The Smartie thread today, revived by someone with the same issue (who said they revived it because people complain about multiple threads on same topic, which they do) instead of closing it why couldn't you put a note saying it had been revived if people were 'confused'
There were some interesting replies (such as the Duke of Edinburgh which is out of reach for many families, even if they get pupil premium it is still expensive)
Old threads still have helpful information.