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Memory Lane: Freebies in cereals?

JupiterKid

Any AHers fondly recall the cheapy plastic freebies that nearly all cereal packs had back when I were a young lad in the 1980s? Things like airplane collections, little games, and other knick knacks?

I had my mum scourged getting me this or that cereal because of some "free gift" inside. She would give out that I only wanted the cereal for the freebie and that half the time I wouldn't finish the cereal. :pac::o

Sometimes, there were some excellent offers what you collected tokens and posted off for - like the Kelloggs matchbox vans from the 1930s and other goodies...

Any memories? Do share!!

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TheValeyard

Or collect the tokens and send off for those cool Kelloggs mini cars.

Ipso

Submarines and boats that were baking powder powered.

lertsnim

Kellogs Corn Flakes bicycle reflectors. It was a contest amongst the local children to see who could put the most on their bicycles.

Gatling

Ipso wrote: »

Submarines and boats that were baking powder powered.

They were really cool.

Loved the Kellogg aircraft though the concord was always a prize find

odyssey06

I remember the Willow, Black Cauldron & Jaws freebies...
https://www.denofgeek.com/uk/other/cereal-prizes/43169/movies-and-their-cereal-free-gifts

[Deleted User]

I remember I "sent away" for a rice krispie bowl and spoon, was so excited when it arrived. Also received record singles from rice krispies, the one that stands out was "give it up" by kc and the sunshine band, I was 5

Zaph

This would have been in the 70s, there were these little aeroplanes that came on a rectangular plastic frame. You detached all the parts from the frame and slotted them into each other to make things like a Spitfire or a Messerschmitt Me109. There were possibly some commercial planes too, but couldn't tell you which ones. Can't remember what they were in, but I'm guessing Kellogg's Corn Flakes or Rice Krispies because that's what we usually had when I was a kid.

SEPT 23 1989

Still a couple of those free with tokens Kellogg's branded cereal bowls from the late 80's in my mothers house

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Noveight

Were common enough well in to the 2000’s. I remember cool little Finding Nemo wind-up fish in Coco Pops.

saintsaltynuts

The Weetabix Scary Stickers.1986.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Weetabix had a large chart of the Solar System in the late 60s. Fantastic quality and great graphics. I know a young boy who got one at the time, was so taken with it that he started reading about space, and went on to be an astrophysicist today.

coastwatch

Some of them are still out there,

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5196413/What-toy-1958-Sugar-Puffs-packet-tells-us.html

igCorcaigh

I remember the plastic toys and the vintage Kellogs dinkies.

Cheap marketing ploys were all the rage back in the '80's.

Maxoll garages used to have a loyalty scheme that you could collect points and choose gifts.

JazzJaquzzi

Loved the reflective bike spokie dokies. The cereal would lose its flavour after you found the prize.

Had a bag of Kinder Egg constructions too. Back in the day when people didn't eat washing tablets, and we were trusted with such things.

igCorcaigh

Walt Disney drinking glasses from Burgerland anyone? (1980)

Doctors room ghost

igCorcaigh wrote: »

I remember the plastic toys and the vintage Kellogs dinkies.

Cheap marketing ploys were all the rage back in the '80's.

Maxoll garages used to have a loyalty scheme that you could collect points and choose gifts.

I got a football the time of the Mexico World Cup in maxol.had a Mouse on it wearing a sombrero hat.wish I still had it today.bog toe billy booted it over the crossbar and it met its end under the back wheels of a yoplait truck. I remember it vividly.sad time

chopperbyrne

Early 90's, Frosties, Monster in my Pocket.

Everyone in school went mental for them.

Never had any because my Ma wouldn't buy Frosties.

Woke Hogan

Reminiscing about that cheap tat will be a cold comfort when our oceans are overrun with plastic and we're ****ting out our own guts from eating and drinking that poison.

igCorcaigh

Woke Hogan wrote: »

Reminiscing about that cheap tat will be a cold comfort when our oceans are overrun with plastic and we're ****ting out our own guts from eating and drinking that poison.

Let us have our moment.

Reckless Abandonment

Ah lads stop it.. The memories ... bike reflectors the planes.. The cars .. but most of all reading the box. I knew more about what was in cornflakes that the lads making them.
vitamin b12 riboflavin ....don't have a clue what it was but they all had it..

Turtyturd

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igCorcaigh

Reckless Abandonment wrote: »

Ah lads stop it.. The memories ... bike reflectors the planes.. The cars .. but most of all reading the box. I knew more about what was in cornflakes that the lads making them.
vitamin b12 riboflavin ....don't have a clue what it was but they all had it..

LOL! So I wasn't the only kid who read the box cover to cover whilst munching on my frosties.

Gatling

igCorcaigh wrote: »

LOL! So I wasn't the only kid who read the box cover to cover whilst munching on my frosties.

Literacy levels were at record highs

Charmeleon

The words that struck so much dread into the hearts of 7 year olds everywhere: ‘Please allow 28 days for delivery’

igCorcaigh

Those mixed packs of cereal though.
No way would one little bag be enough, we used mix them.

Oh, anyone else have tea in their cereal? My parents were poor, maybe a way of saving the milk. It was lovely in the winter though.

[Deleted User]

JupiterKid wrote: »

Any AHers fondly recall the cheapy plastic freebies that nearly all cereal packs had back when I were a young lad in the 1980s? Things like airplane collections, little games, and other knick knacks?

I had my mum scourged getting me this or that cereal because of some "free gift" inside. She would give out that I only wanted the cereal for the freebie and that half the time I wouldn't finish the cereal. :pac::o

Sometimes, there were some excellent offers what you collected tokens and posted off for - like the Kelloggs matchbox vans from the 1930s and other goodies...

Any memories? Do share!!

Great simpler days

The cars i remember well and you had cardboard buildings with them from what i remember?

These were my personal favourite though around the same time as Italia 90

gigantic09

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I remember I "sent away" for a rice krispie bowl and spoon, was so excited when it arrived. Also received record singles from rice krispies, the one that stands out was "give it up" by kc and the sunshine band, I was 5

Remember waiting ages for those records, and when they eventually came the feckin record player was broke. Think club tropicana and total eclipse of the heart were 2 more of the songs featured.

igCorcaigh

https://youtu.be/EVX00qr6l_w

bodhrandude

Free Electric Picnic tickets with your Weetabix.

DBB

Charmeleon wrote: »

The words that struck so much dread into the hearts of 7 year olds everywhere: ‘Please allow 28 days for delivery’

Or worse again... "Not available in the Republic of Ireland"