tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866534943061532614.post6634338489636655272..comments2023-08-23T16:07:42.793+01:00Comments on Thriftwood: Those were the days, my friend ...thriftwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04621095769476921131noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866534943061532614.post-66630805260881774612014-01-11T15:36:19.062+00:002014-01-11T15:36:19.062+00:00Just been looking back through your blog , I love ...Just been looking back through your blog , I love it by the way , The green shield stamps did it for me , my nan used to collect them and i had to go to to the nearest town on the bus for her that you could trade them in for gifts , it was about 8 mile away , we thought we were going on an adventure then , the only thing i saved coupons for were poddington peas soft toys of a tv program , they were on nights castile soap , it took me yaers to collect the lot for our daughter she is 29 now , she sold them on ebay when she was about 17 the money bought her two expensive books for her studies at uni , not a bad return for something the cost of a few stamps xxxmyshabbychicvintagefrugallifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847894759380794992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866534943061532614.post-83007713404004140312013-10-28T21:54:12.182+00:002013-10-28T21:54:12.182+00:00Me too Annie! The first and the last ....
xxxxMe too Annie! The first and the last ....<br /><br />xxxxthriftwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621095769476921131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866534943061532614.post-39411352245577230002013-10-28T21:53:23.483+00:002013-10-28T21:53:23.483+00:00Hello Jay, ooh yes I remember co-op stamps too! Se...Hello Jay, ooh yes I remember co-op stamps too! Seem t think they were a turquoise colour, but were there pink stamps from somewhere else too?<br /><br />Love Claire xxxthriftwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621095769476921131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866534943061532614.post-65048459259534037482013-10-28T21:14:52.099+00:002013-10-28T21:14:52.099+00:00Ooh David Cassidy ... he was the very first fella ...Ooh David Cassidy ... he was the very first fella to have his picture pinned to my bedroom wall!Annie Cholewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608057589525908147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866534943061532614.post-33729033867063749702013-10-28T09:43:41.407+00:002013-10-28T09:43:41.407+00:00Oh what memories you've brought back Claire! T...Oh what memories you've brought back Claire! The tray I think we had in a mustard sort of colour and I LOVE David Cassidy, always have always will! And green shield stamps, I think we collected co-op stamps too....Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805509603176943176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866534943061532614.post-44195643352563847202013-10-26T14:44:00.737+01:002013-10-26T14:44:00.737+01:00Hi Lisa, it's funny what memories are triggere...Hi Lisa, it's funny what memories are triggered when nudged! Everything meant a bit more then because it had to be worked for (eating the Sugar Puffs) saving the coupons, and then waiting for the item to arrive. Ooh why did your Uncle throw them out ... I've just been helping with a loft clearance and a 50 year old wedding dress nearly went to the tip! Have a lovely weekend and thanks for dropping in!<br /><br />Love Claire xxthriftwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621095769476921131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866534943061532614.post-77508923125701141722013-10-26T11:26:09.539+01:002013-10-26T11:26:09.539+01:00Hi Claire
Same old memories. I remember having to ...Hi Claire<br />Same old memories. I remember having to eat tons of sugar puffs as I wanted the honey monster pencil case. My nan had tins of fabulous cigarette cards which I would love to have now. Expect my daft uncle threw it out when he cleared her house. Lovely when you find something that brings back a memory. <br />Lisa xBobo Bunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14564557200579080645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866534943061532614.post-20232907957455050082013-10-25T07:30:43.955+01:002013-10-25T07:30:43.955+01:00Ooh Julie I missed that one ... stocked up at Aldi...Ooh Julie I missed that one ... stocked up at Aldi today too!<br /><br />Lovely of you to pop in, I've missed you ...<br /><br />Love Claire xxxthriftwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621095769476921131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866534943061532614.post-68877559711491304622013-10-25T07:29:42.076+01:002013-10-25T07:29:42.076+01:00Hello Gail, I wish we could go back to those times...Hello Gail, I wish we could go back to those times when mass consumerism wasn't the norm! Every new purchase was oohed and aahed over because it was such an uncommon event ... i remember getting really excited over a set of bathroom scales (probably purchased with GSS). We really did have to take it in turns over the cereal box figures, and treasured them!<br /><br />Thanks for dropping in, it's always lovely to see you<br /><br />Love Claire thriftwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621095769476921131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866534943061532614.post-68288733390884908072013-10-24T15:42:50.480+01:002013-10-24T15:42:50.480+01:00Our cupboards were always full of Green Shield sta...Our cupboards were always full of Green Shield stamps etc when we were little. Mum and dad got loads of stuff saving them and cigarette pack fronts and coupons. It was ther way THEY were brought up - to be thrifty. Living through WW2 taught them lessons. I've inherited that thrifty streak. Even bought the Daily Mirror today for the £5 off Aldi voucher. Every little helps! Julie xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866534943061532614.post-35674097216251460862013-10-24T14:44:19.157+01:002013-10-24T14:44:19.157+01:00wow Claire that was certainly a trip down memory l...wow Claire that was certainly a trip down memory lane ! glad you found your little pyrex dish! you know in "those" days we didn't have much but we were still very happy with what we did have and as I come from a big family we had to share everything ...but that was how we were brought up and I now think it's quite nice although at the time I too remember the cereal box fights hahaha !<br />Gail xjohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13248270581018455380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866534943061532614.post-16097040977420242392013-10-23T22:23:53.418+01:002013-10-23T22:23:53.418+01:00Hello Chel, lovely of you to drop n! I hope your h...Hello Chel, lovely of you to drop n! I hope your husband's ok and thanks for your lovely comments.