Where are they now?

[Moodyman]

What familiar brands do you remember from your youth that are no longer around or around enough to be visible? For me it's:

• Duckhams oil
• Pan Am airlines
• Tizer drink
• Radion washing powder
• Compaq computers
• Commodore computers
• Amstrad electrical equipment
• Panda Cola
• Michael Barrymore - yeah I know he aint a brand, but he was huge a while back.

 

[Cheddar George]

Tizer is still around, i nearly purchased a bottle last year when they did a limited batch in the 1970's glass bottle with the retro label. Then i realised it was just a marketing ploy aimed at sad old gits like me.

I will add -
Cresta lemonade (It's frothy man)
Corona fizzy drinks
Capstan full strength

 

[ianrauk]

Colt 45 lager
Hai Karate Aftershave

 

[Cheddar George]

Watney's Red Barrell

I will see your Watney's red barrel and raise you Double Diamond.

 

[Smokin Joe]

I bought a can of Tizer a couple of years ago, it was absolute piss. God knows how it ever caught on.

Players Number Six
Courage Best
Dnce halls called the Palais
ABC Cinemas
Lucky Bags
Thongs

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Watching one of those 70s documentaries on BBC2 I was musing on how may high street chains have gone for good too.

 

[Moodyman]

Watching one of those 70s documentaries on BBC2 I was musing on how may high street chains have gone for good too.

Woolworths was a big part of my childhood - until I got caught shoplifting (Cadbury's Dairy Milk)and my old man gave me a right beating . Never again to both Woolworths and Dairy Milk .

 

[ceepeebee]

Watching one of those 70s documentaries on BBC2 I was musing on how may high street chains have gone for good too.

Macfisheries and Lyons for two

 

[Paul J]

What familiar brands do you remember from your youth that are no longer around or around enough to be visible? For me it's: Tizer drink

Tizer is still about In my local Asda's

Sperry Computers
Sinclair
C&A
Hofmeister Beer

 

[Globalti]

Snibs biscuits
British Leyland
Caramac

 

[Cheddar George]

Watching one of those 70s documentaries on BBC2 I was musing on how may high street chains have gone for good too.

Freeman Hardy and Willis ....... there's three for a start.

 

[MossCommuter]

You can still buy a Compaq computer; it's an HP brand.

And damned fine they are too

 

[slowmotion]

Double Diamond
Sun Valley rolling tobacco
Fussell's condensed milk
Passing Clouds (the oval ciggies in the pink box)
Stuart Turner marine engines
Seagull outboards

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[GrumpyGregry]

Timothy White's
Rumbelows
Littlewoods
Radio Rentals

 

[lukesdad]

No Courage Best ?