A Merseyside man was intrigued after accidentally finding a lost Kwik Save receipt from almost 30 years ago.
Chris Eyres, from Prenton, discovered the receipt in a box which belonged to his late mother. Placed there 28 years ago, the box also contained photographs from the 1960s of streets and clubs, as well as some other bits and bobs.
The Kwik Save receipt was printed on October 26, 1995 just before 2pm at a branch on Stanley Road in Birkenhead. Paying in cash at the time, Chris' mum purchased 38 items for the price of £24.79.
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Chris told the ECHO: "My first reaction was how many items were on the list for a relatively small amount of money. I remember my mum use to go every Thursday when I was a kid and I'd be waiting eagerly what she'd brought me back as a treat.
"I'd run to the car boot to see what was in all the bags. Really friendly people worked there and everyone was polite. Need a payday loan these days to buy 30 odd items."
Items on the list include toothpaste for 78p, Heinz Baked Beans for 23p, Flora 48p, Pot Noodle for 67p and penguin Biscuits for 66p. The most expensive item on the list was Ovaltine for £2.25, but you can also see the likes of Oxo Cubes costing 64p and Pearl Drops for 69p.
These prices reflect the time and what the items cost in the mid-90s. But that doesn't mean we don't feel nostalgic looking at it, with some wishing it was still like that today.
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Chris posted an image of the receipt to the Birkenhead Memories Facebook group and many were quick to share their memories. The post reads: "An old north end Kwikky receipt of mums from 1995, 38 items for 24 quid. Wouldn't pay for the parking and a carrier bag these days."
One person said: "That takes me back mate. When we used to put the shopping in a tartan colour trolley with four wheels lol. From Woodchurch road Kwiky." One commented: "This reminds me of my mums list! Ovaltine and Mellow Birds. Haven’t touched either since the 90’s… Proper nostalgia trip!"
Another posted: "I remember those days! However, I also remember wages were much smaller, so it's all relative." And one person commented: "Gosh wish these prices were still around lol."
Chris said: "It shocked me how many people did respond to it, after all it's just a bit of old paper. Seems that it was a popular supermarket with a lot of fond memories for people."
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Kwik Save, with its familiar logo of white block italics against a red background, grew to become a common site in Britain after the first store opened in Rhyl in 1959. The supermarket was also famous for its 'No Frills' line of own brand, cheaper generic products, an idea that was later taken up by all the major supermarket chains, which became a significant factor in its downfall, the ECHO previously reported.
The chain continued to expand, and by the mid-1990s, they had more than 800 stores spanning the country. But 2007, Kwik Save said it was to close 79 of its stores with immediate effect.
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A month later it announced plans to close a further 20 stores to keep the company from going into administration, but the company went into administration soon after. The 56 remaining Kwik Save were sold to a new company, FreshXpress, which itself went into administration in March 2008.
All those stores have now since closed. But many still remember the days of Kwik Save on Merseyside.
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