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[Jenasaurus]

I was just thinking about my younger years and remember my parents had a book of green shield stamps, i wondered if I had imagined these stamps so googled and it says it was like a loyalty scheme where you could spend stamps on products but it changed when Tesco withdrew and then it became Argos and money only, no stamps. I had no idea that Argos originated from Green Shield Stamps.

I am in my fifties so dont expect many of you to remember them

Theres a photo of them

How interesting! My mum used to save GSS but I had no idea that that was the roots of Argos.

I am in my 40s and remember green shield stamps. I'm sure one of the local shops in our village had them and Dm had a book you stuck them in. I don't remember what she got for them though.

I do remember the Esso vouchers which were similar idea. Dm used to save up until she had about 30, and then we could take it in turns to choose something from the catalogue. I got most of my kitchen stuff for college that way.

I remember these but I thought they were something to do with the co-op group some reason. I'm late 40s

Co-Op used to give stamps too I remember them spilling out of the till when my mum paid for her weekly shop and my sister and i got tasked with sticking them in the books with a damp sponge ! They were blue...and I remember mum got enough for a vacuum cleaner

@MonkeyNotOrgangrinder

I remember these but I thought they were something to do with the co-op group some reason. I'm late 40s

The Co-op had their own blue stamps

I'm 40 and remember greed shield and Esso stamps. We had a full dinner service from esso including the cabbage leaf glass bowls.

Live in Jersey and our co-op still dish out stamps on 'double divvy' day! You lick and stick them to a card and when you have a full one you can claim the £s back off your shopping.

(Although they've cancelled them for the last year to prevent unnecessary crowding on those days of the week )

Can't remember which shops did them but I loved sticking the Green Shield Stamps in the book.

We got our whole dinner set through green shield stamps. I remember the excitement when we got the gravy boat.

Weren't Co-Op stamps blue?

Sorry Errol you remember it too

I remember Green Shield stamps and going to the shop where you redeemed them for various products (am late 40s). No idea if it was a special GS shop or an early Argos. I got my beloved ballet Sindy doll on one of those trips!

Actually Argos is now in the same shop that was Co-op in the 70s in my town, so that makes sense.

@ImInStealthMode

Live in Jersey and our co-op still dish out stamps on 'double divvy' day! You lick and stick them to a card and when you have a full one you can claim the £s back off your shopping.

(Although they've cancelled them for the last year to prevent unnecessary crowding on those days of the week )

Yes we’ve still got them here in Guernsey as well except not at the moment due to covid but always handy saving them up for a bbq or Christmas lunch!

Yes I remember the coop ones as well. Is there anyhing similar left today? I guess its all online now so no need to stick stamps in a book

Heres the Green Sheild Stamp story, via Tesco to Argos

www.theguardian.com/business/2016/jan/05/argos-story-green-shield-stamps-tesco-sainsburys

ErrolTheDragon ill have to ask my mum what colour the stamps were. I thought 8 could remember them being green, but maybe not...

Oh my god I had totally forgotten that these existed - my mum and gran collected the blue co-op ones. Amazing to remember this again

@petridishmystery Hello friend across the water!! We're so jealous of your lack of restrictions, but we're getting closer.... x

I remember those. They seemed so glamourous to me as a child.

My American partner tells me that Woolworths is currently Footlocker. I suppose the assets got diverted somewhere.

I am an oldie, so remember green shield stamps in the 60's era. My Mum used to save them, then she would get some really nice things for our house,much nicer than the plain and very ordinary cheap stuff we had as a rule.

She saved the Co-op stamps as well,and then when she had loads of them, she and many other women, had to go into town on the bus, and stand in a big queue at this co-op office place, and all get their Divie , I used to go with my Mum sometimes, it was quite an occasion for all the women, all standing around in the street,all deciding what they will do with all the money, and not tell their Husbands about it !

I am 79 now, and can still remember my late Mums Co-op divi number.

My mum collected stamps from the Co-op in the 90s. Bought a dinner set with it.

@1forAll74

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@1forAll74

I am an oldie, so remember green shield stamps in the 60's era. My Mum used to save them, then she would get some really nice things for our house,much nicer than the plain and very ordinary cheap stuff we had as a rule.

She saved the Co-op stamps as well,and then when she had loads of them, she and many other women, had to go into town on the bus, and stand in a big queue at this co-op office place, and all get their Divie , I used to go with my Mum sometimes, it was quite an occasion for all the women, all standing around in the street,all deciding what they will do with all the money, and not tell their Husbands about it !

I am 79 now, and can still remember my late Mums Co-op divi number.

Aw, that's a nice little glimpse of the past, All74