Fakes

[dewaltdisney]

Nazi memorabilia is full of fakes especially the ceremonial daggers which hold very strong money for proven real ones. A guy I know has a Kriegsmarine dagger, that was authenticated and it was valued at £1,300, he kept it. As well as daggers there are loads of fake badges and the like and it must be hit or miss to get the real thing.

DWD

[big-all]

BA try Wicked Fruits from Aldi, 85p for 2 litres. It is a knockoff of the Fanta Twisted Fruits and is much tastier in my opinion. I got miffed at £3 for 2 Fanta Orange 2 litre bottles in Tesco and I now buy the Aldi equivalent that is 65p for 2 litres and tastes better. Copies are often better but not always.

DWD

its actually moved on further
i laid off iron brew a week before my endiscope as my previous bowel checks had looked very yellow and anaemic, and i was right as that one was nice and pink
in the week without i actually decided i prefered the cheaper orange and pineapple

[Grendel]

Nazi memorabilia is full of fakes especially the ceremonial daggers which hold very strong money for proven real ones. A guy I know has a Kriegsmarine dagger, that was authenticated and it was valued at £1,300, he kept it. As well as daggers there are loads of fake badges and the like and it must be hit or miss to get the real thing.

DWD

Yes I’m aware of the trade in fake nazi anything and everything. The difference there being that the fakes are made to deceive people into believing that they are genuine. The Zorkis are collected on the firm understanding that they are fakes , they are collectible in their own right . To be fair they were never 100% copies of Leicas just enough fakery to pass brief examination for soldiers returning home . It does make me wonder if any or how many have been converted decades after the war into fake fakes . I did mention I collect East German memorabilia, Ostalgia as it’s called , and fakes seem quite rare with that. That’s probably down to most things still being relatively cheap for the work involved plus the quality is as one collector put it “ bad quality is one of the prized qualities “. The fake fur for instance couldn’t be mistaken for anything real…

[dewaltdisney]

I think that collections of stuff like this will fade over time as the generations who collect them die off. Younger folk do not have this nostalgia to drive them into buying old stuff in the main. I have seen china, die-cast models and train sets fall in value and demand from their once elevated prices. I always say that the things you value are your children's trip to the dump.

DWD

[Grendel]

It’s true that different generations have different interests although human nature being what it is I think people will continue to surround themselves with what they consider attractive and interesting. It’s just that the items themselves will change over time. My mother had a collection of china dolls. They weren’t our sort of thing and my wife even said some were a bit creepy. Our daughter had no interest either but we sold them on so they gave my mother pleasure and while they were almost definitely sold at a relative loss we have gained too. We have Art Deco ware , and period furniture amongst other stuff . Our daughter prefers a more modern look , perhaps not that surprising seeing as she’s only 19 but knows that she’ll be able to sell these when we’ve gone . There still seems to be a good level of interest in deco . Likewise I have a collection of old cameras and again they aren’t my daughter’s sort of thing although not long ago a friend of hers was viewing the two cases on the landing quite intently and seemed genuinely interested. Again they will be sold after I’ve had my pleasure.
I suppose the answer is to chuck everything, live in empty white boxes , put our money in the bank so the kids can do the same for their kids and for their kids forever . Or just say b*llocks to it and find joy wherever we want…

[Bob225]

Fake poppies to make a quick buck is taking it to far

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/19665 ... ke-sellers

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c89lj2dj4dvo

[Argyll]

i have never been a slave to labels, i only ever go on value and what i like
the only exception was IRN-bru that i stuck with through thick and thin at £1.25 for 2L
i finally relented when asda put the price up to £1.50 and there own iron brew went from 44p to 5 for £2

The boy across the road from me works in the Irn Bru factory in Cumbernauld. Every time he borrows my ladder for cleaning his windows he leaves me a couple of cases of Irn bru extra. I haven't bought any in years

[Argyll]

BA try Wicked Fruits from Aldi, 85p for 2 litres. It is a knockoff of the Fanta Twisted Fruits and is much tastier in my opinion. I got miffed at £3 for 2 Fanta Orange 2 litre bottles in Tesco and I now buy the Aldi equivalent that is 65p for 2 litres and tastes better. Copies are often better but not always.

