Texaco stamps

corblimey

Another thread here reminded me that I got my first walkman courtesy of Texaco stamps (and I guess my Dad aswell ). Anybody remember anything they got from the stamps? I seem to remember they were still doing them in even the late nineties? When did they fall out of favour?

dudara

I got my calculator watch from stamps. I pestered my parents into only buying Texaco, even though it was more expensive.

Even up to 2000 or so, Statoil were still doing points in a clubcard type deal.

flanree

yeah, there was an FM Radio watch too! The catalogue was called the Texaco Collection. They had a lot of middle of the road music in there too.

bonerjams03

Tiger Stamps?

Or were they Esso?

bullets

I got my First calculator watch I think it was this exact model:
http://cache.wists.com/thumbnails/e/01/e01907152dc21359b1ca7b2afdbdb1cd-orig

After that I got the Radio watch with horrific orange Headphones
http://www.theretroworld.com/ONLINE%20IMAGES/radiowatch3.jpg

I got a Cube Clock Radio with the most horrific alarm sound in the world that
never failed to wake me up.

And a Black Grey and yellow striped Sleeping bag.

~B

rubadub

flanree wrote: »

yeah, there was an FM Radio watch too! The catalogue was called the Texaco Collection. They had a lot of middle of the road music in there too.

Yeah the radio watch was a big one, loads of people had it. My old man used to waste them on drinking glasses, and the music, some was OK. Later they gave golden discs vouchers too, he gave me one and I got appetite for destruction and had to hide the dodgy album cover as I was only 12!

AFAIK petrol was dearer in places with tokens, the ongoing scam was workers whose petrol was paid for would go there and get the gifts.

Then of course there was free-a-nipper

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgrI3dC7vTA

evolving_doors

Don Baker learn to play the harmonica with tape and harmonica!!!! Dammmit he was good

crosstownk

My Dad had a taxi so I used to be first with calculators, radio watches, nippers, etc. I used to sell them in school for money for vinyl albums!

I still have a pink Nipper somewhere!

L1011

I still have a sportsbag from the Maxol stamps somewhere; also got a set of toy cars from Esso.

corblimey

bullets wrote: »

I got a Cube Clock Radio with the most horrific alarm sound in the world that never failed to wake me up.

Oh God, forgot the cube clock radio. We had one in every room of the house . Yeah, I vaguely remember the squawk it would make if you accidentally set it to wake to alarm rather than radio?

Magnum

Free a Nipper, Free a Nipper, What a memory..............