Whatever happened to mesh Christmas stockings?

[evilharpy]

Not the Ann Summers kind. The ones that were like a selection box, full of chocolate bars. Like the ones in this picture. I've just realised I haven't seen one since about 1989. Where did they go? When did they stop making them and why must they stop making all the things that were brilliant in the 80s?

They still do them for pets. They were a bugger to open.

I might buy my cat one. Although he prefers Pringles to Dreamies these days.

They probably got rid of them because you can see the size of the chocolate in it. So no getting away with putting in fun sized Mara bars etc 😂

Oh OP thanks so much for posting this. The one with the revels and the topic in, my lovely nana used to buy each of her grandchildren that one every Christmas. Such happy memories. She died last year, and it’s many years since she laid hands on one of those beauties for us but seeing the pic brings it all back 😊

you still get them for pets.

I don't know why they originally stopped but I doubt they will restart as everyone seems to want rid of 1 use plastics not more of it when you can have a perfectly good 'proper' reusable stocking.

I make my own:

Cardboard
Orange/mandarin bags
Chocolate of choice
Funny drawing of FC or some reindeer
Few staples

Ta-da!

I'm the queen if making crap

You could put chocs/sweets in to match the recipient (one child I know hates chic, but loves marshmallows, for example).

Haha you had me at the first sentence OP!

Yeah, what DID happen to them? My theory is, they were replaced by the flow wrapped (food industry technical term) mini selection boxes, because they were cheaper to package. Yet even they have disappeared. What is going on???

Oh yes I remember these! Thank you OP

Oh I loved those stockings! I always buy myself the cardboard box stocking shape ones but they're not the same.... 🥴

My childhood Christmas right there! Oh the memories!
I wish you still get them, with the original chocolate of course.

I need some
Treets
Revels
Marathon

I remember these ! Thanks for the memories !

I remember these from the 90s!

I had them in the 90s!

We used to reuse ours as our stockings every year, until my mum made us proper ones with a pattern from Woman’s Weekly!

I loved Treets. Happy days.

Wow, that is a blast from the past. I loved those stockings got one every year. Can’t remember the last time I saw one!

@elQuintoConyo

I make my own:

Cardboard
Orange/mandarin bags
Chocolate of choice
Funny drawing of FC or some reindeer
Few staples

Ta-da!

I'm the queen if making crap

You could put chocs/sweets in to match the recipient (one child I know hates chic, but loves marshmallows, for example).

This is a genius idea, I'm stealing it!

Ah yes happy memories

The chocolate bars are too small these days, they would look half empty or the stockings would have to be a lot smaller.

@happinessischocolate

They probably got rid of them because you can see the size of the chocolate in it. So no getting away with putting in fun sized Mara bars etc 😂

I actually saw some stockings similar in Costco yesterday. Large cardboard backed stocking with a mesh front filled with rows of snack sized choc bars etc. with sweets in the bottom. They were about £18, quite large though. Will see if I can find a link to show you.

I used to get those for Christmas too, back in the early 70's. They need to bring them back.

Oh those were the days

They should bring them back, made with string they are much more environmentally friendly!

I ask this every year. Loved them . Christmas isn't the same without them!