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WHSmith trendy stationary around 2000

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jerometheturnipking · 03/04/2022 18:25

I'm on a trip down memory lane (at the grand age of 32 gimmer) after spotting a young girl in the supermarket yesterday wearing a cross body bag that I had about 20 years ago. It was dark denim - we were cool with our denim everything - and had a little light blue and white puppy with a patch on one eye. Sort of like Blue from Blue's Clues, but not. Does anyone else remember this range? I remember I had a phone case with a tiger on it that said "Easy" underneath, and there were some Mad Cow and Funky Monkey things too. It was cool just after Groovy Chick/Bang on the Door.

Bonus points if anyone has any photos of the stuff because my DH thinks I'm mad, but it's because he wasn't a teenaged girl back then, and Max Power magazine didn't feature it Hmm.

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catstale · 03/04/2022 21:07

For some reason as a kid I never had trendy stuff. I used to long for a forever friends pencil tin and eventually I got one although it felt frivolous to spend so much money on a tin. It was probably about £4!

Missing the point of the thread but it reminded me!

JeffThePilot · 03/04/2022 21:14

I have a glass with 20th Century Chick on it and a cartoon of a young woman driving a convertible car. When it was bought for me in the early 90s the woman had black hair. It’s faded now to grey. Accurate 😂

LaBelleSausage · 03/04/2022 22:58

I'm sure it's a Tammy girl dog but I can only remember the names of the cats!
GroovyCat and BadKitty

IsabelaYourBoyfriendsHere · 03/04/2022 23:12

Oh I loved the Withit brand!! I think I must have been about 10 when I started collecting things with the Withit animals on, I'd totally forgotten about them. Thank you so much for unlocking a happy childhood memory!

Also liked Bang On The Door/Groovy Chick, I particularly remember getting the annual for Christmas one year. Smile
Your dog looks very familiar OP, I'm watching with interest to see if anyone can help!

BertieBotts · 04/04/2022 06:43

I do remember the dog. Can't think where it was from.

missbunnyrabbit · 04/04/2022 08:53

Loved Withit! I had Mad Cow and Cheeky Monkey. There was also a fox one and a cat.

Pantheraonca28 · 20/11/2022 09:08

@missbunnyrabbit same!!+ I loved it and just had to look it up as skinnydip are now doing phone cases with them on and I was like ' I recognise this from when I was in school'

Neanov · 20/11/2022 09:21

Woahhh. Memory lane..... I remember Groovy chick!

Haven't heard anyone mention it in years.

Cuppasoupmonster · 20/11/2022 09:24

Yes I remember that exact design!!!! I had it on a t shirt with fake longer sleeves. Worn with a denim mini skirt with a sequinned edge.

Cuppasoupmonster · 20/11/2022 09:26

It was a cartoon of this kind of dog right?

WHSmith trendy stationary around 2000
tenbob · 20/11/2022 09:26

You all need the ‘knee deep in the 90s’ account on Instagram

its a daily dose of nostalgia and proustian rushes…

LuckyCharm9 · 20/11/2022 09:29

I remember it OP! I can picture it in my head but can’t find it on the internet.

CourtneeLuv · 20/11/2022 10:18

I can picture it too. But I also think of card factory too, not whs.

CourtneeLuv · 20/11/2022 10:19

Cuppasoupmonster · 20/11/2022 09:26

It was a cartoon of this kind of dog right?

That was East17's dog, or the cartoon rude dog.

BobbyBobbyBobby · 20/11/2022 10:49

The brand was Custard. Based on Brighton. They had dogs and cats and a few other designs

BobbyBobbyBobby · 20/11/2022 10:51

Example here

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/293047618477

My children had lots of bags, pencil cases and purses and wallets from the Custard shop in Brighton.

BobbyBobbyBobby · 20/11/2022 11:27

This is the cat one my daughter has a range of items in

WHSmith trendy stationary around 2000
BobbyBobbyBobby · 20/11/2022 11:28

Another dog one

WHSmith trendy stationary around 2000
BobbyBobbyBobby · 20/11/2022 11:29

The English Bull Terriee

BobbyBobbyBobby · 20/11/2022 11:29

The English Bull Terrier

WHSmith trendy stationary around 2000
2manycats · 20/11/2022 15:07

BobbyBobbyBobby · 20/11/2022 11:28

Another dog one

That’s the one!!!!

CherryChara · 21/11/2022 00:14

Anyone remember the "boys are stupid, throw rocks at them" range Grin

squirrelnutkins1 · 21/11/2022 00:48

CherryChara · 21/11/2022 00:14

Anyone remember the "boys are stupid, throw rocks at them" range Grin

Yes!!!!!

Faez · 21/11/2022 01:01

Trendy Wendy!

Cuppasoupmonster · 21/11/2022 08:16

BobbyBobbyBobby · 20/11/2022 11:29

The English Bull Terrier

That’s the one I meant!!!!! It’s real!!!!