Products or things you don't see or hear much of anymore... - Page 3

LG17 · 13-01-2022, 07:28 AM

Nysa Pies and Red Seal chips in Brisbane.

Trevor 57 · 13-01-2022, 07:37 AM

Polly Waffles - I used to love those ****ers

roKWiz · 13-01-2022, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Trevor 57

Polly Waffles - I used to love those ****ers

I think Caddyshack saw the end to those and anything shaped like that.

roddy1960 · 13-01-2022, 08:36 AM

Firteen , Firteen, Firty two...Do they still exist on the Big Island , don't think they do on the little island .. If they do it's a long time this appeared ..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0-Nw2aA9jo..

**FTE217** · 13-01-2022, 09:22 AM

Big Ben Pies

**DJR-351** · 13-01-2022, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by roddy1960

Firteen , Firteen, Firty two...Do they still exist on the Big Island , don't think they do on the little island .. If they do it's a long time this appeared ..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0-Nw2aA9jo..

Apparently......

https://www.lubemobile.com.au/?gclid...hoC1x4QAvD_BwE

Mulva · 13-01-2022, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by marty351

That brought back memories.

Glad I wasn't the only one that found I could still sing along to that having not heard it in 30-odd years

marty351 · 13-01-2022, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Mulva

Glad I wasn't the only one that found I could still sing along to that having not heard it in 30-odd years

I always thought the kid at the end said "get stuffed!"

Itsme · 13-01-2022, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Trevor 57

Polly Waffles - I used to love those ****ers

Yes they were a favourite of mine, you will be in luck with Polly Waffles as they were to be scheduled for a come back but apparently was delayed due to covid so hopefully sometime this year we should see them again.
You should enjoy those ****ers soon enough

https://www.taste.com.au/articles/po...id-19/zep52s77

Itsme · 13-01-2022, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0

Still around...

https://slades.com.au/

Unfortunately their website doesn't say where you can get their product from.

My in-laws live around the corner from Slades in Keon Park and sad to say they do not produce Slade drinks any more, real shame as I thought they were a great soft drink at reasonable price.
Here is an email quote I just received from Slades recently.

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Hi Peter

Please be informed we no longer produce Slades soft drinks.

Regards,

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Michelle Pong
*Work on Thursday and Friday

Slades Beverages P/L
46-50 Keon Parade
Thomastown, Vic 3074
PH : 03 9460 5522
FAX : 03 9462 1295
michelle.pong@slades.com.au
www.slades.com.au

**FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0** · 13-01-2022, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Itsme

Yes they were a favourite of mine, you will be in luck with Polly Waffles as they were to be scheduled for a come back but apparently was delayed due to covid so hopefully sometime this year we should see them again.
You should enjoy those ****ers soon enough

https://www.taste.com.au/articles/po...id-19/zep52s77

In the meantime, you can try these hand made copies...

https://www.chocolateworks.shop/Reta...-Log-p444.html

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Originally Posted by Itsme

My in-laws live around the corner from Slades in Keon Park and sad to say they do not produce Slade drinks any more, real shame as I thought they were a great soft drink at reasonable price.
Here is an email quote I just received from Slades recently.

That's a shame, They need to update their website, too.....

marty351 · 13-01-2022, 11:43 PM

Pye electronics, it was good to have a cheap option.

CoupeKing · 15-01-2022, 08:33 PM

Portello soft drink.

I know you can still get it but it used to be in every decent shop's fridge. Less common these days, especially in the suburbs.

I see people talking about milk bars etc. I grew up in the 80's when they were at their zenith and were usually located next to a fish n chip shop. Now most of them have gone and have been replaced with medical clinics. Generally anything that tastes so good is no good for you - guilty as charged.

And if I wasn't loitering around a milk bar I was chasing a Mr Whippy van.

Tonz · 15-01-2022, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by CoupeKing

Portello soft drink.

I know you can still get it but it used to be in every decent shop's fridge. Less common these days, especially in the suburbs.

I see people talking about milk bars etc. I grew up in the 80's when they were at their zenith and were usually located next to a fish n chip shop. Now most of them have gone and have been replaced with medical clinics. Generally anything that tastes so good is no good for you - guilty as charged.

And if I wasn't loitering around a milk bar I was ****ing a Mr Whippy van.

edited sorry

tweeked · 15-01-2022, 10:56 PM

Turning the TV on waiting, and then having the screen slowly grow from the middle as the vacuum tubes warm up.

roKWiz · 16-01-2022, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by CoupeKing

Portello soft drink.

