What naff product from the past would you like to bring back?

stickyfiddle

Sporky said:

Deadman said:

56k modems. Oh how we laughed.

Zee-bong! 

Schchchchchch 
beebbeepboopbeeopboopbeepbeepbeep 
[pause] 
eeee-doooooing-eee-doiioong 
zzzeeebonggggzeeebonggggg
scshhghghhchhhchchhhhhasccchhh

Today’s kids will never appreciate the level of demented electric donkey noises we used to go through….

skullfunkerry

McDonald's McRib

crunchman

Musicwolf said:

mrkb said:

Angel delight

Still available

Butterscotch flavour is better.

mrkb

Musicwolf said:

mrkb said:

Angel delight

Still available

My childhood angel delight was pure chemicals - never had “ real fruit” in it!!!

rogd

Palm Banana Toffee!

Funkfingers

Sporky said:

Funkfingers said:

I am certain that other Fretboarders of a certain age would like a return to Wagon Wheels of the correct size. 

Smaller Wagon Wheels are better, because there's less of them, and Wagon Wheels are crap. 

Exactly. The OP said naff products. I reckon that Wagon Wheels of any diameter qualify.

rogd said:

Palm Banana Toffee!

That sounds like a dishonourable discharge. Seek medical advise.

crunchman

Gandalph

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Philly_Q

boogieman said:

Philly_Q said:

I was going to say those Vesta packet curries with dried ingredients.... I didn't think they still existed, but it looks like you can still actually buy the Chow Mein variety.

My mum is/was seriously the worst cook ever. My dad and me were in heaven when they brought out Vesta meals…. food you could actually eat and enjoy! I used to love cooking the crispy noodly things you got with the chow mein. The curry was a bit weird though, it was full of sultanas. 

When we had "curry" at home, as made by my stepmother, I'm pretty sure the main ingredients were carrots, onions, probably tinned tomatoes, curry powder... and mince.  All cooked in a pressure cooker.  Then she would put out all these little dishes of things we could add if we wished - sultanas, nuts, desiccated coconut and satsuma segments.

All very weird, but it was one of the better meals she ever cooked.

Philly_Q

DefaultM said:

Purple and green Heinz ezee squirt ketchup.

I absolutely hate ketchup, more than any other food, but the red colour definitely plays a big part.  I was able to eat the green and purple varieties, although I still didn't like the taste.

rogd

Funkfingers said:

Sporky said:

Funkfingers said:

I am certain that other Fretboarders of a certain age would like a return to Wagon Wheels of the correct size. 

Smaller Wagon Wheels are better, because there's less of them, and Wagon Wheels are crap. 

Exactly. The OP said naff products. I reckon that Wagon Wheels of any diameter qualify.

rogd said:

Palm Banana Toffee!

That sounds like a dishonourable discharge. Seek medical advise.

Don't tell me Mum!

hollywoodrox

axisus said:

What naff product from the past would you like to bring back? Something like food, toys, games etc.

My kids occasionally have a Bernard Matthews 'round joint' of chicken for Sunday dinner. As someone who seems to like crap food I quite like them as well. In the 'good old days', they did the same things but Pork, Beef and my fave ... Lamb. Boy would I love to see these back on the shelves!



What would you bring back?

I used to. Have the turkey roasts with breadcrumbs on them 4 in a packet I think 

ICBM

jonnyburgo said:

BluesLover said:

Raleigh chopper....
Oh, too late, you can buy them again £950!!!!!!

Without the ball shredding gear stick though. Bloody Health and Safety gone mad.

The 90s Mk3 reissue doesn’t have the ball-breaker gear stick either - I’ve got one I bought for my kids for a lot less than that (£75). It also has a more standard forward-set saddle so there’s less risk of involuntary wheelie/bashing the back of your head on the road…

hollywoodrox

Flavoured Heinz custard in a tin  there was banana I remember
  Golden cup chocolate bar & soft caramel 
  Texan  chocolate & nougat 
  Bar 6 , a beautiful cadburys Kit Kat 

  Those plastic yellow aeroplanes shaped like a Vulcan bomber that you launched with an elastic band  they would fly for many minutes in wide circles 

The ro top lane from the 70s a kind of toy kite/machine here’s a video the blokes not much cop with it though

https://youtu.be/5b-a5oIVC3Y

Christmas crackers where the body is covered in colorful crepe paper ,silver foil and a jolly paper picture . New ones look so drab 

Kittyfrisk

ICBM said:

jonnyburgo said:

BluesLover said:

Raleigh chopper....
Oh, too late, you can buy them again £950!!!!!!

Without the ball shredding gear stick though. Bloody Health and Safety gone mad.

The 90s Mk3 reissue doesn’t have the ball-breaker gear stick either - I’ve got one I bought for my kids for a lot less than that (£75). It also has a more standard forward-set saddle so there’s less risk of involuntary wheelie/bashing the back of your head on the road…

They all say that... 

Brio

“ BluesLover said:

Raleigh chopper....
Oh, too late, you can buy them again £950!!!!!!

Without the ball shredding gear stick though. Bloody Health and Safety gone mad.”

The new reissue does have the original tackle mangling stick shift.

axisus

hollywoodrox said:

I used to. Have the turkey roasts with breadcrumbs on them 4 in a packet I think 

I used to have those all the time, but they got smaller and smaller for the same money. they would shrink to half size when fried, they clearly ended up just pumping the meat with water. 

crunchman

Brio said:

“ BluesLover said:

Raleigh chopper....
Oh, too late, you can buy them again £950!!!!!!

Without the ball shredding gear stick though. Bloody Health and Safety gone mad.”

The new reissue does have the original tackle mangling stick shift.

They have reduced the height of the cissy bar at the back and it doesn't quite look right.

£950 is outrageous as well.

ICBM

crunchman said:

£950 is outrageous as well.

Probably not when a Mexican reissue Strat costs that now...

bertie

Burtons London Grill

Heinz Toast Toppers

Mathews  frozen turkey sausages

Instant Whip - Vanilla,    different and much better than Angel Delight