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48 Fortune Telling Fish (For Party Bags Etc) £4.50 Delivered From trader-franks-ltd Ebay

Found 28th Feb 2016

Good for wedding favours/kid's party bags/Xmas crackers, etc - I remember these from the 1970s! Cheapest I can see these

Simply place in the palm of your hand and its movements will indicate:

Moving Head............................Jealousy
Moving Tail...............................Indifference
Moving Head and Tail...............In Love
Curling Sides.............................Fickle
Turns Over................................False
Motionless.................................Dead One
Curls up Entirely.........................Passionate.

One Amazon reviewer suggests the predictions/definitions have changed from the 1970s/80s?

24 for £2.50 delivered from the same seller.

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28th Feb 2016

You can even use the Fortune Telling Fish to give your kids a little science lesson: stevespanglerscience.com/lab…sh/

Ashens has a go at reviewing one youtube.com/wat…Uyc

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Edited by: "louiselouise" 28th Feb 2016

28th Feb 2016

wow they still make these? member you got 1 free if you ordered a Matchrite catalogue.

28th Feb 2016

It was curiosity that made me look - I asked my six year-old niece if kids still got Fortune Telling Fish in Lucky Bags and she didn't seem aware of them Isn't the internet great :)!

Edited by: "louiselouise" 28th Feb 2016

28th Feb 2016

Wow another retro moment, these were great

28th Feb 2016

mittromney
wow they still make these? member you got 1 free if you ordered a … wow they still make these? member you got 1 free if you ordered a Matchrite catalogue.

Red hot sweets, crappy vampire teeth and ventriloquist 'thing' that never worked.

28th Feb 2016

I remember squirty water rings (which had a little bulb that sat in the palm of your hand). We used to fill them with water from puddles (not advisable)

28th Feb 2016

mittromney
wow they still make these? member you got 1 free if you ordered a … wow they still make these? member you got 1 free if you ordered a Matchrite catalogue.

louiselouise
I remember squirty water rings (which had a little bulb that sat in the … I remember squirty water rings (which had a little bulb that sat in the palm of your hand). We used to fill them with water from puddles (not advisable)

Turns out Matchrite still exist but not with the huge catalogue. More magic orientated.
Matchrite

29th Feb 2016

ohhhhh I remember this from when i was small .....

29th Feb 2016

Thank you OP - these are just what I'm looking for for some goody bags and a decent price too!

3rd Mar 2016

these are still a staple in at least one xmas cracker each year!

3rd Mar 2016

I must buy really cruddy Xmas Crackers - I've not seen them since primary school (which was quite some time ago now!).

3rd Mar 2016

The trader-franks-ltd ebay link seems to have changed slightly, the 24 pack is £2.50 now

4th Mar 2016

Let me tell you your fortune..... You've just wasted £4.50 on some tat.

4th Mar 2016

evostick47
Let me tell you your fortune..... You've just wasted £4.50 on some tat.

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48 Fortune Telling Fish (For Party Bags Etc) £4.50 Delivered From trader-franks-ltd Ebay

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