Whatever happened to...........?

when was the last time anyone saw a Lada car on the road. we have a shop that sells vesta meals and also lemon puffs. Saturday morning was always insurance man and Thursday the pools man came. My nan used to have milk tokens for the milk, she would get them on a Saturday from the Co-op.

Hand-operated drills, there only seem to be power drills nowadays.

MellowYellow

Bidets???

My friend has recently revamped her bathroom and I was astonished when she told me that she'd had a bidet installed. I think it must have been the first one bought or sold in a decade!

Dolly tubs, possers and scrubbing boards. And little bags of blue dye to brighten your washing. Dolly Blue, I think they were called.

Whatever happened to thin sliced bread? Don't people make dainty sandwiches any more?

Bidets? Never quite understood how these cause such mirth. Maybe I've been responsible for the total purchase of these items! . Had one in the UK, installed in our last home, owned or installed 5 in France and can't think of a more practical piece of bathroom furniture.

Not fountain pens.
Not satchels - bit heavy but more fun than brief cases.

Talcum powder (I now make my own)
Fish knives
Roller towels
collar studs
Tie pins
Hat pins
Doyleys

Lexisgranny

Think hankies, especially embroidered ones, are an unknown item to many people under 60 today.

Tins of Bluebird toffees at Christmas.
Compendiums of games.

I use a push mower at our caravan and find it easier to use on damp grass.
I dont miss izal loo paper.
I used to love to hear the rag and bone man and he used to give us a goldfish/baloon/lucky bag.
The coalman i see on very rare occasions.

Calendargirl I think I gave my age away with every item on my list. I think I experienced all of them except the Woolworth scent, the thought of which truly horrified my mother, but I was only about 10 at the time!

We still have a rag & bone man who makes a regular round.

Kalidascopes (sp?)
Park Rays
Dry irons
Petticoats
Twin tubs
Pull chain toilets
Transistor radios
CB radios

A rag and bone man comes around the street here too - can't understand a word he shouts!
Grandnafrench: You make you own talcum powder?!!

Caramac chocolate
Aquamanda perfume (or was it aftershave? )

Phonotas - those ladies in brown overalls who came round offices every now and again to clean the phones. Was only talking about them this morning. DH doesn't remember them but I do. The phone smelled lovely after they'd gone.

Chewbacca - re bidets. We had one installed when we had our bathroom revamped not long ago. I'm sure you wouldn't want me to go into details but it is brilliant! So, yes, they are still being sold.

Rag and bone man with a horse and cart
White crotchet/knitted poodles to hide the spare toilet roll
Tea lady in the office
Proper Yellow Pages and phone directories

The ladies who "minded" the ladies toilets and made sure that everything was "just so" (I think they were actually called Madame PeePee in France)

Putting a penny into that little brass slot on the public lavatory door and then turning the dial to "ENGAGED" once inside.

I've just remembered another - there used to be a man on a bike who came round at Saturday teatime who sold the Football Post (printed on pink paper), he'd loudly shout out, "Footba' Post!" and we'd go out to buy one from him with cash. We bought it to check the Football Pools which suffered badly when the lottery came along.

Milk floats with a horse.
Liberty bodices. Always had to wear one as a child.
Fountain pens and dip in pens.

Danni what a great thread ?
A real trip down memory lane.
Foundation garments ( roll ons)
Notices in fish and chip shop windows ‘Frying Tonight’!
Billboards everywhere (Bill stickers will be prosecuted) poor old Bill stickers, nobody liked him?
Big boxes of chocolates with ribbons on them and pictures of kittens or cottages on the soft plush lids.
Plastic tulips taped to boxes of detergent.
Plastic toys buried deep inside the Cornflake box.
Electric two bar fires

Tea cosies
Antimacassars on backs of chairs
Rocking chairs
Tripe and brains for sale at the butchers

I'm pretty sure Aquamanda was perfume. Do you also remember Tramp and Charlie Girl?

Our rag and bone man used to give us live chicks! We loved it but it fills me with horror now.

Wages in brown envelopes with little holes in the top.
Co-op Divi. I bet you all remember your mum's number. I know I do.

Green Shield stamps !

I’ve got a rocking chair! Parker Knoll. It’s not all that old.