My father was born in London in 1945 and has been obsessed with sweets/candy his whole life. He doesn’t overeat them, just stockpiles them in the spare bedroom closet in plastic tubs like a candy dragon. We live in the US, now, and he takes a empty suitcase with him when he travels home, so he can fill it with candy. He still talks about the time in the 80’s when he was able to buy an entire case of Flakes at Heathrow and take it as carry-on. Now that my dad’s retired, it’s practically a hobby of his to go around to different stores to see what candy is on sale. Then he calls me up and tells me about his “scores.” After that, he puts it all in the candy hoard in the spare bedroom. The rationing really had an effect on him and I wouldn’t be surprised to hear there were lots of British people in their 70’s hiding sweets in their houses.
borzonijb on December 18th, 2018 at 13:29 UTC »
Or they were trying to get Wonka bars.
spantzo on December 18th, 2018 at 15:08 UTC »
I'LL TAKE YOUR ENTIRE STOCK
raindropthemic on December 18th, 2018 at 17:03 UTC »
My father was born in London in 1945 and has been obsessed with sweets/candy his whole life. He doesn’t overeat them, just stockpiles them in the spare bedroom closet in plastic tubs like a candy dragon. We live in the US, now, and he takes a empty suitcase with him when he travels home, so he can fill it with candy. He still talks about the time in the 80’s when he was able to buy an entire case of Flakes at Heathrow and take it as carry-on. Now that my dad’s retired, it’s practically a hobby of his to go around to different stores to see what candy is on sale. Then he calls me up and tells me about his “scores.” After that, he puts it all in the candy hoard in the spare bedroom. The rationing really had an effect on him and I wouldn’t be surprised to hear there were lots of British people in their 70’s hiding sweets in their houses.