Only real ones remember these. by Stunning_Mich Tags:Great BritishGreat British MemesMemesUnited Kingdom 17 comments Index? My heart sank the day Argos switched from pens to pencils. Just wasn’t the same. This just unlocked a core memory for me, loved those things. did it get replaced with something? “Please be in stock, please be in stock… 1 left!” *furiously scribbles down number and runs to till* Why don’t people make toys like these anymore? I got a wave of nostalgia looking at it but I don’t remember ever seeing it lmao Ahh, the memories of typing random numbers and the little thrill when you got one correct…….everybody did that, right? Right? Even worse was catalogue launch day! Changing ALL those out on the desks were a massive pain in the ass!! Strutting up with my wee roll of coins, rolling over that great bible to the toys section. There’s an RC plane I’ve had my eye on for months. Now the anticipation Is it in, or is it out? Smash in that SKU, proper button-breaking hits SEARCHING… WAITING… IS IT? IS IT? YES YES 1 Left Hot damn, I’m just in time. I look around, and I notice THERE’S A GRANNY THAT LOOKS LIKE SHE WANTS WHAT I WANT FUCKING HURRY Storming up to the counter I thrust that slip of paper in the cashier’s face. “Yeah just go on over to collection point A, luvvie.” I see it coming, my plane my plane. I SNATCH that shit, and my wee smug face all lit up with glee. Fuck you, gran gran, I own the skies. I accidentally put the wrong number in on my birthday and ended up with Super Mario Sunshine instead of Windwaker you know you had a good day out in town if you saw this and the Woolworth’s pick and mix islands both in one day This was always my favorite thing about Argos. Half the time I couldn’t even afford the things, I just wanted to type the numbers in and see if they were in stock. I remember before these, when you just had to write down your code and hope they had it when you got to the till Oh the flashbacks Didn’t Argos have a rival in the form of another catalogue based chain of shops operated by Littlewoods ..? [Link](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_(retailer) ) What century is this? Leave a ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.
Ahh, the memories of typing random numbers and the little thrill when you got one correct…….everybody did that, right? Right?
Even worse was catalogue launch day! Changing ALL those out on the desks were a massive pain in the ass!!
Strutting up with my wee roll of coins, rolling over that great bible to the toys section. There’s an RC plane I’ve had my eye on for months. Now the anticipation Is it in, or is it out? Smash in that SKU, proper button-breaking hits SEARCHING… WAITING… IS IT? IS IT? YES YES 1 Left Hot damn, I’m just in time. I look around, and I notice THERE’S A GRANNY THAT LOOKS LIKE SHE WANTS WHAT I WANT FUCKING HURRY Storming up to the counter I thrust that slip of paper in the cashier’s face. “Yeah just go on over to collection point A, luvvie.” I see it coming, my plane my plane. I SNATCH that shit, and my wee smug face all lit up with glee. Fuck you, gran gran, I own the skies.
I accidentally put the wrong number in on my birthday and ended up with Super Mario Sunshine instead of Windwaker
you know you had a good day out in town if you saw this and the Woolworth’s pick and mix islands both in one day
This was always my favorite thing about Argos. Half the time I couldn’t even afford the things, I just wanted to type the numbers in and see if they were in stock.
I remember before these, when you just had to write down your code and hope they had it when you got to the till
Didn’t Argos have a rival in the form of another catalogue based chain of shops operated by Littlewoods ..? [Link](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_(retailer) )
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Index?
My heart sank the day Argos switched from pens to pencils. Just wasn’t the same.
This just unlocked a core memory for me, loved those things.
did it get replaced with something?
“Please be in stock, please be in stock… 1 left!” *furiously scribbles down number and runs to till*
Why don’t people make toys like these anymore?
I got a wave of nostalgia looking at it but I don’t remember ever seeing it lmao
Ahh, the memories of typing random numbers and the little thrill when you got one correct…….everybody did that, right? Right?
Even worse was catalogue launch day! Changing ALL those out on the desks were a massive pain in the ass!!
Strutting up with my wee roll of coins, rolling over that great bible to the toys section.
There’s an RC plane I’ve had my eye on for months.
Now the anticipation
Is it in, or is it out?
Smash in that SKU, proper button-breaking hits
SEARCHING… WAITING…
IS IT? IS IT?
YES YES
1 Left
Hot damn, I’m just in time.
I look around, and I notice
THERE’S A GRANNY THAT LOOKS LIKE SHE WANTS WHAT I WANT
FUCKING HURRY
Storming up to the counter I thrust that slip of paper in the cashier’s face.
“Yeah just go on over to collection point A, luvvie.”
I see it coming, my plane my plane.
I SNATCH that shit, and my wee smug face all lit up with glee.
Fuck you, gran gran, I own the skies.
I accidentally put the wrong number in on my birthday and ended up with Super Mario Sunshine instead of Windwaker
you know you had a good day out in town if you saw this and the Woolworth’s pick and mix islands both in one day
This was always my favorite thing about Argos.
Half the time I couldn’t even afford the things, I just wanted to type the numbers in and see if they were in stock.
I remember before these, when you just had to write down your code and hope they had it when you got to the till
Oh the flashbacks
Didn’t Argos have a rival in the form of another catalogue based chain of shops operated by Littlewoods ..?
[Link](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_(retailer) )
What century is this?