toys in your cereal

cena · 01-09-2012 09:51PM #1

Remember the old toys etc you got in your cereal.

They are hardly in them any more

TheBody · 01-09-2012 09:56PM

Who remembers the Kellogg's bike reflectors??!!

zef · 01-09-2012 09:56PM

Todays children are not in the least bit captivated by the 'toys'/ rubbish we were in the 80's.
Same with McDonalds *Happy Meal* toys - the words common, everyday,plastic, rubbish are applicable imho.

As a parent i don't see them as toys, more like bits of plastic i will walk on in the dark in my bare feet.

cena · 01-09-2012 09:59PM

TheBody wrote: »

Who remembers the Kellogg's bike reflectors??!!

I was thinking of them while making the thread

tayto lover · 01-09-2012 10:00PM

I got all the Robin Hood characters except Maid Marion. Still getting over it.

cena · 01-09-2012 10:01PM

zef wrote: »

Todays children are not in the least bit captivated by the 'toys'/ rubbish we were in the 80's.
Same with McDonalds *Happy Meal* toys - the words common, everyday,plastic, rubbish are applicable imho.

As a parent i don't see them as toys, more like bits of plastic i will walk on in the dark in my bare feet.

Happy meal toys this day and age are so bad compared to the early 90's/ 80's ones

bobin fudge · 01-09-2012 10:03PM

I thought free toys were now banned from cereals?

B.A._Baracus · 01-09-2012 10:05PM

Do cereals these days offer promotionals toys from movies or cartoon?

Man, brings back memories.

dan1895 · 01-09-2012 10:05PM

bobin fudge wrote: »

I thought free toys were now banned from cereals?

Probably because of idiot kids eating the things

Irish Guitarist · 01-09-2012 10:11PM

I got very few toys from cereal boxes. I did once get a flexi-disc (a paper thin record) that was stuck to the front of a box of corn flakes. You were supposed to cut around the edges of the flexi-disc and leave it stuck to the cardboard box for support. Unfortunately my father peeled it off and handed it to me and in the process ruined it.

I doubt cheap toys would interest kids nowadays. My nephew eats loads of Kinder Surprises and the toys end up in the bin a few days later.

cashback · 01-09-2012 10:18PM

bobin fudge wrote: »

I thought free toys were now banned from cereals?

Yep, Damn EU killjoys.

Ristiano Conaldo · 01-09-2012 10:20PM

Those were the days. Remember getting the bike reflectors and collecting the tokens for the rice crispie bowl.

It's all PS3s and iphone nowadays. :rolleyes:

LucyLouLou · 01-09-2012 10:21PM

When I was about 8 I collected tokens from Rice Crispies and sent off for a pop up digital watch. I waited and waited, thinking it was never going to arrive when one day 11 watches arrived in the post, I can only assume thanks to some sort of typing error in Rice Crispie central. I sold one to my brother ( for about 50p) and gave some to my friends. Happy days.

sioda · 01-09-2012 10:23PM

The boats and submarines that you put baking soda in and the surfaced or moved along

Scarinae · 01-09-2012 10:23PM

Ristiano Conaldo wrote: »

It's all PS3s and iphone nowadays. :rolleyes:

I would like to know where you buy your cereal

IceFjoem · 01-09-2012 10:24PM

I usually just play with the cereal itself.

ballsymchugh · 01-09-2012 10:24PM

TheBody wrote: »

Who remembers the Kellogg's bike reflectors??!!

used to find them free on other kids bikes!

Doodoo · 01-09-2012 10:27PM

I remember getting little plastic submarines in kelloggs cornflakes i think. You had to fill them with baking soda or something and they used to go up and down in water. I'll never forget the excitement when a new toy would come out and you'd root around in the bottom of the cornflakes.

redcortina · 01-09-2012 10:32PM

ah the memories, opening a new cereal box and the foraging for the toy, ending up with half the cereal on the floor, parents were never too impressed. But I was delighted when I got my hand on it.

BostonB · 01-09-2012 10:34PM

Tony the Tiger Firebird...

http://lh6.ggpht.com/-5boZEJFBwRI/T34HpRkuH9I/AAAAAAABZf0/bdnfE68oapM/1053_11.jpg

Weetabix F1

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28773898@N04/4656303779/

I think we to collect vouchers though.

CardBordWindow · 01-09-2012 10:35PM

I have an old Roses tin somewhere that's full of the auld cereal toys. Must try find it naturally.

dan1895 · 01-09-2012 10:35PM

Saving tokens for Thunderbirds models

Silverfish · 01-09-2012 10:35PM

redcortina wrote: »

ah the memories, opening a new cereal box and the foraging for the toy, ending up with half the cereal on the floor, parents were never too impressed. But I was delighted when I got my hand on it.

I was never allowed fish for the toy, I had to wait til it came out with the cereal.

Six bowls of Coco Pops for breakfast? FINE BY ME. LET'S ROLL :mad:

the groutch · 01-09-2012 10:38PM

I remember if it was something you had to send away for you had to sellotape a couple of 20p coins to the form to cover the P&P

holystungun9 · 01-09-2012 10:41PM

First thing I thought of were the reflectors! Between myself and two brothers, there was no end to the cornflakes eaten in that house. I had so many reflectors on my bike the thing would hardly move. Cycled like the fuppin' wheels were glued to the road.

I was fair cool though.

Doodoo · 01-09-2012 10:45PM

Also remember saving tokens with weetabix to collect tapes that had probably 2 decent songs and about 10 other crappy ones. Weetabix had 5 (i think) characters that had their own mix tape. Brian and Brains were 2 characters dont remember the rest but one was a girl.

monkeysnapper · 01-09-2012 10:45PM

i remember religiously collecting the tokens off the cornflakes boxes for what seemed like months so i could send off for the little toy kelloggs van , and a couple of months went by and it still didnt arrive, i gave up all hope and then one day i came in from school and my mum told me there was a parcel for me , oh i loved that van!!!!!

i think i ****ed it in the bin a few years later!!

Augmerson · 01-09-2012 10:52PM

Scarinae wrote: »

I would like to know where you buy your cereal

It's not Aldi man I'll tell you that.

Got some excellent toys in Cereal. I remember Frosties in the early 90s did a set of Tony the Tiger plastic figures, and on the back of the pack, there was a holographic background. I had one where he was on Ski's and the background was one of those huge, long Ski ramps.

Monster in my Pocket were cool. Can't remember what they came with. Got a deadly Frisbee once from Honey Nut Loops that my sisters sent away for.

phasers · 01-09-2012 10:54PM

Anyone remember the Snoopy Toys from McDonalds?

I had them all, my Mam used to go into McDonalds just to buy me a plastic Snoopy. God I wish I kept them, they were freaking awesome.

Ghandee · 01-09-2012 11:19PM

I got a rampant rabbit in me Fruit loops yesterday!

Clareman · 01-09-2012 11:25PM

I remember when Weetabix had a free atlas and everyone in the class had to collect the tokens so everyone could get 1, I think it was forth class, the teacher used to get us to bring in our empty cereal boxes when they were empty so they could be used for make and do, I remember getting an awful giving out to cause I had cut out the tokens for something or another.

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