Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: 🎆🎇🍻 Tuesday, 31 December, 2024
BlueSquid0741@lemmy.sdf.org 1 month agoProbably not. But it’s not a literal “These fireworks are from Franklins” it’s just the implication. Franklins was a budget shopping centre in comparison to Woolies or Coles.
Where those guys would sell the name brand stuff, the draw of going to Franklins was for cheaper no-name brand (Franklins brand!)
Like Black & Gold or Savings. You knew you were eating the knock-off Tim Tams.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 1 month ago
I know! Fireworks definitely weren’t sold there. It’s simply shorthand for ‘bargain bin crap’.
I just do remember the packaging of the No Frills brand food but not what it tasted like. If it was bad
BlueSquid0741@lemmy.sdf.org 1 month ago
It’s not necessarily bad. But back in the day there was an obvious discrepancy between home brands and name brands.
The chocolate didn’t taste quite right, the wafers tasted like 90% cardboard instead of 60%, the orange juice seemed to be a lot more pulp.
There was good reason it was cheaper, you knew you weren’t eating Arnott’s biscuits.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 1 month ago
The jelly lollies were pretty awful. We used to buy some cheap snacks at Franklins before the half price sessions at the Cinema over the road and whilst it was great to be able to stretch your precious pocket money a bit further they were definitely nowhere near as good as the more exoensive brands. The basic cooking staples were all much the same though.
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 1 month ago
I used to buy film for my camera there. It was dirt cheap, like about $2-$3, and it was comparable in quality to any other film. Not quite as good as Kodak or Fuji, but not totally shit. It enables this impoverished MF to have a hobby lol.