Paynes Poppets...

[smudge]

...Does anyone remember way back in the 60's when you could but Paynes Poppets from vending machines on railway stations platforms?

They were in a little red box & cost sixpence (6d).

I hadn't seen them for years, but picked up a DVD from blockbusters last week for our Granchildren & there they were on the shelf (the Poppets not the Grandchildren). Same box but much more expensive of course.

[mkt]

ah they the sweets in a black and red box.....you can alos get Toffets, the same thing but with a toffee centre and you can get mint poppets?

Think they must be the same thing but anyway i love Toffetts!

[bellasasha]

yup they are still around, my fave were the mint ones and the peanut ones..yummy....ok gonna go to my newsagents now and buy a truck load!!!!

[sithlord]

I remember those as well Smudge. They were chocolate covered toffee were'nt they? Thats reminded me of the Wrigleys Gum vending machines (they were always really rusty), they've all disappeared off the face of the earth.

[smudge]

Yes, they're little round chocolate covered toffees!

I also bought some of the mint ones which are much softer & very, very moorish!

[smudge]

Good timing sithlord - nearly word for word there too!

Oh yes, Wrigley's Chewing Gum too.

I even remember being out on a date with my then boyfriend (now husband), we were walking along a high street in Brockley at 02:00 in the morning & I was really thirsty. He popped a 6d in a machine & out popped a carton of ice cold milk!

Those were the days!

[whiskeysheri]

I love Poppets! You can get orange ones too, but they're quite rare :o) x

[seeandess]

I love the Raisin covered ones, think they are in a black & purple box. Yummm Just sent 'Ess' out to get some!!

[Gef]

All Poppets fans might like to have a look at this:

http://www.poppets.co.uk/poppets.php?brandid=2

[smudge]

Thank you for that link Gef, it looks interesting & I shall peruse it after my din dins!