Tag: 1980s

Opal Fruits: made to make your mouth water

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THEY were made to make your mouth water. Even though now called Starburst, many hardcore old school consumers (myself included) still call them Opal Fruits. In this retro post, I take a fond and swift look back at some of their television adverts. Family getaways The 1974 advert featured a family of four stuck in traffic. The […]

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Who pinched the Cadbury’s Creme Eggs?

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THE YEAR is 1984. It’s the school Easter holiday and Suzy had purchased five Cadbury’s Creme Eggs using the money she’d saved in her piggy bank. She carefully put them in the dining room cupboard with the intention of cracking them open on Easter Day. She decided to check-up on them two days before Good […]

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