Reminders of 'old' money - for fun

[salmim]

Beech Nut PK chewing gum machines outside the newsagents. 😊

[Lola]

Originally Posted by salmim

Beech Nut PK chewing gum machines outside the newsagents. 😊

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Some machines gave you one pack extra free every fourth go

[EssexSue]

Originally Posted by salmim

Beech Nut PK chewing gum machines outside the newsagents. 😊

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Chocolate machine at Tube station always worth checking someone didn't have time to pick up.

[megaflyer]

Originally Posted by EssexSue

Chocolate machine at Tube station always worth checking someone didn't have time to pick up.

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Cigarette machines outside news agents - easy to buy when underage (allegedly )

[Pumpkin Pie]

Originally Posted by Bellasmummy

You’ve just brightened my day, was feeling old as I just picked up a referral letter from the doctors and it says ‘this 40 year old woman’ I wondered at first who they were talking about 😂

But I truly have no idea what you’re all talking about! I know that money changed but no idea when and it all sounds so complicated.

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It was complicated but we thought nothing of it. You had to add up items costing 4/11 1/2d + 19/9d, + 10/6d for instance. We did not have calculators then it was all done in our heads from a very young age. I was rubbish at maths but could always calculate money!

[linder]

We had redifusion too (cable tv) 2 or 3 channels plus bbc radio and later radio Caroline. My nannas co-op divvy number was 13139. Weird to think telly’s were rented then. When video players came out we rented that too

[Bellasmummy]

Originally Posted by Pumpkin Pie

It was complicated but we thought nothing of it. You had to add up items costing 4/11 1/2d + 19/9d, + 10/6d for instance. We did not have calculators then it was all done in our heads from a very young age. I was rubbish at maths but could always calculate money!

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That just looks like some strange form of algebra to me 😂

[disney332]

I remember taking 2 bobs worth of pennies into the arcade at the seaside and playing the machines for hours.

When you run out, you gave the shove penny machine a shove or three 😂.

Disney332

[Disney_time]

At Brownies, we always took ship's halfpennies (not sure how to spell hapenies!) I think it was for a charity.

[mick]

Originally Posted by disney332

I remember taking 2 bobs worth of pennies into the arcade at the seaside and playing the machines for hours.

When you run out, you gave the shove penny machine a shove or three 😂.

Disney332

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and now you're addicted to "Tipping Point"

Typical TP question.

"With which musical instrument do you associate a guitarist?"