There was of course no internet back then and this was the best way to research the toys and spark your imagination without having to travel to a toy shop. Now where's a little blue pen when you need one? In the days before home security cameras and Ring doorbells, the only tech protecting your home from would-be thieves was a good, old-fashioned burglar alarm. The move will allow venues to screen the live coronation ceremony coverage on May 6 and the coronation concert on May 7 without needing to purchase a TV licence. 1986 See my table to the left for the full run down. Sadly the catalogue didn't include a cross-reference to a page featuring the pencils necessary to sort out your tapes when they spilled. JK and Kelly Brook Even as technology has changed and digital has taken over, the catalogue still exists in its paper form, just a smaller size version. 1985 Argos took a rather dramatic approach to advertising these in 1985-1986, illustrating the page with a shadowy, backlit figure pressed menacingly against a pane of retro obscured glass. I am actually really enjoying this website. Yes, that would be fine to use images from the PDFs. Im afraid I dont have any post-2000 catalogues. Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab). Some were scanned in differently and so appear as double pages but most of them read as a normal catalogue. I am looking for a winnie the pooh quilt and bumper set from the 1999 argos catalogue can anyone help please.. Ive personally never come across an old bedding set from the 80s but you may have more luck with one from 1999. Unfortunately the file size of the PDFs were too big to upload to Issuu so I had to remove some pages, and of all the sections in the catalogues I thought the jewellery would be of the least interest to people and would be the least retro of everything. From arctic blasts to crippling drought to devastating floods, 2018 will be remembered as a year of extreme weather in Wales. Mini Munchman and Astro Wars are ones that I particular remember. Search the history of over 797 billion If you could fix this for us I would be eternally grateful! Some cool celebrities on the left hand page here. In 1979, Argos's turnover topped 100m. Some classic handheld games on the left hand page here. Poker to Pokemon The Evolution of Card Games It.was always the highlight of my 1990s childhood when the new Argos catalogue was released. Thanks. 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Shes a UK Athletics qualified run leader, and in her spare time enjoys nothing more than lacing up her shoes and hitting the roads and trails (the muddier, the better). 'Oh no', more like, Cutting edge they may have been in their day, the advent of the smartphone all but consigned the compact camera to history. How many of these did you have as a kid? I just have all the ones on this page. etc. 1986 Great stuff, Andrew. Spider-Mans Early Video Games Hi Retromash! The move will allow venues to screen the live coronation ceremony coverage on May 6 and the coronation concert on May 7 without needing to purchase a TV licence. on the Internet. What happened to Nicola Walker in Unforgotten and how did her character DCI Cassie Stewart die? Argos has published a huge archive of its catalogues (opens in new tab) from the 1970s onwards, in an collection called 'The Book of Dreams' (a name coined by comedian Bill Bailey (opens in new tab)). Thats great. Poker to Pokemon The Evolution of Card Games Given that Argos started in 1973 Ill probably try to get the earlier ones too. Masters of the Universe and Star Wars. Major Morgan and Grandstand Star Force are Argos ever-present toys too. About. Im still catching up on my 80s + 90s backlog! Lou Ferrigno, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Emlyn Hughes (big footballer in the UK) and some dude who looks like a weak Hoff. Hi Adele, Thanks a lot for your comment. For me they are a direct window back to a simpler time. You could post a picture of it on here and see if anybody can identify it. It's amazing to see how technology has changed as you browse through the television and camera pages - the days when only a roll of film existed and the SD card hadn't been invented. You can often see which ones were hot by how much real estate each property got in the catalogue that year. By 1991-1992, radio cassette players had taken off in a big way, with several pages of the catalogue entirely devoted to them. retrofan01 Made in the UK. This arrived today. It has been renamed The Book of Dreams for 2019, partly inspired by comedian Bill Bailey who famously dubbed the catalogue the "laminatedbookofdreams". Thank you, thank you good Wardens of Argos! Michael, Hi I wonder if you can help me I am trying to find my engagement ring that I have lost it would be in the issues 2002-2004 do u have these ? While the chunky magazine has been popular in many households for the past 46 years, it hasn't featured in the Argos television advertisements for the past decade. Did your bother get to keep any of the toys by any chance?! No plans to cover 2000+ just yet Im afraid. From Retromash.com. Hi Gemma, Im glad youve enjoyed looking at the site. If you feel the need to see a real life vintage catalogue, we do hold a couple in the Special Collections but as this is currently closed, as with all our libraries, due to the corona virus pandemic, you will need to wait until we re-open (no date at time of writing). And Argos have helped us with re-living those memories and have compiled EVERY SINGLE CATALOGUE. The Argos catalogue has been a staple in many households' magazine racks across the country for more than 40 years. Childhood memories and all that but maybe now was a good time. on the Internet. Browse the catalogues online by searching for Argos, Book of Dreams. The Christmas one is great for even more yuletide nostalgia and I think the Superstore ones were just slightly bigger with a few more versions of certain products (although sadly I dont think they had any more toys in those ones). Here are a few of my favourite pages but to see the rest just go over to the Argos catalogues page. