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We got us some franklin's no frills fireworks going off near my house. More sad than anything lol
This whole fucking suburb is the epitome of franklin's no frills.
I'm sorry but I can't stop laughing š
There used to be one at Barkly square which was across from where I grew up. Sad day when it closed lol
Fuck yeah. I remember when the Airport West one closed down. Everything 50% off. Me and the man had a trolley full of razors, moisturisers and munchies. All the expensive shit. One of the best days ever.
It was our main shop growing up lol
I swear Barkly square is so ritzy compared to how it used to be. So weird to see it full of people haha
WTH is a franklins no frills fireworks?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklins
Did they sell fireworks?
The implication is that itās dodgy, no-name brand fireworks, like the stuff you used to buy from Franklins.
Was it really that bad? I recognise the packaging but Iām a bit young to fully remember the food
Probably not. But itās not a literal āThese fireworks are from Franklinsā itās 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.
I know! Fireworks definitely werenāt sold there. That was simply shorthand for ābargain bin crapā.
I just do remember the packaging of the No Frills brand food but not what it tasted like. If it was as bad as people say
Itās not necessarily bad. But back in the day there was an obvious discrepancy between home brands and name brands.
The chocolate didnāt 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 it was not so good.
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.
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 enabled this impoverished MF to have a hobby lol.
No, it wasn't in most cases, nor was Jewel if you recall that. Our family would go to Jewel first for cheap stuff like canned toms and beans, then to other places for stuff the difference was apparent in.
Jewel catfood is possibly the origin of my aversion to most fish
I think most of the aversion was just stigma - shopping at the cheap stores meant you were poor. The products were pretty much the same as any home brand product.
Jewel and Franklins were basically Aldi, except Aldi has copied the look of more expensive packaging and somehow convinced everyone that shopping at the cheap store is something to be proud of rather than being shameful. A combination of clever marketing and societal change.
Aren't the vast majority of fireworks used here dodgy no name branded stuff? We don't really have a particularly flourishing fireworks market, considering they're heavily regulated compared to other parts of the world. Except the NT I guess, they probably have a better market since fireworks are legal to set off on territory day