What foods or household items or toys did you receive when you were younger that made you feel like you were fancy or a treat? Like oh I feel rich now? I'll start.
"Fancy" Food or Items from your childhood
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I vividly remember the first time my dad asked me if I wanted to order a Big Mac.
Grew up very working class, parents worked multiple jobs, we kids had everything we needed and got a little of what we wanted. One vivid memory is when Iowa beat Tennessee (who had WR Willie Gault at the time) in the Peach Bowl. My dad was so jacked after that W he loaded us all up and took us through the McDonald's drive thru. I was probably 10 years old, got me some McNuggets. That was a special treat.
Knew my dad was feeling fancy when he brought these home from the grocery store. Did it like twice a year instead of his normal red baron and store brand Oreos.
I'm so poor I don't even know what this is?
Pop was always a treat. It wasn't that uncommon but certainly not every day. Maybe once every week or two.
My father was a fan. He would stash a six pack or even a case of Pepsi 12 oz glass bottles in a garage or outbuilding. He also had a penchant for dragging home near marginal junk automobiles. He might instead hide it in the trunk of one. If he was feeling good on a Saturday he would come into the house with one poking out of his overalls pocket and we'd all beg for a drink.
You only got one chance; the challenge was to drink as much as humanly possible in one swig without exploding because of the gas accumulating in your belly.
And if we FOUND the stash it was secretly allowed for us to drink one or two secretly when he wasn't around as long as we didn't clean him out.
My father was a fan. He would stash a six pack or even a case of Pepsi 12 oz glass bottles in a garage or outbuilding. He also had a penchant for dragging home near marginal junk automobiles. He might instead hide it in the trunk of one. If he was feeling good on a Saturday he would come into the house with one poking out of his overalls pocket and we'd all beg for a drink.
You only got one chance; the challenge was to drink as much as humanly possible in one swig without exploding because of the gas accumulating in your belly.
And if we FOUND the stash it was secretly allowed for us to drink one or two secretly when he wasn't around as long as we didn't clean him out.
Not "food" but as a young adult I remember thinking I had achieved max sophistication because I used the Mentadent toothpaste dispenser:
As a kid we would go to McDonald's or Hardee's sometimes.
But this (and this version) always felt like a special occasion. Oh the innocence...
But this (and this version) always felt like a special occasion. Oh the innocence...
Right on the corner by Merle Hay Mall.
When I was in school in Ames they did Big Mac Tuesdays where it was 2 for $4. And they were much larger than today. The good ole days
One of my guilty pleasures. Once a year. Twice at the very most. I'm thirsty as f--- for the next 8 hours, so much sodium.
I'm sure my $12 annually DOESN'T keep the franchise viable.
the folks from Central IL know
Normal, illinois.the folks from Central IL know
