And don't get me started on pick and mix from supermarkets and cinemas.....
2007-03-09 08:25:22 · 16 answers · asked by spy1ke 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
I bought a pic 'n' mix yesterday (clearly a mad moment ... or hungry and in the wrong place ... or something)
... and within seconds I was thinking to myself: what is it with this stuff ... why do we buy it ... it's complete tat ... stale peanuts coated in fake chocolate ... I could do a quality version of this for a quarter of the price ... and still make a profit
Grrrrr!
Bring back good ole fashioned 10p mixes
x
2007-03-09 08:35:30 · answer #1 · answered by confused-in-love 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when i was a little boy the only sweets we saw was fishermans friend dad ate them and we sat around his mouth to keep warm.
in school a wagon wheel was a penny and mars bar was half a penny kojak type lollies where 4 a penny so where black jacks and fizzers shaped like flying saucers,school dinner was thrupence a week and some times i would spend my thrupence on sweets, and not have school meals,
the steam train from bodfari to denbigh was free to school kids, and a kiss from June williams also would of been free i had a big crush on her but never had a kiss, happy days
2007-03-09 23:31:05 · answer #2 · answered by Mr T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ha Ha , so true. I remember when I was little been given 50 cents for pocket money and going down to our local dairy for a 50 cent mixture. The sweets used to fill the bag. Now, when my daughter comes home with a 50cent mixture she is lucky if the sweets fill even half a bag.
2007-03-09 16:31:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I remember going to the store with a nickel or a dime for candy. I remember paying 5 cents for a bottle of Coca Cola. Not any more!
2007-03-09 16:35:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i bought a mars bar from my local shop and was charged 50p waaa sugar has remained at a constant for a couple of years nowso whats that about and how come i can buy a multi pack of 5 for just over a £1
2007-03-09 16:32:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Inflation, money loses it's value, and is easier to come by, as wages go up, so do the prices.
People get more on benefit now, than was a good wage years ago.
2007-03-09 16:32:38 · answer #6 · answered by DoctressWho 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was a kid you could get 1/2 penny sweets!!!
2007-03-09 16:30:28 · answer #7 · answered by bassmonkey1969 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know, and you could buy a bag of crisps for 10p
2007-03-09 16:33:30 · answer #8 · answered by Kathrina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Penny sweets are still available in Corner Shop's. Cola bottles, jelly rings ....
2007-03-09 21:05:19 · answer #9 · answered by Basit 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I work in a sweet shop and we still sell penny sweets. you can have a ten or twenty pence mix including cherry lips, cola bottles, strawberry laces, marshmallows etc and even penny bubblies!!!!
2007-03-09 20:25:04 · answer #10 · answered by willow 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