FabSwingers.com forum: Do you remember?

By *lder A Wiser Passion OP Woman
over a year ago

morecambe

When crips a packet was 9p and you could buy a penny chum for 1p?

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By *hePerkyPumpkinTV/TS
over a year ago

Bristol

No, that was in Victorian times right?

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

I used to go out on a Friday night with a tenner and still come home d*unk, with change in my pocket

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

Those were the days hey

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By *adMerWoman
over a year ago

Sandwich

I used to go out with a fiver and come home with change. Mostly because men would buy me drinks. Back then this was entirely acceptable.

Yes it was Victorian times lol

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

I used to sell the crisps at primary school and they where 2 and 1|2 pence

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

I remember being given 12p in the 70s and going to the shop and getting a load of sweets and a tennis ball

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By *oeBeansMan
over a year ago

Derby

Nostalgia isn't what it used to be

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By *ryan...Man
over a year ago

1950's Original

I remember when you could spend a penny in a telephone box....

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

10p mix up’s

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By *ex HolesMan
over a year ago

Up North

I was so hoping this was going to be about Earth, Wind & Fire

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

Remember my granddad giving all the grand kids 20p and coming back with seemed lije the whole shop

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By *imi_RougeWoman
over a year ago

Portsmouth

I remember the rides at the fair being 10p and we'd give them 10 1p's that we'd saved up

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

10p would get us into the children's materna and still have change for sweets

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By *imi_RougeWoman
over a year ago

Portsmouth

"I was so hoping this was going to be about Earth, Wind & Fire

The 21st of September... Ba day ya....

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By *allySlinkyWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

"I used to sell the crisps at primary school and they where 2 and 1|2 pence"

I remember crisps being 2p. 9p is extortionate !

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

Bloody hell it's like Last of the summer wine

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By *ovetolick78Man
over a year ago

The Shire

I can remember a pint being £1.50

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By *obyn GravesTV/TS
over a year ago

1127 walnut avenue

I remember when you could get two black jack's for a penny.. with the Dodgy wrappers..

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

4 fruit salad for a penny. Packet of opal fruits 2p

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By *allySlinkyWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

Drumstick lollies 1p. Chocolate tools 2p.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

zi started primary school the year "new money" came out but I remember getting my first pocket money as a threepenny bit

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By *ex HolesMan
over a year ago

Up North

"I was so hoping this was going to be about Earth, Wind & Fire

The 21st of September... Ba day ya.... "

Love was changin' the minds of pretenders

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By *rtyIanMan
over a year ago

Gateway to the Beacons

Chipmunk oxo crisps 2 1/2 p

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By *ove2pleaseseukMan
over a year ago

Hastings

10p back on a bottle of coroner.

Use to steal from the back of the shop and take them to a different shop

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By *glyBettyTV/TS
over a year ago

About 3 feet away from the fence

I do remember being able to get a packed of Quaterbacks crisps, a Chomp bar & a bottle of Panda Pops cola for under 50p.

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By *imbo59seMan
over a year ago

North Norfolk

Can remember stopping off at the pub on way home from Saturday morning school rugby.....a couple of pints of mild (11p a pint) and a few games of darts......if I'd been paid for my paper round, might even splash out on a ham roll!

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

"10p back on a bottle of coroner.

Use to steal from the back of the shop and take them to a different shop "
we did that as well

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By *red333Man
over a year ago

Dorchester

"When crips a packet was 9p and you could buy a penny chum for 1p?"
chips? Or crisps?

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

When I first smoked cigarettes where 22 and 1/2 pence for ten number6 what we used to call shit sticks and 48p for 20 lambert and butler

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By *imbo59seMan
over a year ago

North Norfolk

13p for 10 no.6, think it was 10p for 10 no.10

We used to shoplift B&H from the post office near school....quality!!

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By *an4funMan
over a year ago

london

"Bloody hell it's like Last of the summer wine "

And we'd watch The Last of the Summer Wine while mummy prepared supper

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