I know you can still get it but it used to be in every decent shop's fridge. Less common these days, especially in the suburbs.

This one developed into a Vodka mix, made right here in Beechworth.
https://billsons.com.au/shop/p/vodka-with-portello

**DJM83** · 16-01-2022, 12:51 PM

Probably not a common one for some folks, but wished they still make it rather than the rubbish flavours they randomly bring out.

.:4:. · 16-01-2022, 01:10 PM

You hardly ever see rapid antigen tests in shops these days..... too soon?

roKWiz · 16-01-2022, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by .:4:.

You hardly ever see rapid antigen tests in shops these days..... too soon?

or mince for that matter.

.:4:. · 16-01-2022, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by roKWiz

or mince for that matter.

Arent you supposed to eat toilet paper instead (thats what my kid says)

**DJM83** · 16-01-2022, 02:09 PM

Id imagine this might be in some independent shops, but dont see it much now at all

Tonz · 16-01-2022, 04:10 PM

condoms are they still a thing or is it freedom these days, Iam too old to even think about those issues. And, no doubt if I did the girls at my local chemist would laugh & joke 'what are getting those for Tony, memorial day or something". If only they would help me

**hawkgirl** · 16-01-2022, 05:03 PM

Triple treat and Vienna Chocolate icecreams
Orbells soft drinks (especially Club Nectar)
The original (like 1980s) Samboy chicken chips - was awesome and different but now they taste like every other chicken chip
ETA Steak & Onion chips - my long departed Dad would always bring me back a packet from the pub in the 70s, miss them both
Ice cologne

**DJM83** · 16-01-2022, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by hawkgirl

Triple treat and Vienna Chocolate icecreams
Orbells soft drinks (especially Club Nectar)
The original (like 1980s) Samboy chicken chips - was awesome and different but now they taste like every other chicken chip
ETA Steak & Onion chips - my long departed Dad would always bring me back a packet from the pub in the 70s, miss them both
Ice cologne

Far out they were the best, probably one of my favs

prktkljokr · 16-01-2022, 07:51 PM

Home milk deliveries in glass bottles with foil lids, The Crystal drinks truck delivering soft drink, Letchfords soft drinks and Leeds lemonade.

From memory there were a few soft drink companies that delivered drinks one was called Pop, Crystal and a few others.

I can remember that SOLO was sold in every state except Perth we got Pinto, I remember the ad being the same jingle but he was the Pinto man, then they changed it to SOLO

danzvtil · 17-01-2022, 12:14 AM

When my grandma moved from the country to the city in the late 80s she would get home delivered soft drinks in crates. This went on until the early 90s. I wonder what happened to those businesses.

.:4:. · 17-01-2022, 12:29 AM

I remember the milk man. When i was a kid the milk man drove a datsun homer. He really disliked the neighbors dog as it always got out. He did run over the dog, but well into the nature strip, not on the road.

slowsnake · 17-01-2022, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by .:4:.

I remember the milk man. When i was a kid the milk man drove a datsun homer. He really disliked the neighbors dog as it always got out. He did run over the dog, but well into the nature strip, not on the road.

I would of ripped his head off!.....

...no not the dog the milkman

slowsnake · 17-01-2022, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by prktkljokr

Home milk deliveries in glass bottles with foil lids, The Crystal drinks truck delivering soft drink, Letchfords soft drinks and Leeds lemonade.

From memory there were a few soft drink companies that delivered drinks one was called Pop, Crystal and a few others.

I can remember that SOLO was sold in every state except Perth we got Pinto, I remember the ad being the same jingle but he was the Pinto man, then they changed it to SOLO

My dad sold Osborne soft drinks around Western Sydney, lower Blue Mountains, early 70's, they had their depot at Petersham, not a bad drop, bad company to work for though, really ripped off their drivers,

**FTE217** · 17-01-2022, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by prktkljokr

Home milk deliveries in glass bottles with foil lids, The Crystal drinks truck delivering soft drink, Letchfords soft drinks and Leeds lemonade.

From memory there were a few soft drink companies that delivered drinks one was called Pop, Crystal and a few others.

I can remember that SOLO was sold in every state except Perth we got Pinto, I remember the ad being the same jingle but he was the Pinto man, then they changed it to SOLO

what about the smaller milk bottles we all used to get at school.
Damn those magpies used pop those tops off you'd be pi ssed off.
Worse was when they weren't nice and cold :( puke.