Freebies

Lizzykins

Does anyone remember back in the 70s Jacobs gave away stamps with their biscuits? Stck on to each packet of Goldgrain or whatever was a packet of five or six stamps from countries all over the world. I think you could send away for an album too. We got great go out of swapping stamps with our friends.
Even earlier sometime in the late 60s Lyons Tea gave away money in their packets of tea. It was all loose leaf tea then-no tea bags! I used to select the packets in the shop and insisted I fill the tea caddy. One memorable day a ten shilling note fell out!!! Remember them- orange notes that would buy you a rake of sweets. Those were happy days. I still remember the excitement of that 10 shilling note! I'm showing my age now big time!!

Ann22

Don't remember shillings, but do remember the big wine tenners well. Think we still have some pound notes somewhere. Was it Tesco that used to give wee cardboard things away with every purchase over a certain amount that when you'd open a wee flap you'd see what you'd get. Can remember six packs of crisps being a common prize. Could've been H Williams though. There's a Dunnes Stores near me that at one stage was Tesco, then H Williams before it was Dunnes and it was there I remember the little gifts.
Remember lots of freebies in cereal boxes,years ago it was a real novelty to get anything for nothing. There were sweets too you could get called money balls I think or Fizz bombs. Some had 2p in them. I never found one but some kids did.