Us really old ones of course missed out because of sweet rationing in our childhood.
I remember the day rationing finished and left early for school to go to the 'Tuck Shop' first. Such was the demand that rationing was soon reintroduced,
The article said it doesn't work as well for girls.
There was a sweet makers shop we used to go to in Edinburgh. I can't remember the ratio but if you gave them sugar they gave you sweets without coupons.
Someone we knew had a tobacconist shop and he had a woman with big family who brought in the family butter ration to swap for Woodbines.
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