a blast from the past argos 1985

[SMN]

Very impressive. And to think, i was -2 at the time of printing. Scary.

 

[Cosimo]

State of the art computer peripherals:

Computer compatible cassette recorders

 

[Jonny69]

Bargain, these are even cheaper than they were in the 80's

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Casio-Mens-Watch-Collection-F-91W-1YEF/dp/B000NLUDGC/

 

[Cosimo]

Everyone was fit

https://flic.kr/p/6ttBEc

https://flic.kr/p/6ttDhB

 

[Lysander]

and nice cheap Spectrum:

https://flic.kr/p/6txsbm

But can it run Crysis??

 

[Lysander]

Aghhhh groovy funky car tape players!

 

[DJMK4]

Lol, oldskool

I cant believe I used to own a typewriter and thought I was cool

 

[Cosimo]

But can it run Crysis??

No but could run this lot

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[DJMK4]

Bargain, these are even cheaper than they were in the 80's

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Casio-Mens-Watch-Collection-F-91W-1YEF/dp/B000NLUDGC/

I used to own the Casio Calculator watch , I pwned in maths class.

 

[Armitage Shanks]

Bargain, these are even cheaper than they were in the 80's

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Casio-Mens-Watch-Collection-F-91W-1YEF/dp/B000NLUDGC/

unbelievable! I'm wearing one of these

 

[POB]

unbelievable! I'm wearing one of these

Terrorist! that watch is used to detonate bombs.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casio_F91W

 

[Armitage Shanks]

Terrorist! that watch is used to detonate bombs.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casio_F91W

Crickey I never knew that. I'm guessing things wouldn't go well for me if I ever got arrested

"Because of its claimed use in terrorism, possession of a Casio watch, specifically a Casio F91W, was listed in Guantanamo Bay Combatant Status Review Tribunal reports and other government documents as a reason for these detainees' continued detention."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Guantanamo_Bay_detainees_accused_of_possessing_Casio_watches

 

[swanseajack]

Ahh memories....

Had quite a few things from Page 235

lol I have most of those in my spare room, still boxed two.

Only thing missing is Vaders Tye-Fighter, I got a blue one instead with battle damage and wings that blew off when you pressed a button lol

 

[Guest2]

Holy crap, microwaves were expensive back then.

https://flic.kr/p/6twNHq

I guess they were still a new, high-tech item at that time.

Its because they were made 100 times better back then. When I was a kid we had a big Panasonic microwave that was given to my mum by my grandma. My mum and dad gave it to me when not one but 2 microwaves we used blew up!

Its Panasonic and gets used everyday, still as good now as it was 30 (maybe 40) years ago

 

[lokiss]

Had a PYE tv.

Forgot that company even existed!

Had that thing till about 89 i think, mam bought be a 14' colour for me birthday.

Treasured those catalogues as a kid though, scanning through them dreaming about all the stuff we could never afford

 

[A.N.Other]

I think the main thing that surprises me really is how short it is! Argos didn't sell much back then, did they

 

[uvarvu]

Just saw the caveman game which I used to own - that sure was a blast from the past

 

[bushmins]

That kid is gonna hit thr ground hard.

Had Gymbo at my school.

 

[MrKeeno]

The only catalogue I remember was the Freemans catalogue. Specifically the ladies underwear section

Twas before the internet.

 

[OG]

A bit beyond my time, but my god there are some amazing things in there!