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Having dinner money at school.
Not deemed poor enough to qualify for free school meals it poor enough not to be able to afford a decent meal every day.
Usually ended up down the chippy buying a bag of scraps for 20p |
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over a year ago
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"Having dinner money at school.
Not deemed poor enough to qualify for free school meals it poor enough not to be able to afford a decent meal every day.
Usually ended up down the chippy buying a bag of scraps for 20p"
We had to queue for the free dinner tickets
Missed many a meal due to embarrassment  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Being able to top up my free school meal allowance. I got £1.11 and all I could get with that ever day was sausage roll, chips and beans. An extra 50p of my own money and I could have fish or a burger instead and a cookie. |
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A luxury item.
Once a week my nan used to give us ice cream on Sunday.
You know that really cheap vanilla stuff in a huge tub.
To make it more posh she poured orange squash on it like some fancy sauce. |
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"Getting new clothes was always a luxury as most of our clothes were passed down or from the charity shop/carboot sales. "
I was going to say this! Though it was still pretty exciting when an aunt of family friend came over with the binbag of hand me downs  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"A banana in our packed lunch as a treat when we had school trips.
Mr"
Actually going on the school trip was a bloody treat, missed so many because we didn't have the £2.50 contribution required Stayed at school mostly doing shit jobs |
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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago
East London |
Chip shop once a month, or a real treat was Chinese food when my Aunt, Uncle and cousin visited us.
I suppose having a chalet by the sea meant we weren't that poor, but food wise our meals were cheap and easy, and we didn't have lots of clothes or shoes like my friends did.
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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago
East London |
I'm reading through this thread and thinking we were better off than I realised. My dad always worked and had a good job, but my friends' dad were self employed and all owned their council houses.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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You know, this is a truly moving thread. Not what we were expecting on a fab forum. Many of the comments are familiar from our family histories. We're not going to add anything, just thank folk for their comments which are very familiar and bring back memories. |
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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago
East London |
"I was quite excited when my dad bought out first colour TV "
I remember coming home from school and watching Blue Peter in colour for the first time.
I remember thinking how vivid the colours were.
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By *ean counterMan
over a year ago
Market Harborough / Kettering |
"I was quite excited when my dad bought out first colour TV
I remember coming home from school and watching Blue Peter in colour for the first time.
I remember thinking how vivid the colours were.
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My mum used to watch the snooker in black and white! Now that was interesting ! |
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By *an1978Woman
over a year ago
GONE/TIMEOUT (No DMs please) |
As mentioned above, any item of clothing that wasn't a hand me down.
I had my first new coat when I was about 8, from Woolworths, I remember it vividly as it was a big deal to me.
Also Pop from the pop van.  |
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"Flying first class.
Flying!
... camping in the UK was the holiday highlight!"
I was going to say - I don't think I progressed to flying until I was I my mid 40's!
Butlins & camping for me as a kid  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"My mum used to watch the snooker in black and white! Now that was interesting ! "
and for those of you who are watching in black and white, the pink is next to the green |
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By *yway60Man
over a year ago
Gamlingay |
Dad taking the family (6 kids and mum) on a drive through the nearby countryside most Sunday early evenings, to see if we could spot any wildlife. Then at a country pub we would sit in the car with mum, drinking cola or cherryade and a bag of crisps, while dad had a pint or 2 at the bar.
We always looked forward to Sundays and our trip out. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Big bag of sweets between the three of us on a Saturday night, Mum used to give me the job of dividing them up into little paper bags between me and my brothers, I always sneaked in an extra one or two  |
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By *mily36CWoman
over a year ago
Bedford (or anywhere beginning with B..!?) |
"Flying first class.
Flying!
... camping in the UK was the holiday highlight!
I was going to say - I don't think I progressed to flying until I was I my mid 40's!
Butlins & camping for me as a kid "
...and the revival weekends they have at Butlins now would make anyone's Nan blush   |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I always remember a girl in my class saying that her Mam and spoiled her over the weekend! Taking her to McDonalds and buying her a cd. It certainly thought me how to be grateful for what I had! |
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We didn't actually realise we were hard up which is down to our parents. We thought of pocket money as a luxury, it wasn't something we had on a regular basis and fizzy drinks which we had at Christmas. |
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My auntie had Pears soap in her bathrooms. As kids we were fascinated by it’s smell. She was posh compared to us.
Years later I now buy Pears soap. It’s my little reminder of back then and that I’ve done ok for myself. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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A quarter of cola cubes on the way to school. I’d save one in the white paper bag. When I got home from school I’d pour myself a glass of milk. Put the cola cube in the glass of milk and drink it like it was a cola milkshake. Yep...fucking weird. |
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By *JB1954Man
over a year ago
Reading |
I purchased my parents first colour TV . When I was getting married in 1982. I realise now . We were not poor . But neighbours had purchased their council houses . Mine had not. Yes food wise good and clothing. Father had illness in his forties , so could not do his normal work. So less income. I missed out on a lot compared to other school friends. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"On a Saturday night we would get a bag of crisps from across the pub  "
Eh lad when I was a boy we shared one chip amoungst a family of 8 for Christmas and then it was covered in ink from the newspaper we found it wrapped in . Tell that to youngsters today and they wouldnt believe it. P |
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By *arkus1812Man
over a year ago
Lifes departure lounge NN9 Northamptonshire East not West MidlandsMidlands |
Going to the corner shop every Friday with a few pennies and my Food Ration Book to get my weekly allowance of 4 ounces (100g) of sweets.
It was in the 1940s though |
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Opening the front door if you didn't know who was knocking.
