Ration Cards

Webmaster Phil · Subject: Ration Cards Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:21 pm

Courtesy of John O'Meara

jim · Subject: Re: Ration Cards Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:09 am

Nice, now that brings back memories, remember the cigarette and coffee allowance?

I'm sure they were yellow in the '70's, or an I thinking of something different.

What about petrol coupons, are they still on issue

Webmaster Phil · Subject: Petrol Coupons Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:45 am

Oh yes. Long live the fuel coupons!

Doc Savage · Number of posts: 12 Registration date: 2008-03-20

I remember that ration cards and the ciggarette coupons for singles.
We had ration cards when I was posted to Cyprus in 68, they were still in use when I left in 71, Also remember the good old petrol coupons, a civvy garage in Dorsten would take them in payment for anything else as well.

jim · Subject: Re: Ration Cards Wed Mar 26, 2008 2:39 pm

" Also remember the good old petrol coupons, a civvy garage in Dorsten would take them in payment for anything else as well."

I think there were a few of them Doc

Smile

medic · Subject: Re: Ration Cards Thu Jul 24, 2008 8:01 pm

But God help you If like me you filled up and the dam thing was out of date, had to walk all the way back to camp and get one that was up to date.

Phil Coles · Subject: Re: Ration Cards Fri Jun 12, 2009 6:31 pm

Jim
You are correct, the cigarettes and coffee where a buff colour, ive got one here to show you but how do I get the image up loaded?

Also have my wifes families ID card from 72 that was green;

Don't have a petrol coupon but can remember that the where a fantastic currancy for almost anything

Phil [/url]

graham wright · Subject: Re: Ration Cards Fri Jun 12, 2009 10:11 pm

fags,whisky,gin ,tea and coffee...happy days...graham ex naafi manager.

dandc · Subject: Re: Ration Cards Sat Jun 13, 2009 10:56 am

i remember the ration coupons for cigs,whisky and gin. in 1969 the regement was posted to fally from tidworth,it was my first time in germany i could not wait,ohhhhh,it was heaven to order 200 embassy at a time, dont worry iam pc now managed to pack in about 5 years ago.

Teabag · Subject: Re: Ration Cards Sat Jun 13, 2009 1:48 pm

Not to mention dirty great bottles of brandy. When empty, used to put the pfennigs in. Laughing

donald · Subject: Re: Ration Cards Sat Jun 13, 2009 3:05 pm

Ah yes,remember all those great nearly "freebies",I also remember when families could get for a few pence a day rations from the central messing,and that was a real bargain,especially if you worked in the QMs dept!They were delivered in a cardboard box which you never brought into your MQ(if you were in the KNOW)as the seams were homes to cockroaches or their eggs.
Oh happy days!
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Don

graham wright · Subject: Re: Ration Cards Sat Jun 13, 2009 4:11 pm

teabag , you had a choice of three.ASBACH,DUJARDEN AND DES ROCHES all in 3 litre bottles stacked on the end of the shop gondolas.can you imagine the same scenario in tescos or asda.graham...

Teabag · Subject: Re: Ration Cards Sat Jun 13, 2009 6:45 pm

graham wright wrote:

teabag , you had a choice of three.ASBACH,DUJARDEN AND DES ROCHES all in 3 litre bottles stacked on the end of the shop gondolas.can you imagine the same scenario in tescos or asda.graham...

Dujarden was the one we used to get when a bit short of cash. Sounds crazy today but being "short of cash" and buying bottles of brandy plus 200 fags was relatively normal.

graham wright · Subject: Re: Ration Cards Sat Jun 13, 2009 9:10 pm

remember when a liter of smirnoff went up to over £2 ,nearly had riots on our hands....graham...

Teabag · Subject: Re: Ration Cards Sat Jun 13, 2009 10:38 pm

graham wright wrote:

remember when a liter of smirnoff went up to over £2 ,nearly had riots on our hands....graham...

I should think so too! Laughing