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We could do with a few George Masons around today Maggie, opening up shops everywhere and employing local people! Oh the good old days.

Linell.

linell wrote:We could do with a few George Masons around today Maggie, opening up shops everywhere and employing local people! Oh the good old days.

Linell.

Oh yes - do you remember the old Co-op, when you gave them your money, they put it into a little pot and screwed that to something on a pulley - it then went winging its way across the shop to a lady sitting in a glass office - she would take out the money, put your change back into the little pot and send it back to the assistant. Absolutely fascinating

<LOL> I certainly do, a brass pot wasn't it!! What did they do if it was busy I suppose know one had hundreds of customers in one hour back then, are we really that old, how sad, go one Maggie what else have we forgotten, do remind me

Linell.

linell wrote:<LOL> I certainly do, a brass pot wasn't it!! What did they do if it was busy I suppose know one had hundreds of customers in one hour back then, are we really that old, how sad, go one Maggie what else have we forgotten, do remind me

Linell.

You mean experienced don't you Linell???

When we were at school my mate Winston was a grocery boy for George Mason Queens Head Warley.
He could never play football saturdays because he had to deliver groceries on his bike!!

Ah those were the days Rob, when a weeks shopping came on a bike.

Linell.

linell wrote:Ah those were the days Rob, when a weeks shopping came on a bike.

Linell.

He'd have to tow a couple of trollys behind him these days wouldn't he ???

linell wrote:<LOL> I certainly do, a brass pot wasn't it!! What did they do if it was busy I suppose know one had hundreds of customers in one hour back then, are we really that old, how sad, go one Maggie what else have we forgotten, do remind me

Linell.

Did you have a co-op number. I had mine chalked on the inside of the wall when the milk man came. Oh - and whatever happened to green shield stamps.

Oh stop it Maggie, have me in stitches, yes the Divi and Green Shield Stamps, I furnished my first home with Green Shield Stamps, brilliant weren't they, and we carried all the stuff back on the bus from there shop in Brum I do remember our local Sweet Shop in Bloomfield Street Halesowen, just like the one at the Black Country Museum, run by a Mr and Mrs Yardley, they must have been at least 70 in 1960, think he was Charles, must have a look for him, he could connect to Mallosa He was a little old man with white hair and Mrs Yardley had grey hair tied up in a bun, wearing one of those long pinnies, the ones that were like a sleevless dress. Oh my god, fashion had nothing on our Ancestors did it, all pinnies, rollers and rainhats Good job there were no Fashion Police around in those days.

Linell.

Antie Em wrote:Did you have a co-op number. I had mine chalked on the inside of the wall when the milk man came. Oh - and whatever happened to green shield stamps.

Think my parents still have some of the stuff they bourght with green shield stamps!

Would be antiques now Sue, genuine 1960's class, worth a fortune.

Linell.

linell wrote:Would be antiques now Sue, genuine 1960's class, worth a fortune.

Linell.

D'ya think we'll see them on the Roadshow. I've seen their old dinner service on it once - white with blue abstract flower things - midwinter - I think it was called. It was worth loads, I think they binned it!!!

Rob wrote:When we were at school my mate Winston was a grocery boy for George Mason Queens Head Warley.
He could never play football saturdays because he had to deliver groceries on his bike!!

It wasn't George Mason's !!!
It was Wrensons!!

linell wrote:Oh stop it Maggie, have me in stitches, yes the Divi and Green Shield Stamps, I furnished my first home with Green Shield Stamps, brilliant weren't they, and we carried all the stuff back on the bus from there shop in Brum I do remember our local Sweet Shop in Bloomfield Street Halesowen, just like the one at the Black Country Museum, run by a Mr and Mrs Yardley, they must have been at least 70 in 1960, think he was Charles, must have a look for him, he could connect to Mallosa He was a little old man with white hair and Mrs Yardley had grey hair tied up in a bun, wearing one of those long pinnies, the ones that were like a sleevless dress. Oh my god, fashion had nothing on our Ancestors did it, all pinnies, rollers and rainhats Good job there were no Fashion Police around in those days.

Linell.

I bet they connect with Mally!! She's a Brummie living in Yardley!!Wears her hair in a bun as well !!

been on the pop Rob?