How did you split up your pocket money?

marshbaboon · 18-08-2012 01:34AM

Ah_Yeah wrote: »

I didn't get pocket money

What?! And I thought not having a college fund was bad...

DEFTLEFTHAND · 18-08-2012 01:42AM

Penny sweets or suckies as we called them. The Punt could stretch mighty far in a sweet shop back in my day.

Degag · 18-08-2012 02:05AM

The point here is that they don't make sweets like they used to.

SusieBlue · 18-08-2012 02:10AM

My favourite magazine, can't remember what it was called, I think it might have been GirlTalk or something like that

I used to get 20p worth of jellies too!

marshbaboon · 18-08-2012 02:15AM

WhiteRoses wrote: »

My favourite magazine, can't remember what it was called, I think it might have been GirlTalk or something like that I uced to get 20p worth of jellies too!

I remember stealing my sisters copies of that to read it..

... I mean... I remember seeing that magazine... on the shop shelf... and never touching it...

Chuck Stone · 18-08-2012 02:23AM

Blackjacks

I'm worried. The only person that chose Postman Pats is God...

IS THIS A TEST GOD?

18-08-2012 02:24AM

We weren't allowed sweets.

Well until I was 11/12

I think we got 1 pound a week. Upped to 2 pounds a week a few years later.

Usually bought stickers/paints/fancy pens/other various art supplies. Or hair accessories. And the odd water gun.

Worked full time during the summer/weekends since I was about 14 and spent most of my money on clothes. Way too much money on clothes. Would have saved a fortune if I didn't spend so much money during my teenage years...I was earning enough of it! Oh well.

Pumpkinseeds · 18-08-2012 02:15PM

Blackjacks

My brother and I used to combine our pocket money and then go on a spree to the shop. It meant we could get sweets, 2 cans of coke, chocolate and crisps. We were little piggy wiggies, then again, my parents didn't believe in buying junk food and we only occassionally had desserts.

phasers · 18-08-2012 02:17PM

I didn't get pocket money, my parents just gave me money when I asked for it.

o1s1n · 18-08-2012 02:20PM

£1.29 on 2000AD and then the rest on 10p crisps and Woppa bars.

RachaelVO · 18-08-2012 02:21PM

RayCon wrote: »

Hiawatha - ice cream shape of an American Native Indian's head

Smack Cola - 250ml slender can type

JR's - orange and blackcurrent tie-die ice pop

Ah yeah, JRs I used to LOVE them. I'd totally forgotten about them till your post. That's a mad memory!

Snowie · 18-08-2012 02:40PM

pocket money =s a mad dash t the local sweet Shop and as many pennny sweets stinger refreasher bars as i could afford

Dyr · 18-08-2012 02:45PM

I didn't get pocket money on a weekly basis but we used to scavenge the back of the couch for the many coins that would fall out of the old mans pocket after a hard nights drinking

those 4p lucky bags were my greatest weakness

Then they brought out those big 25p lucky bags and they were like crack, you were constantly grafting to try feed that habit

refreshers and stinger bars came along then, like kiddie PCP

Voodoomelon · 18-08-2012 02:46PM

I remember I got 75p pocket money. They were the days.

Ah_Yeah · 18-08-2012 03:21PM

Apple Jacks

marshbaboon wrote: »

What?! And I thought not having a college fund was bad...

No I had a college fund! Well, my mother did!

I got money if I needed something, or if I had been super awesome at being a daughter, but there was no regular pocket money.

I started helping out at my local equestrian centre at 12 and I got cash in hand for it, until they gave me a paying job at 16. So I had my own money!

18-08-2012 03:34PM

we'd go around washing cars for the neighbours then think we were so rich with all our proceeds and buy loads of sweets

dont remember after 10 or so, probs just got stuff if i asked for it

Helix · 18-08-2012 03:39PM

i didnt get pocket money

i had to get a job if i wanted spending money. so i got a job

Blondini · 18-08-2012 03:41PM

Thinly veiled - "I have new false teeth" thread

Haroldinio · 18-08-2012 03:45PM

was going to say flying saucers but a quarter of cough drops were my vice. I didn't even have a cough

Alessandra · 18-08-2012 04:34PM

Blackjacks

Stingers and frosties!

Balmed Out · 18-08-2012 04:37PM

lots of 2p superman chewing gums that came with a "tattoo"

emschlem · 18-08-2012 04:44PM

Blackjacks

You know where you can get the best bag of penny sweets now?
Alex's in Dun Laoghaire.

.50 cent.

Some bags include

Chocolate mice
licorice strips
bassets all sorts
jellies

Get there early though, as one time I went in to try and get a bag, (sound like a junkie I know) and :eek: they were ALL GONE!
I enquired about this and the guy in the store said they take hours to make.

They'll probably have to go into limitless production now, thanks to this post.

Re. Airgead Poca,

a bheadh mo sheanmháthair agus a sheanathair a thabhairt dom punt agus fiche pingin gach uair a thug mé cuairt orthu. Agus tá sé is dóichí a chuaigh ar milseáin.

Colmustard · 18-08-2012 04:45PM

Pocket money, I still don't have any.

How did you split up your pocket money?

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