Saturday 23 November, 2024

What sweets would you buy if you had a pound to spend?

MAAAAAA-aaam, can we get sweets?

“TWO SHERBET FOUNTAINS, a Big Time, a tenpennybag and a Cornetto please.”

“NO! WAIT! A Sparkle, a chomp, and two packets of Monster Munch instead of the Cornetto.”

There was a time when 50p or a could buy you an actual haul of goodies from your local shop. The only problem was picking which ones you wanted.

This image (which first appeared on Twitter and was then posted to Reddit) has us smothering in a wave of nostalgia today:

OQbh8ik @PaddyThePaki / Imgur @PaddyThePaki / Imgur / Imgur

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What sweets would you buy if you had a pound to spend?

More: Outraged at the price of sweets these days? You’re not alone>

Memories: How many of these old Cadbury wrappers do you remember?

Read: 6 things to worry about as the PS4 launches in the US>