Guest 657- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#1
I picked up a couple of vintage magazines yesterday, Good Housekeeping 1959 and Woman's Own 1967. I love the averts and articles in them - The look in a woman's eyes when you buy her a new iron. We know what you want - a Bendix washing machine. What every woman should know about her first refrigerator - and the husband about to buy it!
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#2
I've had some emails about domestic things bought for wives and they are so sexist it's untrue; they make out the women were so pleased to be working for their "man" and have new piece of equipment to do so.
Thankfully, there's so much more equality nowadays and much of the equipment, even we men can use.
Roger
Guest 657- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#3
I can imagine. Nowadays the look in a woman's eyes when presented with a new iron for her birthday would probably be murderous!!
They are lots of adverts for cigarettes and the fashion pages depict people smoking so quite a change there as well.
Guest 683- Registered: 11 Feb 2009
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#4
All came with a promise of time and labour saving too which turned out not to be quite true! Does anyone feel they have more time on their hands now that they own many of these gadgets?
#5
Ha Ha and Ha!!
Guest 694- Registered: 22 Mar 2010
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#6
i got slightly excited this christmas when i get a new set of knives.. but i must be one of the few ..
Guest 645- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#7
One should never buy knives as a present for anyone as it ''cuts off '' the relationship. Old wives tale but one I am not prepared to risk by testing and breaking.
Marek
I think therefore I am (not a Tory supporter)
Guest 694- Registered: 22 Mar 2010
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#8
my mum and dad got me them because i was moaning about my last set!! So its all good :)
I love my new knives, and I am looking forward to a new hoover soon!
Guest 700- Registered: 11 Jun 2010
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#9
Marek - When we were given a special knife for a wedding gift (! many years ago) my uncle said I had to give him one penny - to break the superstition ! (Which I did).
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Lincolnshire Born and Bred
Guest 657- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#10
I've not heard that one Kath.
Guest 703- Registered: 30 Jul 2010
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#11
The tradition around Sheffield is to give a piece of silver back if given a knife as a present - I guess they thought being the centre of the cutlery trade they valued their knives more!
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#12
Those were the days.....
Simpler times and a lot easier to keep the Mrs happy....
Bring back sexism I say, the more the merrier.....
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#13
on the obverse side there was a period in the seventies when men received black and decker work mates and drills for birthday and christmas presents.
i am sure that a good bottle of malt whiskey would have been preferable to many.
Guest 641- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#14
Gawd, I remember those awful Black & Decker Workmate Christmas adverts, mine is still in the shed
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#15
I remember having to appear grateful when given hankies as a present!!! I suspect my face gave what I really thought away, never been good at pretending!