DWD

I know the Aldi version of Irn Bru is disgusting. I poured it down the sink.

[big-all]

i have never been a slave to labels, i only ever go on value and what i like
the only exception was IRN-bru that i stuck with through thick and thin at £1.25 for 2L
i finally relented when asda put the price up to £1.50 and there own iron brew went from 44p to 5 for £2

The boy across the road from me works in the Irn Bru factory in Cumbernauld. Every time he borrows my ladder for cleaning his windows he leaves me a couple of cases of Irn bru extra. I haven't bought any in years

i need to buy a ladder and move to currie or ballerno then

[dewaltdisney]

I can honstly say I have never had an Irn Bru, it never appealed. It seems to be a favorite of the Scots, I wonder if it contrutes to the high death rate up there? (internet data)The current rate of 1,108 per 100,000 population is the lowest ever, but improvements have stalled in recent years. England had the lowest age-standardised mortality with 918 per 100,000 population. Drink Twisted Fruits instead

DWD

[Argyll]

I can honstly say I have never had an Irn Bru, it never appealed. It seems to be a favorite of the Scots, I wonder if it contrutes to the high death rate up there? (internet data)The current rate of 1,108 per 100,000 population is the lowest ever, but improvements have stalled in recent years. England had the lowest age-standardised mortality with 918 per 100,000 population. Drink Twisted Fruits instead

DWD

Think its more to do with lifestyle mate. Smoking and drinking.

The guy around the back from me is f*ck with emphysema but still smokes! He's only 51! My dad is 80, had a triple heart bypass in his 40's but still smoked and drunk like a fish. He has COPD but he'll never stop smoking. I just don't get people.

[dewaltdisney]

I never understand this self-destructive mindset and addiction. I think we will see parents outliving their children when the effects of recreational drug use comes back to haunt them in midlife. I think we will see the early onset of dementia at 50 in addition to all the usual heart and lung defects that normally emerge in later life. Obesity will be the greatest killer, so many people are fat and unfit. I remember the first time we were in Florida in 1988 I could not believe the fat people lumbering around, it is like that here now.

DWD

[big-all]

I never understand this self-destructive mindset and addiction. I think we will see parents outliving their children when the effects of recreational drug use comes back to haunt them in midlife. I think we will see the early onset of dementia at 50 in addition to all the usual heart and lung defects that normally emerge in later life. Obesity will be the greatest killer, so many people are fat and unfit. I remember the first time we were in Florida in 1988 I could not believe the fat people lumbering around, it is like that here now.

DWD

"mindset " is the wrong description ---path to ---inevitable outcome---with out help ---where it may go----wrong crowd will lead too??
mindset suggests planned determination --addiction is never ever an actual choice its a circumstance you have lost control off somtimes a bit up to ---the fatal worst

[dewaltdisney]

I cannot agree with that BA. I think that people are looking for that fake relief that addiction gives them when they set out taking drugs, drink, gambling etc. It is all to escape the realities of life we all face with a temporary lift from these activities that lead to an addiction. Eating has become an addiction for many, all addictions are a pathway to self destruction.

DWD

[Bob225]

BA try Wicked Fruits from Aldi, 85p for 2 litres. It is a knockoff of the Fanta Twisted Fruits and is much tastier in my opinion. I got miffed at £3 for 2 Fanta Orange 2 litre bottles in Tesco and I now buy the Aldi equivalent that is 65p for 2 litres and tastes better. Copies are often better but not always.

DWD

I know the Aldi version of Irn Bru is disgusting. I poured it down the sink.

But does it do any better as a drain cleaner