Old Adverts

"When at sea a man will hanker
For the flavour of an Anchor
So much satisfaction!"

Players' Anchor cigarettes

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I'm sure a sailor would 'hanker' after more than a cigarette.

These are all flooding into my head now - I think I need to find something to do. Anyone remember Handy Andy household cleaner -

Handy Andy, strong little gentleman
cleans your whole house easier than
a whole lot of other cleaners can

Anyone else remember when Fairy Snow (I think it was) washing powder used to give free plastic daffodils and tulips with their packs? We loved them as kids.

Yes - and we used to collect the plastic soldiers they gave away with Kellog's Cornflakes!

'I'm Prudence Potts the pot inspector,
Prudence Potts the spot detector...'

Don't remember what that was advertising, though.

We used to get cards between the Shredded Wheat, way back when I lived in Welwyn Garden City and I knew it was made there.............I think they were things to cut out.

Was there something about free 3D glasses or such like with Weetabix?
I seem to recall ' you can get your viewer from Weetabix, it'll only cost you one and six'........

We used to thread the daffodils into the weave of our gondola baskets. We insisted on gondola baskets for domestic science despite the fact that nothing fitted in to them and we had to carry the basket and the food home separately!

Tom Thumb cigars for Christmas
Tom Thumb in tins of ten
Theyre the ten tin tops
Theyre in all good shops
The Christmas gift for men.

I bought some for my Dad. He didnt even smoke!
Such is the power of advertising.

Consulate menthol cigarettes.
Cool as a mountain stream.
(picture of a babbling brook on the screen.)

kittylester, we had those baskets for DS as well! They were all the rage, you had to have one, but you're so right - nothing fitted in them properly...

And they snagged your stockings!

Oh yes Gondola baskets for your cookery !

In 1963, Fairy liquid were giving away Wades whimsies kittens and bush babies, I`ve still got mine!

What we want is Watneys

Baubles - You have reminded me how I loved Clarnico caramels. They were iced in pink and white.

When mash means Smash. I think it was Cadburys Smash to start with. Is that right or wrong?

For the best in a picket of a bruflade... Flowers.

(Stanley Unwin, for Flowers Bitter)

There are more hops in Ben Truman... (although some said' There are more hops in a dead frog...')

Birds Eye peas
Sweet as the moment
Sweet as the moment when the
Pod went 'pop'!

Was it BENETON that had those really bright adverts for clothes, and there was some scandal about them? Or is that a yogourt drink?

Come to C & A
See the things you're looking for.
Come to C & A and see surprises evsrywhere.
Open up your eyes.
Mirrors dont tell lies,
Its a beautiful day, Come to C & A.

Oh, I do miss C & A!

I'm still wearing clothes bought at C & A. How old-fashioned does that make me ? I have a blue jacket/cardigan that I find very useful to slip on when the evenings are cool .

Me too! Several years ago, we went to a small international conference in Brussels, and stayed in a very smart hotel right in the centre of town. There was some free time, so we all headed for the shops. Our chic Italian, French and other Eoropean friends came back clutching smart little bags with smart names on; my British friends and I came back absolutely delighted to have found a C&A!

They still have C & A in France and Spain.Lucky people!

They still have C & A in France and Spain. Lucky people!
But you can still order if you google c&a online. Its all there.

Oh, really? Thank you, mrsmopp!

C & A were in the Nederlands, too, when I visited 3 years ago. Must take a look online - thanks.

I think(??) that C&A was started by Dutch brothers.