Why don´t they give toys with Breakfast cereal anymore??

petethebrick

Seriously. I think a petition should be organised threatening a boycott of cereals unless the free gifts are reinstated. The memories of tearing open the box and searching with grubby hands for a cornflakes airfix plane, star wars figurine etc
Even a token based system back would be great.

Mr.Crinklewood

Americans would eat the toys and then sue people.

deelite

petethebrick wrote: »

Seriously. I think a petition should be organised threatening a boycott of cereals unless the free gifts are reinstated. The memories of tearing open the box and searching with grubby hands for a cornflakes airfix plane, star wars figurine etc
Even a token based system back would be great.

If you had more than one child it became apparent who your favourite was ... they always got the toy:D

petethebrick

deelite wrote: »

If you had more than one child it became apparent who your favourite was ... they always got the toy:D

But the parents didn´t decide. It was a case of survival of the fittest, or the fastest. I remember ending up wrestling on the floor with my brother for a baking powder submarine

theteal

That simpsons episode struck fear into the hearts of the breakfast cereal industry

Plus parents were complaining about kids spilling cereal everywhere as kids doing the old hand dip into the tilted newly opened box just to then exclaim , "awww, i have that one.....ma, the baby spilled stuff on the floor! "

Andromeda_111

Awhhh, this memory brings me back. My life absolutely depended on getting that toy in the cereal box! Not sure how I survived because I was the youngest of 7 so rarely got a look in....until I discovered the 'I'm the youngest I want my way' card

It's illegal now, isn't it? Puts a want on the child for unhealthy cereals or something, seen as an 'underhanded' tactic?

TeddyTedson

Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »

Americans would eat the toys and then sue people.

I got a big lol out of this. It's so true:D:D:D

TeddyTedson

things the yanks do

1. Eat
2. Sue

lil'bug

I used to love the reflectors you used to get with cornflakes. there was always a fight over them

Snowie

Its one of the best questions ever asked....

I remembers getting toys in cocopops but what they were ?

I can't tell you...

kollegeknight

Santa brought my sister a bike one time. and i knew he gave out second hand goods because a tony the tiger reflector was riveted to the back mudguard.

my brothers and I spent forever collecting for the old formula 1 cars from cornflakes one time. We just had enough money for the postage of two cars. Twas towards the end of the promotion and next thing all the cars and the cardboard stadium arrived. I don't know did my parents sneak in some cash or was it kelloggs being really generous, but at the time in my eyes kelloggs could do no wrong.

Undercover FBI Agent

We are lucky to be getting cereal in our cereal these days :pac:

kerno

Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »

Americans would eat the toys and then sue people.

LOL...!!

Id say it also costs alot aswel..! !They want to make more €€€

MarkR

TeddyTedson wrote: »

things the yanks do

1. Eat
2. Sue

Things paddys do.

1. Eat potatoes
2. Sue
   
   The Irish are getting more and more litigious. And fatter too actually. And louder! I can see where this is all going.

wobbles

Ah the times when you would choose your cereal based soley on the toy inside. Didnt matter if the cereal tasted like crap or not. If it had the best toy in it you got it

Lando Griffin

MarkR wrote: »

Things paddys do.

1. Eat potatoes
2. Sue
   
   The Irish are getting more and more litigious. And fatter too actually. And louder! I can see where this is all going.

At least we are not racist now get back to america - yank.

Liam Byrne

petethebrick wrote: »

Seriously. I think a petition should be organised threatening a boycott of cereals unless the free gifts are reinstated. The memories of tearing open the box and searching with grubby hands for a cornflakes airfix plane, star wars figurine etc
Even a token based system back would be great.

That bit in bold is a reason not to have it.

It was a major H&S pain in B&Bs.

Johnny Foreigner

petethebrick wrote: »

Seriously. I think a petition should be organised threatening a boycott of cereals unless the free gifts are reinstated. The memories of tearing open the box and searching with grubby hands for a cornflakes airfix plane, star wars figurine etc
Even a token based system back would be great.

Additional production cost equates to loss in profits.

Logical Fallacy

The whole thing peaked with the Kellog's reflectors for your bike.

You weren't **** unless you had more reflectors than bike.

It's been all down hill since then.

RichieC

They should stick them to the carton instead of in the cereal.

No excuses the mean bastards.

Mr.Biscuits

The first ones I remember were the E.T. hologram/glow-in-the-dark stickers.

Jet Black

Anyone remember the Weetabix ones? I still have two of them. A book with a map of Ireland telling which county produces which product(sugar cane and stuff) and a yellow transformer shaped like a F1 car. Had to send off for them thou :-(

RichieC

I hated the sendie offies..

Jet Black

RichieC wrote: »

They should stick them to the carton instead of in the cereal.

No excuses the mean bastards.

They'd be ripped off though. Put the toy in a box outside the packaging. Get rid of half the cereal or all the cereal and just have a bag of toys.

MarkR

Lando Griffin wrote: »

At least we are not racist now get back to america - yank.

I'm not racist. I can't speak for 300 million people however. Might be a couple there.

So... What makes you say I'm a racist?

Somnus

RichieC wrote: »

I hated the sendie offies..

They were more hassle, but you got some cool sh*t!

I remember I had two bad ass monster truck toys that were send offs from rice krispies or something. They were awesome! Proper metal body and rubber wheels. Savage

minidazzler

RichieC wrote: »

They should stick them to the carton instead of in the cereal.

No excuses the mean bastards.

Do you really think I wouldn't bust open every carton in the store for those toys, cos I would. I'm serious, if they are stuck to the inside of the carton I'm opening them.

lil'bug

yo used to sometimes get troll pencil toppers in wheeto's
ah crap I wish I was 6 again

Biggins

Jet Black wrote: »

Anyone remember the Weetabix ones? I still have two of them. A book with a map of Ireland telling which county produces which product(sugar cane and stuff) and a yellow transformer shaped like a F1 car. Had to send off for them thou :-(

Had the Weetabix yellow truck for years.

looksee

Used to live in a small village where you would not get the toys if you bought your cereal in the local shop. In the days when the toys were put between the box and the bag rather than mixed in with the cereal, the shop owner's kids would slit open the bottom of the boxes to thieve the toys, then stick them together again.

Scruffles

they still have them in americas cereals-have had quite a few boxes of imported lucky charms over the years and most of the time they have had toys in,seemed to be utter crap in quality though compared to what we had years ago.