The moment this memory was typed into the ebay search engine I embarked on a strange ‘hobby'. My earliest memory of the product is reading a fact file on the back of a packet given to me by my mother when she picked me up from school, throughout my childhood the brand had always been there.
Monster Munch was always my favourite growing up, aside from the taste, the characters on the packets always fascinated me. As previously mentioned, sounds and smells can transport us in time, If I were to sum up my childhood with a smell it would have to be, beef flavoured Monster Munch. Like many that first sign up with ebay I bought several nick-nacks that I didn’t need until I finally settled on my ‘favourite searches’. Then ebay came along, providing the means to acquire items that I had either lost or broken, never had or knew existed I found the whole process fascinating. For me growing up in the 1980’s the theme from ‘ He-Man and the Masters of the Universe’ will instantly transport me back to a simpler time and I love it, I am not ashamed to admit this I am a nostalgia junkie! I wasn’t aware of how much so, until I discovered the internet, suddenly an internet search engine would not only provide me with the theme song to my favourite television shows growing up, it could also provide me with lyrics, information on the cast and even the merchandising. Nostalgia is a strange, wondrous thing, a sound or smell somehow transport us back in time. My sincere thanks to Tim for taking the time to write and share his photos. Update: I usually don’t include images of other people's items but I had to show you this, sent to me by competition winner Tim Younger! Tim was one of the 750 winners to receive Whizzer & Chips’ prize, “ I remember being amazed when I came home from school to find this massive box, almost as big as me, waiting in the hall.” This wonderful “ cute, furry, green, three-armed Monster” stands 2 ft tall as he approaches 30 years of age he sits in Tim’s living room impressing all his visitors. We regret there is not enough space to list the 750 winners but each has been sent a cute, furry, green, three-armed Monster!’ ‘ What keen-eyed readers you are! In our recent Smiths Monster Munch competition just about every entrant worked out that hand A went to the Crispy Bacon Monster Munch pack B to roast Beef, and C to Pickled Onion.Īll correct entries were then judged on neatness with age considered. Winners were congratulated on the 23rd of February 1985, Whizzer and Chips offered 750 readers the chance to win their very own furry green monster!Ĭontestants were asked to ‘ Find which flavour Monster Munch is connected to which hand’ also enclosing 3 tokens saved from previous issues. All images are copyrighted throughout the world. Please note the promoters can not be held responsible for any damage caused by the monster badges.” Please keep them away from children under the age of three. They love it best on warm clothes like jumpers or coats. Each one could be obtained by collecting 9 empty promotional packs (or 2 promotional packs along with a cheque or postal order for 95p)Ģ8 days later your monster would arrive along with a warning note that read,“ Warning! Ferocious Monsters!These furry friends don’t look it but they can be real terrors! (Especially if they havent had their Monster Munch for the day.)Please do not wear them on lightweight clothes, (eg T-Shirts), as they may rip them. They’re monstrous!” There were 4 to collect each one standing 2.5 inches tall with a furry pom pom body. Then watch their faces glow in the dark at night. In 1990 Monster Munchers were urged to not miss out on obtaining their crucial furry pet monsters that could glow in the dark! “ Take them to school and sit them on your desk or wear them as a badge.
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