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Wicked Blue

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14. I remember getting Tony the Tiger from a box of Frosted Flakes when I was little

Reply to Duncanpup (Original post)

Sat May 1, 2021, 07:19 PM

May 2021

and being absolutely astonished by it. A free toy!

A few years later my brother and I got those tiny plastic submarines that rose and sank. You put baking soda in a little compartment to make it work.

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They need to bring back toys in cereal boxes , I'm just saying [View all] Duncanpup May 2021 OP

I just think the toys need to be upgraded, or need to cater to adults. Baitball Blogger May 2021 #1

Oh yes Duncanpup May 2021 #2

I got my first set of dinosaurs from cereal boxes. Nabisco, I think. Ocelot II May 2021 #3

I remember Diamond_Dog May 2021 #4

Wanna trade Duncanpup May 2021 #7

Nope! Diamond_Dog May 2021 #10

we figured out at some point to open them from the bottom. mopinko May 2021 #8

No matter how long you let them soak they still were hard to chew. underpants May 2021 #5

Cap'n Crunch was the worst. Diamond_Dog May 2021 #11

Wheaties used to have a box you could cut up and assemble into a stage coach. Binkie The Clown May 2021 #6

oh, i loved those. mopinko May 2021 #9

And Shredded Wheat used to have collector cards separating the layers of biscuits. Binkie The Clown May 2021 #13

which one had the records? mopinko May 2021 #15

I remember the records. I don't remember where they were, though. sorry. nt Binkie The Clown May 2021 #17

I got one in a box of Lucky Charms a few month ago! happybird May 2021 #12

I remember getting Tony the Tiger from a box of Frosted Flakes when I was little Wicked Blue May 2021 #14

i remember those. mopinko May 2021 #16