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Advertising tag-lines and slogans from the past - what can you remember?

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TheTecknician · 16/09/2026 16:44

Here are just three:

'Course you can Malcolm.' Vicks Sinex
'A Mars a day helps you work, rest and play'. Mars bars
'The chocolate and a half.' Cadbury's Dairy Milk

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TheTecknician · 18/09/2026 12:30

'Harp. Stay sharp to the bottom of the glass' Harp lager.

'Distinctly minty' Either Fox's Glacier mints or Nuttall's Mintoes.

In The Summertime by Mungo Jerry has been used in at least two ads that I remember. HP Fruity Sauce in the 1970s and Kellog's Toasted Farmhouse Bran in the 1980s.

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TishToshByGosh · 18/09/2026 12:39

TheTecknician · 17/09/2026 21:42

Kellog's Crunchy Nut Cornflakes

Nearly - Kelloggs Bran Flakes actually 😋

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 18/09/2026 12:41

It’s too orange-y for crows - it’s just for me and my dog! Kia Ora.

TishToshByGosh · 18/09/2026 12:43

My playing 'Tasty, Tasty, Very Very Tasty' that on YouTube prompted my husband to lament on the poor quality of modern advertising compared to 40 years ago. I quite agree - there are no memorable jingles any more.

P00hsticks · 18/09/2026 13:44

TheTecknician · 18/09/2026 12:30

'Harp. Stay sharp to the bottom of the glass' Harp lager.

'Distinctly minty' Either Fox's Glacier mints or Nuttall's Mintoes.

In The Summertime by Mungo Jerry has been used in at least two ads that I remember. HP Fruity Sauce in the 1970s and Kellog's Toasted Farmhouse Bran in the 1980s.

Not sure it counts, but 'In the Summertime' was also used in a 'Don't Drink and Drive' public information ad...

TonyDancer · 18/09/2026 16:11

That’s the wonder of Woolworths, that’s the wonder of a Woolies Christmas 🎶

TheTecknician · 18/09/2026 16:24

Again not an advert but some decades ago, TV viewers oop North could, "Call YTV's Christmas Line on Leeds 448199'. I still remember the tune!

'Shop electric, get a good, good deal
At your Electricity
Board Shop!'

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TheTecknician · 19/09/2026 12:49

'The better way to shop and save.' I'm fairly certain this was Morrison's but might have been Hillard's (showing my age).

'Great service, great sets, that's Granada' (television rentals).

'See you down at Wigfall's'.

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Greenlawnbrownlawn · 20/09/2026 10:46

How random things stick in your mind:

"John Collier, John Collier, the window to watch!"

But now I'm really showing my age...

BrezhnevsLuxuriantEyebrows · 20/09/2026 11:01

Price Check at Gateway is still going strong
With this price on topside, I can't go wrong
Look at the savings we've just found
Bananas are 29p a lb
Cheddar cheese is cheaper, and so's Quick Brew Tea
......something about cat food that I've forgotten!......

MadellineBellPictureMeGoneNS · 20/09/2026 11:08

Greenlawnbrownlawn · 20/09/2026 10:46

How random things stick in your mind:

"John Collier, John Collier, the window to watch!"

But now I'm really showing my age...

And Hepworths his completion .

MadellineBellPictureMeGoneNS · 20/09/2026 11:09

Competition

TonyDancer · 20/09/2026 13:15

“When you walk through the door your pound’s worth more, at Williams, where else!”

SmallDFartyCarNRG · 30/09/2026 21:50

Tutti Frutti what a cutie! Gino-Oh-Gino Ginelli

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