Thursday, July 7, 2011

Throwback Thursday - Cereal Prizes

Throwback Thursday - Cereal Prizes

Rooom...Rooom!!

Look what I got in my bag of Cheerios at work. It reminds me of when I was a kid. You either got a racecar or a rubber Wacky Wall Walker purple octopus (my personal favorite).  The racecar even came with stickers, which I put on all by myself.  Just proving I am a big boy now.  It now sits on my desk at work.

I remember my sister beaming me
with these when I was a kid.

  1. I do not remember the cereal boxes ever toys for the female demographic.  Only cars, wacky wall walkers, super balls, etc.  Do you remember any?  If so, what were they? 
  2. What toys do you remember getting in the cereal boxes?  What were your favorates? 
  3. What was your favorate cereal (my was Captain Crunch)? 

 BTW - According to Wikipedia in the 1980's over 240 million Wacky Wall Walkers had been sold, raking in about 80 million dollars.  God, why could I have not thought of that idea.

My Questions For You.  I double dog dare you to answer them.
Posted by Kevin at 7/07/2011
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9 comments:

  1. Kurt @ Becoming An IronmanJuly 7, 2011 at 8:37 AM

    1. I have to agree with you. The toys were always slightly unisex or completely male-driven.

    2. I remember a lot of color changing spoons and toy cars. I actually even saved UPCs once and sent money in to get a car from one box of cereal (don't remember what it was).

    3. My favorite cereal today is Multigrain Cheerios. Back when I was a kid it was probably Reese's PB Puffs, Frosted Flakes, or Cocoa Krispies.

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  2. it's all about paceJuly 7, 2011 at 9:45 AM

    firstly... nice job on the stickers... you have talent.

    I have an older sister so I seldom got anything out of the cereal box except maybe temp tatoos... and I too loved Capitain Crunch

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  3. DeniseJuly 7, 2011 at 9:59 AM

    found your blog because i'm searching for new tri blogs to follow! and i have to say, i think the wacky wall walker was a girl toy, too!! i had a blast with those things! i loved peanut butter captain crunch, life (drowned in added sugar!), and lucky charms (always saved the marshmellows for last!).

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  4. Tri4SuccessJuly 7, 2011 at 2:06 PM

    1. Can't recall any. Guess that was a sign of the times.

    2. I remember getting things like temporary tattoos.

    3. Back then my favorites were Frosted Flakes and Honeycomb. Now it's Raisin Bran Crunch.

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  5. Anne BJuly 7, 2011 at 5:02 PM

    I seem to recall collecting small plastic jungle-type animals (leopards, zebras, etc.) but cannot remember the cereal. I am sure there were huge fights in our house over these treasures. I also remember Cracker Jack prizes, they were the best!

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  6. KevinJuly 8, 2011 at 7:57 AM

    For some reason this is my favorate post. I love hearing the people's options about when they were a kid. Thank you all for the comments.

    Kevin
    HalfTRIing.blogspot.com

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  7. LaurieJuly 10, 2011 at 1:38 AM

    I would sell my soul to own a Wacky Wall Walker right about now.
    My lil' bro and I were only allowed to throw them onto the fridge because they left big greasy smears on the actual wall.
    Gross!

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  8. LaurieJuly 10, 2011 at 1:40 AM

    I think you should do a Wacky Wall Wallker giveaway, by the way.

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  9. KevinJuly 11, 2011 at 7:26 AM

    @Laurie - I think a Wacky Wall Walker giveaway would be totally rad!

    Kevin

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