Strange looking at the pricing on some items seems to be pretty much the same as you would expect to pay now (for a modern equivalent). Would have expected inflation to have been more prominent, but then I guess nobody had any money back then either...
Nice try, but not quite what I meant . I was thinking in terms of catalogue numbers - take a catalogue number of a 1985 item (440/3809 for your artfully-posed-lady-roaster), and see what the catalogue number would buy you today. But wait till the Argos site's back up.
Strange looking at the pricing on some items seems to be pretty much the same as you would expect to pay now (for a modern equivalent). Would have expected inflation to have been more prominent, but then I guess nobody had any money back then either...
Manufacture is much cheaper these days, which tends to negate inflation to some extent. Take calculators, for example. The first electronic pocket calculators came out in 1971, and cost about £165, which was about a month's wages based on 1971's average salary. It has less functionality than a Tesco value calculator, which cost about 8 minute's wages at minimum wage...
Manufacture is much cheaper these days, which tends to negate inflation to some extent. Take calculators, for example. The first electronic pocket calculators came out in 1971, and cost about £165, which was about a month's wages based on 1971's average salary. It has less functionality than a Tesco value calculator, which cost about 8 minute's wages at minimum wage...
I wonder if anything was made in China back then?
I know most electronic stuff was from Japan back in them days?
I had one of those, I used to love putting the people down the spout like it was a slide. I don't know what happened to mine, think it might have gotten chucked away during a clear out . Theres a house a few doors down and they actually have one in their upstairs window and everytime I see it, it brings back memories of mine (not that I look up at my neighbours upstairs windows just when I catch a glimpse)
If I remember correctly, wasn't Argos left from the remnants of the Green Shield Trading Stamps company? I remember my mother collecting these in books. When she moved home five years ago, we found loads of them in the attic, I wonder what they would have bought all those years ago.
I think we got our first microwave around 82-3-ish. Huge, heavy metal thing it was. My parents used it until it finally packed in a few years ago so it lasted over 20 years. They don't make things to last like that any more.
No they don't I had a Panasonic TV for my 16th birthday in 1989 ( that was the best pressie I ever got! )
And it finally packed in about 16 years later, same with my Hitatchi stereo.
Lol Major Morgan think I got that for Christmas that year.
OMG I remember Major Morgan lol! Really wanted one of them but I'm surprised no-one's mentioned the Frogger game @No.1 of the same link. Mannnn :cool: my brother got that and I can clearly recall the both of us having 'contests' on who could get the furthest on it!
I saw the title of the thread and thought 'So?', but having looked through a couple of the pages, it has been quite something to see a current successful retailer who sells some exclusive products selling items back them that was as exclusive then but would be judged to be rubbish now or are just nowhere to be seen now (if you get my drift!).
Lol Major Morgan think I got that for Christmas that year.
This is really sad but as kids me and my brother used to get really excited when the new catalogue came out- we used to play a game where we'd each pick a number and see who'd get the best toys.
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Thanks for sharing OP
Nice try, but not quite what I meant
EDIT: I tried it. Guess they don't reuse numbers
I had the Postman Pat duvet set and my older brother had the BMX rally one
Can't believe how expensive they were!
can't wait to have a look at it
Manufacture is much cheaper these days, which tends to negate inflation to some extent. Take calculators, for example. The first electronic pocket calculators came out in 1971, and cost about £165, which was about a month's wages based on 1971's average salary. It has less functionality than a Tesco value calculator, which cost about 8 minute's wages at minimum wage...
I wonder if anything was made in China back then?
I know most electronic stuff was from Japan back in them days?
And our TVs were made in the UK.
I had one of those, I used to love putting the people down the spout like it was a slide. I don't know what happened to mine, think it might have gotten chucked away during a clear out
I had Barbie motor home, Care Bears duvet set and a Care Bear, Mr Frosty, I always wanted Fashion wheel but never got it
Oh oh and I remember my brother having castle greyskull, i remember Ram Man, oh the memories
Thanks to the OP for that, it really cheered me up
No they don't I had a Panasonic TV for my 16th birthday in 1989 ( that was the best pressie I ever got!
And it finally packed in about 16 years later, same with my Hitatchi stereo.
Nowadays things will last 4-5 years at a push.
Ah wasn't me- you can thank Manchester Libraries they put the link on facebook today.
I saw the title of the thread and thought 'So?', but having looked through a couple of the pages, it has been quite something to see a current successful retailer who sells some exclusive products selling items back them that was as exclusive then but would be judged to be rubbish now or are just nowhere to be seen now (if you get my drift!).
The first pocket calculators came from Japan, the US, Canada and the UK. Cheaper ones came from Hong Kong a few years later.
Was that a Nintendo DS I saw there?????
I've book marked it for the kids, there will be a prize for the first one to identify a top loading video recorder.
How drab it all is, I don't remember the 80s being that dark.
Just got to the tasteful blinds, really excited about getting to the toy pages.
I was a year old in 1985 and we didn't have one in my town.
I had a Fashion Wheel
Is that for them to choose their Christmas presents?