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When you look back, it's amazing that the human race survived the 20th century.
As for the prices of the tat - bloody hell ! I can't believe we used to pay that. £5 for a single posi screwdriver and some screws !!
This must have been before China was gearing up to monopolise global manufacturing.
Edit: Actually, it's not so much the prices, just look at the shit we had to put up with ! Can you imagine going into a shop today and seeing all that crap on the shelves ? - You'd just walk straight out again.
Offset "(Emp) - a little heavy on the hyperbole."
Not sure when PC was invented, early 80s I think, around the time when it was deemed acceptable for men to dress as New Romantics
more stereotypes in the gifts and outfits,
in particular the women dressed up to look Chinese, doing little nods and things,
Average wage was £7k - about £28k now
average house £24k - about £260k now
I got £1 an hour for part time work in 1983, and a cheap handbag in Woolies is reduced to £6 ??
everyone's in this
Goodies too
I didn't post it to criticise it, but for nostalgia, just mentioned that it was different really
That tv £109, these things were major purchases. As a kid if I had an action man and a board game at xmas I thought I'd done really well.