Fuck yeah. I remember when the Airport West one closed down. Everything 50% off. Me and the man had a trolley full of razors, moisturisers and munchies. All the expensive shit. One of the best days ever.
Probably not. But it’s not a literal “These fireworks are from Franklins” it’s just the implication. Franklins was a budget shopping centre in comparison to Woolies or Coles.
Where those guys would sell the name brand stuff, the draw of going to Franklins was for cheaper no-name brand (Franklins brand!)
Like Black & Gold or Savings. You knew you were eating the knock-off Tim Tams.
I used to buy film for my camera there. It was dirt cheap, like about $2-$3, and it was comparable in quality to any other film. Not quite as good as Kodak or Fuji, but not totally shit. It enabled this impoverished MF to have a hobby lol.
No, it wasn’t in most cases, nor was Jewel if you recall that. Our family would go to Jewel first for cheap stuff like canned toms and beans, then to other places for stuff the difference was apparent in.
Jewel catfood is possibly the origin of my aversion to most fish
I think most of the aversion was just stigma - shopping at the cheap stores meant you were poor. The products were pretty much the same as any home brand product.
Jewel and Franklins were basically Aldi, except Aldi has copied the look of more expensive packaging and somehow convinced everyone that shopping at the cheap store is something to be proud of rather than being shameful. A combination of clever marketing and societal change.
Aren’t the vast majority of fireworks used here dodgy no name branded stuff? We don’t really have a particularly flourishing fireworks market, considering they’re heavily regulated compared to other parts of the world. Except the NT I guess, they probably have a better market since fireworks are legal to set off on territory day
We got us some franklin’s no frills fireworks going off near my house. More sad than anything lol
This whole fucking suburb is the epitome of franklin’s no frills.
I’m sorry but I can’t stop laughing 😂
There used to be one at Barkly square which was across from where I grew up. Sad day when it closed lol
Fuck yeah. I remember when the Airport West one closed down. Everything 50% off. Me and the man had a trolley full of razors, moisturisers and munchies. All the expensive shit. One of the best days ever.
It was our main shop growing up lol
I swear Barkly square is so ritzy compared to how it used to be. So weird to see it full of people haha
WTH is a franklins no frills fireworks?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklins
Did they sell fireworks?
The implication is that it’s dodgy, no-name brand fireworks, like the stuff you used to buy from Franklins.
Was it really that bad? I recognise the packaging but I’m a bit young to fully remember the food
Probably not. But it’s not a literal “These fireworks are from Franklins” it’s just the implication. Franklins was a budget shopping centre in comparison to Woolies or Coles.
Where those guys would sell the name brand stuff, the draw of going to Franklins was for cheaper no-name brand (Franklins brand!)
Like Black & Gold or Savings. You knew you were eating the knock-off Tim Tams.
I know! Fireworks definitely weren’t sold there. That was simply shorthand for ‘bargain bin crap’.
I just do remember the packaging of the No Frills brand food but not what it tasted like. If it was bad
It’s not necessarily bad. But back in the day there was an obvious discrepancy between home brands and name brands.
The chocolate didn’t taste quite right, the wafers tasted like 90% cardboard instead of 60%, the orange juice seemed to be a lot more pulp.
There was good reason it was cheaper, you knew it was not so good.
I used to buy film for my camera there. It was dirt cheap, like about $2-$3, and it was comparable in quality to any other film. Not quite as good as Kodak or Fuji, but not totally shit. It enabled this impoverished MF to have a hobby lol.
No, it wasn’t in most cases, nor was Jewel if you recall that. Our family would go to Jewel first for cheap stuff like canned toms and beans, then to other places for stuff the difference was apparent in.
Jewel catfood is possibly the origin of my aversion to most fish
I think most of the aversion was just stigma - shopping at the cheap stores meant you were poor. The products were pretty much the same as any home brand product.
Jewel and Franklins were basically Aldi, except Aldi has copied the look of more expensive packaging and somehow convinced everyone that shopping at the cheap store is something to be proud of rather than being shameful. A combination of clever marketing and societal change.
Aren’t the vast majority of fireworks used here dodgy no name branded stuff? We don’t really have a particularly flourishing fireworks market, considering they’re heavily regulated compared to other parts of the world. Except the NT I guess, they probably have a better market since fireworks are legal to set off on territory day