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From: "patricia salter" <>
Subject: Re: Coop Tickets
Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 18:42:47 +0100
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I didnt realize you had Green Shield stamps in England, I lived in the US
back in those days and used to save them, got a whole set of Samsonite
luggage with mine.
Patti



----- Original Message -----
From: "Diane Sowden" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 4:28 PM
Subject: Re: Coop Tickets


> Then there was 'Green Shield' stamps, does anyone remember them? My dad
> used to have books and books of the things!!!! I used to have to stick
> them all in the books!!!! Used to get 'double' at the petrol stations!!!!
>
> Diane
> ----- Original Message -----
> From:
> To: ;
> Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 4:19 PM
> Subject: Re: Coop Tickets
>
>
> In a message dated 25/09/2004 15:01:28 GMT Daylight Time,
> writes:
> My mum used to shop at William's in Hornchurch Essex, and they gave
> little
> metal 'tickets' for her to save and have money off things.
> The Royal Arsenal Coop used to give metal tokens that you collected until
> 'divvy day' when you took them in and received cash for them. The large
> oval tuppenny one was just the right size to fit the gas meter and it was
> a common thing for the gas man to be given real money in exchange for all
> the tokens he found inside when he emptied the meter.
>
> DaveD
>
>


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