through the week. On a Sunday we’d sit and write a letter each back to nan and go and post it before tea. Wonderful memories

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lard instead of butter

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

when my nan bought me a pair of brown platform shoes.they cost 6 pound. a lot of money back in 1974,i fell over when i first wore them.

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By *oeofsussexMan
over a year ago

Eastbourne

Any chocolate! Was very rare sadly!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nothing in boarding school from three

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By *inky-MinxWoman
over a year ago

Grantham


"My mum used to watch the snooker in black and white! Now that was interesting !

and for those of you who are watching in black and white, the pink is next to the green"

I thought it was behind it?

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By *uriousscouserWoman
over a year ago

Wirral

Back in the day it was cheaper to make bread than to buy it. My mum baked our bread and every day I sulked that my lunchtime sandwich wasn't a uniform square shape like all the other kids had.

I was desperate for a normal sandwich made with mothers pride, not crappy bloody wonky round loaves. Whenever I had a sandwich away from home and it was made with proper shop bought bread it always seemed much nicer to me!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sunday comic.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Me

mum can we macdonalds?

Mum

got macdonalds money?

12 years later

Mum

can we go macdonalds?

Me

got macdonalds money?

This is the realest thing I’ve ever seen on these forums omg. That ‘have you got McDonald’s money’ used to be a gut punch. Followed by the ‘there’s food at home’ like anyone wants flipping rice man.

Im sure every jamaican Child goes through this as a child.

If it's not

'you got mcdonalds money'

Then it is

'Theres food at home'"

Surf and turfs when the folks come round now

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By *ookie_and_NookieCouple
over a year ago

Kent

McDonald’s was literally a birthday treat and even then it wasn’t guaranteed.

C x

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By * and M lookingCouple
over a year ago

Worcester

Buying my first brand new BSA Javelin bike, aged 13, using the money I had saved up from my paper rounds.

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By *imbo59seMan
over a year ago

North Norfolk area


"As kids we always got what we needed, not always what we wanted. But we're rich in other ways like time together, love etc.

One Xmas I got a football net and leather ball. Can still smell the leather now when I reminisce"

And when the ball got wet, it was like kicking a brick....don't even think about heading it!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The weekly family size bar of chocolate for the whole family to share. The only time we same chocolate was after the weekly supermarket shopping

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By *hortarseWoman
over a year ago

Norfolk

Going to family homes for dinner and not having to give my food to my sister. So they had enough to eat.

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