Ah, going out to fill up our paraffin can when the paraffin man came down the street. He shouted something like 'get yer oil'.

Fetching the paraffin was a real chore when it had snowed. I remember at my Nan's making "firelighters" out of tightly rolled & twisted newspaper then another sheet over the fireplace to make it draw. Our hot water came from a coal boiler in the back room so if that went out it was cold water. No recycling though because anything that would burn went into it.
Getting out of bed was a real shocker when it was cold too after sleeping under the old man's overcoat and a blanket with holes all over - Lanacel? Then a few years later an electric blanket when my mum had saved enough Green Sheld stamps or Kensitas coupons.
There was a three bar fire in the living room which was only used to put the bulbs on to "suggest warmth". It didn't work.

The games compendium box, which claimed to have 50 different games in it.
A chequered board 1 side, snakes & ladders the other plus various chequer, chess & other icons, dice etc.

Soap on a rope was normally garanteed & probably a bottle of Brut splash on or Hai Karate, once you were a young teenager.
plus shampoo in a beer glass?
Anybody remember ' Isopon' a chemical modelling kit, where you could freeze a coin or insect in clear hard solution, making a paper weight or groovy necklace

I wanted Mousetrap every Christmas but it was too expensive. Finally got a second-hand one and what a disappointment. Built it all up for a very underwhelming conclusion.

Edited by Slimey Toad (17 Dec 2022 1.13pm)

Mousetrap was ok. The more modern one was sh1t. You had to be very careful, and use a bit of initiative, when setting it up. Setting it up took longer than the game. It wasn't very true to the play, however.
My favourite was Airfix kits. I still get them every now and then but hardly ever finish them. My son has little interest.