For those of a certain age

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Originally Posted by FlorayG

Gosh this brings back memories. My dad used to try to bribe me to get his fags by offering extra for crisps for myself but even at the age of 8 I refused to go and buy his cigarettes for him. I did used to take nan's jug to the outdoor (remember those?) when we visited her to get her pint of Guinness for her and carry it very carefully back. I think I got pork scratchings for doing that task
The rag and bone man with his horse and cart and we would all nag mom for something to give him - just so we could pet his horse, really.
My parents didn't have much money then but we were the first in our street to have a colour TV all the kids wanted to be my friend and come and watch Blue Peter (Was that the first UK children's programme in colour?). The TV had a box in the back that mom put shillings in and when the man came to empty it he would give her some of the money back - it was set that way so that it was a savings pot as well as a TV

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Yep we had the same telebank was ours mum always got a kettle or something but the thing always ran out at the Wong time so you miss the last part of the pregame as you had no money.

[FlorayG]

Originally Posted by cartoonp

Yep we had the same telebank was ours mum always got a kettle or something but the thing always ran out at the Wong time so you miss the last part of the pregame as you had no money.

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We had an 'emergency shiling' behind the clock on the mantel