Before Internet shopping it took time to track things down and locate it including simple things like arts and crafts. What did your parents buy you where they went out of their way or spent a lot just to make you happy. Internet examples before the smartphone age are acceptable. I remember mine bought me a crafts set from Argos that cost £13. It was full of tat and it probably costs less 20 years later- bless them
What did you parents buy you where they had to go out of their way?
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Back before taking vitamins was mainstream and they weren't available in shops other than Holland and Barrett (and probably unaffordable), my dad sourced vitamin C in 5kg jars from a mate in a research lab. He'd call up the guy and then meet near the back door in a dodgy London alleyway, and get the large brown glass jar handed over in a plastic bag...
Now they say megadoses of vit C don't actually protect you from all the colds and viruses, but bless dad for trying.
Why’d he need to meet in a dodgy alleyway
Presumably because you're not allowed to sell stuff your employer buys for use at work, whether that's vitamin C or something stronger
“What you in for”
“I was caught doing vitty c”
Also I'm not sure if Dad was paying anything for it! In which case it's just called theft, if anyone wanted to make a big deal of an annual loss of about £25 in today's money. Though it's pretty much expected that scientists nick boxes of gloves to use for DIY at home, people acquire stationery, etc.