Courtesy of John O'Meara

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

Oh yes. Long live the fuel coupons!

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.

" 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

But God help you If like me you filled up and the dam thing was out of date, had to walk all the way back to camp and get one that was up to date.

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]

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

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.

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

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

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...

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