FAO Bobbi

[mike11111]

Until the mid 60s High Street pharmacies did not sell contraceptives. They had to be bought either from the barber (in a plain brown envelope) or from a "Surgical Appliance" shop. These were usually located in dingy back streets. I know that there was one on High Bridge, and also, I believe, on Pink Lane. The generic name for such shops was Dirty Dick's, no doubt after the original owner of the first one.

[lumination]

random...have missed something?

[Bobbisox]

thanks for this Mike, now you know how my fao thread attract such lovely comments..LOL
but I am well educated on this,,♥♥♥ (Now)

[Bobbisox]

It was something in News Lumi..lol

[Hopkirk]

'Something for the weekend Sir?'

[stewey]

Bobbi's enroled in a sex education class laid on by Dr. Squad:)

[Bobbisox]

I hadn't heard of Dirty Joy-sticks Hops

[lumination]

something in the news eh? must have missed it

[mike11111]

If you put the apostrophe in Dick's, it shouldn't appear as joy-sticks :)

[Bobbisox]

Dirty-Joysticks..pmsl
the swear filter is working
News section Hops

[mike11111]

Some thread in the news section.
http://www.theanswerb...s/Question952152.html

[Bobbisox]

sorry that shou;d have been Lumi

[daftgrandad]

If you were stuck there were always the "salesmen" who called on pubs.

[Bobbisox]

I must have led a sheltered life dg..LOL

[Jemisa]

You're wrong there mike, I was a pharmacy assistant in the MID 50s and we sold DUREX in pks of 3 they were 2/6 a packet. I remember it well.
Many a bloke who came in and saw me just asked for a box of ASPRO's
(I wonder why)

jem

[Bobbisox]

ha-ha Jem
didn't barber shops sell them too?

[wendilla]

Believe it or not I was a bit naive when I was 14 many many years ago and a girl asked me to go in the chemist and ask for a packet of 3. But I did have a little bit of sense not to go in but I soon found out what they were.

[Bobbisox]

at least they used them then wendi..

[mike11111]

You may be right Jem. Certainly Boot's didn't sell them (might have had something to do with religion at the time). You have, however, resurrected a long-forgotten phrase; "A packet of three". Everyone knew what that meant. Blimey, 2/6? That was only 10d a go.

[Bobbisox]

maybe the benefits weren't in place and getting the proverbial council house, so they went and got them?
if not, they were looked on as being a bit fast and loose with their favours