1981 Christmas shopping

Grunfeld

ToneControl said:

in particular the women dressed  up to look Chinese, doing little nods and things,  

I like the woman whose perfect smile slips at 1:05.
"Look at this carriage clock.... you probably don't need it."

RandallFlagg

Perhaps with Donald Trump's imminent appointment as the new 'Leader of the Free World' he will repeal PC values and we can get back to being wholly inappropriate again!

ToneControl

here's  the TV stars of the 70s swearing a lot:

RandallFlagg

ToneControl said:

this would be properly un-PC

Poor old Benny Hill, became a broken man after the age of PC swept into TV

monquixote

Did he?

He remained hugely popular in America and Germany.

Bellycaster

richardhomer said:

Bellycaster said:

I now have GAS for a Bontempi B226 Electronic Organ thanks to you 

£200! That was a lot of money then - but what price can be placed on being able to say, "I got a new organ for Christmas"?

Yep, £200 then is likely £1400 now... in terms of pints of Beer anyway, which is always how I measure inflation

The price of the Chocolate seems very cheap today too compared to this.

quarky

Holy shit, nearly £7 for a tin of Quality Streets!!

I bet one of those Chinese girls wouldn't have cost much more!

quarky

monquixote said:

Did he?

He remained hugely popular in America and Germany.

And Poland surprisingly.

beed84

Not a mobile phone in sight. Love it!

robgilmo

Say it like it is guys, Un-Pc in most respects really means racist, or at the very least ignorant.

EricTheWeary

Proper big tin though.

quarky said:

Holy shit, nearly £7 for a tin of Quality Streets!!

WezV

quarky said:

Holy shit, nearly £7 for a tin of Quality Streets!!

Given the changing sizes of the tubs, it's probably  not fair to do a price comparison.   

LordOxygen

35ish yrs ago from 81 was the end of the 2nd world war. the change from 81 to now is minimal in comparison.

ToneControl

LordOxygen said:

35ish yrs ago from 81 was the end of the 2nd world war. the change from 81 to now is minimal in comparison.

in some respects true
for the way tech affects real life, no