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barry1010 | 13:58 Sun 22nd Dec 2024 | ChatterBank
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You've got your pocket money and you're in the sweet shop. What are you buying?

American hard gums, please, and a refresher chew

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used to get 4 black jacks/fruit salads for a penny, also those flying saucers were 4 a penny. Those pink chewy shrimps were 2 a penny and a rock hard sherbet lolly. I'd spend it on those retro sweets.

10p mix with cola bottle, refreshers, fruit salad, black jacks, sherbet frisbee, aniseed balls.

McGowan's toffee, a penny chew, love hearts, opal fruits 

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Still crave fruit salads and black jacks.  I liked the fruit salad hard gum sweets too.

My mom always had coconut mushrooms which she was very reluctant to share.

I used to spend my bus fare on penny sweets and walk to school 

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What were those two for a penny mint chews (like black jacks in size and shape) called?

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I loved all toffee. My dentist didn't love me 

Rainbow Drops.  Still buy them now and again.  Another favourite was Butterscotch Gums.

 

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Can't imagine butterscotch gums.

Love hearts were girls sweets, so were parma violets.

I didn't like Parma violets. Anyone remember Victory V losenges? 

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You can still buy Victory V. I used to like them when I was out in the cold weather 

Sherbet Fountain and a quarter of Sports Mixtures.  Also a Lion comic - it's a newsagent as well.

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Anyone remember the hard gum Scottie dogs, sold 4 for a penny?

I didn't like Parma Violets or Floral Gums.

 

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Those sport mixtures were far better than today's version. I used to buy them four for a penny, in a twist of greaseproof paper

I got a thru'penny bit on a Saturday and went to the sweet-shop.

I bought a bag of Walkers Smoky Bacon Crisps (2d) and 2x Black Jacks and 2x Mojos (2 for a ha'penny) (1d).

However, one dreadful Saturday morning I toddled along to find the crisps were now Tuppence-ha'penny meaning that I could only have 2 chewy sweets instead of 4.

The distress was real.......😭

Can you still buy a loose quarter of anything?

Was also keen on penny dainties and ha'penny caramels - it's amazing I have any teeth left!

brainiac 14:34  -  Yes there are still a few shops around where you can buy a quarter of your old favourites.  Love seeing a wee shop with big jars of sweets in the window and on shelves inside.

 

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Nostalgia heaven for me 😁

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