In skint times you didn't dare open the door because it could've been any one of a number of debt collectors. In the rare times when we weren't behind on payments for anything you could open the door with gay abandon and family and friends could visit via the front door rather than having to come round the back. Pure luxury! |
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"Opening the front door if you didn't know who was knocking.
In skint times you didn't dare open the door because it could've been any one of a number of debt collectors. In the rare times when we weren't behind on payments for anything you could open the door with gay abandon and family and friends could visit via the front door rather than having to come round the back. Pure luxury!"
So remember this! We had to practice hiding and being quiet when a woman (who was lovely actually, I found out later), from a company called Provident came around collecting what were essentially pay-day loans! |
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"Opening the front door if you didn't know who was knocking.
In skint times you didn't dare open the door because it could've been any one of a number of debt collectors. In the rare times when we weren't behind on payments for anything you could open the door with gay abandon and family and friends could visit via the front door rather than having to come round the back. Pure luxury!
So remember this! We had to practice hiding and being quiet when a woman (who was lovely actually, I found out later), from a company called Provident came around collecting what were essentially pay-day loans! "
We used to play the hiding game too!
It always felt special to let people in through the front. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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My school years consisted of free schools meals and hand downs, my favourite all time Christmas present was a second hand chopper pushbike, my mum worked 3 jobs to buy that bike.
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4 scoops of ice-cream from the van in your own bowl and a bottle of Barrs or Curries for ice drinks.
Caravan holiday in Fleetwood during October courtesy of the Sun newspaper tokens. The year the illuminations blew down as well. |
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By *aui.Man
over a year ago
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Having actual credit on the electricity (or gas) meter rather than being in 'emergency credit'
I suppose from a kids point of view it was staying over at someone's house who had biscuits/sweets etc in their cupboards |
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Trips out. Even to the beach was a luxury as we didn't live close to it.
Of on a tangent here from the original thread but looking back I think they were simpler times. Happier times even. More people seemed to be cheerier. I think the world has become confused and if you aren't into tech (like me) your almost scorned. Siiiigh
Off to ye olde tavern I go haha |
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A taxi ride always felt decadent to me. Mum didn’t drive, and if Dad’s rusty Ford Cortina was not available then (very rarely) we’d get a taxi someplace.
To this day I still think getting a taxi is a luxury. |
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McDonald's was only for special occasions. We only had fish and chips if we were miles from home and would not be back until after dinner. A take away was an unheard luxury for us. All of my siblings and myself cook. Even now a take away is a rarity because of that upbringing. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Me
mum can we macdonalds?
Mum
got macdonalds money?
12 years later
Mum
can we go macdonalds?
Me
got macdonalds money?"
This is the realest thing I’ve ever seen on these forums  omg. That ‘have you got McDonald’s money’ used to be a gut punch. Followed by the ‘there’s food at home’ like anyone wants flipping rice man. |
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By *hoirCouple
over a year ago
Clacton/Bury St. Edmunds |
"Me
mum can we macdonalds?
Mum
got macdonalds money?
12 years later
Mum
can we go macdonalds?
Me
got macdonalds money?
This is the realest thing I’ve ever seen on these forums omg. That ‘have you got McDonald’s money’ used to be a gut punch. Followed by the ‘there’s food at home’ like anyone wants flipping rice man. "
Oh this with pizza, get home, think Mum called Domino's to be confronted with a cardboard iceland frozen pizza. They so tasted like disappointment...
Totally get it now
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By *KG12Couple
over a year ago
Burnley |
As kids we always got what we needed, not always what we wanted. But we're rich in other ways like time together, love etc.
One Xmas I got a football net and leather ball. Can still smell the leather now when I reminisce |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Me
mum can we macdonalds?
Mum
got macdonalds money?
12 years later
Mum
can we go macdonalds?
Me
got macdonalds money?
This is the realest thing I’ve ever seen on these forums omg. That ‘have you got McDonald’s money’ used to be a gut punch. Followed by the ‘there’s food at home’ like anyone wants flipping rice man. "
Im sure every jamaican Child goes through this as a child.
If it's not
'you got mcdonalds money'
Then it is
'Theres food at home' |
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I remember every Saturday morning a letter would arrive from nan with 10p each taped to it for sweets. I always picked the jelly babies that were 2 for 1/2p. I thought it was great having 40, and my mum split them into 10 a day for 4 days through the week. On a Sunday we’d sit and write a letter each back to nan and go and post it before tea. Wonderful memories |
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"My mum used to watch the snooker in black and white! Now that was interesting !
and for those of you who are watching in black and white, the pink is next to the green"
I thought it was behind it? |
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Back in the day it was cheaper to make bread than to buy it. My mum baked our bread and every day I sulked that my lunchtime sandwich wasn't a uniform square shape like all the other kids had.
I was desperate for a normal sandwich made with mothers pride, not crappy bloody wonky round loaves. Whenever I had a sandwich away from home and it was made with proper shop bought bread it always seemed much nicer to me! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Me
mum can we macdonalds?
Mum
got macdonalds money?
12 years later
Mum
can we go macdonalds?
Me
got macdonalds money?
This is the realest thing I’ve ever seen on these forums omg. That ‘have you got McDonald’s money’ used to be a gut punch. Followed by the ‘there’s food at home’ like anyone wants flipping rice man.
Im sure every jamaican Child goes through this as a child.
If it's not
'you got mcdonalds money'
Then it is
'Theres food at home'"
Surf and turfs when the folks come round now |
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By *imbo59seMan
over a year ago
North Norfolk area |
"As kids we always got what we needed, not always what we wanted. But we're rich in other ways like time together, love etc.
One Xmas I got a football net and leather ball. Can still smell the leather now when I reminisce"
And when the ball got wet, it was like kicking a brick....don't even think about heading it!!! |
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