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. Some of us loved growing the jewellery section, picking out nice tacky necklaces and sovereign rings for our mums, or choosing barbie dolls and hot wheels for ourselves or our siblings - but it's a tradition that's faded over the past few years. Argos Autumn/Winter 1987/88 catalogue. Browse the Argos catalogues from the 1970s, 80s and 90s Argos has published all its catalogues online, giving everyone the chance to delve deep into the biggest archive of catalogues. They might not seem like much now but they were seriously cool back then. And one of the other biggest toy line of the 80s, Transformers. ), as online shopping increases. Im glad that your whole family enjoyed looking at them. It's interesting to note that a NES game that cost 40 in 1991 would be about 90 in today's money. With Argos not printing the catalogue any more I really miss picking up a copy as instead of going online to view it on their website I used to just enjoy looking through the printed one and when needing something would pick it out of there. The Spring and Summer ones had a lighter cover and the Autumn and Winter ones had a darker one. If youd like to join in, please sign in or register. You can click through each page, compare prices, and be amazed by those toys that you wanted but that sadly never made it under your Christmas tree. I know what I would prefer. We're talking, of course, about the annual winter perusal of the Argos catalogue. Top Ten Arnie Films i recently aquired a 1989 argos catalogue,so many memories come flooding back when i look at it,will be aquiring more now! Luckily I found a guy on eBay who used to work for Argos and he sold me some other of his Argos catalogues privately, so thats where I got several of my hard copies from. I only cover up until about 1995. This is amazing, Ive been having fun reminiscing over the Argos catalogues. Old Argos catalogues are great, arent they? Big news today Ive uploaded all the PDFs I have in my Argos catalogue collection. And now Argos has digitised and uploaded 45 years of its catalogues on a new website called Book Of Dreams, featuring everything from vintage teasmades and early toploading video recorders of the '70s and '80s, to '90s crazes such as Tamagotchis and Teletubbies. The catalogues, which extend from 1974 onward, feature some classic tech and toys plus a few real oddities. I used to love Zoids and I dont think they get much attention these days. As the title says pretty much looking for a 2005 edition, readable somewhere online? One question though.. Why are the Jewelry pages not included? As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Woodbine Posts: 13,101. I am looking to find the first Argos catalogues which stocked Andralok earrings which I think were around the year 2000. All Rights Reserved. And check out the Zoids at the bottom left! No? For example I wonder if this kid in the photo on the right got to keep the Bigfoot toy. 1986 All I have is on this page https://retromash.com/argos/ The stranger highlights include a Casio keyboard from 1980-1981, which features five sounds (including piano and flute), plus 10 preset rhythms (such as bossa nova and rhumba). Some incredibly cool vehicles and masks in that range. Just wanted to leave a brief note to say thank you for putting this site up. It is Argos policy to offer the latest up-to-date merchandise. Two huge brands of the 80s. Im very sorry to hear about your ring. I had no.5 here, the one with the analogue/digital face and I also remember the day vividly when I got no.8 the Casio Databank. Like most people, I get that warm fuzzy feeling when you think back to Christmases past and all the exciting presents you got. This Matchbox catalogue from 1984 cost 5p and is filled with absolute awesome Whats also incredible to see is how many properties lasted for so long with literally the same photographs being used of a product for nearly a decade. I love the 80s skyline in the background too. Argos catalogue from 1986 filled with lots of retro goodies. Knight Rider and Dukes of Hazzard. Staines greengrocer explains why he has tomatoes while supermarkets struggle to fill shelves, Empty shelves have been seen in Tesco, Sainsbury's and other stores, but JS Fruiterers, in Staines, is full of fruit and vegetables, Car exploding into flames outside Guildford homes captured in dramatic photos, Surrey Fire and Rescue Service firefighters were called at around 3am with an eyewitness saying they heard a "pop" before a fire engulfed the vehicle, BBC to scrap licence fee for coronation of King Charles. The PDFs are from various sources. Welcome to the Digital Spy forums. Gaming has become more affordable since then, and we're expecting to see some great deals on consoles this Black Friday and Cyber Monday particularly bundled with several games. "Nowadays, there are so many features available on audio equipment that not all of them are readily understood," Argos explained kindly. All Rights Reserved, Made in the UK. Be the first one to, Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). I could instantly recognise the front cover of the 1980s catalogues (1982 onwards) as to which year and which time of year they were from. I used to love all the quirky digital watches that came out in the 80s. Well i contacted them but they say they're not able to trace anything as far back as 2005! In particular the action figures, seeing what figures were on sale that year including Masters of the Universe, Transformers, A-Team, Thundercats, M.A.S.K. Why Do People Collect Sports Memorabilia? Sorry Niki, I really thought I had replied to your comment! Be the first one to, Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). Argos catalogue archive online. https://retromash.com/argos/ It has a list of all of them up until the mid 90s. where they would lay out all the toys into a kind of battle scene. Enjoy the trips down memory lane! Forum Member. Published on Oct 17, 2014. Especially the RC car I ached for one Christmas and electric guitar for another. And check out those car games at the bottom right. Some classic G1 figures here. Sorry I cant be of more help. ), as online shopping increases. 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