Old Argos Catalogues

Cazza · Dec 29, 2014

http://retromash.com/argos/

Interesting viewing- brings back loads of memories! Interesting to see the prices of the vintage stuff- pretty much how i remember it all. I remember getting my X-Wing from Argos in Swindon around 1980. Nice to see the Action Man, Scalextric etc as well 8)

Jediknight3263827 · Dec 29, 2014

wow that brought back some memories 8)

SOJ · Dec 29, 2014

That is awesome. Even today wheni pick up any catalogue I start from the back.

Stuart Skinner · Dec 29, 2014

Love it, great memories. Can't believe the Ewok village was £30 compared to the prices of some of those ships. Surprised they shifted them.

Stormtrooper37 · Dec 29, 2014

SOJ said:
That is awesome. Even today wheni pick up any catalogue I start from the back.

The toys only started to appear near the end of the catalogue from Spring 1980, before that they were at the front.
Check the link out

PS - Thanks for the link Andy - fantastic looking back at whole Argos catalogue's from yesteryear, getting the Argos catalogue especially the Autumn/Winter one (more toys :wink: ) was something a lot of us on here looked forward to when we were kids back in the 70's, 80's & 90's.

SublevelStudios · Dec 29, 2014

****! Now I want to start collecting Zoids

Cazza · Dec 29, 2014

SublevelStudios said:
****! Now I want to start collecting Zoids

Oh man, what have I started?!

Ps- Zoidzilla FTW!

Paul, no worries! The value of the Argos catalogue in those pre-internet, classic toy, childhood years shouldn't be underestimated!

palitoyjunky · Dec 29, 2014

Superb man 8) 8)

robpmarsh · Dec 29, 2014

Wow!....a set of 4 figs for £3.99....and it shows a pop-up sabre R2!!!

pizzathehutt · Dec 29, 2014

It's worth looking up how much Argos catalogues go for on eBay, I got £32 for my one that was from 1992 a few years back

chiffy · Dec 30, 2014

OK own up who had the Alba walkman with only fast forward on you ****in paupers :lol: Oh wait, i did :roll:

theforceuk · Dec 30, 2014

Spent hours looking at these as a kid, great that you can do it again.

Mr-shifter · Dec 30, 2014

For years these things were the basis of my Christmas lists when I was a kid. So much so I remember putting Argos codes on it a few times!

Anyone remember a competitor called index?

robpmarsh · Dec 30, 2014

Yeah...I remember Index, but then again i'm old enough to remember the Green Shield Stamps shops!

David Tree · Dec 30, 2014

SublevelStudios said:
****! Now I want to start collecting Zoids

Red Zoids rule!!!

jedisearcher · Dec 30, 2014

They're really good, brings back loads of memories

ODB · Dec 30, 2014

There used to be the entire 1986 and 1987 catalogues on Flickr, but I have since lost the link.

stratpack · Dec 30, 2014

These are awesome. Thats a big job scanning all those Argos catalogues!

My mother used to buy stuff out the home shopping catalogues - Brian Mills, Freemans etc and I remember there being wicked full page spreads for Empire, Jedi etc Anytime the new winter catalogue came through my brother and I would be studying the toy section for crimbo!

BadMotivator · Dec 30, 2014

I think it was Kay's catalog for me. Hours spent at my nan's house looking through that.

stratpack · Dec 30, 2014

chiffy said:
OK own up who had the Alba walkman with only fast forward on you ****in paupers :lol: Oh wait, i did :roll:

:lol: :lol: guilty as charged! and if I remember the ****er took 3 AA batteries so you had to buy a 4 pack everytime to replace them - which was often!!

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