tinajones Posted October 4, 2003 Share Posted October 4, 2003 think i will manage to scare him by just being me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplepippa Posted October 4, 2003 Share Posted October 4, 2003 The thing with penny mixes was the cola bottles... you would either get the *fabulous* ones which had sugar on the outside and were quite sour and made you pull funny faces OR you would get the rubbish ones that were just gummie sweets and really boring. Aaaaahhhh... Woolworths and Wilkos have pick n mix type things. May have to pay them a visit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinajones Posted October 4, 2003 Share Posted October 4, 2003 i prefer the plain cola bottles - does that mean i'm boring?! ha ha. wilkinsons is good innit. weigh your own with the automated price and all. security call, code 500, zone A. everytime. i wonder if thats for testing out the picknmix? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playman Posted October 4, 2003 Share Posted October 4, 2003 Most of the GT newsagent shops still do them and the little corner shops, most of the newsagents on the 'valley ' used to do them the newfield green paper shop used to do them and the one near herdings park do as well but most make up 10p mixes with or without bubblies and have them ready for the kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WintersMist Posted October 5, 2003 Author Share Posted October 5, 2003 My message to the public of sheffield and surrounding areas is 'SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SHOPS BUY THEIR MIXES AND MUNCH MUNCH MUNCH' i think we all need a pink shrimp or a sour cola bottle once in a while. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WintersMist Posted October 6, 2003 Author Share Posted October 6, 2003 Regarding the mixes does anyone remember TABS? I have asked around and not many people know what they were. I wonder if there still in production somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Rock Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 I remember being 6 years old and having a half pence piece and going into the shop next to the school and getting three little chews for it. I remember TABS, mini packets of little square sweets that didn't really taste of anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belle Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 Thinking about the chews in particular....I think you got four for a penny once upon a time, or am I only dreaming? Two flavours, one was called Fruit Salad (I think) and then there was a black one in a black and white wrapper, cant think of the name of that. Then you got a pink bubble gum in a wrap too and lovely jelly snakes I am laughing as I reminisce ...you would stand there with your nose against the glass, eyes like saucers and play like Carol on Countdown with the shopkeeper "Pleath can I have one of them and one of them and two of them pleath. One off the top row and four off the bottom row pleath." and when they were in a hurry they wouldnt let you pick, they would say "10 pence worth?" and you would nod and they would chuck stuff in fast and it was never right because you had to have an aniseed ball between every other sweet so you needed a precise number... Okay I am getting a life, I promise, okay going off to find one right now, dont shout at me.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fnkysknky Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 Seems like Gleadless is well represented on here, including me The fruit and veg shop on the Gaunt hasn't changed in years - mind you Micks hasn't much either - you'd have thought he'd have painted it or something by now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belle Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 Black Jacks I remembered, I remembered (Funny how it always comes back to you right at the end) ...... ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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