Those were the days

I am occasionally given interesting entry forms from competitions from long ago or overseas - no use to enter now, of course, but still interesting. For instance, look at this one which was on the label of a pack of Co-op tights back in 1977.

The tights cost 22p a pair which using this handy calculator  means they would be about £1.07 now, and entrants needed to buy three pairs to get the tokens to enter, but just look at those prizes!

• a silver Ford Fiesta Car
• a trip to New York for two on QE2
• a silver mink fur coat
• 100 runners up prizes of £10 gift vouchers (about £50 in today's money)

I think if I'd been a comper then I might have been stockpiling tights!