We often think back to the snacks and sweets from our childhood and wonder what happened to them or if they are still around. One that stumbled into my mind recently were Frosties sweets. A …
Piglet Crisps – Do You Remember Them?
In the 1980’s there were a lot of interesting snacks to choose from when visiting your local shop. There was especially a lot of quirky brands of crisps one of which was Piglet Crisps. What …
Gino Ginelli Ice Cream By Walls
Gino Ginelli Ice Cream was produced by Walls in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. This popular ice cream range was found in most supermarkets and was marketed as Italian style ice cream. Ice Cream …
Hedgehog Flavour Crisps – Do You Remember Them?
Back in the early 1980s Hedgehog flavour crisps were released in the United Kingdom! Do you remember them? Who Made Hedgehog Flavour Crisps? The traditional country fare cooked crisps were made by Hedgehog Foods Ltd …
The Best Vintage Star Wars Toy Vehicles
During the late 1970s and early 1980s Star Wars was the toy line that all the kids across the world wanted a piece of. Following the huge success of the first movie (and the Empire …
Tardis Tent Playhouse – 80s Doctor Who Toys
I will never forget the excitement of one Saturday morning trip to Woolworths and discovering that you could get a Tardis Tent! As a kid I loved Doctor Who and discovering this Tardis Tent was …
Toy Collecting is Cool – How to Get Started
I love toy collecting! Finding old and new toys that I can display in my man cave is a big part of who I am. My love for toy collecting comes straight from my 1980’s …
Video Game Nostalgia – Pocket Money Memories
Nowadays I earn my own money & with that comes the responsibility of managing finances & paying all my bills before I can think about spending my hard earned cash on retro games and getting …
Arcade Defender Handheld Game (1982, Entex)
I am always on the look out for interesting pickups and last year I picked up a handheld arcade Defender game. This was quite a find on Facebook Marketplace as this game is very much …
Garbage Pail Kids – I Loved These Cards
I loved collecting stickers & cards in the 80’s. My first memories of collecting started with Panini’s Mexico 86 stickers. I didn’t complete it. One series of cards stands out as being the most memorable …
