Whatever happend to....

[buzlightyear]

The free gifts you used to get in Cornflakes etc.. like bike reflectors and dinosaurs and all kinds of other plastic toys. The excitment of opening a new box of cornflakes so you could stick your hand through (mashing up all the flakes as you went) the cereal to find that plastic wrapping.

I guess they stopped because of health and safety, to many idiots eating them

[Earthworm Jim]

Originally Posted by buzlightyear

The free gifts you used to get in Cornflakes etc.. like bike reflectors and dinosaurs and all kinds of other plastic toys. The excitment of opening a new box of cornflakes so you could stick your hand through (mashing up all the flakes as you went) the cereal to find that plastic wrapping.

I guess they stopped because of health and safety, to many idiots eating them

Exactly, silly nannies in that building along the river thames

[Iccz]

It's all about codes to text to a number or enter on a website now. Kellogg's have recently been doing codes in larger boxes of cereal which you get points for, and what do points make... prizes!

Home page of Kelloggs Rewards - member of coinks loyalty network

I've got enough for 2 free boxes of cereal at the moment, much better than a little plastic toy!

[Dancook]

Originally Posted by Iccz

Kellogg's have recently been doing codes in larger boxes of cereal which you get points for

I bought two large Fruit and Fibre boxes, I needed three boxes to get a 4th box free. Unfortunately next time I went they changed the offer.

.. bah

[nheather]

You still get the odd thing now and then, but I agree that they are not very common. The other disappointment is that on the rare occasion that there is something they package it between the box and the cereal bag - ruins the excitment of trying to find the sought-after plastic tat in amongst the rice krispies.

Having said that - just picked up an excellent deal at Tesco's yesterday. Sugar Puffs half price, each box has a voucher (you just need 2) and then you can send off for a cuddly Honey Monster for £4. I know they are getting £4 out of you, but he looks pretty good on the packet.

Cheers,

Nigel

[Kebabhead]

Health & Safety

They were crap

[Rorifett]

Totally, bring back one-colour bicarbonate of soda toys!

Not that we were ever really priveleged enough to get Kellogs on a regular basis but on the odd occasion we got the good stuff I was a happy nipper

[Iccz]

Originally Posted by Dancook

I bought two large Fruit and Fibre boxes, I needed three boxes to get a 4th box free. Unfortunately next time I went they changed the offer.

.. bah

I think I might have a spare box kicking about at home, if I don't have enough for another free box i'll PM you over the code

Originally Posted by nheather

You still get the odd thing now and then, but I agree that they are not very common. The other disappointment is that on the rare occasion that there is something they package it between the box and the cereal bag - ruins the excitment of trying to find the sought-after plastic tat in amongst the rice krispies.

Having said that - just picked up an excellent deal at Tesco's yesterday. Sugar Puffs half price, each box has a voucher (you just need 2) and then you can send off for a cuddly Honey Monster for £4. I know they are getting £4 out of you, but he looks pretty good on the packet.

Cheers,

Nigel

Andrex did that a while back, I made sure I got the little stuffed Andrex puppy, was only a couple of quid + the tokens, I think it was worth it.

[Dancook]

Originally Posted by Iccz

I think I might have a spare box kicking about at home, if I don't have enough for another free box i'll PM you over the code

Thanks, but I think we've thrown out the codes now it was a few weeks ago.

[mda1974]

Best freebie in a packet of cerial were these. Think they came with Weatos.

[leej]

I think it was cereals that I had codes from for getting DVDs for a pound from play.

[Ned Senior]

I have a box full of those insert toys and dvd cases etc... 22 years of being a dad sorted that for me... am hoping to become a millionaire pensioner by selling them in the future on ebay or its' then equivalent

[Decadence]

The best Kellogs promotion was the ones for the little plastic planes...think it was around 1986 or something?

[buzlightyear]

Originally Posted by Decadence

The best Kellogs promotion was the ones for the little plastic planes...think it was around 1986 or something?

The Spitfires and Hurricanes, battle of Britain maybe, I still have both.

[Decadence]

I think there was a concorde in there too.