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The Bookless Club: What separated you from your cash when you were a kid?

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Jane Macdougall is a freelance writer and former National Post columnist.

She says the promise of instant “frolicsome” pets that could be trained to “obey your commands like a pack of friendly seals” was intoxicating.

Today , kids can’t be fooled by offers of instant, hair-raising pets or monsters, she says.

Have you ever been disappointed in a change in a commercial brand? Send your answers by email text, not an attachment, in 100 words or less, along with your full name to Jane at [email protected]. We will print some next week in this space.

Thelma Bell used to buy Empress brand of mincemeat from Safeway was delicious without being too sweet.

Since last fall the marmalade has been made in Turkey , it was so hard to cut it from the jar and couldn't spread it on toast.

Barbara Beach bought a Scottish product with a well-known name and was terribly disappointed.

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33

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20

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