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

MAAAAAA-aaam, can we get sweets?

Nov 20th 2013, 8:59 AM 7,080 Views 19 Comments

“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.”

Source: Tinypic

Source: Facebook

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 Source: @PaddyThePaki/Imgur

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

MAAAAAA-aaam, can we get sweets?

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

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