Happy Shopper

[Twocky61]

Re: Happy Shopper

The energy drinks are good value

250ml can 30p

500ml can 69p

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2 ltr bottles Irn Bru/Tizer for a quid

[staffslad]

Re: Happy Shopper

I haven't thought about Happy Shopper in many years. At least one of our corner shops had Happy Shopper goods and I remember their carrier bags had the Happy Shopper logo emblazoned on them, so you couldn't pretend you had been anywhere else--though buying cheaper products never bothered me at all if I could save money.

[Twocky61]

Re: Happy Shopper

The energy drinks are good value

250ml can 30p

500ml can 69p

1ltr bottle £1

They even have special offers of 1ltr bottles of Tizer & Irn Bru for £1. Sometimes other brands

[Trickyvee]

Re: Happy Shopper

Happy shopper goods still going strong in my local shop. Well, crisps anyway. Good value too. 50p for a big bag of cheese puffs, salt and vinegar twists, onion rings or cheese and chive waffles!

[George 1978]

Re: Happy Shopper

When we did cookery lessons and it came to getting the ingredients, there seemed to be rivalry when it came to which supermarket brand they would be. As there would be a Co-op near to the school, I assume that a lot of pupils got them from there. They used to burst out laughing and take the Michael (other words are available) at anyone who dared to bring Happy Shopper branded self-raising flour instead of MacDougall's to the cookery lesson. It was a sign of cheapness and weakness back then.

[Twocky61]

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Happy Shopper (Now Euro Shopper) as mentioned earlier is now the Premier chain

Little 'corner shops' have franchises from Premier which helps them stay afloat. Those shops/newsagents who are independent shops sadly wouldn't be able to cope with all the supermarkets we have now

[George 1978]

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They seemed to have started up around the beginning of 1986 - I noticed that corner shops around the area that my school was back then started to have the logos on the windows and doors. Chris Tarrant did the voiceovers in the adverts, I think.

They more or less replaced the Peacock brand that was sold in many corner shops. The one across the road from where I used to live used to sell those brand products.

[Trickyvee]

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Was happy to see some happy shopper products in a local shop today!

[wispa lover]

Re: Happy Shopper

There are a few Happy Shoppers in my area, one of which has the familiar logo intact.
My mum used to say to me sometimes after school, 'run down to the shop and get some Happy Shopper marg.'

[Richard1978]

Re: Happy Shopper

There are a few Premier Stores near me, it's possible they might have been Happy Shoppers.

[Trickyvee]

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The brand is owned by the Booker Group and Happy Shopper products are still produced but most of the stores have been renamed 'Premier Stores' and there were only a few HS stores kicking about as of 2011.

[Sly]

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Not seen Happy Shopper stuff in yonks. I though it'd had a name change or gone bust.

[Trickyvee]

Re: Happy Shopper

They were certainly all over England. I can't remember any fully branded shops in my area although a lot of local shops sold Happy Shopper goods. I don't see them now though.

[darren]

Re: Happy Shopper

certainly never remember one over here in N.I.

how big are these shops.

[xmark1234]

Re: Happy Shopper

i got a happy shopper shop just down road from where i live