Complete 1985 Argos catalogue scan!

[Aeronaut]

this is awesome!!!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/38301877@N ... 593498912/

 

[Augustus]

Look at that red sharp twin cassette player.....

everyone had one of those in red!

dont get me started on argos though....an epiphany will follow :roll:

 

[doctor-bond]

Spooky. Needless to say, the solariums and shower accessories pages provide the fondest memories; but it's amazing how much of that is so familliar.

All I need now is an episode of thundercats, a mighty white/sunpat sandwich and I'm sorted.

Seriously: can you get mighty white anywhere? Maybe in Oz or Kazakhstan? .... I miss it with a passion.

 

[legrandefromage]

some of it looks alarmingly contemporary!

Some of the Casio watches are still available too


Found my Olympus XA 2 in there...

 

[Neil]

"The laminated book of dreams..."

dont get me started on argos though....an epiphany will follow :roll:

That sounds too intriguing to pass, Wu - start epiphany-ing...

 

[David B]

"The laminated book of dreams..."

"And why is it laminated? To catch the tears of joy!"

David

 

[David B]

Spooky. Needless to say, the solariums and shower accessories pages provide the fondest memories; but it's amazing how much of that is so familliar.

The beefy-looking Casio scientific calculators are a trip down memory lane; my sister and I both had one for secondary school.
Ditto the Thomas Salter Chemistry Set; kind of where it all started, culminating in a PhD in Molecular Spectroscopy
As for the Hot Wheels Construction Site playset, it's still up Mum & Dad's loft somewhere....

David

 

[David B]

Seriously: can you get mighty white anywhere?

Don't think so, but Waitrose's own brand "White & Wholegrain" sliced loaf is kind of similar.

David

 

[JohnH]

That is awesome. I've still got one of those Nintendo "Mario Bros" Game & Watch thingys in a box somewhere....

 

[doctor-bond]

Seriously: can you get mighty white anywhere?

Don't think so, but Waitrose's own brand "White & Wholegrain" sliced loaf is kind of similar.

David

Cheers David - I think they've just opened one in York, so I'll be able to tutor my kids in the ways of retro sarnieness (an odd favorite BITD was dairylea and crushed custard creams...)