Recently it has to be a ten metre landline extension cable, but in my youth you could get a ten pack of johnnybags, and they were ribbed as well. I doubt we'll ever see value like that return to these shores.

Hmmmm! Got it, a year or so ago got a bottle of stuff to unblock the bathroom sink. Still have the other half a bottle, will come in handy one day.

I bought a retractable Camping Washing Line, complete with 8 pegs. Great for drying your towels on etc, served me well for about 5 years it has!

easy - electric tennis racquet fly swatters

one of them tapes you plug into a car cassette player, stick it in your ipod n bingo your listening to music in the car.

Still got it, had it about 6 years.

A multipack of scampi fries.

Nick Hancock Football Nightmares

Pair of toenail clippers (which I use for my finger nails them being big an' all) in 1998 for 4 francs (40p), still clipping away perfectly.

A large plastic concertina type pump for blowing up airbeds/other inflatable items. Once you've mastered the slightly odd leg movement it makes all camping trips easier.

Marcus Trescothick's autobiography. Not a bad read, and all the better for being a snodger.

An REM video (remember them?) It was from the Fables Of The Reconstruction era and had five songs on including Driver 8 and Fall On Me.

The very same Mr John. Was yours just one snot??

8 10p Mix-Ups....no Chuddy!!!!

Where did the other 20p go??

Don't tell me. 2 5p mix ups, no chuddy.

And one of Mr Johns ribbed johnies.

You used em all yet

Snap, fun as well and if you a bit pervy, touch your old man with it, strangely erotic and bat your birds arse with it, ooer!

if you ever get a wasp on, whatever you do don't let go of the button cos it will escape and get you... they get right pissed off when they are being electrocuted

don't half give off some smoke as well before they finally cark it

You see this is why I hate Wasps; always over reacting.

They are quality those tennis bat zappers, it should be made into a competitive sport. The thing is when you've got one in your sights you will not give in until you've got it. The last one I had ended up snapped in two after an over zealous swipe at a particularly elusive bluebottle.

The 'use by' date on them was about a month from when I bought them, hence the low price. At the time I was going out with lass who was like a Duracell bunny crossed with a dog trying to shake itself dry, so I went through them like a dose of salts.

don't talk about her like that. That's probably somebody's wife now, who everyone will be bucking. I thought you had more respect than that John

I've had her.

Ha! She hasn't married I don't think, probably realised she'll never have someone as good as me again.

'Last King Of Scotland' DVD....superb film.

I got the full box set of laurel and hardy films for the old man obviously a £1 each but the same set combined on amazon is a fortune he was over the moon

Mobys play album

The pound shop is cracking for DVD and CDs from time to time. They are also good for any cables etc like AUX, SCART leads which Tesco etc try to charge you through the eyeballs for.