Old Argos Catalogues

[Cazza]

http://retromash.com/argos/

Interesting viewing- brings back loads of memories! Interesting to see the prices of the vintage stuff- pretty much how i remember it all. I remember getting my X-Wing from Argos in Swindon around 1980. Nice to see the Action Man, Scalextric etc as well 8)

 

[Jediknight3263827]

wow that brought back some memories 8)

 

[SOJ]

That is awesome. Even today wheni pick up any catalogue I start from the back.

 

[Stuart Skinner]

Love it, great memories. Can't believe the Ewok village was £30 compared to the prices of some of those ships. Surprised they shifted them.

 

[Stormtrooper37]

That is awesome. Even today wheni pick up any catalogue I start from the back.

The toys only started to appear near the end of the catalogue from Spring 1980, before that they were at the front.
Check the link out

PS - Thanks for the link Andy - fantastic looking back at whole Argos catalogue's from yesteryear, getting the Argos catalogue especially the Autumn/Winter one (more toys :wink: ) was something a lot of us on here looked forward to when we were kids back in the 70's, 80's & 90's.

 

[SublevelStudios]

****! Now I want to start collecting Zoids

 

[Cazza]

****! Now I want to start collecting Zoids

Oh man, what have I started?!

Ps- Zoidzilla FTW!

Paul, no worries! The value of the Argos catalogue in those pre-internet, classic toy, childhood years shouldn't be underestimated!

 

[palitoyjunky]

Superb man 8) 8)

 

[robpmarsh]

Wow!....a set of 4 figs for £3.99....and it shows a pop-up sabre R2!!!

 

[pizzathehutt]

It's worth looking up how much Argos catalogues go for on eBay, I got £32 for my one that was from 1992 a few years back

 

[chiffy]

OK own up who had the Alba walkman with only fast forward on you ****in paupers :lol: Oh wait, i did :roll:

 

[theforceuk]

Spent hours looking at these as a kid, great that you can do it again.

 

[Mr-shifter]

For years these things were the basis of my Christmas lists when I was a kid. So much so I remember putting Argos codes on it a few times!

Anyone remember a competitor called index?

 

[robpmarsh]

Yeah...I remember Index, but then again i'm old enough to remember the Green Shield Stamps shops!

 

[David Tree]

****! Now I want to start collecting Zoids

Red Zoids rule!!!

 

[jedisearcher]

They're really good, brings back loads of memories

 

[ODB]

There used to be the entire 1986 and 1987 catalogues on Flickr, but I have since lost the link.

 

[stratpack]

These are awesome. Thats a big job scanning all those Argos catalogues!

My mother used to buy stuff out the home shopping catalogues - Brian Mills, Freemans etc and I remember there being wicked full page spreads for Empire, Jedi etc Anytime the new winter catalogue came through my brother and I would be studying the toy section for crimbo!

 

[BadMotivator]

I think it was Kay's catalog for me. Hours spent at my nan's house looking through that.

 

[stratpack]

OK own up who had the Alba walkman with only fast forward on you ****in paupers :lol: Oh wait, i did :roll:

:lol: :lol: guilty as charged! and if I remember the ****er took 3 AA batteries so you had to buy a 4 pack everytime to replace them - which was often!!