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To ask what one extinct thing you would bring back from your childhood?

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PansyPotter84 · 05/06/2025 18:00

By “thing” - I don’t mean people. I’m sure there are people from our childhoods that we would all want to bring back more than any “thing” in the world.

The thing that I would bring back would be tinned Spaghetti Hoops with Hotdogs in Smokey-Bacon Sauce by Heinz.

Best thing ever in the 90s IMHO!

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Hazeltwig · 05/06/2025 18:51

Rajah Pickle - it was made by Heinz. Branston is a poor second.

ExercicenformedeZ · 05/06/2025 18:49

Food items:
Findus Crispy Pancakes in Chicken and Bacon. Golden Cup chocolate bars. Crunchy Nut Cornflakes that are just the right level of sweet rather than being like Frosties.
Shops:
Woolies, and Borders Bookshop.
Television: More of a 'what I would get rid of'. The Kardashians and Love Island.

FarmGirl78 · 05/06/2025 18:48

Can I say my Grandad?

Aliflowers · 05/06/2025 18:47

Also lemon cornettos. Haven’t had one since my teens

TwoTabbyCatsLife · 05/06/2025 18:47

BeMintFatball · 05/06/2025 18:45

Spangles

Especially Old English spangles!

Aliflowers · 05/06/2025 18:45

FanofLeaves · 05/06/2025 18:02

Full sugar ribena. Old salt
and vinegar Discos, that were so sharp and salty and the taste just is not the same now.
‘Secret’ chocolate bar that Cadburys did.

Woolies pick and mix. Woolies everything 😩

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Oh the secret bar was elite.

id bring back ovaltine bars (showing my age). Think you can get something like them on the continent and they sold Milo bars in Asia which were similar

BeMintFatball · 05/06/2025 18:45

Spangles

notanothernamechangemother · 05/06/2025 18:42

Toffee and mallow Easter eggs
Fruit toffos

ScholesPanda · 05/06/2025 18:39

My pet dodo.

Also, McVities Gypsy Creams.

Littlewasp · 05/06/2025 18:37

Mint cracknel and potato puffs.

FindingMeno · 05/06/2025 18:36

I would like a proper coal bunker.
Also I'd fuck off these new computerised tills and go back to the easy old-fashioned ones.
Oh, and typewriters.

mikado1 · 05/06/2025 18:36

Mapletreelane · 05/06/2025 18:04

I always think of Pacers if I ever see Celtic play footie on TV. They were a good sweet!

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Ooh these were lovely but they had a different name in Ireland.. which I can't now remember!

Wiglio · 05/06/2025 18:36

Eden Vale chocolate set yoghurt, absolutely sublime.

Wheech · 05/06/2025 18:35

No mobile phones.

TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 05/06/2025 18:35

Cadbury's Bar Six.

Walkingwithdinosaurs · 05/06/2025 18:34

FanofLeaves · 05/06/2025 18:02

Full sugar ribena. Old salt
and vinegar Discos, that were so sharp and salty and the taste just is not the same now.
‘Secret’ chocolate bar that Cadburys did.

Woolies pick and mix. Woolies everything 😩

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The first thing I thought of was the secret bar… my god it was Devine. There was a petition about 10 years ago to bring it back! Was disappointed that it make make a return.

FanofLeaves · 05/06/2025 18:34

Dangermoo · 05/06/2025 18:14

Sorry @fanofleaves I was thinking of the 1986 Pepperami ad..really catchy song in it.

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Off to look that one up now

Wafflefinder · 05/06/2025 18:34

Spira bars
Fruitang
Pickled onion Discos
Orange Viscounts
Mars Delights

Gobbychops · 05/06/2025 18:32

Ovaltine chocolate

Myblueclematis · 05/06/2025 18:30

Mint chocolate Angel Delight
Jelly Mallow chocolate bars
Topic at its original size crammed with hazelnuts
Milky Lunch chocolate bars

Madisnttheword · 05/06/2025 18:29

Snowdropsaremyfavourite · 05/06/2025 18:24

Sugar puffs are still here! They've been rebranded as 'Wheat Puffs' and you can get them in Home Bargains (they're in a bag by all the other cereals). I bought them the other week and my life was complete 😋

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They're nothing like sugar puffs. I was so disappointed

Hedgesgalore · 05/06/2025 18:28

I'd quite like a trim phone, my parents had a cream one. I loved the sound it made.

Madisnttheword · 05/06/2025 18:28

Toffee yoyos

iggleoggle · 05/06/2025 18:27

Spira bars.

Toooldforthisbollocks · 05/06/2025 18:26

Mars Bars the size of a house brick.
You really got your money’s worth.