Something I just realized thread.

I just realized that I haven't clash with Rob lately. He must of came to terms with me nailing his daughter.
 
Probably liability reasons.

Not really.

Manufacturers now stamp websites on their cereal boxes for various cereal-based games and puzzles. They're looking to entice children while cutting costs, and modern children spend a ton of time online.
 
the kids got toothbrushes in their kid's meals the other day.
 
I never cared for those toys as a kid. My best friend used to love those toys. But they never meant much to me.
 
they put toys in cereal?

Yeah and I grew up in a household with a lot of relatives. And when I was young we used to fight over the toy in the box. We had a first come first serve rule, meaning whoever got the toy first it was theirs. So who ever opened the box first would pour all the cereal in a big bowl, just to get the toy.
 
Yeah and I grew up in a household with a lot of relatives. And when I was young we used to fight over the toy in the box. We had a first come first serve rule, meaning whoever got the toy first it was theirs. So who ever opened the box first would pour all the cereal in a big bowl, just to get the toy.

Our rule was that it had to actually fall into your individual bowl.

I am guessing that complaints from families like ours (nine people) are the reason there is no longer one worthless toy per box of cereal,

Being a smart kid, if the box was new I always inverted the inner bag before opening it. Depending on the mass versus volume of said toy and the same known characteristics of the toy it could be towards the top or the bottom. My view was that heavier toys were better. I am not sure my siblings put that kind of thought into it.
 
I only got to eat cereal in the mini boxes, rice crispies when we were traveling.

No cereal from boxes at home.
 
I wonder if they still put dishes, glasses, and other breakable stuff in boxes of oatmeal. I always thought that was a little odd, but the oats were apparently great at preventing breakage.
 
I only got to eat cereal in the mini boxes, rice crispies when we were traveling.

No cereal from boxes at home.

What a fun memory that triggered.

At home the worst was cracked wheat. Mom would take whole wheat grains and either give them a whirl in the blender or slightly better on a very course setting through the stones of our flour mill. Served with milk and not nearly enough sugar to make it edible. Steamed wheat was OK, but not great. Later, shredded Wheat (no sugar) or Grapenuts (I would sneak a LOT of sugar like about a 1 part sugar to 5 parts cereal ratio. Maybe Cheerios now and again. Cheerios do not hold sugar, you may end up with sweetened milk but cheerios are still horse breath.

But traveling?

That was the ONLY time we got General Mills sugar delivery system cereals. Mom refused to buy them. Partly because of nutrition. As an RN, she had pretty good working knowledge about such things. There was a green vegetable with every evening meal. And you ate it. All of it. Or else. No hollandaise. No cheese sauce.

Partly though, because (she claimed) I had refused to eat Fruit Loops as a toddler and had let them go to waste. A venial sin in our household. If you saw mom's house now, you would understand she is correct. The pennies matter.

So on the road, in a double room Holiday Inn always. You cannot get those anymore because of security concerns about connecting doors. There would be the little eight pack with disappointingly only 3-4 actual choices because- repeats. What to pick?

The cocoa puffs went fast. I decided the frosted flakes were Greeaaaaat!.

Rice Krispies DID snap crackle and pop like the commercials but without the fun elves seemed boring to me. And bland. Like wheat.
 
Our rule was that it had to actually fall into your individual bowl.

I am guessing that complaints from families like ours (nine people) are the reason there is no longer one worthless toy per box of cereal,

Being a smart kid, if the box was new I always inverted the inner bag before opening it. Depending on the mass versus volume of said toy and the same known characteristics of the toy it could be towards the top or the bottom. My view was that heavier toys were better. I am not sure my siblings put that kind of thought into it.

Them was the good old days, when you actually had fun by eating breakfast. I know my good old days are younger than yours, but at least I was still around for toys in a cereal box. Something my kids won't experience.
 
I don't remember getting a toy in the box, but I got a transparent ObiWan Kenobi once. You had to collect Proof of Purchases from the box and send them in and they sent you the ObiWan. We were supposed to share it but my brother just kinda grabbed it and said it was his. He wanted it more. I let it go.
 
I remember collecting the tokens from the cartons of Weetbix my mother used to purchase when I was young.

I sent them in with a few dollars and got a Mickey Mouse watch.

Good times.

Such an awesome watch. :)
 
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