I used to be the Beez kneez when I had one of those 50c for school!!
I think it would be appropriate to post this article here!
Article and pic from http://www.capetownetc.com/culture/chappies-facts-to-chew-on/
Remembering the cost of the iconic Chappies bubblegum reveals your age. If you paid 1c or 2c for Chappies, congratulations, you’re officially old. We shopped around the city to see how much it costs now, the best price at a local vendor was 30c each, inflation has taken its toll.
Before there was Google, there was ‘Did you know’ on every Chappies wrapper. It was a way to test your general knowledge and fun lunchtime banter on the school playground. Chappies was created in the late 1940’s and everyone had a favourite colour, there were yellow, pink, green and the elusive blue.
In 2012, a Cape Town advertising agency, Ogilvy and Mather were tasked with refreshing the Chappies brand. How exactly do you upgrade something so familiar to all? You don’t. They instead just brightened up the packaging and updated the ‘Did you know’ facts. To date, the wrappers have over 60 years of information wrapped up in it.
Here are some “Did you know” facts that might burst your bubble:
Did you know?
Bubble Gum Day is celebrated on 2 February to raise awareness for education and philanthropy.
Did you know?
Chappies was invented by confectioner Arthur Ginsburg who created the bubblegum to rival Wicks.
Did you know?
Chappies has been sold in South Africa for more than 60 years.
Did you know?
About 10 000 tons of Chappies are produced each year.
Did you know?
The first set of “Did you know” questions were formulated by The Three Wise Men, a popular quiz programme on Springbok Radio. Wits University students were later asked to formulate factual questions.
Did you know?
Chewing gum helps improve memory and cognitive performance, as well as eating habits and managing weight.
The next time you find yourself blowing a Chappies bubble, try and educate someone with a ‘Did you know’.
Article and pic from http://www.capetownetc.com/culture/chappies-facts-to-chew-on/
Remembering the cost of the iconic Chappies bubblegum reveals your age. If you paid 1c or 2c for Chappies, congratulations, you’re officially old. We shopped around the city to see how much it costs now, the best price at a local vendor was 30c each, inflation has taken its toll.
Before there was Google, there was ‘Did you know’ on every Chappies wrapper. It was a way to test your general knowledge and fun lunchtime banter on the school playground. Chappies was created in the late 1940’s and everyone had a favourite colour, there were yellow, pink, green and the elusive blue.
In 2012, a Cape Town advertising agency, Ogilvy and Mather were tasked with refreshing the Chappies brand. How exactly do you upgrade something so familiar to all? You don’t. They instead just brightened up the packaging and updated the ‘Did you know’ facts. To date, the wrappers have over 60 years of information wrapped up in it.
Here are some “Did you know” facts that might burst your bubble:
Did you know?
Bubble Gum Day is celebrated on 2 February to raise awareness for education and philanthropy.
Did you know?
Chappies was invented by confectioner Arthur Ginsburg who created the bubblegum to rival Wicks.
Did you know?
Chappies has been sold in South Africa for more than 60 years.
Did you know?
About 10 000 tons of Chappies are produced each year.
Did you know?
The first set of “Did you know” questions were formulated by The Three Wise Men, a popular quiz programme on Springbok Radio. Wits University students were later asked to formulate factual questions.
Did you know?
Chewing gum helps improve memory and cognitive performance, as well as eating habits and managing weight.
The next time you find yourself blowing a Chappies bubble, try and educate someone with a ‘Did you know’.
I remember when Chappies were 2 for 1c and Wicks were 1c! Really showing my age here
I remember when Chappies were 2 for 1c and Wicks were 1c! Really showing my age here
@Salamander Me too! And the guy at the corner cafe would give two Chappies as change, instead of 1c!
NOT THE MAMA !!!
WOW! Mom passed away recently and I got her mincer ....I think there is some boerewors in my future ...
Redding internasionaal !Oh wow, I nearly forgot about Plasticine! I spent 100's of hours playing with it... I made play Thunderbirds with them and played for hours! Thunderbirds are Go! And on the Black and White TV in Rhodesia they spoke English.
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How can you forget this man? So jolly!
That was a common practice at the corner shop - as a kid, I never complained - my mom did however
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Sjambok for me always and occasionally a belt (when I hid the sjambok) and then I get extra for hiding the sjambok.
We should have a game once...haven't had anyone to play with in ages.
Barney!! What a legend .
Damn how I hate Bob!
@Steyn777 play online. I played Backgammon online, against humans not a computer, for years ... until I joined the forum, after which Backgammon fell to the bottom of the list!
Did that a few times @Hooked...stopped when a kid from Japan (5 years old) that couldn't properly write his own name at the time beat me senseless, and I mean it felt like I was playing Bobby Fischer only I was was playing as a starfish.
Lol I suck at it now.
Sure you won't. As long as you remember a few good openings the rest will follow.
I played online with a friend - I kept losing every game
Just to easy to cheat online
Not that easy to cheat, because you can't undo your turn once you've made a move. Also no hints in the game either, I've played this site for years
He took advantage of me being rusty and that my heart wasn't into it then.
I use to own a Kasparov electronic chess set. It had 9 difficulty levels. Now if I had to set it to level 9 and enter every move you made, then online moving like the board did, you would have to be an exceptional player to come out on top.
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