Izal toilet paper and other crap. (4 Viewers)

[Alan Dugdales Moustache]

During a pretty fruitless fishing session the other day me and my mate reminisced about the good old days and we decided that there was some absolute crap stuff back in the 60s and 70s.
The main one was izal toilet paper. For those of you fortunate enough to miss it, it was like wiping your arse on a plastic bag.
We had it at junior school. One day we ran out of tracing paper and our inventive teacher sent someone to the toilets to get some loo roll.
That's how terrible it was. Mind you, at the time we didn't know any better.

 

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[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

It was way worse that a plastic bag. Not only did it have no absorbency if it was crumbled it was like wiping your arse with a razor blade. Not surprised the stuff largely went away after the Sale of Goods Act was brought in - not fit for purpose.

 

[Gazolba]

During a pretty fruitless fishing session the other day me and my mate reminisced about the good old days and we decided that there was some absolute crap stuff back in the 60s and 70s.
The main one was izal toilet paper. For those of you fortunate enough to miss it, it was like wiping your arse on a plastic bag.
We had it at junior school. One day we ran out of tracing paper and our inventive teacher sent someone to the toilets to get some loo roll.
That's how terrible it was. Mind you, at the time we didn't know any better.

It's a collectors item now:
Izal Medicated Toilet Paper, Vintage Loo Roll, 1980s School Toilets Tracing Paper, Child of the 70s and 80s, Wrapped Toilet Tissue

 

[Alan Dugdales Moustache]

My God. I bet there's tons of the stuff floating around the middle of the Pacific no more degraded than it was 50 years ago. Horrible.

 

[westcountry_skyblue]

During a pretty fruitless fishing session the other day me and my mate reminisced about the good old days and we decided that there was some absolute crap stuff back in the 60s and 70s.
The main one was izal toilet paper. For those of you fortunate enough to miss it, it was like wiping your arse on a plastic bag.
We had it at junior school. One day we ran out of tracing paper and our inventive teacher sent someone to the toilets to get some loo roll.
That's how terrible it was. Mind you, at the time we didn't know any better.

Remember it well,If you had a sloppy one your hand would skid mark about halfway up your back!!!:jawdrop:

 

[Houchens Head]

I remember Izal very well! Being brought up in the care of local authorities, they certainly wouldn't spend a lot if they could save on things, and Izal was the pits! We even had "Property of HM Government" printed on every sheet!

 

[Alan Dugdales Moustache]

I remember Izal very well! Being brought up in the care of local authorities, they certainly wouldn't spend a lot if they could save on things, and Izal was the pits! We even had "Property of HM Government" printed on every sheet!

I could be wrong but I seem to recall it wasn't on a roll, but in cardboard boxes as individual pieces. There was no respite from it when I got home from school. My dad worked at Dunlop in radford and brought loads of it home . They ought to give it to the contestants on SAS Who Dares Wins. That'll sort them out.

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

I remember Izal very well! Being brought up in the care of local authorities, they certainly wouldn't spend a lot if they could save on things, and Izal was the pits! We even had "Property of HM Government" printed on every sheet!

Should've sent it back to them in the post after you'd finished to make sure it didn't get into the wrong hands.

 

[Houchens Head]

I could be wrong but I seem to recall it wasn't on a roll, but in cardboard boxes as individual pieces. There was no respite from it when I got home from school. My dad worked at Dunlop in radford and brought loads of it home . They ought to give it to the contestants on SAS Who Dares Wins. That'll sort them out.

Here's the rolls ADM. I just got the words slightly wrong!

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[Houchens Head]

But of course, WE had it tough!!...……...

 

[Alan Dugdales Moustache]

Hahah. Bloody hell those pictures are horrendous. It looks a bit like sandpaper and in fact sandpaper would have been no worse.

 

[Marty]

They used similar stuff in the 90s, I remember that it just smeared as apposed to cleaning, horrendous stuff.

 

[richnrg]

Not surprised the stuff largely went away after the Sale of Goods Act was brought in - not fit for purpose.

ironic that the saying "not fit for wiping your arse on" could apply to a product who's sole purpose was wiping your arse on.

 

[Malaka]

I could be wrong but I seem to recall it wasn't on a roll, but in cardboard boxes as individual pieces. There was no respite from it when I got home from school. My dad worked at Dunlop in radford and brought loads of it home . They ought to give it to the contestants on SAS Who Dares Wins. That'll sort them out.

both mate

 

[Malaka]

Scouring powder was the scourge of my childhood. Didn't have a pair of long trousers until I was 8 (old bastard!) anyway playing out and getting dirty knees, I would be lifted into the kitchen sink and have them scrubbed with Ajax or Vim

 

[Alan Dugdales Moustache]

Scouring powder was the scourge of my childhood. Did have a pair of long trousers until I was 8 (old bastard!) anyway playing out and getting dirty knees, I would be lifted into the kitchen sink and have them scrubbed with Ajax or Vim

You can still get ajax scouring powder. I bought some last year ago and hadn't seen it for donkeys years. I got quite excited, sadly.

 

[RedSalmon]

I remember Izal toilet paper well, and the vile smell that went with it.......fucking awful.
Also remember Blue Band margerine. Had a taste all of its own and was utterly vomit inducing shit!! My Grannny spread this crap on every sandwich and slice of toast she ever made for me. Nearly threw up every time.

 

[Houchens Head]

Scouring powder was the scourge of my childhood. Didn't have a pair of long trousers until I was 8 (old bastard!) anyway playing out and getting dirty knees, I would be lifted into the kitchen sink and have them scrubbed with Ajax or Vim

8??? Bloody Hell! I wasn't allowed long trousers until I was 11! My first year at Ullathorne was spent in short trousers! I HATED them!

 

[tommydazzle]

I think Izal was good for the old comb and paper music combo which may have inspired Peter Frampton...

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

I think Izal was good for the old comb and paper music combo which may have inspired Peter Frampton...

So that's why it sounds like shit

 

[Badger]

Izal would be used instead of buying expensive airmail paper as well. Useful stuff for a lot of things but useless for it's real purpose.

 

[Sbarcher]

Izal would be used instead of buying expensive airmail paper as well. Useful stuff for a lot of things but useless for it's real purpose.

F***ing softies - it was newspaper squares for me most of the time!

 

[Houchens Head]

F***ing softies - it was newspaper squares for me most of the time!

Torn off sheets from the News of the World, stuck on a nail in the outside bog! Yep! Remember it well!