What were you impressed with as a child that your DGC would laugh it now ?

dont use a cellphone so have many watches

Housecraftandcommunitystudies

Getting a new bedroom carpet by a company called “Tintawn”. I chose blue and my sister chose green. Then I got some rose pink velvet curtains and my grandma got me a rose pink bedspread from Brentford nylons.

We had Tintawn on our stairs it was quite a hard carpet was it not uncomfortable to walk on ? My DH found it could be slippery he started to rush down the stairs wearing his slippers and slid all the way down knocking himself out in the process .

Door !!!

We went one half term, to the Science Museum in South Kensington. In the basement there was a children’s museum with a coal mine and lots of models of developments in ‘technology’ such as the Archimedean Screw used to lift water for irrigation in ancient Egypt.

On one wall was an automatic foor into a sort of glass corridor rather like an extended telephone box. I must have walked through that door fifty times, it utterly entranced me - now every shop has such things but in 1956 that was completely amazing and totally impressive.

Surprise dehydrated peas & Vesta chop suey

I seem to remember some programmes where black and white.
We'd all sit down to watch David Attenborough, and I can remember my mum saying "It's almost as if you're there!"

Autumncolours

Our first colour tv rented from Radio Rentals in 1971. Its arrival was a real event!

I’m sure we had to pay a year’s rental in advance for ours in 1973. We were just married and the Bodach had got a bonus at work, so we treated ourselves. Am I right in thinking that not all programmes were in colour?

Reading this thread has brought back so many memories! In particular the Spicy Apple & Sultana yoghurt - so delicious.

I was in someone else's house when I first encountered yoghurt, and it seemed really out of the ordinary.
Just peel back the lid, and eat it with a spoon, from its little pot.

I was promised a watch when I could tell the time. Was so proud to get one (yes, a Timex) at Christmas when I was about 6, I think. My ‘big’ present.

Well, how many of them wear a watch nowadays? No need with a phone.

corn on the cob, i was playing with a friend, her mum was making lunch, asked would i like some and put a corn on the cob in front of me, had never seen one before, had to watch her to see how to it. Despite telling my mum about it we never ever had it at home.

we all had second hand watches one Christmas - it was a luxury, then along came Timex (remember tick a tick a timex?) and everyone had a watch.

Roller skates that you adjusted with a key.

M0nica

SunnySusie

We adored shop bought cakes which were only allowed as a very special treat on the grounds of cost. My absolute favourite was Kunzle Showboats. Does anyone else remember them? They were individual cakes with a chocolate outer shell and sponge in the middle. We were allowed them on camping holidays, along with something called Cremola Foam, which was a powder mixed into water to make a fizzy drink.

I remember Kunzle cakes, they were an expensive luxury, which my mother would buy, very occasionally, if we had special visiters.

Yes, I remember them too - but I think I only had one once, and that was when we went to visit a 'posh' auntie. Never had them at home.

SunnySusie

We adored shop bought cakes which were only allowed as a very special treat on the grounds of cost. My absolute favourite was Kunzle Showboats. Does anyone else remember them? They were individual cakes with a chocolate outer shell and sponge in the middle. We were allowed them on camping holidays, along with something called Cremola Foam, which was a powder mixed into water to make a fizzy drink.

I remember Kunzle cakes, they were an expensive luxury, which my mother would buy, very occasionally, if we had special visiters.

Visiting my newly married Auntie in the early 60’s and seeing her ‘beautiful’ yellow bathroom suite!

Our first colour tv rented from Radio Rentals in 1971. Its arrival was a real event!

Getting a new bedroom carpet by a company called “Tintawn”. I chose blue and my sister chose green. Then I got some rose pink velvet curtains and my grandma got me a rose pink bedspread from Brentford nylons.

When my nan moved to a maisonette and it had inside bathroom. Nan's previous house had outside loo but hot and cold water inside but no bath . Must have been 13 . I am not ancient but 66. But nan lived in what she called landlord houses no law saying they had to have inside loo. She moved to the council property.
Electric can opener and electric craving knife .

Im still trying to think of one thing

I can't think of a single thing !

Looking at a packet of spaghetti and wondering what on earth to do with it!

My aunt (who apired to be posh) had married a man with a posh job, and they owned their own house & car- she had a huge chest freezer in the garage.Me & my mum went to stay to look after the house when they went on holiday- and i was amazed at the freezer, frozen loaves in wax wrappers, ice lollies, choc ices, a few ready meals..great.My kids(&now my grandkids) couldnt beleive how easily pleased we were with stuff back then.Or how little we had.

Snowbell, my granny always gave us Dairylea Triangles for tea. Luxury! No such things ever at home. Unfortunately tea at granny’s didn’t happen very often - she wasn’t exactly round the corner.

NotSpaghetti

My parents were devastated when I bought a pair of jeans TopGunner!

😂. My father referred to my first (admittedly awful) pair as ‘your canvas trousers’. I don’t think he could bring himself to utter the ‘J’ word.