<br /><br />Take care sweetie<br /><br />Love Claire xxthriftwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621095769476921131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866534943061532614.post-84563437300038825862013-10-23T21:11:52.839+01:002013-10-23T21:11:52.839+01:00Oh Claire, what a trip down memory lane! I can re...Oh Claire, what a trip down memory lane! I can remember the world of Green Shield stamps and waiting in line while my grandparents licked them and stuck them on their cards. And the pyrex dish!... My word, I can remember my nan having a full set of these and the feel of them. I can remember thinking that they had a slight cotton wool feel to them. Thank you for the memories! xxsweetbriardreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03036932595395191529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866534943061532614.post-40406454497507656082013-10-23T07:12:08.148+01:002013-10-23T07:12:08.148+01:00Hello Lesley, welcome to Thriftwood! My Mam had a ...Hello Lesley, welcome to Thriftwood! My Mam had a huge purse too to hold all her treasured vouchers ...<br /><br />Lovely to see you, hope you call back!<br /><br />Love Claire xxxthriftwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621095769476921131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866534943061532614.post-60987636085602205262013-10-23T07:09:40.456+01:002013-10-23T07:09:40.456+01:00Hello Thea! I remember the excitement too ... we h...Hello Thea! I remember the excitement too ... we had so little, so something new was a red letter day! I really wish we could go back to those days of simplicity ...<br /><br />Always lovely to see you, Thea, thanks for dropping in ...<br /><br />Love Claire xxxthriftwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621095769476921131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866534943061532614.post-49846382375988016392013-10-23T07:07:38.426+01:002013-10-23T07:07:38.426+01:00Hello Gillian, I had the whole set of band members...Hello Gillian, I had the whole set of band members (Robinson's Gollies) and my sister had a navy blue dress especially to display her badges! If it was free, we had it ...<br /><br />Thanks for your lovely comments, Gillian.<br /><br />Love Claire xxxthriftwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621095769476921131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866534943061532614.post-26288570883120027792013-10-23T07:05:38.119+01:002013-10-23T07:05:38.119+01:00Thank you Jo, I couldn't believe it when she h...Thank you Jo, I couldn't believe it when she held it up and said "is this it?" I had literally only mentioned it 10 minutes before, and have been looking for one forever!<br /><br />Thanks for popping in ...<br /><br />Love Claire xxxthriftwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621095769476921131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866534943061532614.post-14052599825062616122013-10-23T03:11:29.548+01:002013-10-23T03:11:29.548+01:00I'm so pleased you found your bowl xXxI'm so pleased you found your bowl xXxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06197473613197464037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866534943061532614.post-37204141913956803502013-10-22T23:09:04.726+01:002013-10-22T23:09:04.726+01:00I so enjoyed this post, thank you for sharing. I r...I so enjoyed this post, thank you for sharing. I remember saving up tokens from the back of cereal packets for things like mugs and bowls. And do you remember those little golly pin badges from Robinson's jam? Hmm, how about a bit of casual racism with your toast - I'm glad those are no longer around! xxGillian Roehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05080123177116154219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866534943061532614.post-83191587973630669462013-10-22T21:48:46.363+01:002013-10-22T21:48:46.363+01:00Oh Claire I remember all those things, sticking in...Oh Claire I remember all those things, sticking in the green shield stamps especially, I thought we had won the pools when we were able choose a pair of bathroom scales for free!!<br />So glad you have found your special bowl, it must have been waiting for your sister..<br />Thank you for sharing<br />Thea xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866534943061532614.post-7790368269674289602013-10-22T20:12:30.995+01:002013-10-22T20:12:30.995+01:00Ooh couldn't resist saying my big sister is of...Ooh couldn't resist saying my big sister is off to see The Bay City rollers...I declined too, Claire! Think Les is the only remaining one...But I liked him best of all...See you as soon as...xMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13458369096640059521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866534943061532614.post-69758775858419146522013-10-22T15:27:41.215+01:002013-10-22T15:27:41.215+01:00I remember my Mother making a purse from an old co...I remember my Mother making a purse from an old coat to have bigger sections for vouchers, coupons, stamps etc. Twenty eight days was a lifetime waiting for these 'gifts' though!Lesley FWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12247438565652841445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866534943061532614.post-21723531558449019122013-10-22T14:41:15.817+01:002013-10-22T14:41:15.817+01:00Hello Ali, ooh the Bay City Rollers are coming to ...Hello Ali, ooh the Bay City Rollers are coming to my little town! I've declined to see them though, as I went to see the Real Thing a few years ago ... Not what. As expecting, they were fixed in my memory as they were in 70s, in reality they didn't quite match up!<br /><br />Love Claire xxthriftwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621095769476921131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866534943061532614.post-64790613178037821992013-10-22T14:39:17.504+01:002013-10-22T14:39:17.504+01:00I hope you get your tiles Sophie, they sound fab! ...I hope you get your tiles Sophie, they sound fab! I think everyone had the tea tray, wish I coule remember where it ws from ... Nescafé maybe?<br /><br />Love Claire xxthriftwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621095769476921131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866534943061532614.post-84285137816856943232013-10-22T14:37:47.414+01:002013-10-22T14:37:47.414+01:00I remember all the Magic Roundabout figures being ...I remember all the Magic Roundabout figures being in a cereal box ... We had them all and payed with them in thedoll's house! Everything was treasured and looked after in those days ... We use dro fight over the cereal box too!<br /><br />See you soon Rosey Mari xxx<br /><br />thriftwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621095769476921131noreply@blogger.com