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I remember collecting these and putting them on my lunchbox too. My lunchbox lid was pretty crowded by this time. They were extra-cool because they were puffy.
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I remember my Nana winning some small prizes. Tickets were bought regular as clockwork, and newspapers scanned for results.
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Yep, I knew one kid in school who had held onto one too long and lost fingers.
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I still have some of mine. It was a very sad day when they stopped putting decent toys in the cereal.
(Robert S. Hudson/Unilever)
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According to its Wikipedia page, it was "one of the first mass-marketed soap powders".
I remember my Mum using it to wash the clothes in our old wringer washing machine. Fun times.
Trivia: look at this photograph!
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"Rinso giveaway at a Wellington store opening with Sir Edmund Hillary (left) and Selwyn Toogood (right), 1956."
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What damage those rollers could do!
(Hoovermatic)
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I don't think I'll ever forget the smell of the rubber hoses when hot water was put through them, or the noise & vibration of the spinner! But what a step up from the wringer they were (even if you couldn't set & forget them).
(Sanitarium)
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We had quite a few books & trading cards on various themes growing up.
(Maggie)
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Who couldn't fail to be entertained for hours by a toy like this? :P I laugh, but it was true for so many simple toys (as we see them now), but they helped fire our imaginations because we had to be so inventive with our games.
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As I saw this picture after I'd posted about this very thing (see here) I just had to sneak them in! Seeing them it is like the 70s were only yesterday. :D
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Oh wow that was a walk back in time - I remember having womble cups and me and my brother fighting over which one to use. Also @kiwideb and I had one of those twin tub washes - blimey all weekend was taken up doing the washing lol. Thanks for sharing :)
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You're welcome. It's quite a rabbit hole once you start digging, lolol.
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Dang so many memories in this post I remember most if not all of them
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Excellent! These posts are all about provoking memories (hopefully all good!). :)
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Ohh yes they were all good
Even if they reminded me I am getting old lol 😂
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Oh gawd, me too! :D
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LOL have a great day :)
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Hola amigo me.puede ayudar con tu boto en mi publicaciones @clubdefraces2018
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